Today I spent the day in Yokohama near the Symbol Tower, deep in the port of Yokohama where took place the Geared Up event.A kind of race for pro messengers supported by Red Bull and other brands for rewards. I'll develop that later in an other article. Thing is I took more than 600 photos! o_O. For now I propose you the last set of pics related to the Hama Bike event, that was 2 weeks ago.I did not have a ticket but thanks to COG magazine photographer/writer @esehama I could get a ticket fro th... 続きを見る
Everything is in the title!Winner was even faster than some guys :-) 続きを見る
Track Stand contest on a boat: what a great idea! Being on a cruising boat obviously added some difficulties (there were waves).Congratulations to the winner, great balance skills!(some could barely stand on their own but I think it was not only due to the waves :-))More photos and videos of the party to come, probably tomorrow... 続きを見る
This is the "Photo report" from last week bicycle event in Yokohama. (announced here last month). A very good opportunity to see cool bikes of any kind; of course I got particularly my eyes on the pista ones.The classics Kalavinka, 3Rensho, Nagasawa (etc..) were well represented.But also modern style like Starfuckers.Momo Iro Fuji Track!First time I tried the Bern helmets... Nice style but kind of heavy compared to my road race helmet...which is almost 10 years old...mmmI know they are more dedi... 続きを見る
Saturday evening I took the Feather for a ride in Yokohama, a little bit everywhere from Minato Mirai to the heights of Yamate.It was a very pleasant night.I took the Nikon D5000 with me and shoot few pics. I love this place. There is a nice mood and It is very photogenic.Many photographers were around.I tried different set-ups in manual mode. I only show few of them as the view is little bit always the same…Ok I tried an auto-portrait with the minuter… Some people looked at me strangely … ah!Th... 続きを見る
- kuroshirohaiiro - 2009-08-10 01:19:17
- San Francisco, California ,Abandoning the art of tarking
http://www.creeply.com
- LoneCub - 2009-08-13 12:06:00
- Chicago ILL ,NOTHING!!
- Jérome - 2009-08-13 18:34:40
- 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.
- baroccogiapponese - 2009-08-17 21:58:27
- 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.
- Jérome - 2009-08-18 06:27:05
- 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..)
- baroccogiapponese - 2009-08-26 23:42:51
- 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!
- NoX - 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?)
- Jérome - 2009-08-27 22:40:48
- 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' )
- NoX - 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??
- Jérome - 2009-09-03 19:40:42
- 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 ^_^
- kress - 2009-09-22 00:21:25
- W-Tokyo ,Idling/Freelancing/Studying
- H - 2009-09-28 05:57:15
- Jérome - 2009-09-28 06:06:47
- Kamaya Cho ,commenting my own blog :)
http://www.jeromesadou.com
H : I think you are my first troll, welcome ^_^.
- NoX - 2009-10-31 02:51:47
chez cyclope c'est tout récent...comme cela tu peux comparer les prix.. bon weekend Jerome!