Wow, surprised to find this on the second page without any replies. Hopefully there will be some pics and further visual intel coming soon :0)
On Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 8:07:27 AM UTC-4 Dan wrote: > Sorry, this link jumps to the correct part of the video: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUKXVWvOdfg&t=2900s > > On Tuesday, 24 June 2025 at 21:34:54 UTC+9:30 Dan wrote: > >> People on this list have probably heard the rumours and hints around the >> special model being made by Rivendell for the 10th Anniversary of Blue >> Lug's Kamiuma shop. >> Well, I just listened to one of Blue Lug's podcast videos >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUKXVWvOdfg&t=2900s> from a couple of >> weeks ago, where they discussed the new model dropped a lot of hints about >> it! >> I thought people would be interested in the key points from their >> discussion: >> >> >> - The special model was initially requested in 2020 for Kamiuma's >> 10th Anniversary in 2021, but has taken almost 5 years to become a >> reality. >> - It's conceived of as the opposite of the Frank Jones Sr, the Blue >> Lug 10th Anniversary Special Model. >> - That bike was meant to be a Riv you could chuck your track bike >> parts on, seeing as Blue Lug had its origins in the track scene. >> - Kamiuma was a shop originally set up for people who rode track >> bikes but wanted to try different types of riding. They therefore >> wanted >> this bike to be something totally different to the Frank Jones Sr. >> - Blue Lug originally requested a Hillibike, but Grant said they >> already made them (Gus and Susie), so what about an allrounder that >> could >> also be a hillibike? >> - What the bike has ended up as, then, was described as a >> step-through version of the Atlantis. >> - It had special 90 degree lugs made for it. Those lugs have been >> used already now on the Charlie Gallop, but were made for the Kamiuma >> special. >> - It'll be made by Mark Nobilette. 11 only. 10 for Blue Lug, 1 for >> Grant! >> - It will be painted by Joe Bell. Joe came up with a special custom >> colour. This was also released early by Riv - it's the lovely periwinkle >> we've seen on the Sam and Platypos! Not sure if the final Kamiuma special >> will have a different colour - I think it will be a surprise. >> >> Anyway, sounds like the bike will arrive in Japan and be released >> sometime very soon. I'm curious to see what it will be like! >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3900cd59-06a4-4db2-8188-6b733059bea5n%40googlegroups.com.
