Heavy Duty

A seriously heavy duty work bike spotted out in Osaka a few weeks ago...

These bikes are seen all over Japan and are used to deliver everything from rice to gas. This particular worker was being used to deliver that most important of necessities, beer.

Chrome Osaka Albi Hub

Chrome Industries will be opening an Osaka store on February 12th at the Albi Hub...

*RIVENDELL* samhillborne complete bike

Via Blue Lug

幹夫

Osaka Nightride/Leader @ Brotures

A few shots from last week on a nighttride in Osaka with Brad. We dropped into the Brotures store to drool over their ultra cool, bank breaking builds...

They had a display of the new 2015 Leader Bikes taking center stage...

All built up with some seriously impressive parts including this Sugino Super 75 crank, a snip at 90,000 Yen...

There were other bikes apart from the Leader's on display too...

Back out on the street there are signs advising us to lock it or lose it...

So we locked it...

A fun night, cheers to Brad and thanks to the Brotures staff who are always friendly and let us take photos. 

MID #1

Addiction Rawclip 20 - Shuhei Max Azuma

If at first you don't succeed...

Handmade Bicycle Show, Tokyo

Ace Bicycles has a stack of photos over on their Flickr from last weekend's Handmade Bike Show in Tokyo. Check out this beautiful Yanagi...

ARAYA CARBON DISC WHEEL SUPER LIGHT TRACK

More beautiful track want from Principedal...

CCH14-15 #8 Hiroshima Airport

CCH14-15 #8 Hiroshima Airport from pigmon on Vimeo.

Sundown Spin

A beautifully clear day for a spin as the sun went down around the Nara Cycle Road...

Unseasonably warm weather and a very, very slight hint of spring in the air...

Possibly the best photo we'll take this year...

...And no idea how this sign fell but a photo opp too good to miss...

Rain forecast today. Ho hum, Etc.

PACKAGE#6

PACKAGE#6 from K-T-R on Vimeo.

Batting Night Ride

Out with the Guell crew last Friday for a quick night ride across town...

 The destination was the Nara Batting Center in Koriyama to practice those swings...

A few rounds in the nets...

...And then back on the bikes for the return journey across Nara...

One night we may actually get some decent shots on one of these rides! Next month the Guell night ride will be the epic climb of Mount Wakakusa, stay tuned to the Guell Nara blog for details. 

Bicycle Studio Movement @ Sakai CX

The Movement boys were working hard at last week's Kansai CX race in Sakai, Osaka...

More action over on the Movement blog.

festive500 2014

festive500 2014 from Toshiki Sato on Vimeo.

Baramon KEIRIN Track frame NJS

Beautiful and rare NJS want over on the PrinciPedal Flickr...

Men's Track Action

A few shots from the men's final taken over at Nara Keirin during the new year meeting earlier this month...

CCM14-15 #9 Kiyosato : Snowy Race Again!

CCM14-15 #9 Kiyosato : Snowy Race Again! from pigmon on Vimeo.

COMMENCAL Uptown Max Max 2015 in Tokyo

COMMENCAL Uptown Max Max 2015 in Tokyo from COMMENCAL on Vimeo.

Keep It G 2015 / Grind Da Shit

So. Damn. Sick...

Yanagi

Not only do Yanagi build beautiful bicycles. They take beautiful photographs too...

Day In The Bike 1

Day In The Bike 1 from TMS Films on Vimeo.

Sunday Ride

Hooking up with Pete yesterday for a Sunday cruise around town. We did the tourist thing and headed up to the deer park, checking in on the deer "prison" first... 

Obviously it's not really a prison. It is the headquarters of the Deer Protection Foundation where the injured/pregnant or naughty deer are kept...

Then we took a walk around the UNESCO World Heritage listed Kasuga Shrine...

On the ride back into town we stopped by Kofuku-ji for a few quick bike/pagoda/deer photos...

The all important coffee stop at the superb 36 Coffee Workshop...

Rounding off the afternoon with a few "interesting" sites around the local shops...

Cheers Pete!