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New NJS keirin race frames at Track Supermarket this week…
A few nice new frames up on the Supermarket web store this week…you will also notice we have deleted all sold frames, to make it easier to browse. Particularly, check out the Tony Dash! This is by far the rarest of all keirin frame builders….a brand of yesteryear. I have only ever had 2 in [...]
Nagasawa Custom Order
Another couple of customers are about to be very happy to see these frames arrive at their door! Two Nagasawa race frames completed last week. Please email rene@tracksupermarket.com to organise a custom frame. Current wait time is around 5-7 months, and about 10 months for a road frame. Many consider these to be the best [...]
165mm Sugino 75 NJS cranks finally back in stock! phew….
I am so sorry for all of you who have been waiting for these…..out of stock for the last 6 weeks! Beautiful, stiff, light, shiny and precious….they are back in stock now!
Kaostem, from Japan! coming soon….
We have been selling these on custom order for a while at our Osaka shop; Gira Gira. At first, we were put on to Kaostem San by our good friend Ken, who makes the Metallico handle bars in Osaka. His old friend had started a small batch CNC stem project, and Ken asked Sayaka and [...]
Funriki all tarted-up! Gira Gira store update…
We stock these odd Funriki bikes, mainly for non-trackhead customers, mostly girls, looking for something cute and reasonably cheap and customisable to ride around the neighborhood. This customer went all-out…literally changing every part on the bike, apart from the bb and frameset. Everything else is custom. Funriki mamachari (mama’s bike) Gran Compe chrome headset Nitto [...]
Kuroda 3Rensho – Gira Gira build of the week…
This is probably the nicest build we have done in the last few weeks here at Gira Gira at Osaka….just a nice classic Japanese track bike. The frame is a 1985 3Rensho from Chiba, Japan. It has been restored at some stage by Makino, and was then raced by a 15 year old kid who [...]
MKS / Toshi pedal sets at tracksupermarket.com
I have decided to start offering pedal sets at tracksupermarket.com ! You will be able to choose your color, and choose from single or double straps. The clips will be chrome steel MKS NJS clips, from S size through to XL size….the pedals will be initially Royal Nuevo NJS, with Custom Nuevo and Rx1 to [...]
Stray shoes….
Recently, sneakers have been turning up hanging around our shop in Osaka; Gira Gira in Minami Horie….There are 2 sneaker shops nearby, so maybe it is some Guerilla marketing, but I am not sure….hmm….this one turned up on the rack outside of our storeroom around the corner…. and the Huarache boot is hanging from a [...]
Gira Gira Osaka Store – Nakagawa funny bike
Just finished building this up for a short female customer in our Osaka store….well, the seat angle needs adjusting! But apart from that, it is finished. H Plus rear with twisted Carnival spokes Front Araya 24 inch track wheel Frame – Nakagawa Osaka funny bike 48cm B Witch riser bar – Gira Gira white stem [...]
Track Bike / NJS clothing from Tokyo and Osaka….
A lot of new clothing/hats and bags will be up on tracksupermarket.com soon. Here are a few preview shots… T shirts from Nagasawa (official!), Pedal Mafia (bike check 1,2) and W Base….as well as bags from Ride Bag Tokyo, hand made by Mariachi.