this is old news but I don't get out much anymore..
did see this yesterday though
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
A few photos while you wait
Hi there readers I havnt forgotten you..almost have the second part of the Keirin piece done but until then here are some photos I have run across from all of the boxes I have been going through..
till next time ride like you do..Misster Pissta
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| This is A boat racing stadium,viewed from the train. |
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| These are the different ways racers can be disqualified from races. |
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| These are the OG's I mention at the first race I went to. If they were here would they be wearing Derbys, members only or SIRJAC's? |
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| A little bit of history is on view at the Keiukaku velodrome in an exhibit hall.This brochure is from there. |
Thursday, August 23, 2012
we interrupt the series for this post
Hi there readers (lets make that commenters please) . I am interupting the keirin series to share with you some photos of a show JITENSHA BAKA (bicycle crazy) a show I skitched my photos into her in Kochi. The show is at a shop/bar called TABURA which sells antiques, specializing in fans presently dur to the shortage of power in japan and the request that people refrain from using their air-conditioners until the nuclear plants are back online(thats another story).. anyhow the show is of a bunch of bikes from the 50's to the 70's almost all with rod brakes ..heres the flyer and some of my photos of the show.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Keirin a lifelong quest
Once 5 or 6 years ago someone said I should go die in a ditch becuase I used the term NJS -No Jive Sewing to describe my Zo bags on that auction site. Well here is the story of how I got to that point(not the ditch) where I feel I own the rights to use that as a search term.
I had the keirin bug long before my first trip to japan in 1986, I think it came from some article I read in my childhood of growing up reading competitive cycling and International Cycle Sport, spending my money made from the paper route or lacing wheels (2 dollars a wheel 2.50 if they had washers) on Mirror Du Cyclisme . It was most likely Bike World which was one of the World Publications based in Mt. View ,CA. , a publication where I also I first found out about artistic cycling (INDOOR CYCLING) which was another quest and another story. Back to keirin.
On my first trip to japan seeing a Keirin race was one of the things I was looking forward to but I was very dissapointed, none of Kate's family would talk about it at all to us, and only one bartender was helpful but that was our last day there.
Things got better the next time around, Victoria went to a sports high school... she did Artistic Gymnastics and Keirin riders were taught at her same school she actually KNEW an S1 racer! When I visited kochi I got to see his shop and meet him and found lots of information about the sport. I still couldnt see a race though as the KOCHI veldorome was closed down to be rebuilt. That visit or maybe the visit after Victoria's sister and brother in-law drove me a couple of hundred Kilometers drove me across the island of Shikoku (where I am now) to Matsuyama to see my first Keirin Race. It was winter the shadows were long the track was directly under the Matsuyama castle at that point, the bleachers contained only a few old men smoking unfiltered cigarettes with a seedy type vibe When I looked for that track in 2008 with Sara on our honeymoon tour I couldnt find it,,turns out it had been torn down relocated and rebuilt, -probably shortly after Kochis stadium was completed- we didn't visit its repalacement becuase it was a bit far off the path of the pilgramage we were on.
The main impression that first race left me with was that the amount of enthusiam I had compared to almost all of the other spectators who were old men.
After the race I noticed that there were posters on a board announcing the races and they had just put the posters one on top of the another -I asked if I could take them down, recieved an affirmative answer ,pulled out my pliers and pulled out an average of 6 staples from each poster going down through 4 years or so ,it was inches thick,
Needless to say this took some time, and attracted some attention, I ended up being showered with more posters that were brand new and they even gave me a helemt that had been crashed in I was stoked.
As we were leaving the site I noticed a shed that had bags of cans and bottles, I stuck my head in and came out with two bars and a stem , my first keirin GOMI and my first parts that had actually been in a race where the out come was wagered upon..this was the start of what would become my use of the term NJS in my ebay titles, maybe someone can use the wayback machine and tell if it was used before I joined ebay in 2004 , somehow I doubt it, but this is why I feel I have the right to use it when I list my Zo Bags.
come back for part 2 where I find and buy my first njs frame.
I had the keirin bug long before my first trip to japan in 1986, I think it came from some article I read in my childhood of growing up reading competitive cycling and International Cycle Sport, spending my money made from the paper route or lacing wheels (2 dollars a wheel 2.50 if they had washers) on Mirror Du Cyclisme . It was most likely Bike World which was one of the World Publications based in Mt. View ,CA. , a publication where I also I first found out about artistic cycling (INDOOR CYCLING) which was another quest and another story. Back to keirin.
On my first trip to japan seeing a Keirin race was one of the things I was looking forward to but I was very dissapointed, none of Kate's family would talk about it at all to us, and only one bartender was helpful but that was our last day there.
Things got better the next time around, Victoria went to a sports high school... she did Artistic Gymnastics and Keirin riders were taught at her same school she actually KNEW an S1 racer! When I visited kochi I got to see his shop and meet him and found lots of information about the sport. I still couldnt see a race though as the KOCHI veldorome was closed down to be rebuilt. That visit or maybe the visit after Victoria's sister and brother in-law drove me a couple of hundred Kilometers drove me across the island of Shikoku (where I am now) to Matsuyama to see my first Keirin Race. It was winter the shadows were long the track was directly under the Matsuyama castle at that point, the bleachers contained only a few old men smoking unfiltered cigarettes with a seedy type vibe When I looked for that track in 2008 with Sara on our honeymoon tour I couldnt find it,,turns out it had been torn down relocated and rebuilt, -probably shortly after Kochis stadium was completed- we didn't visit its repalacement becuase it was a bit far off the path of the pilgramage we were on.
The main impression that first race left me with was that the amount of enthusiam I had compared to almost all of the other spectators who were old men.
