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| [[https://loosebearings.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/builder-profile-3rensho/|loosebearings]], | [[https://loosebearings.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/builder-profile-3rensho/|loosebearings]], |
| [[http://www.yellowjersey.org/konno.html|yellowjersey]]. | [[http://www.yellowjersey.org/konno.html|yellowjersey]]. |
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| | == Frame Detail Gallery == |
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| | Some frame details from road and mountain 3Rensho bikes. |
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| | {{frame1.jpg?90|frame detail}} |
| | {{frame2.jpg?110|frame detail}} |
| | {{frame3.jpg?85|frame detail}} |
| | {{frame4.jpg?90|frame detail}} |
| | {{frame5.jpg?90|frame detail}} |
| | {{frame6.jpg?90|frame detail}} |
| | {{frame7.jpg?100|frame detail}} |
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| | * [[http://vintage3rensholove.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-02-20T07%3A28%3A00-06%3A00&max-results=7|vintage3rensholove]] |
| | * [[http://vintage3rensholove.blogspot.com/2010/01/cyclone-track-frame-part-2.html|vintage3rensholove]] |
| | * [[http://vintage3rensholove.blogspot.com/2010/01/cyclone-track-frame-part-2.html|vintage3rensholove]] |
| | * [[http://vintage3rensholove.blogspot.com/2010/01/3rensho-of-day_28.html|vintage3rensholove]] |
| | * [[http://vintage3rensholove.blogspot.com/2015/04/large-gold-3rensho.html|vintage3rensholove]] |
| | * [[https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/a-3rensho-with-a-story.237034/|retrobike]] |
| | * [[https://ameblo.jp/bicyclu527/entry-12458677162.html|ameblo]] |
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| </div> | </div> |
| Yoshi Konno, Dec 1984 //Winning// magazine | Yoshi Konno, Dec 1984 //Winning// magazine |
| [[https://theradavist.com/2009/12/yoshi-konno-article/|theradavist]] | [[https://theradavist.com/2009/12/yoshi-konno-article/|theradavist]] |
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| | </div> |
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| | <div column 50% #s1981> |
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| | ===== 1981 Prototype ===== |
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| | 3Rensho was contracted by [[special:start|Specialized]] to produce a Stumpjumper in early 1981. They then went on to produce their own version of it under their wholly owned [[kashiwa:start|Kashiwa]] brand. |
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| | See full story at: [[kashiwa:start|Kashiwa]]. |
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| | </div> |
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| | {{special:1981a.jpg?300|Stumpjumper prototype}} |
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| | 1981 Prototype |
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| | [[https://ameblo.jp/cambiokoubou/image-12682603629-14962435938.html]] |
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| </div> | </div> |
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| Weird shoulder strap (see [[lotus:start#steel|Lotus steel shoulder strap]]). This frame was shown at the 3Rensho 1983 Anaheim trade show. Mix of fillet brazing and lugs. | Weird shoulder strap (see [[lotus:start#steel|Lotus steel shoulder strap]]). This frame was shown at the 1983 Anaheim trade show. Mix of fillet brazing and lugs. |
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| </div> | </div> |
| ===== 1984 Prototype ==== | ===== 1984 Prototype ==== |
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| This prototype doesn't appear on the timeline as it was not offered for sale. It's historically influential and should be documented. | This prototype doesn't appear on the timeline as it was not offered for sale. It's historically influential and should be documented. Shimano M700 v1 (1982-84) derailleurs. Possibly made as early as 1982. The pic should be from a 1984 Be-Pal MTB gathering. |
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| Prototype front suspension with dual Shimano disc brakes. | Prototype front suspension with dual Shimano disc brakes. |
| [[https://mmbhof.org/denise-caramagno/|Denise Caramagno]] posing with 3Rensho's Masahiko Makino, while on a scouting mission in Japan with Charlie Kelly, [[ritchey:start|Tom Ritchey]] and Dale Stetina. | [[https://mmbhof.org/denise-caramagno/|Denise Caramagno]] posing with 3Rensho's Masahiko Makino, while on a scouting mission in Japan with Charlie Kelly, [[ritchey:start|Tom Ritchey]] and Dale Stetina. |
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| | <blockquote> |
| | This MTB was probably made between the fall of 1982 and the spring of 1983. |
| | <cite> |
| | https://ameblo.jp/cambiokoubou/entry-12682603629.html |
| | </cite> |
| | </blockquote> |
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