Originally Posted by
tokyofixedgear
The point is that NJS frames are not built for street, they are churned out very quickly and built specifically to be ridden for a short time on a smooth track. In the words of Watanabe San himself they are even dangerous. I wouldn't go as far as agreeing they are dangerous, I ride an njs frame and feel safe but there is defiantly allot of room for improvement especially in the forks.
I always though that one point about the NJS frames was the fact that they are rigorously tested for high standard of quality and durability etc.?
Obviously using them as MASH-style trick bikes is not a good idea and there was the Vivalo fork indicent but still.