Are the Keirin (probably misspelling) bike equipment stnadards to prevent
any rider gaining a slight advantage over another, or a crash-prevention
standard in a sprint racing format?
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
> In a message dated 1/16/2002 11:44:14 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> gp@rivendellbicycles.com writes:
>
>
> > When I worked for Bstone, I had a chance to see a couple of races, and
since
> > Bstone had a team and one of the Bstone guys was a bigwig in the ranks
of
> > Keirin racing administration, I got to hang out in the locker & bike
room
> > before a match. All the bikes were there, and I had about 90 minutes to
look
> > over all the details (I'd also seen them being built in Bstone's
handbuilt
> > shop). Actually, since there were/are so many restrictions on what you
CAN
> > do with a K-bike (I'm always afraid I'll misspell it, like the beer, and
get
> > scolded, so this is easier), the riders seemed to take advantage of
every
> > opportunity to personalize and beautify their bikes, so long as it
didn't
> > make them illegal. Many used the same fork crown, but they were carved
up
> > differently. Same with lugs, dropouts, chroming, and paint.
> >
>
> Thanks Grant. I hadn't even considered Bridgestone's involement.
> Suppose I was assuming that market was catered to by independent frame
> builders.
> Don't have any pictures by any chance do you?
>
> Pete Geurds
> Douglassville, PA
>
>
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