The 3 Rensho frames, especially earlier ones, have really great workmanship. The lugs are carefully re-profiled, filed to extremely thin tips and the "joinery" at the dropouts, seat cluster etc shows a level of handwork that rivals the finest frames ever made. As the company became more successful and could afford it, they made investment cast frame component bits and "plug in" dropouts, all of which are cool in their own right and work great, but did not require quite as much handwork. I like all the varieties but think that the earlier stuff with all that TLC are the more interesting from a craft point of view.
Nonetheless, IMHO 3Rensho will always be a very special marque.
Dale Brown Greensboro, NC
I have to agree enthusiastically: I love my early San Rensho Cyclone Export. I bought it from a neighbor who had it out front at his garage sale. At first glance I thought I was approaching a Bianchi cause it had a very celeste-looking paint color. The neighbor said he thought it had been a special-order since it was completely Campy NR equipped and had this very subtly pearlescent variation on celeste. he wanted to keep the NR components so I stripped it and bought it as a bare frame/fork, now built up with Shimano gruppo. Only fault I would make of the VERY crisp lugwork is a headtube with reaming that almost cut through the inside of the tubing! I took it to Ed Litton and was reassured that he considered it odd and disconcerting but not dangerous enough to repair, and so far it's been fine. With that one caveat, compared to all the bikes from Italy, UK, France and USA that I've examined from the inside out, this has craftmanship equal to any and surpassing most of them...and it's a great ride, too. Alan Goldsworthy San Francisco, CA