Vivalo CX Special

That tasty Vivalo CX Special frame built up. Bad photo but lovely looking bike nonetheless.

Via Re:Products - Vivalo 

Vivalo Cyclocross Special

Just came across photos of this sweet custom fixed / single speed cyclocross frame by Kusaka-san and his newly re-launched Vivalo-brand. There was that Kinfolk "Urban Bike" built also by Kusaka already but the fact that more and more of these keep popping up everywhere indicates that dedicated steel sscx frames are becoming the thing to be riding. And why not?

See the whole photoset here.

EDIT. And this, it's bit different, though...

RE:Products Project -> VIVALO Reborn

It seems that Kusaka-san's Vivalo brand has been relaunched in Japan. No traces of Keirin track bikes on the site at the moment though, just traditional steel road bikes instead.

As my Japanese skills are bit rusty for the moment Google Translate tells us, somewhat cryptically:

"VIVALO lineup was only ever full order frames. This time, experience the handmade chromoly frame more people If you think please, let me hang the frame in addition to the lineup Submitted.

Even if the frame hanging, size 8 size and color from 3 colors You can choose. In addition, Comfort Space, Mr. EAST RIVER CYCLES Hutte 8to8's three stores, the original color of each shop And let me also available. So, you can choose from six colors.

 All geometries have been referring to the load frame produced so far I was allowed to DRESSCODE designed from scratch. Please come and look here for the first time the real chromoly frame? ! !"


For more info: http://www.vivalo.jp/

Kinfolk Road Bike

You already probably saw this everywhere but it is nice so I'm posting it too. Apparently it's the first road bike Kusaka-san built under the Kinfolk brand. Clean and classic. But remember also that this is not the first road bike he has built.

See the whole Flickr photoset here.

Kusaka-san Built It

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

Jesse's Very Speedy Kinfolk Bicycle Project

Kinfolk Bicycle Project from Jesse Carmody on Vimeo.

Kobe Pista Vol. 1 & 2

KOBE PISTA vo.1 from ANIKI on Vimeo.

KOBE PISTA vo.2 from ANIKI on Vimeo.

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.