If you look closely at the Nagasawa head badge, there’s an Italian flag alongside the Japanese flag. Yoshiaki Nagasawa has a strong connection with the Italian bicycle frame building industry, beginning his career at Sante Pogliaghi’s workshop before starting a… Read more
It wasn’t that long ago when a decommissioned Keirin frame, completely adorned with parts approved by the Nihon Jitensha ShinkÅkai, or NJS, was considered the Holy Grail of discerning urban cyclists worldwide. Lately, thankfully, we hear of less priority being… Read more
Mr. Nagasawa is one of a select few Japanese builders who are licensed to produce NJS approved frames for keirin racing. I have always been a bit dubious about riders that were fanatical about assembling a complete NJS stamped bike,… Read more
