Want A Real Keirin NJS Bike? Here's a Kiyo Miyazawa For You

Blogging about stuff on Ebay is bit boring but this is so perfect that I just need to post it here. 

I wrote about Ocean bikes already but this would be so much better: a complete all NJS Kiyo Miyazawa Keirin bike. Everything, every part, and even the size is (no, would be) perfect (FOR ME!). Lovely. Aaaaaahhhh!

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Kiyo Miyazawa Keirin Professional Pista. Serial number 97107. 

NOS custom professional keirin cycle built by Kiyo Miyazawa. Built for Japanese keirin professional. Not raced or ridden. Tires unglued. Flawless condition. Will pass keirin race certification. ALL components are NJS stamped and certified (see specifications).

About the builder:

Kiyo Miyazawa is one of the most highly revered of the Japanese keirin framebuilders. He learned much of his craft studying under Rossin and other Italiam framebuilders, and employs many Italianesque details in his frame designs, including lugs (similar to early Colnago), frame geometry, and finish. His current waiting list is in excess of two years for a custom built, fully equipped keirin cycle.

Specifications:
Seat tube: c-c 53.5 cm
Top tube: c-c 54 cm
Rear Spacing: 120 mm
F-C: 57 cm
C-R: 39.5 cm
Standover: 80.5 cm

Crankset Sugino 75 Grand Mighty １67.5 mm　NJS　
Chainring Sugino 75 Grand Mighty 47t NJS　　
Bottom Bracket Sugino 75 Professional NJS　　　　　
Chain HKK NJS　　　　
Handlebar NITTO B125 AA 380mm NEW NJS
Stem NITTO Jaguar steel stem 105 mm NJS
Grips SOYO Professional Keirin
Saddle Kashimax Five Gold NJS
Seat Post NITTO Jaguar W44 27.2 mm NJS　　　　
Hubs Campagnolo C Record Sheriff Star 36H NJS
Rims ARAYA Titanium World Champion “TitaAce” NJS
Spokes HOSHI 2.0/ 1.8mm NJS
Tires SOYO GOLD STAR 120g NJS
Cog DURA ACE 16T NJS – Machine polished and honed
Tensioners MKS NJS
Lockring DURA ACE NJS NEW
Pedals MKS Custom Nuevo NJS
Toe Clips MIKASHIMA S SIZE NJS
Straps Toshi NJS

Play The Build-A-Fixie Game the IRO Way

Here's some more fixed gear bike related online waste of time for you, you know you like it...

IRO has just launched their brand new fancy flash-based website which features a real nice Build-A-Bike section where you can build a bike of your dreams from their selection of frames and parts and then you can very conveniently also buy it, just like that. It is kinda neat, really. The bike pictured above is what I came up with my first try - but it's not going to be the last. 

IRO is a small company operated by a dude named Tony, and his wife, and their bikes are known for a very good price to quality ratio and nowadays they have a nice selection of frames and parts to suit all your fixed gear needs. I'd personally wouldn't necessarily want to buy some of their components (like the seat, stems, headsets, tyres etc.) if I was buying a bike but generally it's all cool and my preferences veer more towards the retro stuff anyway.  

New Cheap Track Frames Are Here!

So you want to build you own fixed gear or single speed bike? Get a nice new frameset and choose nice new components or use something you already might have in your spare parts box. You would prefer a real track frame but don’t want or cannot afford to pay too much, especially when the bike would be for everyday use so it would not be good to have a too nice bike in the first bike?

You probably already have an old road bike converted to fixed gear but it was the wrong size in the first place because at the time you got it you didn’t know too much about how to fit a bike. Also, track bikes are way cooler than conversions.

But the first, and the biggest problem really, is finding and choosing the frameset, especially with a limited budget. I have the solution.

So here’s the thing me and everyone else is really excited about right now: Bikeisland.com has finally a received a new shipment from Taiwan: “2008 Cro Mo Steel Old School Fixed Gear /Single Speed Frame Set” AKA Kilo TT frame, in four neat color options, no less.

On places like bikeforums.net everyone loves these frames because: 

1.) they’re apparently pretty good build quality with nice enough Reynolds 520 steel tubing, 

2.) they’re cheap at only $199.00 

3.) they have that genuine tight track geometry, unlike most of the dedicated budget FG/SS frames out there. 

Also the color options and not having any decals probably help to add some more cool factor. Now only if they would ship outside U.S. of A too, I would order one right now.

If you want to see how the frame could look when built up, trawl through this thread here and you there’ll be plenty of Kilo TTs with different setups and styles.