Japanese Keirin Racing

[ctcyclistbob]

Cool video on Keirin Racing :
http://www.nowness.com/day/2011/3/8/574/keirin--speed-racers?ecid=ob001&utm_source=sem_outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=OB_japan%20speed%20cycling&utm_term=speed%20cycling

[aoe]

Cool vid. I like this one too about Shane Perkins. There's 3 of 6 chapters out there so far.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SN1YVoTp2sA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSN1YVoTp2sA

[ctcyclistbob]

Cool vid. I like this one too about Shane Perkins. There's 3 of 6 chapters out there so far.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SN1YVoTp2sA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSN1YVoTp2sA

Yeah, that's awesome. Nice shots of Nagasawa bikes too. When I was in Japan about 5-6 years ago I visited him in his shop.

One regret though is that I never got to see a Keirin race. Has anyone seen one when in Japan?

[William]

Nice!:cool: Thanks for posting the links!


No thread on Japanese Keirin racing would be complete without a link to Tomity's thread in the Custom area!

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=49737&highlight=tomity






William

[velvig]

Yeah, that's awesome. Nice shots of Nagasawa bikes too. When I was in Japan about 5-6 years ago I visited him in his shop.

One regret though is that I never got to see a Keirin race. Has anyone seen one when in Japan?

Yes. They are weird. The vibe is more like a dog race or an outdoor OTB than a bike race, which makes sense since the primary focus of the spectators is gambling, not cycling.

[ericssonboi]

Cool vid. I like this one too about Shane Perkins. There's 3 of 6 chapters out there so far.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SN1YVoTp2sA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSN1YVoTp2sA

Chapters 4 and 5 are out also.

https://www.youtube.com/user/chasingtheglory?feature=watch