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Custom Leader Kagero @ Brotures

A few shots of a rather cool, very custom Leader Bikes Kagero spotted hanging up in the Brotures Osaka entrance last weekend...

Set up as a porteur bike with a Gamoh rack up front...

Still keeping things fixed with Sugino down at the cranks...

And Paul taking care of the brakes...

Follow the Brotures Osaka Twitter and Instagram feeds for more of this kind of thing.

Fixed Bikes @ Noridaore

A few photos of some of the fixed gear bikes shot at last weekend's Noridaore in Osaka, info where known...

Shin Doya's tidy Capone Bikes custom painted by Takawomi from Solid Bicycles.

Pagan

Pagan

Komeyann's very custom Affinity Anthem.

Takawomi's very cool Skream Bikes Spirit.

Leader

Leader

There will be more photos from Noridaore posted here soon including the BMX bikes, won't that be nice?

Too Darn Hot

Out riding in a ridiculously hot Osaka yesterday...

Sweltering.

Seeking shade at the superb Cafe Colombia...

Solace.

 Shooting a few street bikes...

Leader.

Fuji.

 Catching up with Tony Stark...

Iron Man (cheers Adam!)

Before hooking up with our good buddy Andrew  down at Giracha...

Andrew's Panasonic.

Always so much to shoot at Griacha...

#Frameporn.

Vintage.

Kashimax.

 A dangerously hot day out in the city. Thanks to Andrew, for a slice of real local Osaka life be sure to check out his other Instagram account IPA Crew.

Nagasawa.

Sam's Leader Bikes Renovatio

Some more pictures of Sam's sleek Leader Renovatio taken earlier this month at Shitenno-ji in Osaka...

An understated, classy build. Sugino 75 cranks with a Zen ring...

Fizik & Thomson...

Nitto stem...

Carbon Nitto bars...

A big thank you to Sam for waiting around while we took all these photos!

Fixed Weekend (Pt.2)

Group shot at Heijo.

Last Sunday Andrew, Sam, Shota and Taigo came to Nara. From Osaka. Over Mt Ikoma. On fixed gear bikes...

Blooms.

Guell stop.

Shota's Cinelli.

Taigo's Samson

Combini stop.

Fixed Weekend (Pt 1)

Shitenno-ji.

 An Osaka ride last Saturday with Osaka locals and fixed riders Andrew, Sam and Satoshi...

Sam hands free.

These boys are fast...

Andrew on the drops.

We Are Traffic.

Waiting.

 A stop at Shitenno-ji Temple to get some bike shots (many more of those to come later)...

Sam's Leader.

Satoshi's Rockbikes.

Andrew's Panasonic.

A stop at Master Pista...

Master Pista.

Waiting 2.

And ending the ride at Yellow Ape Craft...

A big thank you to Andrew, Sam and Satoshi. More fixed gear fun was had on Sunday, stay tuned.