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The Language of Keirin Racing
Senko: leading with high speed from the front, must attack 800m - 400m before the finish.
Mak: sprinting past from second place.
Makuri: passing from behind in the final straight, (2nd sometimes also 3rd in line), must not attack any earlier than about 300m before the finish.
Oikomi: coming out from behind the leaders back wheel to win. (3rd sometimes also 4th wheel), must not attack any earlier than about 150m before the finish.Penalties for dangerous and illegal moves:
Shikaku: means to disqualify from a particular race for a technical reason, such as riding below the lower line for too long.
Juushu: a serious warning and a fine.
Soocho: merely a small fine.Found here: Japanese Keirin - Sprinting across culture
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Keirin school timelaps
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That’s a beauty! Someday I wanna have an all NJS Bike.
Samson:
2004 Samson built with Reynolds 753 and Columbus Squadra Course tubing
- Nitto Jaguar steel stem with B123AA bars
- Hatta Swan Deluxe head set
- Suntour Sprint 36H hubs laced to Araya RED rims
- Gan Well Pro 23mm tubulars
- Sugino 75 cranks to Hatta 9400 bottom bracket
- Sugino 49t chain wheel with Dura Ace 16t cog in the rear
- Sugino SP-H fluted post
- MKS Sylvan pedals + MKS “LL” clips
- Fujita single straps
- Selle Italia Turbo saddle
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It’s Keirin weekend!
Keirin is a mass-start track cycling event in which 6-9 sprinters compete at one time in a race with a paced start. Riders draw lots to determine starting positions and start as the pacer (which could be a motorcycle, a derny, or a tandem bicycle, for example) approaches. The riders are required to remain behind the pacer, which starts at the deliberately slow speed of about 25 km/h, gradually increasing in speed and leaves the track approximately 600-700 meters before the end, at a speed of about 50 km/h. The first cyclist to finish the race is the winner (sometimes finishing at 70 km/h). Keirin races are about 2 kilometers in length (eight laps on a 250m track, six laps on a 333m track, and five laps on a 400m track).
In competitions, this event is often conducted in several rounds in order to reduce the number of competitors to one “final” round of 6-9 riders. Eliminated cyclists may get the opportunity to try again in the repechages.
Source: wiki
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Under The Bridge With Seagulls.
Nikon FM2
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Schmitt’s Banger in B&W. The GRIME.
Minolta Hi-Matic AF
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(credit: Keith Teket)
