Bacchetta Recumbent

A very pimp Bacchetta recumbent shot at the Cycle Picnic in Osaka... 

Seemingly set up for some serious distance riding...

Zipp wheelset...

Ultegra drive...

A very nicely done touring machine. There will be lots more bike porn from the Cycle Picnic posted here soon.

Kyoto CX- The Other Bikes

A round up of all the other bikes we shot at the Kansai Cyclocross race in Kyoto last month...

Some of the spectators had ridden down in style...

The MTB'ers were well represented out on the course...

Because, #26AintDead!

Even a couple of  'bents from Loro showed up to support their team who were racing on 20" mini-velo bikes...

But for the racers it didn't really matter what they were riding because at the end of the day, most bikes looked like this...

Suzuka Enduro- More Photos

We should have posted these a few weeks back but were busy with all the Cycle Mode stuff. Just some random shots from the Suzuka Enduro...

If there was an award for best jersey on the day it really should go to this this classic Lemond period Team Z shirt...

There were thousands of very high end bikes everywhere you looked, we tried our best to get pictures of the Japanese ones we found like theses two super nice Nakagawa's...

...And this nicely done custom Panasonic...

Team Dobbat's really caught our eye with their beautiful custom builds...

And this stunning pink Cherubim certainly stood out from all the black carbon...

...As did this, erm, black carbon Graphite Design...

Away from the track in the "market area"  the big companies like Mavic and Colnago were showing off some of their new bikes and kit...

While back out on the track a strong wind picked up in the afternoon really causing the riders to suffer...

Maybe the recumbent riders had the right idea, stay low and out of the wind...

The pits were busy all day long with riders and bikes everywhere...

 A great day had by all. Team Guell are already planning tactics for next year's ride looking for a top fifty placing, better get some serious training in over the coming winter!

Loro World Recumbents Kyoto

A trip to Kyoto today to pay a visit to the Loro World Recumbents store. Located in Chudoji LWR is part of the Loro Group, their Kyoto store is where they house the recumbent side of the business.

An Ultegra equipped Metabikes recumbent

Super cool  custom HP Speedmachine with Aerospokes f+r.

Rans Force 5 700c

As well as stocking recumbents the store also holds a good range of folders including Airnimals, Birdy (BD-1), Brompton and many others...

Disc equipped Airnimal

The shop is chock full of folders, custom mini-velos and many hard to find parts and accessories...

Some nice custom colour options on the Birdy bikes like this sparkly gold number on the left...

And many options for the Bromptons too...

Optima Cougar

A really great specialist shop, one of the few in Japan that hold stock of recumbent bikes. Great range of bikes and parts, friendly and knowledgable staff, well worth seeking out when you visit Kyoto.