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Something you may have never seen…..!
I have been hunting/buying/selling and riding japanese keirin frames pretty religiously for several years now, taking advantage of the wealth of great builders in my adopted country! But to be honest, there are still many things that I have never touched or even seen in person. A customer came in to my Osaka shop yesterday [...]
More NJS frames in stock at tracksupermarket.com…woo!
Some more nice frames available now….the black 3rensho is one of the best I have ever seen! (update…it already sold, within 3 hours!)
Rene.
New NJS Keirin track frames from Japan
About 15 new frames have come through the shop over the last 10 days, including 9 NJS keirin frames, which are up on the web store, or are
going to be within 24 hours. Some nice large frames, strange funny frames, dented cheap frames, and pristine brand new, never built up frames!
All have come from pro [...]
Xmas/NYE period…
I am very sorry to say that over the Japanese ShouGatsu period, from around the 29th to the 3rd of January, the post office is closed, and Gira Gira track bike shop in Osaka is also closed. Tracksupermarket.com is also going to be slow to reply to emails and ship orders over this 6 days. [...]
Keirin-inspired jewellery from OH+C, Osaka Japan.
From OH+C and 728 FIXED in Japan, comes a range of beautiful and finely finished accessories, inspired by keirin track bike culture. There
are a total of 12 pieces in the line up, and all will be available at tracksupermarket.com shortly. The detail is pretty amazing, and the parts featured
are faithfully reproduced in miniature form. Amongst [...]
110mm Dura Ace NJS track hub conversion kits.
Highly sought after from anyone in possession of a 110×8mm rear-end spaced, Japanese hand made keirin racing frame. These shaft/nut sets
allow you to convert any Dura Ace track hub set, from the standard 120×10mm style, to the 110×8mm spec. Official Shimano Dura Ace, keirin-pro-use
product, available now at tracksupermarket.com
W-Base / Durcus ”DO A TRICK” fork, from TOKYO.
The new 700c track bike ‘DO A TRICK’ fork from Durcus / W-Base, Tokyo, features a thread on top cap, and as expected, super thick, strong steel construction, and huge
clearance to fit any tyre, and bar spin on any frame you install it on. Oversize 1 1/8”, ahead, available in white or black. Sticker easily [...]
New black METEOR track cranks from T19/Carnival TOKYO!
….in stock now at tracksupermarket.com , also available in blue, and silver, with both 46 and 47 tooth chainring
sizes available. This is the only place to buy CARNIVAL cranks outside of Japan.
Keirin school!
Here is a shot Track Supermarket’s Sayaka took of the Keirin school store-rooms, in Shizuoka, her home prefecture.
I will have to post more of them soon. Keirin hopefuls must spend a year at this training school, before becoming a pro
track racer in Japan.
MAKINO (chiba, Japan) NJS Keirin frame @ tracksupermarket.com
This frame was in pretty good condition when I got it 8 months ago. Unfortunately it had a small dent on one side of the top tube. I managed to get a new Kaisei tube and had in installed in place
of the dented top tube that was already fitted. The tubing is expensive Kaisei 8630R [...]