Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Its complicated, but mainly involves the keirin bigwigs wanting to keep keirin parts strictly japanese. There was a short while that Campy worked really hard to get some stuff NJS certified but it wasn't worth it to them in the long run. It essentially means that they are strong, precise, japanese and have been certified by some committee and then priced accordingly.
so, in a nutshell, it comes down to how they want to preserve their heritage(ie theyre pretty strick on immigrant invading their culture, from what i have heard)?
is the same quality found in bikes outside of njs certification?