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
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
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
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
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
By kuroshirohaiiro At 2009-08-10 01:19:17
from San Francisco, California ,Abandoning the art of tarking
http://www.creeply.com
By LoneCub At 2009-08-13 12:06:00
from Chicago ILL ,NOTHING!!
By Jérome At 2009-08-13 18:34:40
from Shibuya ,Working
http://www.jeromesadou.com
@kuroshirohaiiro : don't hesitate to contact me when you'll be in Tokyo!
@LoneCub : yep, I think Japan must be one of the safest country in the world. At one point that I often forget to lock my bike and I use also a crappy lock... That said, some unlucky guys have had their bike stolen.
By baroccogiapponese At 2009-08-17 21:58:27
from Tokyo ,Graphic designer
http://www.baroccogiapponese.com/blog/
I've never seen so many wonderful bikes like in this city.
Btw, thanks for your great blog.
By Jérome At 2009-08-18 06:27:05
from Home ,soon to wash the dishes o_O
http://www.jeromesadou.com
Hey, I guess you can see some wonderful bikes in Italia also, with all the great frame makers and Campagnolo! (vintage ones cost the bomb here..)
By baroccogiapponese At 2009-08-26 23:42:51
from Tokyo ,Designer
http://www.baroccogiapponese.com/blog/
Yes, in Italy we have many good bikes, but still, in Japan le pignon fixe is even more popular, or fashionable!
And yes vintage bikes are too expensive in Japan! In Italy they are still affordable and you can get old frames for very cheap prices. Next time I go to Italy I'll maybe buy an old frame: I could start a business!
By NoX At 2009-08-27 10:11:16
Je m'interroge sur le modà¨le du cintre du Cinelli mystic rat: qqun connait-il la marque et sait-il ou se le procurer??
Merci encore à toi Jerome de nous faire partager ta vision du japon et ta passion du fixie (tu as tjs ton fuji track?)
By Jérome At 2009-08-27 22:40:48
from Shibuya ,Back from lunch
http://www.jeromesadou.com
he bien...merci! Content de trouver quelqu'un intéressé par les 2 thà¨mes du blog ! Pour le cintre du cinelli je penche pour un découpage maison de la part de son propriétaire.
Oui j'ai toujours mon Fuji Feather (est-il vendu en France?), je m'en sers tous les jours pour me rendre à la gare de Yokohama. Je l'ai legerement modifié depuis son acquisition et il ressemble maintenant à la version qui sera proposée en 2010 (hasard total! Je m'en suis rendu compte en découvrant une publicité récente dans un mag' )
By NoX At 2009-09-03 09:49:55
Pour le Fuji: on peut se procurer par correspondance le Fuji track mais pas ton modele, non..
Ptite question; tu trouves que le fixie est vraiment propre a Tokyo ou il t'arrive d'en croiser dans la plus lointaine banlieue voire dans la campagne nippone??
By Jérome At 2009-09-03 19:40:42
from Tokyo ,Working :)
http://www.jeromesadou.com
Pour répondre à ta question, toutes les grandes villes sont "touchées" Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, Osaka etc... Le terme lointaine banlieue (a la Francaise) ne correspond pas tout a fait a la situation ici. Disons que j'inclus les banlieues dans les 2 megalopoles (Autour de Tokyo et autour d'Osaka).
Quand a la campagne, je dirais non (a priori), déjà par le fait que la population y est beaucoup plus agée en moyenne...
[interlude : wow ... on vient d'avoir un tremblement de terre...]
A la campagne c'est peut-etre plus les dekochari : (decoration + chari [velo]) :
dekochari ^_^
By kress At 2009-09-22 00:21:25
from W-Tokyo ,Idling/Freelancing/Studying
By H At 2009-09-28 05:57:15
By Jérome At 2009-09-28 06:06:47
from Kamaya Cho ,commenting my own blog :)
http://www.jeromesadou.com
H : I think you are my first troll, welcome ^_^.
By NoX At 2009-10-31 02:51:47
chez cyclope c'est tout récent...comme cela tu peux comparer les prix.. bon weekend Jerome!