I just posted something about Kalavinka lugs in another thread, then out of curiousity did a search on the term 'Kavalinka' and just found that single reference.

You folks haven't been sharing the Kalavinka love? Here's a couple links to galleries of his keirin and road fixed stuff.

*WARNING* Keirin Bike Pron, not suitable for younger viewers:

http://homepage3.nifty.com/kalavinka...gallery_01.htm

http://homepage3.nifty.com/kalavinka...gallery_02.htm

Pron? LOL I always misspell when typing with one hand. ;)

I've mostly seen it as pr0n. Definition here

man, those bikes are hot. i know this question has been answered before, but why do some, if not most, of the keirin bikes have different rear fork end spacings? the kavalinka bikes run 113 or 123mm spacings.

Whatever.

Did you like the bikes or are you just going to quibble with me over internet slang conventions?

Probably to accomodate MKS chain tensioners.

Hmm that's really tempting, I wonder how badly I need to eat for the next couple of months?? :D

It gets worse- you misspelled "Kalavinka" in the thread title :D

No big deal, though. Thanks for the links. The bikes are gorgeous!

sweet pics!! Thanks!

Ah, that's some good pr0n. Just adds to my lust for a lugged frame. What does a set of NJS lugs cost, and where do you get them in North America?

Damb dyslexia!!

I'm still trying to figure out why a Japanese bike company has an eastern european sounding name....and why nobody can spell it right!

Lugs look nice though. Don, whats the specs on the ones you have?

so the loli-pop part of the tug is on the inside? I got mine on ass-bakerds. I guess I'd need 123mm spacing to do it right.

are OS tubes OK for keirin use?

fixed

I just bought a Bomber Pro frame that Mr. Tanabe from Kalavinka hooked me up with (Tanabe trained the Bomber guys on frame-building). I'm a little confused about all this talk about rear hub spacing since my frame is 120mm and no one at Kalavinka even blinked when I asked about spacing discrepancies. I'm not sure why it's even an issue, especially since these are all steel frames. Kalavinkas are so beautiful that I would buy one with hesitation if I could afford one.

Just go for it! as long you have water you can survive.!lol

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CEYA!

American culture is so confusing sometimes. See, I've been to Japan on numerous occasions and there's nothing cheap about Ramen. :rolleyes: I assume 'Ramen' in the US is like the UK's 'Pot Noodles' or our 'Two Minute noodles'? Freeze dried noodles in a pack that cost about 45c?

yep, that's them.

except that they are even cheaper. like 6-10 packs for $1! A bunch of cheap noodles, and a flavo(u)r packet that is salt, msg, and other chemical compounds.

http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac52576/maruchanbeef.jpg

45 cents? Yeah right! Try 4 for a dollar.

Anyhow, ramen in the US is not ramen in JP, or so I'm told.

Yeah, 45c if you're buying the fancy pants stuff. I'm furiously trying to decide whether I want some soulless job this summer to afford a bike with some real soul. It's a hard compromise to ask a man to make. . .

the town I live in, Sano, is famous for it's ramen. it's pretty much the same as the cheap stuff except for it's homemade and all fancy'd up. there's the cheap stuff too at the supermarket, the cheapest I found is $1.50 for 5 packs.

Pot, say hello to kettle.

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