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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 16
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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 16

by Mark Frauenfelder
November 2008
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
192 pages
8h 32m
English
Make: Community
Content preview from Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 16

The Art of the Frame

Akio Tanabe creates some of the world’s most sought-after bicycle frames.

By Jess Hemerly

Shortly after World War II, the Japanese created a new form of track cycling: keirin (pronounced kay-rin). In a keirin race, a bicycle, motorbike, or moped sets pace for six to nine bike riders, gradually increasing speed on each lap. When the pacer drops off, the race becomes a sprint as riders jockey for the front position.

People across Japan trek to velodromes to watch and bet on keirin racing the way Americans bet on horse racing — except the stakes are much higher.

With significant sums of money at stake, a governing body, Nihon Jitensha Shinkokai (NJS), regulates keirin racing. NJS has exceptionally high standards for bike geometry, ...

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