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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-18-08, 06:30 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,883
Posted By frankie gee

they're all over the place here in osaka, and...

they're all over the place here in osaka, and look great... in all sorts of crazy colors, mettalic flake and otherwise... many of them are "bar-spinnable" as the new generation of pisuto riders here...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-14-08, 09:22 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 30,402
Posted By frankie gee

i'm heading up to tokyo for sanja matsuri and...

i'm heading up to tokyo for sanja matsuri and designfesta.... can't make it. let's link up for a ride at some point... i don't know any other gaijin pisuto riders over here yet aside from...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-12-08, 11:27 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 30,402
Posted By frankie gee

here's the situation as far as i can tell... i've...

here's the situation as far as i can tell... i've been in osaka for 3 years now but have only been riding ピスト bikes within the last year...

vivalo is no more, but a dude by the name of Yoh...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-16-08, 08:44 PM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

keirin is primarily a money-oriented sport......

keirin is primarily a money-oriented sport... like horse racing -- the similarities of the atmosphere of a keirin track and a horse track are uncanny...

there would be a lot of money to be made...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-15-08, 06:40 PM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

haha... yeah it was a mistake, but i like how it...

haha... yeah it was a mistake, but i like how it turned out.

here's a less blurry one with more of the lively(?) crowd.

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/keirin2008/P1070550-01.jpg
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-15-08, 09:08 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

i am not in tokyo, so i can't help you out. sorry!

i am not in tokyo, so i can't help you out. sorry!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-15-08, 03:33 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/keirin2008/P107054...

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/keirin2008/P1070547-01.jpg
taken in tachikawa...
the bike is in the front is commonly referred to as a "mama-chari"... one that mom drives to the supermarket to get...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-15-08, 03:29 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/keirin2008/P107053...

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/keirin2008/P1070535-01.jpg

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/keirin2008/P1070536-01.jpg

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/keirin2008/P1070539-01.jpg
...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-15-08, 01:37 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/carnival/P1070730-...

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/carnival/P1070730-01.jpg

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/carnival/P1070728-01.jpg
t19 is the skate/bike crew that runs the shop
...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-15-08, 01:34 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/carnival/P1070729-...

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/carnival/P1070729-01.jpg
$58 for a lock and chain. what the hell? you can put anything in a glass case and sell it.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-15-08, 01:33 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

here are some pictures from inside carnival in...

here are some pictures from inside carnival in harajuku:
http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/carnival/P1070734-01.jpg

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/carnival/P1070723-01.jpg

...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-13-08, 11:00 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 53,493
Posted By frankie gee

not as cool as english letters... seriously...

not as cool as english letters...

seriously everything that is to be marketed here that isn't purely japanese in origin is pretty much in english letters... magazines, clothing companies, you...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-11-08, 05:24 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,933
Posted By frankie gee

i really like the TIOGA COCOON... ...

i really like the TIOGA COCOON...
http://www.selectit.jp/item_acce/xpac-tou/tioga/cocoon01_05.jpg
it's not very small, but you don't have to worry about taking the back wheel off... just remove the...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-21-08, 05:45 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

one more thing about yufuin -- i recommend...

one more thing about yufuin -- i recommend borrowing bikes from the little shop near the station. it helps you get out of the tourist trap part of town... it'll be pretty cold this time of year,...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-21-08, 05:31 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

they've got the LL size clips in lots of stores...

they've got the LL size clips in lots of stores (just regular bike shops, not pisuto-specific). make sure the straps that you buy actually fit through the sylvans when you buy them... mine didn't,...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-15-08, 11:39 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,260
Posted By frankie gee

http://www.panabyc.co.jp/Products/pos/img/style/p....

http://www.panabyc.co.jp/Products/pos/img/style/p.jpg

http://www.panabyc.co.jp/Products/pos/img/style/q.jpg
http://www.panabyc.co.jp/Products/pos/img/style/p_gold.jpg
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-15-08, 11:37 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,260
Posted By frankie gee

new custom panasonics: the fixed gear...

