TOKYO FIXED GEAR (11)




As I was busy far from Tokyo I completely missed the CMWC, which is quite frustrating, and so, I have nothing to show about it... :/

I guess like me you found blogs and flickr accounts covering it. Maybe you can also check this list of J-Blogs, they are all about fixed gear : cycle.blogmura.com/pist/, some have covered the event.

As for now, here is an other safari-photo in the jungle of Tokyo :)

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Photos where taken in Harajuku, Omotesando, Aoyama, Daikanyama and Shibuya.

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As usual now, they are click-able to see a larger version.

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I think I've already shot some of the bikes of this article in my previous photo-walks...

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It may be time to visit some other areas, like Shinjuku one of the most famous station in Tokyo, though I almost never go there.

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If you know places or shops you would like me to cover, don't hesitate to ask in the comments ;)

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Posted on : 2009-09-29 22:48:30

By Chris At 2009-09-29 09:55:31
from Glasgow, UK ,Working

I'm just back from Tokyo and saw the SKID graffiti. That's Naka-meguro, right?

By Jérome At 2009-09-29 15:40:31
from Home ,having breakfast
http://www.jeromesadou.com

Correct, on a road between Daikanyama and Shibuya.

By ilya At 2009-09-30 00:25:59
from tokyo

Awesome pics. Do you or anyone else know of any group rides or bike events coming up? I just moved to Tokyo last week (and so did my bike) so I'm trying to find people to hang out and ride with.

By gilmckenzie At 2009-09-30 07:09:03
from kamiitabashi, tokyo ,studing

Ohayo Jerome
Désolé de te déranger!!!
je me trouve actuellement à  Tokyo, je suis venua vec mon singlespeed et je cherche des shops car j'ai deux trois choses à  modifier et je voulais en profiter car les pià¨ces sont moins chers.
peux tu me tenir au courant, on pourrait aussi rider ensemble

gilmckenzie

By Jérome At 2009-09-30 18:49:48
from Tokyo
http://www.jeromesadou.com

Hi !

If more and more riders let message here, I may consider to organize our own ride :-) Usually I am quite a lonely rider (I got used to that when I was training for triathlon when I was in France). But it would be nice to have a group ride. I just know about the Yokohama friday meeting (as I live in Yokohama). As for Tokyo I think there are many of them, maybe the easier is to ask to the staff of Sexon Pista , Blue Lug, Carnival etc...

As for the parts I covered more or less some of this shops in my articles I think you can find anything you need there. They are easy to find on google maps (check their homepage). Tell me if you can't find something.

Thanks for messages.

By baroccogiapponese At 2009-09-30 19:59:47
from Bunkyo-ku ,pretending to work!
http://www.baroccogiapponese.com/blog/

Cool! A ride would be great!!
As you, I am a lonely rider but I am just a beginner, I would love to meet people with more experience!

By fixietakagi At 2009-10-05 03:52:32
from tokyo takadanobaba ,working/ fixed gear / drinking

pense tu que le schwinn bleu ou le bianchi rose on suffisemment de cadenas pour une ville comme tokyo ?

By Jérome At 2009-10-05 06:31:52
from Home ,Drinking tea
http://www.jeromesadou.com

Lol ! on n est jamais assez prudent!! :) A la décharge du schwinn y a un des cadenas pour l'autre vélo qui avec lui. Quant au bianchi rose... c'est un Bridgestone ;-) il était vraiment magnifique d'ailleurs...

By fixietakagi At 2009-11-07 21:23:37
from tokyo ,working/riding/drinking

c est vrai desole me suis planter honte honte(pour le bridgestone). par contre ton blog est nickel y a plein d info des photos cool si jamais j ai vue que tu cherchais d autres endroits pour trouver des fixies va voir vers ikebukuro y en a quelques un.

By handler At 2009-12-19 12:58:17
from top of the hill ,looking down

hey ilya, check out shiba fridays in shiba park. weekly gathering of freestyle riders and fixie types

By dolamyte At 2010-05-09 03:09:37
from Tokyo

A group ride would be really awesome! Or a group ride to an alley cat

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