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Originally Posted by Ed Bighi
Once one understands the mystique of keirin, like rules that require only the rider to work on his own bike, riding the same frame for years, waiting in line to get that frame, the stresses involved, but most of all, riding something some rider made a living on for years instead of some assembly line frame that is some production copy of some tour rider's frame who uses that frame for only a couple of races, one sort of gets a real appreciation for the equipment. Sort of an old school, asian, martial arts style hierarachy translated into a cycling based gambling sport.
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I don't deserve a bike like that! I'll stick with my mass-produced Bianchi.