K&M Cycle, Osaka

A visit to the superb K&M Cycle in southern Osaka last weekend. The small but well stocked shop is filled with some very nice custom builds from the likes of Litespeed and Rockbikes...

The busy workshop has some serious bike porn works in progress going on...

And some nice cycling and music related memorabilia dotted around the walls...

Upstairs there is a spacious showroom crammed full of bikes and frames...

Any shop that has some live Nirvana vinyl on the walls gets our vote! You can follow K&M cycle via their Instagram page.

Satoshi's RockBikes Melancholy

Some more shots of Satoshi's very cool RockBikes Melancholy fixed gear shot at Shitenno-ji in Osaka earlier this month...

A classy, understated build with some nice custom fuck you touches throughout...

Cheers to Satoshi for letting us take these photos!

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.

Nakazaki Eights, Osaka

A trip to Osaka last Friday to visit the wonderful Nakazaki Eights store located just north of Umeda. A very cool and friendly shop set in an old converted town house...

Outside the shop are a few examples of their custom work on a couple of Cycroc mini-velos...

And a really nicely done porteur transformation on a Rockbikes Pride...

Inside there are more bikes on display, including another Cycroc mini...

Upstairs there is a tatami room being used as a showroom for the Rockbikes range...

And a parking space for shop manager Kazuki-san's ultra cool custom Rockbike...

All around the shop there are fun and funky displays of parts and accessories...

A really friendly, welcoming shop selling some cool kit and doing some interesting custom builds. Most definitely worth a visit for any cyclist who finds themselves in Osaka. You can follow Nakazaki Eights via their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.