No it's not Christmas, but here is the second post of the day!
I recently enjoyed some night walks in the streets of Tokyo.
I go to different neighborhoods but anywhere I go I notice some nice fixed gear bicycles or single speed ones.
Ok, the last one was shot during day time.
Posted on Aug 8, 2009
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Hey! I am a long time fixed rider. I just recently discovered your blog and totally love it. I am an
international business/Japanese major. I am studying at Waseda (not this coming Fall but...)next
Fall. I'm really excited about getting a fixed in Japan. Thanks for this blog! feel free to e-mail
me and chat about the differences between American-fixed-culture and Japan-fixed-culture.
Hey what's up with the yellow and pink bike on picture 6 and 7 that's a crappy lock. Unfortunately
if that was Chicago or any other big city that bike would not last the night. I guess there isn't
much bike theft in Japan.
Thanks for the comments.
@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.
I'm a newcomer in the world of pignon fixe. I'm still learning and Tokyo is the perfect
place to learn!
I've never seen so many wonderful bikes like in this city.
Btw,
thanks for your great blog.
Ciao!
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..)
Ciao!
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!
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By NoX,
Aug 27, 2009 10:11:16
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Félicitations Jérome pour toutes ces photos de fixies et de Tokyo: ceux sont deux univers dont je
me sens très proche également (même si perso j'ai pas la chance de vivre au Japon).
Je
m'interroge sur le modèle 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?)
Salut NoX,
he bien...merci! Content de trouver quelqu'un intéressé par les 2
thèmes 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' )
Merci pour ta réponse! Ca te dérange si je poste la photo du cintre sur pignonfixe.com voir s'ils
ont pas deja vu ce genre de guidon en "serie" (vu mes talents avec une scie..^^)
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??
Pas de probleme pour envoyer la/les photos sur pignonfixe.com . Mais elles sont un peu sombre :/
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 ^_^
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By kress,
Idling/Freelancing/Studying
W-Tokyo
Sep 22, 2009 00:21:25
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hey Jerome, thx for sharing these amazing impressions. i've just arrived in JP and would love to
get my hands on a fixie. can u give advice on buying 2nd hand? sites/shops to check, or perhaps u
happen to know some ppl with a bike for sale? thx a bunch!
God i hate fixies. pointless, unsafe, fashion victim rubbish.
Kress : sorry I did not answer before... well if you check the other articles you'll find
information about different shops. If you can read Japanese yahoo auctions can be interesting. and
in about 3 weeks the bike flea market of Sekidobashi will take place.
H : I think
you are my first troll, welcome ^_^.
http://cyclope.over-blog.com/article--fuji--38002954.html
chez cyclope c'est
tout récent...comme cela tu peux comparer les prix.. bon weekend Jerome!
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