Tuesday 31 October 2017

Bridgestone Chero 20 Klunker Custom

Now this is a cool little build by Bici Termini, a standard Bridgestone "Chero 20" mini-velo customised with a set of Fuji "Bullmoose" bars and CST knobbly BMX tyres  making this possibly the first "mini velo neo klunker" around...




The Brooks Cambium has been pimped with special Katae Japan rivets...



Possibly the coolest bike we have seen this year (all due respect to all the other cool bikes we've shot) Follow Bici Termini on Instagram for more custom builds like this.

Thursday 26 October 2017

Viseman's Custom Surly CC

A few shots of BC Transit owner Viseman's custom Surly Cross Check... 


Tioga risers, Oury grips and racklife provided by Adept Works...


Rolling on 50c Schwalbe Century tyres...


Velo Orange post with Adept Works saddle...


KCNC pedals...


One of the coolest Surly builds around. Follow Viseman on Instagram for more custom builds from Transit.


Monday 23 October 2017

Rene's Nagasawa Track

A few shots of Rene's beautiful Nagasawa track bike shot at the ever wonderful Giracha, Osaka... 






Check out the Giracha Walnut Club Instagram to see some much better photos of this stunner.


Friday 20 October 2017

Tuesday 17 October 2017

Vintage Vigore MTB

A well used and still rolling vintage Vigore MTB shot out in Kyoto a couple of weeks ago...






Get following the Vigore Instagram account to see more Vigore builds.


Sunday 15 October 2017

Vintage #MessLife @ Giracha

Sayaka at Giracha always has some cool reading material that you can browse while you drink your coffee. Here's a few pictures from a very cool early 90's Popeye Magazine documenting the messenger culture at the time (before the trustfund kids and the hipsters killed the lifestyle!)...  

Popeye Magazine.

Remember when couriers used gears?!

Beautiful Toyo Frame MTB.

Lids and Spin wheels.

Baglife.


Thanks, as always, to Sayaka, Rene, Tsutumi and the whole Giracha crew.

Thursday 12 October 2017

Michiko's Surly #EverydayBike

A few shots of Michiko's rather cool Surly Cross Check commuter or #everydaybike taken last week at Achieve Kyoto...


A sensible yet fun build with Nitto Albatross bars, Fairweather tyres, Brooks saddle, downtube shifters, MKS pedals and a very cool Swift Industries bar bag...



And if you don't have a dive bomber on your bars then you really ain't doing this right...


Thanks so much to Michiko for letting us take these photos. Check out her other, slightly more serious bike here.

Monday 9 October 2017

Salsa Marrakesh @ Bicycle Maru

Kentaro-san, owner of the wonderful Bicycle Maru in Nara is a very patient man. He has been in the process of building this Salsa Marrakesh for himself for the past 18 months! It was almost complete earlier this year and then a customer made him an offer for the original wheels he had built for it meaning a few more months of waiting for parts to arrive. It is now, as Kentaro-says "80% complete" (he's still waiting for custom bags), and it's a stunner...


It is a parts porn overload, Gevenalle shifters, Paul Clamper brakes, Chris King headset and hubs Shimano drive...


Rolling on 650B Velocity rims with those Sim Works "Homage" tyres and a very cool vintage Yanco Pad on the top tube...


Stylish Rindow Bikes Bullet Lights front and rear...




Get following Bicycle Maru on Instagram and Facebook to see more of his gorgeous builds.