The poster of this build has great imagination when it comes to assembling a bike. Knowing him personally, I think he dreams about the bikes he wants to build, then wakes up, buys what he needs, and strips the rest of an existing build.
So far as naming a bike, not everyone feels the need to imbue a sense of… whatever… to it. The initial visual impression of a bike gives the most accurate description the owner is trying to impart. Only on a forum like this, where you can (and probably do) spend hours analyzing the bikes, does a name matter.
It’s not like he’s going to be shouting it out to all passers-by. Or hang a sign on it. Or a nameplate.
I know what you’re saying. That without the name, even the effort to name it here, on these forums, it’s just the material it’s wrought from. For the sake of further comments, I deem it, “The Japanese Halloween Killer.”
I definitely appreciate the discussion my bike has generated, but I have to disagree with you regarding the importance of a name.
First and foremost, the bike was built by myself for myself down to the wheelset. I opted to run this Panasonic as my open ball, dry weather bike. My other Ishiwata 019 sonic is my wet weather bike built with all sealed components. Had I posted that bike under “Panasonic NJS Ishiwata 019”, would you have still said it had an identity issue? If I posted my Level under “Level Professional S. Matsuda”, would that bike too have an identity issue? No, because they’re names, nothing more.
My orange sonic is just that; a Panasonic made from Tange prestige, just like The Catcher In The Rye was a book written by J.D. Salinger. It claims nothing about the integrity of the bicycle or what it was built for. Let me also address that the name of my bike has nothing to do with my nationality, which you’ve mentioned twice already.
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9The poster of this build has great imagination when it comes to assembling a bike. Knowing him personally, I think he dreams about the bikes he wants to build, then wakes up, buys what he needs, and strips the rest of an existing build.
So far as naming a bike, not everyone feels the need to imbue a sense of… whatever… to it. The initial visual impression of a bike gives the most accurate description the owner is trying to impart. Only on a forum like this, where you can (and probably do) spend hours analyzing the bikes, does a name matter.
It’s not like he’s going to be shouting it out to all passers-by. Or hang a sign on it. Or a nameplate.
I know what you’re saying. That without the name, even the effort to name it here, on these forums, it’s just the material it’s wrought from. For the sake of further comments, I deem it, “The Japanese Halloween Killer.”
I definitely appreciate the discussion my bike has generated, but I have to disagree with you regarding the importance of a name.
First and foremost, the bike was built by myself for myself down to the wheelset. I opted to run this Panasonic as my open ball, dry weather bike. My other Ishiwata 019 sonic is my wet weather bike built with all sealed components. Had I posted that bike under “Panasonic NJS Ishiwata 019”, would you have still said it had an identity issue? If I posted my Level under “Level Professional S. Matsuda”, would that bike too have an identity issue? No, because they’re names, nothing more.
My orange sonic is just that; a Panasonic made from Tange prestige, just like The Catcher In The Rye was a book written by J.D. Salinger. It claims nothing about the integrity of the bicycle or what it was built for. Let me also address that the name of my bike has nothing to do with my nationality, which you’ve mentioned twice already.
Not sure what he is smoking but Dripper and Dr Cycle seem to be the one person. Lets try and keep the comments real guys.
EDIT: Dr Cycle promises me that he is not Dripper. Amazing coincidence that they have been using the interweb in the same library a couple of times.
Do you name your pets?
How about the personalised number plate you have on your car?
Names are important. They tell a story.
But why?
It’s a Panasonic frame made from Tange prestige. Am I missing something? Regardless, what’s in a name?
How would you react to this build if it was without a description? After all, this is about a bike, not a name.
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