[Poster seen at the Cycle Mode - which reminds me I still have some photos to show you about this event] Each year the final Keirin Grand Prix takes place at the end of December. It is kind of a national event even if Keirin is not as popular as before. Still, the race was streamed live on national TV and the velodrome was packed for the occasion. It is not anymore the case for the other races... Read more

Last Saturday, for the first time I saw some "live" Keirin ( = Cycling Race). I remember I went one time to the velodrome of Le Havre when I was a kid but it was nothing like this place. This stadium is called Kagetsu Keirin Jô (花月競輪場　= Cycling Race Stadium of Kagetsu ), it is near the Kagetsuen-Mae station, 15mn from Yokohama. Getting out of the station,... Read more

I've just found these 2 videos by Tomity San, we can see Tanabe San from Kalavinka at work : building a NJS frame : Keirin race approved frame. Thank you Tomity San. Tomity San's youtube Channel : Tomyoumac Tomiyu San's Flickr : Tomity His Kalavinka : Read more