A stem and bar change for this famous HETCHINS track frame, owned by a friend of ours....
Cinelli MILANO stem in about a 100mm length, with a 320mm METALLICO X TRACK SUPERMARKET gold chrome Tsuchinoko bar! Very nice, and much more interesting than the usual drop bar with bar tape, I think. I like to see our customers trying risky things with their bikes, and this is one that is easy to hate on, but I love it!
GIRACHA full time staff, Fuku Chan, and his parents! It is not hard to see where he got his develishly handsome good looks from!
Fukuchans mum often comes by the store with bags full of fresh fruit, coffee, and cakes for us! She is quickly becoming the spiritual 'mum' of the shop! ha ha.... thanks!
Sayaka with some customers.... the guy on the left is actually a professional KEIRIN racer, and currently rides a beautiful orange NAGASAWA frame for work each day! I think he was pretty surprised to find a bike shop full of NJS frames for sale! The guy on the right is a fire fighter in Osaka, and often rides his UMEZAWA NJS bike from Osaka to Kobe and back, for a little extra training on his days off....
A beautiful, old (1969) KING SPEED Keirin track frame, which was sold as soon as it arrived. The customer was born in 1969, and the size was right, so he said 'let's do it!' as soon as he heard about the frame...... The price we sold the frame for, included a full re-chroming, re-painting including masking, and a KING SPEED decal set.
I will definitely be posting more pics once it is restored, and ready to build up.