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Currently for sale in my local bike shop.

How about a classic 15 year old Klein Quantum Pro.

Tsk tsk, give a man a hammer and every problem is a carbon frame.

Are they ok? I am thinking of getting a wheelset and noticed they seem to use the English valve.

Why do my IMG tags keep changing to URL tags?

They seem to stay ok for a little while, but the next day, they will have changed to a URL tag.

Is it because I have been choosing to link to images that are too high resolution?

Went to a Keirin track, rode on the track and got to ride the banks and got to try out their training rollers!

And this was a really nice Nagasawa!

shouldn't the bars be turned flipped 180 deg.?

They look like Nitto B201 risers which have 0 degree rake. They do look a little funky in that photo though.

The stem is short because I am short!
I had a Retul bike fit yesterday, and all the fitter did was move the saddle back a few mm, adjusted my cleats slightly, and suggested I get compact drops... which I have done. Dont really like them, but I guess I need to acclimatise to them.

Kinda pissed off, as i basically paid a fair amount of money for someone to say "yeah, your bike fits you pretty good"

Welcome to the "bike fit scam"

I saw a pair of those rims on a bike a month ago at the Kawasaki Urban Bank race track. Very nice!

If you want SSL Certs, I recommend GlobalSign!

Back to the track drops ready for the Keirin track tomorrow.

Got some Strong V grips in anticipation.

Prepped my bike for the Kawasaki Bank Keirin Track tomorrow.

Pulling in over 5 scoblebricks now.

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$600 USD Craigslist find.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/que/bik/4454922662.html

Vive la différence

Vulva la différence.

Looks like I'm gonna have to get a tubular wheelset. 7600 with Araya gold rims used are pretty cheap here.

Seems like for the street, gatorskins are the best tubular to go with.

Thoughts?

Bin the pink tyre, new chain, and you're basically done

That's my turbo trainer tyre. It's just for the trainer. Next on the shopping list will be a wheelset of 7600 hubs and Araya Gold rims.

I hope that is glow in the dark paint! That is awesome!

After replacing the seat post (so now I can actually set it to the correct height), I am getting 3 Scooblebricks. These are Japanese scooblebricks, and date to 1913 and so are officially SBJ sanctioned (red bricks created in Japan post 1937 are non-regulation which is why it is so hard for people in Japan to use the Scooblebrick scale).

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Good news, I got a very long and thin flat head driver and hammered it between some of the shards of post and was able to wedge a bit out, which allowed me to then yank the rest of the post out.

I cleaned the inside of the tube out, filed a sharp spot down where the seat clamp is and applied a lot of grease before inserting my new post.

My new parts are all used from cycly.co.jp. They have tons of NJS parts and wheelsets (7600 hubs laced to Araya Gold rims, with tubulars glued on) that look like they came straight off the race circuit.

As well as the Nitto 83 (I know, not NJS, but I think it looks nicer than the jaguar 72) I picked up a set of Nitto RB-019 bars and a dirt cheap ratty Kashimax Aero Saddle (with NJS markings for extra points).

Next Sunday I'm going to go to a Keirin open track day event with some pro Keirin riders there. So it'll get to see the track again!

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Gonna give it another go tomorrow, and if that fails will take it to Kalavinka.

Unfortunately, I live in Japan, I have a balcony and that sounds like it'll make a lot of fumes. I can't even have a BBQ on my balcony. I doubt I can be dissolving aluminium with caustic acid.

Thanks for the idea though.

Well, I decided to attack the stuck seatpost and bought a Nitto 83 in preparation for the stuck Sugino Mighty to be finally removed. Spent about 4 hours this afternoon sawing away at it.

I am following the Sheldon Brown method of cutting the seatpost about 1 inch from the frame and make cuts down into the tube.

So far I have made 6 cuts down into it and none of it will budge. I tried clamping a few sections with a locking wrench and twisting, but it seems to be really bonded to the frame past about an inch down.

Anyone have any advice?

Here is a bad photo of all the cuts, some parts of the tube are now just slithers of metal. I think I have cut all the aluminium. Maybe I am going to just have to keep sawing until there is no more aluminium post left? :(

More reddit madness.

This is pure 3Rensho abuse.

http://i.imgur.com/mKdoSiu.jpg

Tiny tiny Vivalo full NJS build (looks like straight from the track).

It would be 100% Pr0n material if not for the insanely short top tube length.

T-T長:465mm（ホリゾンタルフレーム）
C-T長:490mm（センターからクランプまで）
クランク長:170mm
ステム長:110mm

フレーム:クロモリ　NJS
フォーク:クロモリ　楕円断面
ハンドル:日東 クロモリ
ステム:日東 NJ･PRO クロモリ
リム:アラヤ GOLD
ハブ:シマノ HB-7600
タイヤ:ビットリア フォーミュラウノ21-28”
クランク：シマノ　FC-7600 DURA-ACE NJS
ボトムブラケット:スギノ SUGINO75
コグ:シマノ DURA-ACE
シートポスト:日東 NJSP72
サドル:カシマックス FIVE GOLD
ヘッドパーツ:シマノ DURA-ACE HP-7410

Thanks, feels like the RB-019 is a closer match.