GIRO
There is a studio in Fukuoka pref.
builder:Shojiro Iwai(Birth July 2, 1958)
He took an active part as road rider in the Nihon University bicycle.
He went to train to Italy of the mechanic in him after it had trained with NAGASAWA for four years after it had graduated from the university. He supported a Japanese team of the game against the world while it worked with GIANNI MOTTA for two and a half years. He served as the coach and the mechanic in the Seoul Olympics.
The origin of the brand is from jiro>Giro of name Mr.Shojiro Iwai of frame builder.
Frame builder(Mr.Shojiro Iwai) of the brand trained production with NAGASAWA frame.
IRIBE
There is a studio in Nara pref.
builder:Masanori Iribe(Birth February 8, 1950)
He started the cycling at the junior high school, and started racing from the high school. He joins Sugino after it graduates from the high school, opens cycle shop at the age of 22, and is a frame builder now.
KALAVINKA
There is a studio in Tokyo.
builder:Akio Tanabe
He was famous rider. He won the championship several times by Japanese Championships and participated in World Championship.
The origin of the name of KALAVINKA is a god of the song in the name of the god of the Buddhism.
Head badge of KALAVINKA is very Oriental in the god's design. Frame of KALAVINKA is assembled with original lug, dropouts, and BB shell of the design of Mr.Tanabe. They use other NJS frame builder. They are exported to foreign countries.
Musician's Mr.Eric Clapton came to the atelier for the visit several years ago. He owns three Kalavinka frame.
I (Tomity) have been using only Kalavinka frame with Keirin race for 33 years. I do not have the use of other frame.
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2004/e/tomity.htm
Mr. Tanabe coached me for all of cycling race.
http://www.kalavinka-bikes.com/
KATAKURA SILK
There is not a studio currently (Tokyo). The company of the founder of the brand was a silk mill.
One of builder that produces the frame with KATAKURA SILK has succeeded the brand.
Kinu Cycles builder:Mr.Tadashi Arai(Kinu is silk in Japanese)
http://www.silkcycle.com/
This is my old Katakura Silk fixed bike
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2004/f/tomity.htm
KIYO MIYAZAWA
There is a studio in Tokyo.
builder:Kiyoaki Miyazawa
Birth December 25, 1953.
He is the second man who trained frame build in Italy following NAGASAWA. Moreover, he trained and returned home with GIANNI MOTTA for one year after it had trained for six years with famous ROSSIN in Italy. It is one of the factors that Keirin rider his father enters frame builder, too.
http://www.kiyo-miyazawa.com/
