FUJI FEATHER FIXED GEAR (8)
Last week I received my new fixed gear bike.
I chose to buy a new one as a second hand ones costs more ... I know that living in Japan I "should" ride a Nagasawa or Watanabe or at least a Panasonic etc etc...
But for what I want to do with it (having fun) I don't want to spend 200000 yen.
Don't misunderstand me, I love the real keirin pist bike and how their owner customize it (you can check my gallery ... and more to come soon). But what I wanted now is a "cheap" good looking and with average good parts bike.
So I looked for a while for the best I could have for a very reasonable price and ended up to choose the Fuji Feather Model 2009 (<- full spec on the page).
I think it was the best shot for me : 71000 yens for a complete bike, not even the price of a new Panasonic frame...
Plus I ordered it from qbei.jp based in Osaka, they have a 10% discount right now on this item, so I eventually paid only 66000 yens (including the registration cost and delivery). (First I wanted to buy it from my local seller but he doesn't sell Fujis...)
So What do I have for such a price ? Let's open the box :
First the box was huge!! about 1.75m by 40cm!....Wow, why that?
Well as you can see, the bike was totally built up and ready to ride!! Thumbs up to qbei.com!! I just had to adjust the height of the saddle.
Amazing, ordering from the net I expected to have to mount it from scratch... That was a nice surprise.
So now what is funny is that they really built it as the law says a bicycle should be : with brakes, lights and a cute little bell! ah ah.
For now it is on a single speed "mode" but the rear wheel has a flip flop hub so I can change it easily to a fixed gear.
I am really happy with my choice. I was not sure about the color, hesitating between the dark green one and this light blue (also available are black and pink).
But this blue looks much better for real than on the pics. And I can tell you I have already some ideas to improve the look... eh eh ;-)
I am going to do what I think is stupid and other do for their car or PC : "pimping" it (well just a tiny bit) : in French you can call me a Jacky :)...
Posted on : 2009-03-20 05:12:22
FUJI PROJECT JOURNAL - 1
Training is going on pretty well. Yes, the heat makes it harder but anyway it will be hot also on d-day. I do running, cycling and even some swimming sessions. Cross training is the best to get back in shape without hurting your body with repetitive routines. With cross training all our muscles got involved one day or an other so one can get in shape in a smoother and less traumatic way.I start to feel better and better. Saturday I took the Fuji Track Comp and rode from Yokohama where I live to... Read more
Posted on : 2010-07-19 21:08:31 - Comments : 6
FUJI PROJECT
For a few weeks now I've been thinking about a project for this summer. A sporty one. My goal is to start from 0m, Yokohama altitude to the top of Japan, the Mount Fuji, 3776 m.In one day and by my own strength.Meaning riding my bike from Yokohama to the fifth station of Fuji San (last place the cars can reach) and then climbing to the top.Yokohama in red, Fuji San in blue.To make it even more fun I'll be riding a Fixed Gear bike :-)Now, being the 111th Anniversary of Fuji Bikes this y... Read more
Posted on : 2010-07-12 10:50:33 - Comments : 8
FUJI-CYCLINGTIME TEAM PRESENTATION
About 10 days ago I was invited by Stephan Forest, Manager of the Fuji-CyclingTime team to their presentation party. It took place at the Canteen, just next the CyclingTime bike shop in Soho-Odaiba. They asked me to shoot the party as well as the riders for their Homepage.It was also a good opportunity for me to meet the people of Fuji bikes Japan as well as the leaders of CyclingTime.comThe shop and location are really nice. Let's see what they had in there.Team jersey for sale.I still have a S... Read more
Posted on : 2010-06-23 00:27:01 - Comments : 2
BICYCLE SHOPS IN YOKOHAMA
It's been a while that I uploaded some bicycle related article here. So time to catch up a little bit. [an other article should follow tomorrow or monday]As I needed to buy some new tubes I visited the Y's Road shop in Yokohama. It was a good occasion to check their fixie corner. As I said in an old post this shop is not specialized in fixed gear bikes but more on road race ones. In this category they have everything you can dream of. As for the fixed gear bikes I was a little bit disappoin... Read more
Posted on : 2010-06-19 18:40:42 - Comments : 3
TOKYO FIX IPHONE APP
Today I downloaded the Tokyo Fix iPhone App. It was released just recently by Ollie Magazine, a street culture mag it seems. The app costs 230 yen which is reasonable. Here are some screen-shots showing you the main functions of the app. &nbs... Read more
Posted on : 2010-05-10 22:28:52 - Comments : 1
By gabuchan At 2009-03-24 00:34:35
from Tokyo
gabuchan.wordpress.com
By pistfujifeather At 2009-06-08 22:07:02
from japan ,japan
http://www.lenpaterson.com/
By BIlly At 2009-07-20 07:59:58
from Tokyo ,Photographer, Videographer, Blogger
http://tune-in-tokyo.com
By Jérome At 2009-07-21 05:20:55
from Kamaya Cho ,Soon dinning
http://www.jeromesadou.com
Plus, as we always have to keep in mind that we need more time to stop the bike (in fixed gear mode), it forced us to really be aware of the traffic not just 10 meters ahead but much more : so it makes us riding safer I would say! (I hope I am clear)
Anyway enjoy!
By pa At 2009-11-21 03:37:12
http://made-my-day.tumblr.com
Je viens de tomber sur votre blog en cherchant un dealer de fuji à Tokyo. Je suis actuellement à Tokyo pour une semaine et aimerait savoir o๠je peux en trouver un?
Par avance merci
By Jérome At 2009-11-21 05:42:40
from Maison ,En train de trier des photos
http://www.jeromesadou.com
By royo At 2010-05-06 04:13:46
from united kingdom
By Jerome At 2010-05-06 15:39:30
from Kamaya cho
http://www.jeromesadou.com
A good shop for parts would be Blue Lug in Tokyo, (you can google it) but I am afraid they don't sell parts abroad. In Osaka there is Rene who sells anywhere in the world I think, here is his online shop : http://www.tracksupermarket.com/ .
Cheers!