new custom panasonics:

the fixed gear favorite here in japan is the FP38

http://www.panabyc.co.jp/Products/pos/index.html
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-14-08, 10:12 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,199
Posted By frankie gee

http://www.panabyc.co.jp/Products/pos/color_crmo.h...

http://www.panabyc.co.jp/Products/pos/color_crmo.html
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-14-08, 10:11 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,199
Posted By frankie gee

ah... should read it more closely. if anyone...

ah... should read it more closely.

if anyone is interested in the panasonic "custom" frames, info is here:

http://www.panabyc.co.jp/Products/pos/fp38.html
fresh paint schemes and all...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-14-08, 10:06 AM
Replies: 994
Views: 96,147
Posted By frankie gee

props on the omamori... i'm looking for a yellow...

props on the omamori... i'm looking for a yellow traffic safety one at every shrine i go to as of a few weeks ago...

did your girlfriend make you attach that to your [brakeless] bike or was it...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-14-08, 05:42 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,199
Posted By frankie gee

a custom panasonic isn't under $700 -- that's...

a custom panasonic isn't under $700 -- that's just the price for the frame. you still have to build the bike.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-14-08, 04:18 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,658
Posted By frankie gee

can someone please provide a link to...

can someone please provide a link to sheldon's-tensioning-technique-involving-calipers? i'm having a hard time finding it.

thanks.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-14-08, 03:00 AM
Replies: 994
Views: 96,147
Posted By frankie gee

is that a traffic safety Omamori [japanese...

is that a traffic safety Omamori [japanese protective amulet(?)] hanging from your bike seat?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-01-08, 11:09 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

i don't mean to go off-topic here, but aside from...

i don't mean to go off-topic here, but aside from whatever tokyo has going on fixed-gear/single-speed-wise, the bike culture here is crazy. loads of road bikes, bmx, pimped-out cruisers, mountain...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-29-07, 04:03 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

i'll be there... i'm kind of a nondescript dude...

i'll be there... i'm kind of a nondescript dude now that i shaved off my beard! i've got a buzzcut, and i'll be wearing a black hoodie, with a very short and very genki girlfriend nearby.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-26-07, 04:03 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

haha... she said he's riding a new nagasawa...

haha... she said he's riding a new nagasawa now... and not to reveal his identity to anyone!

it's straight red/no sparkle.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-26-07, 03:17 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/nagasawa/nagasawa1...

http://whathappenstwice.com/pix/nagasawa/nagasawa1.jpghttp://whathappenstwice.com/pix/nagasawa/nagasawa2.jpghttp://whathappenstwice.com/pix/nagasawa/nagasawa3.jpg

holy crap is it my lucky day!!
...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-25-07, 12:32 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,231
Posted By frankie gee

do you have the sylvan tracks? what sorta straps...

do you have the sylvan tracks? what sorta straps do you use with em?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-25-07, 12:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,231
Posted By frankie gee

MKS Pedals - Sylvan Track/Tour/Road

http://www.yellowjersey.org/MKS_TECH.JPG
A general warning to people thinking of buying MKS Sylvans...

the NJS straps didn't fit through the holes on the sylvan tracks... ...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-25-07, 11:58 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,810
Posted By frankie gee

i dunno... i'm in japan, though i'm an...

i dunno... i'm in japan, though i'm an american.... and i like the japanese colors a lot more than the US design... different strokes for different folks...

the pedals that came on it are crap,...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-23-07, 09:50 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 7,799
Posted By frankie gee

http://www.domozimurghi.org/images/beers/dead_guy_...

http://www.domozimurghi.org/images/beers/dead_guy_ale.jpg
deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelicious
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-23-07, 01:59 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

please post about this kind of stuff BEFORE the...

please post about this kind of stuff BEFORE the event ;)

...frankie g
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 11:39 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 7,799
Posted By frankie gee

a huge percentage of fixed gear riders in...

a huge percentage of fixed gear riders in Pittsburgh are beer snobs...you'll see a whole mess of bikes parked in front of all of the shops that sell microbrews and imports.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 11:35 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,810
Posted By frankie gee

i paid about 56000 yen / $490... the...

