Track Racing Frames and Complete Bikes
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Eimei
Heres one for ya-
its got the drop-outs and seat post/clamp of the Dolan Forza pictured above- but im pretty convinced its the mold from the old Dolan Arc/ Teschner Track Pro...
it has the ARC's post slip tendencies..
Apparently these are being raced in the Womens Keirin league... no pesky NJS standards for the Ladies..
its got the drop-outs and seat post/clamp of the Dolan Forza pictured above- but im pretty convinced its the mold from the old Dolan Arc/ Teschner Track Pro...
it has the ARC's post slip tendencies..
Apparently these are being raced in the Womens Keirin league... no pesky NJS standards for the Ladies..
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https://www.girlskeirin.com/portal/about/use.html
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Actually all of the new Girls Keirin stuff (frame, wheel set, stem, and saddles) is authorized and marked with the NJS logo, but only available to the women. I don't know about Eimei, but per the official site, the only currently sanctioned frames are Boma, Beidgestone, Ganwell, Kalavinka, and Bomber.
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This clip has Karlee McCulloch from Aust racing her BT, so there must be a little bit of wiggle room there
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Sorry to derail the thread
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i wonder what the geometry will be like? PX tends to favor longer Top-Tube frames, but their original track frame was actually sort of short IIRC..
the PX- Aluminum road frame is about the only stock frame out there that fits me.. Very Long TT!!
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YES! THIS! DREAM BIKE! https://www.kalavinka-bikes.com/index_j.htm
also, not positive, but I think they have a standard seat post.
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YES! THIS! DREAM BIKE! https://www.kalavinka-bikes.com/index_j.htm
also, not positive, but I think they have a standard seat post.
also, not positive, but I think they have a standard seat post.
Looks like this has Josiah Ng's name on it:
Specs: https://www.kalavinka-bikes.com/image...on/trackcf.htm
Translated: https://translate.google.com/translat...%2Ftrackcf.htm
Here is a gallery: https://www.kalavinka-bikes.com/image...cf_gallery.htm
They are listed at 300000JPY which is around $2,900USD.
There were at least 2 floating round the US track scene a couple of years ago, ridden by Ian Moir and Hanan Alves-Hyde. Those were some sweet bikes.
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Ian Moir has two of them actually, a mass start set up and a time trial set up! They are beautiful. I believe, however, he's a little two big for the biggest size, so his set up violates the UCI +5cm rules, and he's been riding a dolan around this year. He claims they ride and handle nicer for what they are (he says a great mass start sprint bike) than any of the other high end bikes that are much more expensive. (think TK1, Look, etc.)
The canadian team pursuit women (at least one or two of them) used to ride them too. (The first frame pictured) That's how I found out about them, they were training at Velo Sports Center one of the first times I went up there.
Ian says Kalavinka is just one older gentleman hand making these bikes! I really hope I can afford one soon.
(on another note, I'm pretty sure Ian doesn't know me by name, but would just know me as the creepy ginger chick that follows him around drooling at his bike)
The canadian team pursuit women (at least one or two of them) used to ride them too. (The first frame pictured) That's how I found out about them, they were training at Velo Sports Center one of the first times I went up there.
Ian says Kalavinka is just one older gentleman hand making these bikes! I really hope I can afford one soon.
(on another note, I'm pretty sure Ian doesn't know me by name, but would just know me as the creepy ginger chick that follows him around drooling at his bike)
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yes hanan has/had one. i think she's stopped riding after she left the bay area.
yes ian has a beautiful bike.
i thought josiah was riding a bt?
there was a kalavinka on sale a while back but i think it had recently sold. i wanted the frame really bad but it has such a short HT and i don't like spacers they are such an ugly thing lol.
yes ian has a beautiful bike.
i thought josiah was riding a bt?
there was a kalavinka on sale a while back but i think it had recently sold. i wanted the frame really bad but it has such a short HT and i don't like spacers they are such an ugly thing lol.
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The Geo sheet for the Eimei that i am demo'ing (pic at top of page) only listed up to 55cm(tt)… but of the 3 bikes sent to my friend one of them is clearly a 57tt(mine)… it is possible that the geo charts are only listing the typical frames for women's keirin? all I'm saying is it might be available bigger…
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The Geo sheet for the Eimei that i am demo'ing (pic at top of page) only listed up to 55cm(tt)… but of the 3 bikes sent to my friend one of them is clearly a 57tt(mine)… it is possible that the geo charts are only listing the typical frames for women's keirin? all I'm saying is it might be available bigger…
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The Geo sheet for the Eimei that i am demo'ing (pic at top of page) only listed up to 55cm(tt)… but of the 3 bikes sent to my friend one of them is clearly a 57tt(mine)… it is possible that the geo charts are only listing the typical frames for women's keirin? all I'm saying is it might be available bigger…
The LOOK 496 also only comes with a max size of 56cm, which I think is crazy being that they serve Europe and North America which has a large number of racers over 6ft tall. Gregory Bauge is maybe 6'2" (188cm) and Kevin Sireau is maybe 6'4" (193cm), but those guys probably got custom frames with longer top tubes.
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I believe that the Malaysian team is sponsored by BT. But, I've seen photos of Josiah on a number of really, really nice frames. I would imagine that he's a bike nerd like the rest of us...except he has the access (and the legs) to get these bikes.
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Yes, basically it's just Tanabe-san, who must be getting up there in age by now, by himself working out of a shop that's smaller than my living room. His wife used to hand paint their steel head badges, but no longer does on account of her diminishing eyesight. I stopped by once to look around the workshop and he was extremely friendly and welcoming. He even apologized that he was not doing any brazing work that day as he would have been more than happy to teach me the basics.
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While I am sure that's true for the steel Frames... It's safe to say he is not making the carbon bikes... Probably coming from the same factory as every other moderately priced carbon track frame out there...
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I wonder how an eccentric is done that doesn't slip under sprint torque. The guys I've known who have used them for chain tension all seem to have had issues at one time or another.