Ben Kersten's Keirin Diary
I came across a series of diary entries about Keirin racing that may be of interest to some of you. The rider provides some insight on Keirin racing by international riders. It also includes a couple of video clips of his races.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/20...k/?id=benk0705. |
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G'day kensmerlin san
This is Tomity from Tokyo Japan I'm professional Keirin rider I met Benny K in International Keirin in Japan 2007 and had sight seeing with his friend in Tokyo Harajuku somewhere |
That LOOK didn't look NJS.
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Originally Posted by br995
(Post 5381124)
That LOOK didn't look NJS.
To our regret, I was not able to take the photograph of bike of NJS of BENNY K. LOOK bike is frame for his trainning His NJS bike is special custom made steel LOOK frame(one off) Tomity |
That was an informative read. I'd like to learn more about Keirin.
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Originally Posted by LoRoK
(Post 5388061)
That was an informative read. I'd like to learn more about Keirin.
It withdraws it is scheduled not to use it in 2008 now though parts of the company that gave up one's business can be used. SUGINO TECHINO(SUGINO CYCLE INDUSTRIES, Ltd) http://www.suginoltd.co.jp/products_e.html (BB axle,Cranks,Chainrings,Cogs,Seat post) SHIMANO http://cycle.shimano.co.jp/publish/c...sic/jp/ja.html (BB axle,Cranks,Chainrings,Cogs,Seat post,Hubs,Head fittings) HATTA http://www.hattass.co.jp/bicycle.html (BB axle,Head fittings) NITTO http://www16.ocn.ne.jp/~nitto210/ (Bars,Stems,Seat posts) KYOKUTO INDUSTRIES, Ltd http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~kakumaru/ (Pedals) MIKASHIMA http://www.mkspedal.com/ (Pedals,Toe clips,Clip bands,Chain tugs) MINOURA http://www.minoura.jp/index_j.htm (Toe clips) DAIDO (D.I.D.) http://www.did-daido.co.jp/ (Chain) HOKOKU H.K.K. CHAIN (Chain) IZUMI CHAIN (Chain) FUJITOSHI (Clip bands) ASAHI SPOKES (Spokes) TSUKIBOSHI SPOKE http://www.tsukiboshi.co.jp/jp/index.html (Spokes) HOSHISPOKE http://www.cycle-kansai.com/company/hoshi/index.html (Spokes) KASHIMA SADDLE (Saddles) ARAYA RIMS http://www.araya-kk.co.jp/ (Rims) TOKYO SEIBYOSYO http://www.tobyo.com/ (Chain tugs) DAIWABO http://www.daiwabo.co.jp/english/index.html (Tublar Tire) TANGE SEIKI (finished ?) (Head fittings) SAKAE RINGYO (finished) (Cranks,Chainrings,Seat posts) ARIAKE (finished) (Saddles) FUJITA SADDLE (finished) (Saddles) KASHIMA SADDLE (finished) (Saddles) SUNSHIN (finished) (Hubs,Cogs) SUZUE (2005 finished) (Hubs) SUNTOUR MAEDA INDUSTRIES, Ltd (1994 finished) http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%...82%A2%E3%83%BC (BB axle,Cranks,Chainrings,Cogs,Seat post,Hubs,Head fittings,Pedals) CAMPAGNOLO(Keirin for NJS track parts) CAMPAGNOLO was withdrawn from the NJS standard in 2007. (BB axle,Cranks,Chainrings,Cogs,Seat post,Hubs,Head fittings,Pedals,Toe clips) CINELLI(Keirin for NJS track parts) CINELLI was withdrawn from the NJS standard many years ago (Saddles,Bars,Stems) NJS Keirin track frames(36 builders/2007.May) BRIDGSTONE http://www.bscycle.co.jp/ PANASONIC http://www.panabyc.co.jp/ CHERUBIM http://www.cs-cherubim.com/ MAKINO http://www.cc.rim.or.jp/~mackino/ KALAVINKA http://www.kalavinka-bikes.com/ LEVANT NAGASAWA http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~nagasawa/index.html SHIMAZAKI http://www.shimazaki-c.co.jp/info/shop.htm RAP http://www.cycleland.jp/ LEVEL http://www.tokyo-arakawa.com/matsuda/index.html KIYO MIYAZAWA http://www.kiyo-miyazawa.com/ PLOCION http://www.cf-ono.com/index.html PROTON cycletec@d6.dion.ne.jp BARAMON baramon-cdm@mx2.tiki.ne.jp VIVALO NAMBEI EIMEI WATANASBE UMEZAWA SAMSON YANAGISAWA GAN WELL GEORAMA CIVLAS VOGUE IRIBE MAEDA OSCA OHTAKI STRATOS GIRO BOMBER PRO ERBA PRESTO M-IDEA LIGHTNNING(2007,maybe finished) KEIRIN WEAR,GOODS MEDALIST PLANNING http://www.rakuten.co.jp/medalist/ _________________ Life is Beautiful ! !----- -----Bike is Peaceful ! ! ______o ___~Ä<,_ __(_)/ (_)___________________ Rising sun on Keirin rider Please come to Japan to see KEIRIN. |
TOMITY -- How was your birthday on the 15th? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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The one off Look and the worlds biggest helmets
http://www.benkersten.com/gallery/ma...serialNumber=2 |
Originally Posted by br995
(Post 5381124)
That LOOK didn't look NJS.
