Yesterday

Day one. Kasuga Cup. GIII. Nara Keirin. Ten photos. No filters....

   

Pacer's Iribe

A few shots of the pacer's beautiful Iribe track bike taken at Nara Keirin last Monday...

#MadeInNara.

Restored Iribe @ Miyazaki Cycle

Very nice restored Iribe frame up for grabs at Miyazaki Cycle...

Full run down here.

Rooftop Track Bike

More here.

Grand Bois Kyoto

All the pictures from last weekend's trip to the brilliant Grand Bois store in Kyoto...

The shop is famous for their traditional Japanese built touring bicycles and restoration work on brands including Rene Herse, Toei and Alps...

Sitting outside the shop was this stunning porteur bike...

Inside, the well organised shop is absolutely packed with beautiful bikes...

Details, such beautiful details...

Especially on this Iribe built, full Dura Ace tourer...

The ceiling is also crammed with vintage porteurs, tourers and randonneurs...

The neatly arranged shelves show off some Grand Bois own brand parts...

Including their famous tyres...

A wonderful, friendly shop selling some very beautiful bicycles. You can follow Grand Bois via their Facebook and Twitter pages.

Grand Bois @ Cycle Mode Osaka

By far the most interesting thing at last weekend's Cycle Mode was the Grand Bois stand. A little oasis of hand built steel in a sea of sterile, generic carbon...

Grand Bois are famous for their touring bicycles and they had some real beauties on display including this one with S&S couplers...

They're also well known for their range of tyres...

And handlebars...

But the real highlight was this classic tourer, built for Grand Bois by legendary Nara frame builder Iribe...

The details are stunning...

Just beautiful from every angle...

You can keep up with all things Grand Bois by following their shop blog, Facebook page, Twitter and YouTube channel.