Hiding in the Attic...

Kinfolk Bicycles Ad

This appears to be an Ad for Kinfolk Bicycles, for which I have lots of love. Say what you will but I dig the classic style of their frames and the builds too.

Also, mad respect for popping wheelies in the traffic with those narrow unwrapped B123s, man. However, I got one question: what's up with missing the other grip...?

Chrome Kinfolk

Super nice clean & classic build of an all-chromed Kinfolk. All of the Kinfolk frames built by Kusaka-san just look so good.

Pic from here.

Kusaka-san Built It

Kusaka-san built it. I'm riding it. Thanks Ken!

Track Supermarket Open !!!

Rene's Track Supermarket is finally open, CLICK HERE.

Tons of super hot Keirin frames & track components etc. Straight Outta Osaka Japan. While it's true that most of the stuff for sale there is not cheap by any means, the prices are still really good for new parts when compared to the other online or Ebay sellers hawking same stuff.

So now just go and buy plenty of everything, and check out the interesting Parts FAQ and the Staff Picks sections too.

Ocean Cycle Factory 'Namie' // ニューフレーム

Model name: Ocean Cycle Factory NAMIE
Seat tube: True Temper - YAMAGUCHI
Top tube: KAISEI8630R
Down tube: KAISEI8630R MEGA

From Kentalog.

Track Supermarket Osaka

While you're all eagerly waiting for the 2.0 version of Rene's online Mecca of colorful Japanese track frames and components that is the Track Supermarket website/store to open, enjoy these sneak peek super secret agent photos of his new shop space in Osaka. Looking nice!

Pics from Kentaro's Blog / Flickr.

Nagoya Trip // Osaka Life

brother Pack Nagoya Trip&Osaka Life... from YU　KU$UMOTOh! on Vimeo.

Track Frames

Some people know how and where to score old track steel. Pics are from Paris, France, and Fukuoka, Japan. 

Kusaka-San Appreciation

The Kinfolk/Ways And Means guys from Tokyo did a nice write-up on Kusaka-san, the man who built Vivalo keirin frames for nearly 30 years, and builds now custom bikes for their Kinfolk Bicycles brand. 

Being owner of a Vivalo Keirin bike myself, I need to express my respect for Sensei Kusaka by linking some nice photo resources with plenty of pics from his workshop in Kobe, Japan. 

Here's Vivalo Supporter group Picasa Album. 

Here's Aki's Flickr Vivalo-set from Kusaka-San's workshop. 

Purple 3Rensho

I've no idea who Jake is but damn his 3Rensho is nice! 

(From Zlog)

Pursuit / TT / Low Pro / Funny Bike Day Pt. 2

A 3Rensho pursuit track frame. Madness. As seen at Fixed Gear London's blog. 

Frame For That Special Person?

Christmas is coming and you're already thinking, what should I get for my special lady? No worries! NJS Export has some new nice Keirin frames and parts in again and check out the one above, for example, a perfect girlfriend-sized Vivalo. And not a bad price either...  

3Rensho Pursuit Track Frame. Whoa!

Yay! But this was actually even better... 

The pic came from here, there's plenty of more goodies there.