Epic Vintage & Old BMX

One Schwinn, One Raleigh, One American Flyer.

A few shots taken at the very cool Epic Vintage & Old BMX store in Horie, Osaka. Principally a vintage clothing shop but, as the name suggests, they have a nice fleet of old BMX bikes on sale too...

Schwinn Phantom.

Raleigh R10.

American Flyer.

 The shop owner rides a seriously cool, Giracha built Redline...

Redline.

A cool and  friendly shop well worth checking out. You can follow Epic Osaka on Instagram.

Mongoose + G&S Skateboard.

Bicycles Takenaka, Kyoto

A visit to the wonderful Bicycles Takenaka in Kyoto last weekend...

The bright, well stocked shop sells a range of road, triathlon, cyclocross and city bikes with brands including Pinarello, Raleigh, Araya, Panasonic and Calamita...

There's a good range of accessories and parts...

At at the rear of the store is a beautiful display of some very vintage bikes including a gorgeous "1950's" Makino track bike...

A "1970's" Gios Torino...

And a stunning "1960's" Makino road bike...

A very friendly and welcoming store building some really beautiful bikes. Well worth checking out if you are in Kyoto. Keep up with the shop by following the Bicycles Takenaka Facebook page.

Palm Garage Osaka

A visit to the relatively new store Palm Garage in Osaka yesterday. Located downstairs in a basement in Ame-Mura the shop is bright and filled with colourful bikes, frames and accessories...

A mix of vintage and new bikes...

That's a custom Japanese Pashley with special sloping top tube...

They also stock their own brand of city bike frames, all custom painted to order...

Including some very cool hand painted models...

All around the store there are funky displays and cool accessories...

A fun, funky and friendly shop building some unique, affordable OsakaStyle bikes. Well worth a visit if you're in town. You can follow Palm Garage on their Instagram and Twitter accounts.

Delft Fietswerkplaats, Nara

A visit to the wonderful Delft Fietswerkplaats in Nara last week. Located just 5 minutes from Saidai-ji station, Delft stock a range of beautiful contemporary touring bicycles from brands including Araya, Raleigh and Emperor...

There's a good range of accessories and parts in stock...

Including a rather neat little handlebar bag bracket designed and made by the shop...

Naturally, the store owner rides a beautiful, vintage LeMans, fully set up for some bicycle camping action...

Sugino Super Maxy cranks...

With one of the first generations of Shimano Deore at the rear mech...

A friendly, welcoming and superb little shop, well worth seeking out should you find yourself in Nara.

You can keep up with all things Delft by following their Instagram and Facebook pages.