The bike was a large step backwards, but nowhere as bad as the helmets. All off his bikes are custom made by look (apart from road training bikes) Cheers EDIT, ahh see above, I am slow at typing. |
See the other riders with padding, Benny K rode without any and said the tracks are covered in glued on sand so they can still race in the rain if they have too.
The others dress up like they are racing motorcycles with the padding underneath, they must have bare legs only. They do put plastic bags on their hands and pour all over them with baby oil incase they fall. Cheers |
the guy in the pink has a fake leg.
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Here is Josiah Ng's keirin diary. Same sort of deal, very informative and insightful.
http://www.josiahng.com/keirin.html |
So the guy is now banned for life?
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Tomity San! おげんきですか? Thank you again, for your 'inside' information!
My question is regarding the legality of the LOOK フレーム、ステムとシートピラー Are specially invited 外国人 riders allowed to have non-NJS certified frames for one race/or a short time? The seat pillar looks black, and the stem does not look like a Nitto NJS stem..... Are their different rules for this situation? ありがとう レン |
Actually I am guessing that he did not race in a Keirin sanctioned (betting) race, so did not need a fully legal NJS certified bike? I saw on the Diary that it was Keirin School.
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....or maybe not?!
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Tomity, that was an excellent and informative post! Thank you for putting in the effort to gather all the information in one place.
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Originally Posted by parkerlewis
(Post 5670332)
Tomity San! おげんきですか? Thank you again, for your 'inside' information!
My question is regarding the legality of the LOOK フレーム、ステムとシートピラー Are specially invited 外国人 riders allowed to have non-NJS certified frames for one race/or a short time? The seat pillar looks black, and the stem does not look like a Nitto NJS stem..... Are their different rules for this situation? ありがとう レン either way, he had a threeadless stem and it seems weird, but my guess is that they lax the rules for the international series.....duh? edit. ^disregard drunk post and its awful tone...sorry. |
Thanks Time Bandit, for your helpful 'um' and 'duh' post.
My question is for Tomity. Time Bandit - (I am with you on the 'international leniency' theory, hence what I earlier posted, but am very interested to hear what Japanese Keirin pro riders think of this rule.) Everything is so strict that I am surprised he can have LOOK custom build him a one-off and race it against pro riders who must have NJS bike frames, stems, seat posts and everything else. I can not see any major problems assuming the frame is cromo and fits into the weight guidelines of NJS rules. Same goes for the seatpost, and stem...I am sure he probably used a heavier than standard item to keep everyone happy. |
what helmet is this?
http://i5.tinypic.com/6z87t6t.jpg |
Catlike Kompact Pro. They cost like $170 now, with the Euro/Dollar exchange rate being what it is.
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hey Kensmerlin thanks for the link! interesting read.
Tomity, thanks for all that info. you are a treasure! :beer: |
I must say, I went into this thread knowing practically nothing about keirin. After pouring over all that info (Thanks Tomity!) I spent a few hours watching keirin on youtube. I am totally hooked. I wish there was a velodrome near me now :(
Thanks again all. |
Originally Posted by deathhare
(Post 5668494)
the guy in the pink has a fake leg.
I am pretty sure it looks like that because of the lots and lots of baby oil they rub on thier legs. I said it in an earlier post, they put plastic bags over their hands and really cover thier legs thick with baby oil. They can wear padding under all the clothes, but must have exposed legs. The thick oil is if they fall it helps save the legs, the tracks are covered in sand that is glued on. Sand is so the race still happens in bad weather, and the riders still have grip. |
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