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I recently got the Selle San Marco Aspide Superleggera for my road bike and found it very comfortable on a 6 hour ride. My sit bones felt a bit sore the next day though.

http://www.cycly.co.jp/f/dsg-41487

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be thankful i haven't gotten pink tyres and bar tape!

Very nice work guys! I realize the cherry blossom request is a bit tricky for some of you.

It's hard to find brick walls around here.

Why are there so many of these crappy Unknown frames with weird builds half full of expensive parts? Could it be the guys running unknown trying to show how bling their bikes are?

the proportions look wrong somehow. Also, welcome to the Makino club.

That's because the saddle it so high it has gone over the scoblebrick scale.

Am I doing it right?

Action shots are good, it's not a Japanese bike though. So it's disqualified.

The sakura trees are starting to blossom, so it's the perfect time to get your Japanese track bikes to relax under the trees.

Let's see if we can get some nice photos of some classic Keirin bikes under the sakura trees. They are just starting to blossom here in Tokyo, so it will be a few more days till I can do mine.

Extra points for pink components, classic Keirin builds or bottles of sake for the spirit of the season.

It's going to be very nice, what saddle will you go with? I am trying to decide on a saddle for my Vivalo, am thinking the Kashima Aero Ostrich leather for a bit of luxury and classic Keirin styling.

AE use to own one I think...

All I will say is that the tyres are ok.

Just posted to reddit. That place is a gold mine of fail.

Nothing fancy, just a Shimano RS80 C24 wheelset. (I had had enough of fighting crosswinds and getting blown about when trucks go past).

Old Cannondales suck as well. They were just cheap copies of Kleins without the technical advancements. Plus, they were ugly.

thx, it's hard to believe this bike is 18 years old now. It is so stiff and handles so lively. I ride it regularly, although have gotten rid of the Spinergy's (they caught the wind too much). Rode 120km today on it. I love it!

It does happen, he was lucky that it got stolen, and then presumably sold to someone who lived in the same area. He had told the police and I guess a pink vivalo is quite distinctive, so the cops actually stopped the guy and returned the bike! Yeah! Police!

I paid ¥20,000 for it, it was filthy when I got it, also had a rear clamp on brake with Sellotape holding the cable along the top tube, it was looking very sorry for itself. All I have done so far is wash and polish it. Also tried to remove the seat post with no luck. I also put on the spd pedals as it didn't have any when I got it.

I would like to change the seat post, this saddle is tall, so it is about the right height, but if I get a lower profile saddle, it will be way to low. I put my Specialised Toupe on from my road bike and it wasn't good.

I love Thomson Masterpieces. But if it's gonna be a beater, I don't want to pour money into it.

I just picked up this complete Vivalo keirin complete bike for crazy cheap, although the previous owner left on his balcony for quite some time and at one point was stolen, recovered by the cops, but returned with crap wheels (originally had dura ace 7600 hubs laced to Araya rims, now a Gran Compe front wheel and formula rear laced to an unknown rim) and the paint half removed from one seat stay. The rest of the parts are all magical NJS stamped, Sugino 75 crankset and chainring, Nitto Jaguar 90mm stem, Nitto B123AA drops, a Sugino Mighty seatpost seemingly welded in place (I tried freeze and release and a lot of torque, but it won't budge and I am thinking cutting is the only way to release it). Pink MKS chain.

I put a clamp on front brake on it for now (Japanese police have been cracking down on brake less riding dishing out big fines). The saddle was a San Marco Regal that was falling apart and I picked up this pink thing on a whim/it was on sale and so cheap, but immediately regret it because now it has a LOT of pink! I am split about what to do with it. Besides the seat stay, the paint is in pretty nice condition. Should I just use it as a beater? Or try to restore it to its former glory?

If restore, I would get some 7600 hubs laced to Araya gold sew ups and either an old Concors saddle or a Kashimax Aero saddle. (I would also cut off the seatpost and put a new Sugino in there).

I have been thinking recently that it would be nice to have a different set of bars, so I can swap them out whenever I feel like a change, but these quill stems mean we have to remove all the tape and levers.

I was thinking about getting another stem and dedicating each stem to each bar, to make swapping quick and simple. Does anyone else do that too?

Don't worry about the Rev-X's, you have the Gen4 wheel set, sold around 2001 era. They addressed the cause of the catastrophic failures due to weak cir-clips in the hubs.

I had the same wheels on my Klein a couple of years back and they ride very nice, a little heavy and catch the wind a lot, but get unto a high speed and you notice the difference.

That, is amazing!

Wow! It sounds like a nightmare over there in London! Everyone should come to Tokyo, it is like bike utopia here!

Correct locking technique in Japan.

Been here for 9 years, people are very trusting.

I love the way people save a table in the coffee shop by leaving their iphone on the table and then go to buy a drink.

Hi from Tokyo. I just bought a nice little Vivalo track bike!