With a portfolio of distinctive NAHBS award-winning bikes, including one inspired by Buckminster Fuller, Shin-Ichi Konno, the Cherubim scion, has become one of Japan's best known frame builders globally. But since he doesn't speak much English, and most people don't speak much Japanese, he's actually not very well-known. Mostly we just know what he and his bikes look like.
Seeing him in his booth at NAHBS with his resourceful assistant Keijo, who speaks good English, we seized the moment and recorded a fast'n'dirty video with messed-up sound. We asked him about his show bike, his design philosophy and why he thinks it important to be part of the Tokyo College of Cycle Design.
Негізгі бет Japanese master builder Shin-Ichi Konno talks bikes, philosophy, and the next generation.
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