After the race I noticed that there were posters on a board announcing the races and they had just put the posters one on top of the another -I asked if I could take them down, recieved an affirmative answer ,pulled out my pliers and pulled out an average of 6 staples from each poster going down through 4 years or so ,it was inches thick,
Needless to say this took some time, and attracted some attention, I ended up being showered with more posters that were brand new and they even gave me a helemt that had been crashed in I was stoked.
As we were leaving the site I noticed a shed that had bags of cans and bottles, I stuck my head in and came out with two bars and a stem , my first keirin GOMI and my first parts that had actually been in a race where the out come was wagered upon..this was the start of what would become my use of the term NJS in my ebay titles, maybe someone can use the wayback machine and tell if it was used before I joined ebay in 2004 , somehow I doubt it, but this is why I feel I have the right to use it when I list my Zo Bags.
A little side line here -When Tom Kuhn was still making his yo-yo's in san francisco I developed a relationship with him making yo-yo bags in exchange for his products, I still have a patch from his NO JIVE yoyo team.
come back for part 2 where I find and buy my first njs frame.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Tour De France in relation to my rides here in KOCHI
Well the tour is almost over ..its been live on the television here
sometimes and part of the screen is blocked out to try to get you to pay
but its made me think of my bikes here and how they relate to the race
of the season. Its a bit of a stretch but I figured my ezine readers
might like some photos of the bikes I ride around to take the photos for
this blog... In this instance I will be posting Digital photos this is
an exception as regular visitors of this site know..please excuse the
regression.. the link is that both bike have mention of a 5 time Tour
winner on them... OK heres the first one.. the seat tube had a head shot
its not really recognizable but heres a teaser..
To me it looks more like a photo of Pou-pou (poulidor) after he broke his nose while in the lead of the 68 (?) tour but it is indead Jacque the first man to win the tour five times.. here is the head badge..
its got a nice JOS lighting system complete with an AMBER front bulb (how french)
YES Misster Pissta has an alloy Bike INFACT I have 2 my other one is a BULLITT freight bike... I have in the past owned Alan's and Vitus's and maybe someday I will own a Cunningham....look at these great beads.
Most of the parts are from the GOMI before fixed gears got popular and Keirin riders quit throwing away their cast offs.
Heres a shot you can see the decals in all their glory (?) hey they were better than the marin ones...
Yeah I have a MTB stem on it once I past the age of 25 comfort became more important to me than fashion... the only reason the tires match is becuase they were the first ones I found in the trash when I rebuilt the wheels from sewups last week.
The rear hub was a gift from a friend who raced Keirin till the 80's he raced for 37 years and 4 months.. I think it is from the early 60's
the headtube has stickers from a few shops in Kochi...and suntour..
TILL then I am MISSTER PISSTA
To me it looks more like a photo of Pou-pou (poulidor) after he broke his nose while in the lead of the 68 (?) tour but it is indead Jacque the first man to win the tour five times.. here is the head badge..
Head badge
here is another shot of one of the transfers.
heres what the cockpit looks like
its got a nice JOS lighting system complete with an AMBER front bulb (how french) 
Here are a couple of shots of the details that make this frame special....
YOU can be sure that Jacque picked the all the parts out for this model.. the seat shows just how much style he had..
WELL that bike is in the quiver sitting along the other bikes of the house...
the one that is hanging up is my other ride here... The seat and post as starters..
The one link this bike has to the Tour De France is the Stonglight headset which is Branded B.Hinault who followed Jacques and Eddy into the small group of men to win the tour de france 5 times (without asterix).
The bike itself was branded Marin made for some six day races they entered their team in to garner some needed UCI points I got it without a fork at a bayarea bike swap about 10 years ago. The frame has been rebranded with transfers I aquired at the first CMWC in 1993 in berlin. there is a sticker just above the BB that however reveals its true heritage...
You may not have heard of the Billato brothers unless you read The Landlords website.they made this wonder of welded beauty.
YES Misster Pissta has an alloy Bike INFACT I have 2 my other one is a BULLITT freight bike... I have in the past owned Alan's and Vitus's and maybe someday I will own a Cunningham....look at these great beads.
Yeah I have a MTB stem on it once I past the age of 25 comfort became more important to me than fashion... the only reason the tires match is becuase they were the first ones I found in the trash when I rebuilt the wheels from sewups last week. 
well thats all for today...next time..a story Keirin my liflong quest....
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
more from kochi...again
Thursday, July 5, 2012
MOre from kochi
the first shots are of Coda Casa sports and Yojiro who I have mentioned before on these pages (shark).
the first and second are double exposures I got the times right on the second try. Camera is Manual Option land camera with FP-3000 b.
I saw these two bikes and had to take a photo ,obviously reading whats cool -but all the same I have never seen a vivalo with chrome lugs and I have owned 5 or 6 of them. ....and then theres the grab shot with the wheelchair frontwheel
NEXT TIME..My lifelong quest of keirin (not the beer)
the first and second are double exposures I got the times right on the second try. Camera is Manual Option land camera with FP-3000 b.
I saw these two bikes and had to take a photo ,obviously reading whats cool -but all the same I have never seen a vivalo with chrome lugs and I have owned 5 or 6 of them. ....and then theres the grab shot with the wheelchair frontwheel
next we have some street shots.. the first is a double of a mail box ,I
was taking the building but the rider enterd my shot. fp100c--grafaloid
Here is a bike I saw parked-One of those ladies who is afraid of the sun they wear these hats with built in black visors really scary you can't tell if they are looking or not...notice the hand covers
This was just too cute they were waiting for the light.ruined the print somehow though.
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This lady has a less severe style similar to the owner of the bike in the first shoot.
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