i paid about 56000 yen / $490...

the original plan was to put a japanese track bike together piece by piece, but i decided to get the pista and learn how to ride the thing first (i've only ridden...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 09:33 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,810
Posted By frankie gee

i'll be removing the rear brake upon delivery,...

i'll be removing the rear brake upon delivery, that's for sure.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 02:30 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,810
Posted By frankie gee

i just bought one of the yellow japanese ones... ...

i just bought one of the yellow japanese ones...
it's my first fixed gear bike >>round of applause<<....
something to learn how to ride on as i figure out which set up and parts i like...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 02:10 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,810
Posted By frankie gee

yes, it's called a pista... (look at the blown up...

yes, it's called a pista... (look at the blown up image with the drops, it says "pista" clearly on the frame.

the geometry looks pretty different than the US version.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 02:08 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,810
Posted By frankie gee

http://image.rakuten.co.jp/ride-on/cabinet/bianchi...

http://image.rakuten.co.jp/ride-on/cabinet/bianchi/08bia0120.jpg

not two different geometries... just two different sizes...
interesting how the top tube is only 1cm different in length...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 02:05 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,810
Posted By frankie gee

http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200711/16/32/d0026232_1...

http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200711/16/32/d0026232_15521234.jpg
http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200711/16/32/d0026232_15523093.jpg
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 02:01 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,810
Posted By frankie gee

http://www.rakuten.co.jp/trycycle/img10204586446.j...

http://www.rakuten.co.jp/trycycle/img10204586446.jpeg
and there is also a flat bar version available in lime green and celeste
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 02:00 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,810
Posted By frankie gee

japanese version specs: COLOURS Celeste,...

japanese version specs:

COLOURS Celeste, Yellow
FRAME Cr-Mo Double Butted
Size 50, 54
FORK Hi-Ten Fork 1"
crankset Truvative Touro 1.1 48T
chain KMC 3/32"
sprocket 16T Free, 16T Fix ( 15T...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 01:57 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,810
Posted By frankie gee

here is the one that's available in japan: ...

here is the one that's available in japan:
http://img2.store.yahoo.co.jp/I/o-trick_1982_2762425
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 01:55 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,810
Posted By frankie gee

http://www.evanscycles.com/large_images/Y6829Z_BIG...

http://www.evanscycles.com/large_images/Y6829Z_BIG.jpg
the last pic didnt' post.. this is the US version
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 01:55 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,810
Posted By frankie gee

Bianchi Pista - Regional/International Differences

here is the bianchi USA Pista:

http://www.bianchiusa.com/?2990&bikepath=fileadmin/bianchi/08_bikes/images_zoom/08_d2_pista_blu_img
this is the 2008 bianchi pista, from the bianchi website...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 01:47 PM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

in tokyo they're more likely to be ushering you...

in tokyo they're more likely to be ushering you and any other people in the same demographic (and the japanese counterparts) into a hip-hop clothing store.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-07, 05:14 AM
Replies: 2,709
Views: 395,890
Posted By frankie gee

i will be in tokyo from the 30th to the 4th (no...

i will be in tokyo from the 30th to the 4th (no bikes :( ) ...would also like to know of anything worth checking out during that time (bike related or otherwise).

i'll be going to the keirin gran...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-20-07, 11:40 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 19,962
Posted By frankie gee

i takes a real man to put totoro as his avatar as...

i takes a real man to put totoro as his avatar as well...
seriously, kudos to you.
i hate guns, but i love totoro.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-20-07, 11:26 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 19,962
Posted By frankie gee

that would be really useful for IDing future...

that would be really useful for IDing future attackers if we had that information...
it was those colored folks... wasn't it!?! :eek:
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-20-07, 11:01 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 19,962
Posted By frankie gee

one word: insurance $30 per bike per year...

one word: insurance

$30 per bike per year here in japan. a bit pricey, but a lot less pricey than a new bike.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-20-07, 10:56 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 19,962
Posted By frankie gee

that thing must add quite a few grams to your...

that thing must add quite a few grams to your bike's overall weight.
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