Makino NJS Black/Gold

so pimp

Acquiered last bits for the build.

Izumi chain is gold colour...

Now waiting for DA crank which is stuck somewhere in customs for 5 days...

20t cog...

Bro, do you even lift?

:)

^71 GI, what you on about?

Haha, 54x20.

#skidmachine

Do you think this will be ready for Saturdays corpse paint ride?

It all depands on Parcel Force when they deliver crankset...

But think it should be ready by then...

And if not I might come on something else, yesterday bought a new lopro frame :)

Spin to win!

I'm not a huge fan of the showy big ring and spinny cog combo.

It's the fixed gear equivalent of stuffing a cucumber down the front of your pants.

That's chainring is teporary until I find 51t...
Also not biggest fan of big chainrings, but might look good on this build...
Will see...

I'm struggling to remember his name, who built that mint/sage green Raleigh with the massive ring? Was such an awesome bike. Top bloke too, used to work at Fitzrovia Cycles, when it was still called Cavendish Cycles IIRC.

Phasergunalex?

great project!

Did you have to pay custom fees on the frame?

Yeah, had to pay customs.

Phasergunalex?

yep. he built some of my favourite bikes on this forum, like the hhsmoulton

This is the chainring I think you're referring to, big chainring is bigggg

These pics are the perfect example of what I meant when I said:

I'm not a huge fan of the showy big ring and spinny cog combo.

It's the fixed gear equivalent of stuffing a cucumber down the front of your pants.

It's just so damn ugly.

Yeah we heard you the first time..

Nippon coolness - very smart: chapeau that man :)

Yeah we heard you the first time..

Cool. Jus' checkin :)

Anyway, I know I probably said go with Zen earlier on, but just saw this and thought the DA combo with dark wheelset actually works well with silver post and stem.

I always like NJS build threads, probably cos I've never had the opportunity to do one and everyone wants to 'help' with suggestions.

C'mon Parcel force I want to see this finnished and on the road!!When, when, when?

Parcelforce are cunts

I sent a frame via PF: they tried to deliver (not return, actually deliver) it to me, left a card without knocking and dropped it at a random PO; expecting something else, I cycled there...

/csb

#PFrcntz

Wow, that was a big and unpatience wait! But crank and stem finally arrived!

Soon...

you should've bought this sooner, I literally just sold those exact cranks and stems a couple of weeks ago! clearly tho you have chosen your components with good taste.

So build is finished. Well - rideable. Still few changes needs to be done like: different front and rear tyre, Pearl 100mm (instead of 110mm), maybe different chainring, bar tape wrapped more nicely,...

Shitty pics for now, better after weekend.

Loving it btw :)

yep. he built some of my favourite bikes on this forum, like the hhsmoulton

This is the chainring I think you're referring to, big chainring is bigggg

Wow, that last frame.

I have one of those in a 51t I think....