And we're back. It's been a while right? Mostly because of Instagram and all that social media bollocks. Anyway here's a beautiful vintage Specialized Stumpjumper shot at the utterly fabulous Bicycle Museum Cycle Center in Sakai, Osaka.
Showing posts with label Klunker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Klunker. Show all posts
Thursday, 5 December 2019
Saturday, 17 August 2019
Vintage Specialized Stumpjumper
Gorgeous original Specialized Stumpjumper shot at the Bicycle Museum Cycle Center in Sakai, Osaka last month...
Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Monday, 20 August 2018
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Ballooner Bikes Pop Up Shop @ Ponygoround
Three quick shots from the very cool current Ballooner Bikes pop up shop at Ponygoround Osaka...
A fabulous display of some of Kenji-san's collection from his BMX and MTB racing career...
The pop up shop runs until next Tuesday (27th) so if you're in the area go down and check it out. A big thank you to Sayaka for showing me the shop.
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
Kenji's Custom Ballooner
Kenji-san, owner of the Crazy Sheep brand also owns the super cool Ballooner brand. The whole ethos of Ballooner is a modern take on old school mountain bikes, think Repack and plaid rather than full face and droppers. Last weekend Velo Life Unpeu in Osaka hosted a Ballooner and Crazy Sheep demo bike day where Kenji was showing off some of his stable. His personal bike is the coolest bike you will ever see*...
A mix of old and new, rusted motorbike handlebars (a homage to the pioneers of mountain biking) on a Chris King headset and the bike rolls on 27.5 Maxxis tyres...
White Industries cranks with a battered Shimano Claris mech. No drop stop or clutch mechs here, the bike is built to be shredded...
A well worn in and never maintained Brooks saddle...
And those S and S couplers make sense because Kenji travels with this bike...
Follow Kenji and Ballooner on Instagram to see more of their builds and adventures.
*ATMO
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.
Monday, 11 September 2017
Friday, 17 March 2017
Bridgestone Wild West @ Delft Fietswerkplaats
Custom, vintage Bridgestone Wild West MTB with a ton of character shot at the fabulous Delf Fietswerkplaats in Saidaiji, Nara last weekend...
The shop owner told us he built it up using whatever old parts he had laying around, true klunker style...
Keep up with all things Delft by following their Instagram page.
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