kensmerlin

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.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/20...k/?id=benk0705.

Tomity

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

br995

That LOOK didn't look NJS.

Tomity

Hello!! br995;5381124

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

LoRoK

That was an informative read. I'd like to learn more about Keirin.

Tomity

This is list of all the companies that make njs-certified parts
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)
https://www.suginoltd.co.jp/products_e.html
(BB axle,Cranks,Chainrings,Cogs,Seat post)

SHIMANO
https://cycle.shimano.co.jp/publish/c...sic/jp/ja.html
(BB axle,Cranks,Chainrings,Cogs,Seat post,Hubs,Head fittings)

HATTA
https://www.hattass.co.jp/bicycle.html
(BB axle,Head fittings)

NITTO
https://www16.ocn.ne.jp/~nitto210/
(Bars,Stems,Seat posts)

KYOKUTO INDUSTRIES, Ltd
https://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~kakumaru/
(Pedals)

MIKASHIMA
https://www.mkspedal.com/
(Pedals,Toe clips,Clip bands,Chain tugs)

MINOURA
https://www.minoura.jp/index_j.htm
(Toe clips)

DAIDO (D.I.D.)
https://www.did-daido.co.jp/
(Chain)

HOKOKU H.K.K. CHAIN
(Chain)

IZUMI CHAIN
(Chain)

FUJITOSHI
(Clip bands)

ASAHI SPOKES
(Spokes)

TSUKIBOSHI SPOKE
https://www.tsukiboshi.co.jp/jp/index.html
(Spokes)

HOSHISPOKE
https://www.cycle-kansai.com/company/hoshi/index.html
(Spokes)

KASHIMA SADDLE
(Saddles)

ARAYA RIMS
https://www.araya-kk.co.jp/
(Rims)

TOKYO SEIBYOSYO
https://www.tobyo.com/
(Chain tugs)

DAIWABO
https://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)
https://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
https://www.bscycle.co.jp/

PANASONIC
https://www.panabyc.co.jp/

CHERUBIM
https://www.cs-cherubim.com/

MAKINO
https://www.cc.rim.or.jp/~mackino/

KALAVINKA
https://www.kalavinka-bikes.com/

LEVANT

NAGASAWA
https://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~nagasawa/index.html

SHIMAZAKI
https://www.shimazaki-c.co.jp/info/shop.htm

RAP
https://www.cycleland.jp/

LEVEL
https://www.tokyo-arakawa.com/matsuda/index.html

KIYO MIYAZAWA
https://www.kiyo-miyazawa.com/

PLOCION
https://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
https://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

I tell you about information of Japanese Velodromes
There are two kinds of velodromes for amature race and for Keirin
race(Municipally operated races) in Japan

There is velodromes of 70 ground in Japan
As for the velodromes inside for amature, there is 23 ground
The rest of 47 scene is velodromes for a municipally operated race

I don't understand the building year of all velodrome
I examined the location and a lap length

Velodromes for amature race (23 ground)

City Velodrome Length

Aomori Hachinohe Velodrome 333m
https://www.city.hachinohe.aomori.jp/..._jitensya.html

Iwate Shiwa Velodrome 333m

Miyagi Prefectural management Velodrome 400m

Miyagi Taiwa City Velodrome 333m
https://www.grande21.or.jp/sports/sports_a6.html

Akita Rokugo Velodrome 333m
https://www.grande21.or.jp/sports/sports_a6.html

Yamagata Shinjyo Cycle Sports Contre 400m

Fukushima Izumisaki International Cycle Stadium 333m
https://www.vill.izumizaki.fukushima.jp/kiyobu4.html

Tokyo Tokyo Dome Stadium(Indoor/Sectional) 400m

Ishikawa Uchinada Velodrome 400m
https://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/kyoiku/s...iku/sisetu.htm

Yamanashi Sakaigawa Velodrome 400m
https://www.city.fuefuki.yamanashi.jp...etsu.php?id=22

Nagano Karigane Velodrome 333m

Shizuoka Japan Cycle Sports Centre 250m

Shizuoka Japan Cycle Sports Centre 400m

Shizuoka Nihon Keirin Gakko (Japan Keirin School) 333m

Shizuoka Nihon Keirin Gakko (Japan Keirin School) 400m

Osaka Kansai Cycle Sports Centre 400m

Hyogo Akashi Velodrome 400m
https://www.kinjikyo.jp/circle/akashi.html

Tottori Kurayoshi City Velodrome 333m

Shimane Ota City Velodrome 333m

Miyazaki Prefectural management Park Velodrome 400m
https://www3.coara.or.jp/~norihiko/Report/20020825.html

Kagoshima Nejime Velodrome 400m

Okinawa Prefectural management Park Velodrome 333m
https://www.geocities.jp/keirin55/okinawa-bank.htm


Velodromes for Keirin race (47 ground)

City Velodrome Length

Hakodate Hakodate Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=110
https://keirin.hakodate.jp/

Aomori Aomori Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=120
https://www.aomorikeirin.com/index.html

Fukushima Iwaki Taira Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=130
https://www.tairakeirin.com/

Niigata Yahiko Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=210
https://www.yahikokeirin.com/

Gunma Maebashi Keirin Velodrome(Indoor) 335m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=220
https://www.maebashikeirin.gr.jp/

