My Ebisu

[franklyn]

Folks, write about your Ebisu--the vintage and the parts, and any
special stories

Mine is a custom-geometry 650b All-purpose. The top-tube is 56cm ctc
and the seat-tube is 57cm ctc. The top tube has 1" diameter, seat tube
9/8" and down tube 5/4".

The color is a light greyish blue. Esteban pointed out that now I have
red bar tape on the handlebar, the grey is more apparent.

I waited 5 months and a week for the frameset to arrive. I wanted to
use it for my wedding, which had a bike theme, and I got the frame
delivered 2 weeks before my big day. I built it up myself. Hiroshi
built my wheels.

The current build consist of:

- Stronglight A9 roller bearing headset (with Paramount marking)
- Velo Orange stem adapter and threadless stem; 17 degree 90mm reach
- Nitto 135AA Randonneur handlebar 45mm, Jitensha version
- Tektro R200 brake levers with cane creek gum hoods
- Shimano XT high-profile cantilever brakes with VO adjustable brake
shoes and Kool Stop salmon pads
- Ebisu mini front rack
- Ritchey front cable hanger
- Velocity Synergy front and rear rims (both zero offset) 36 hole
- unmarked Suntour front hub, Shimano Ultegra rear hub
- Shimano XT 11-30T cassette 8-speed
- SRAM 890 8-speed chain with power link
- Grand Bois red Hetre tires
- Honjo smooth flat profile fenders, 51mm
- Sugino AT crankset 170mm 46/34T
- White Industries bottom bracket 121mm
- King stainless steel bottom bracket
- Shimano R700 compact double front derailleur
- Shimano XT mid-cage rear derailleur
- silver downtube friction shifters
- Velo Orange Grand Cru seatpost
- Brooks honey (broken in) B17 saddle
- Inurujishi handlebar bag; Tan; Medium
- Fizik red bar tape
- Crank Brothers Quattro pedals
- Knog NERD 12 wireless cyclometer
- (winter season) SON20R Velocity Synergy dynamo wheel 36h
- B&M IQ Cyo dynamo front light
- Planet Bike rear Blinky

Pictures are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/franklyn/sets/72157615808679968/with/3423660511/

Franklyn