What an experience it must have been for you! P. S.: Keirin would be a cool name for a kid. 😉

How cool! Were you required to go thru the Keirin school? Did you already speak/ know Japanese enough to go thru the school?

@@flyingdutchmanROS international keirin riders were only required to go to a condensed version that took 2 weeks instead of 11 months. We all had translators

can i ask what ratios they are using in keirin?

It was getting out of hand for awhile but I believe they have capped the ratios now. Not positive but I think it’s something like 52x12 cap these days in Japan Keirin.

mark hancock THANKS !!

@@yffiniac can u plz tell how many minutes of running every morning?

NJS export. They always have scratch and dent frames that are very reasonable and used parts.

@@heroinbath1877 Thank you for bringing this my attention! I didn’t know it was that easy to buy a njs frame and what a wide selection too! Once I save up I’m going for it 🤩

Maybe 50:14

And juice till the wheels fall off. The thing about Japan is there are no drug controls at all and sportsmen are actually encouraged to dope.

Sashimi, too.

vladysz11 it's Benjamin Clementine "Cornerstone"

Keirin Track and Mountain Biking are only needed

anyone can join. If you're a pro already, you might an invitation as part of the exchange program as well. Without an invitation as a guest, you will have to join the full one year, and take all classes in Japanese, and graduate in order to compete. There is an age limit as you can guess, but I guess the biggest barrier is that if you're not a pro you have to speak almost perfect Japanese in order to join/graduate, and most gaijin don't enjoy the super strict life you are forced to live during and after kerin school.

@@zerocooljpn thanks. Im not pro at track, in my country we dont have a track so im only race on road and ride fixed on criteriums and streets. Full year School is a best part of this! I dont wanna skip it. :D but In other forums someone say gajins only can go there with invitation. :( So its looks like I will never join to keirin. :(

@@baranybumm hey man. Holy sh*t, you really look interested. I don't know about your other forum, but I just checked the official site, just for you. This is the application site: keirin-jik.jp/application.html and these are the conditions to apply: keirin-jik.jp/assets/pdf/yoko_119_ippan.pdf There are no restrictions on nationality. You can be a foreigner and apply. But you need to have residence in Japan, and be 17 years old or above, and have a high school diploma. It says some other basic things, like not having a criminal record (please don't be a yakuza), not having tattoos, etc. For guys, the approval percentage is pretty low though. Like only 10% get accepted. If you're a girl it's like 80% ;). If you're serious about it, unless you speak perfect Japanese already (which I'm guessing it's not the case, or you'd know this information already...), I think the most realistic would be to come either for work, or apply to a Japanese language school for a year or two on Japanese. Then apply. It's not easy learning Japanese, and it will certainly cost money. But if your dream is to be track cyclist in Japan, at least the fact that you're foreigner is not stopping you. If you're a good one you can be pretty rich too.

@@zerocooljpn wow , I dont know why but iddnt found this page, maybe the Google is hide it from me.(currently now Im in Germany and its working rly strange here.. 🙄) I translated the pdf, and its ddnt say anything about age or native country! So if I going to Japanese language school with some national program i can apply to the keirin school and if I they only test is matter! Im good enough or not! Its sounds like a good option! 🤔 Woh man, thanks! So now I have to make a good plan. :D

@@baranybumm ahaha your translator must not be very good. In the pdf "３．応募資格" = "application requirements". "(1) 日本国内に居住する男子であること。"be a male, having residence in Japan" (this is the male student application btw). "(2) 年令は、２０２０年４月１日現在満１７才以上であること。" = "be 17 years old or above on April 1st, 2020". Yeah man, it's a plan at least. Going to a language school you can get a student visa for one year, and apply for a new visa after you get accepted in the keirin school. Getting a job would also work of course. If you get in, please introduce me to any of the girls doing keirin. I'm in love with almost all of them. I'm a big fan of girls keirin (not much into the guy's keirin really...). Cheers.

165 usually.

Girlfriend should know!🤣🤣🤣🍺

His physique is pure goals, track cyclists do be built nice

Tradition, standardisation, reliability.

they crash a lot because it is allowed to bump other competitors. carbon fibre or alu for example would simply crack into pieces. steel, on the other hand, is more flexible can have chance of surviving a crash for the next race. besides, kirin riders have no sponsors, they pay themselves, reliability and endurance are extremely important. 回覆

all commented already, but mostly "rules"

Javier Narro the regulations of keirin racing mandates a steel bike which is pretty antiquated compared to the carbon fiber we see in the Olympic stage. I was also thinking it could be tradition/economy. Tradition because it was established back in 1948 so there has been minor improvements that make it seem as if you're watching a race from the 80's. Economy, as every rider can afford to buy one and repair it at a reasonable cost while in seclusion.

+jose pajares but njs certified parts/frames are far from cheap...

the bikes are not old there hand made in japan steel tubing most are brand new as you cant have a dented or any kind of flaw

Because they wont stab you if they crash and scattered.

To boggle your tiny pea brain.

And stupid comment like yours show no brain.