All That Glitters...

...is not gold.









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Meccanico Giro

This Keirin beauty belongs to Victor, one of the earliest members of Manila Fixed Gear. The photos here are really nice but they don't do justice on how awesome this beast looks like in person.

"The Manila Fixed Gear mentality back then was to buy available parts even if you don't need them because someone you know might," he recalls, "This was so, because at the time, fixed gear parts were really hard to come by here in Manila." I remember this clearly as I was able to acquire from him the Aerospokes from this build that he replaced with the current HED3.

Check out the specs, more images and some trivia after the jump.

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This is japan!

Keirin/Women cyclist ready to ride after passing Pro Exam.

Read more of that here.

They take track racing seriously in Japan.

Photo by Kengo Hiyoshi.

Mixed Trax

100% NJS

The recently released Gan Compe PRO track hubs are definitely a big step-up from the standard Gran Compe tarck hubs. With fully replaceable bearing races, it is the first of it's kind since the SunTour SUPERBE Pros.

These hubs are 100% made in Japan and are the first NJS certified hubs since the Dura Ace 7710. They come equipped with cup and cone "open" bearings which make them run super smooth, which is probably why Nagasawa Racing recommends these hubs to all their pro Keirin racers.

Very limited production quantity.

Parking

Rekta "NJS"

Dale's NJS inspired build.