Article Handmade in Japan

[kiwisimon]

Found this on a motorcycle site.
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/by-design-impossibly-light-totally-sleek-handmade-bikes-built-by-a-tokyo-shipwright/?WT.mc_id=AD-D-E-OTB-INTSTY-1009&WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_c=__CAMP_UID__&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1381809600000&bicmet=1385787600000&_r=0

here is a variety of pics of the bike

http://sanomagic.world.coocan.jp/bicycle/20130825-31/index.html

 

[bawbag]

Weird - I was reading about this guy today. The shipwright who makes 20,000 dollar road bikes from Honduras mahogany. Bit of a bummer that he's using an endangered timber, but the bikes are undeniably beautiful.

 

[FarEast]

I've had the pleasure of riding two of his bikes - stunning band incredible rides, apart from it being like a BMX on me!