keirin frames

[kieran]

Sean, a quick google will throw up some bike forum discussions on them
e.g.:

[url]http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=106814[/url]

"Those Keirin frames are gorgeous. My friend has a Gan Well Pro that is so nice, such attention to detail. The geometry is nuts on it. I don't care what you have to do, steal beg, punch someone in the face over and over, find a way to get one of those things. I would like one but they don't often come up in the 58 to 60cm range that often. "

[Jon H]

Presumably the one requirement for a Keirin frame is for it to be mega stiff to handle the power output of monsters like Chris Hoy. So riding one other than for short races on a velodrome could be a fairly uncomfortable experience.

[kieran]

PUNCH CYCLE Google maps
1-5-10 Kaminari-mon, Taito-ku, Tokyo.
TEL 03-3841-5080
Open 18:00-23:00 (Tue to Fri), 13:00-21:00 (Sat,Sun)

Sean,

finding your way around tokyo (or any Japanese city can be tricky due to the numbering system) check out this site for google map:

[url]http://www.londonfgss.com/discussion/1426/japan/[/url]

and go down to post by 'build'.

When I was in Tokyo I found most ordinary bike shops very euro centred.

[Andrew G]

Some nice frames amongst this lot.
Go on Sean, you know you want to, then you can come and play at Calshot.
[url]http://www.londonfgss.com/discussion/2564/japanese-bike-porn/[/url]