Originally Posted by nayr497
Why acquire a KEIRIN TRACK frame to put risers on it? You are defying every pedigree with which the machine was constructed. While your bicycle looks the part, it seems as if you can't endure your end, which is putting up with the positioning on a track bicycle. And, if you really were concerned with safety there is no question you'd have a brake on in a city like NYC. I don't care even if it is flat; velodromes don't have cabs, construction trucks and pedestrians.
Not sure about your point (a overbuilt military-grade Hummer and an overbuilt bike or North Face jacket are seperate animals), but I bought a used Keirin frame because it was a great deal the less than the cost of a new frame and fit my short legs - just never rode drops before on my old setup (was bullhorns).
Unfortunately, you are correct about brakes in NYC.