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Old 08-29-21 | 09:31 PM
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From: Tideland

Bikes: Keirin and a Steamroller

Originally Posted by Cynikal
Were your frames retired Kirin race bikes or new from builders? Seems like a string of bad luck.
These are all used frames, likely crashed and thrashed on the velodromes in Japan before I was given the opportunity to buy them... And then I use the frame like a 'daily rider' and they disintegrate beneath me....

I have purchased dozens of these keirin frames and work through them like napkins... This has been going on for years. I am now fed up with it: It is my dream to find a framebuilder who is willing to build me a lugged steel track bike with keirin geometry and aesthetics, bombproof with a threaded fork, but I haven't found that kindred soul yet... And so I keep buying these ****ed up keirin frames because I love how it feels to ride these things
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