Ibaraki Toride Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=230
https://www.toride-keirin.com/

Tochigi Utsunomiya Keirin Velodrome 500m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=240
https://www.ucatv.ne.jp/~u-keirin/

Saitama Omiya Keirin Velodrome 500m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=250
https://www.keirin-saitama.jp/omiya/

Saitama Seibuen Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=260
https://www.keirin-saitama.jp/seibuen/

Tokyo Keiokaku Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=270
https://www.keiokaku.com/

Tokyo Tachikawa Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=280
https://www.tachikawakeirin.jp

Chiba Matsudo Keirin Velodrome 333m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=310
https://www.matsudokeirin.com

Chiba Chiba Keirin Velodrome 500m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=320
https://www.chibakeirin.com/

Kanagawa Kagetsuen Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=330
https://www.lucky-kagetsukun.com/

Kanagawa Kawasaki Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=340
https://www.kawasa****irin.com/

Kanagawa Hiratsuka Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=350
https://www.shonanbank.com/

Kanagawa Odawara Keirin Velodrome 333m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=360
https://www.infoworld.co.jp/keirin/odawara/

Shizuoka Ito Keirin Velodrome 333m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=370
https://www.itokeirin.com

Shizuoka Shizuoka Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=380
https://www.shizuoka38.jp/

Aichi Ichinomiya Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=410
https://www.owari.ne.jp/~i-keirin/

Aichi Nagoya Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=420
https://www.nagoyakeirin.com

Gifu Gifu Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=430
https://gifukeirin.jp

Gifu Ogaki Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=440
https://www.ginet.or.jp/oga****irin/

Aichi Toyohashi Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=450
https://www.keirin.toyohashi.aichi.jp/

Toyama Toyama Keirin Velodrome 333m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=460
https://www.toyama-keirin.com/

Mie Matusaka Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=470
https://www.city.matsusaka.mie.jp/keirin/

Mie Yokkaichi Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=480
https://www.city.yokkaichi.mie.jp/keirin/

Fukui Fukui Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=510
https://www1.fctv.ne.jp/~f-keirin/

Shiga Otsu Keirin Velodrome 500m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=520
https://www.biwako.otsu.shiga.jp/

Nara Nara Keirin Velodrome 333m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=530
https://www.narakeirin.com/

Kyoto Mukomachi Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=540
https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/keirin/

Wakayama Wakayama Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=550
https://www.keirinwa.com

Osaka Kishiwada Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=560
https://www.chalionkun.com

Okayama Tamano Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=610
https://www.city.tamano.okayama.jp/keirin/

Hiroshima Hiroshima Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=620
https://www.keirin.econ.city.hiroshima.jp/

Yamaguchi Hofu Keirin Velodrome 333m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=630
https://www.hofukeirin.jp

Kagawa Takamatsu Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=710
https://www.takamatsu-keirin.com/

Kagawa Kanonji Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=720
https://www.kanonji-keirin.com/

Tokushima Komatsushima Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=730
https://www.pon-star.net/

Kochi Kochi Keirin Velodrome 500m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=740
https://www.kochi-keirin.co.jp

Ehime Matsuyama Keirin Velodrome 500m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=750
https://www.matsuyamakeirin.jp/

Fukuoka Kokura Keirin Velodrome(Indoor) 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=810
https://www.mediadome.co.jp/keirin/

Fukuoka Kurume Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=830
https://www.kttnet.co.jp/kurume-keirin/

Saga Takeo Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=840
https://www.city.takeo.saga.jp/keirin/

Nagasaki Sasebo Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=850
https://www.keirin.city.sasebo.nagasaki.jp

Oita Beppu Keirin Velodrome 400m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=860
https://www.coara.or.jp/~keirin

Kumamoto Kumamoto Keirin Velodrome 500m
https://www.dataplaza.keirininfo.or.j...o.Jyo3?UCD=870
https://www.kumamotokeirin.jp/

shants

TOMITY -- How was your birthday on the 15th? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

fixkid

The one off Look and the worlds biggest helmets

Pasqually

LOOK made Benny K a special steel frame bike to take to Japan. It was white with black logos and had a threadless headstem, which I didn't know they could use?

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.

Pasqually

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

deathhare

the guy in the pink has a fake leg.

bonechilling

Here is Josiah Ng's keirin diary. Same sort of deal, very informative and insightful.

https://www.josiahng.com/keirin.html

Zombie Carl

So the guy is now banned for life?

parkerlewis

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

parkerlewis

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.

parkerlewis

....or maybe not?!

ZeroG

Tomity, that was an excellent and informative post! Thank you for putting in the effort to gather all the information in one place.

time bandit

um, in this thread we learned that the picture of his CF "look" is just him training. His steel "look" was a one off which he was allowed to race. (not sure if it got stamped njs, but who really cares???) it was his sponser than maybe the "international" njs racers get a little leniency.

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.

parkerlewis

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.

teiaperigosa

what helmet is this?

bonechilling

Catlike Kompact Pro. They cost like $170 now, with the Euro/Dollar exchange rate being what it is.

ch0mb0

hey Kensmerlin thanks for the link! interesting read.

Tomity, thanks for all that info. you are a treasure!

NitroPye

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.

Pasqually

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.