Builders in Japan ?

Posted on Sun 22nd, December 2019

• #1

Cosme

Hello, im in Japan for the year to come and would like to know if there’s bike builders / little brands DOING SOMETHING ELSE THAN TRACK FRAMES here?

I know blue lug are selling their Fairweather CX, i’d Like something like this but disc, a steel do it all doc brakes frame

Thanks in advance !
• #2

wildwest in reply to @Cosme

Toyo are still very much around but much smaller then decades ago when they built frames for many American brands.
Quite a few njs builder will build anything. I was in cherubim shop in Tokyo last year, the workmanship is incredible.
• #3

M_V in reply to @Cosme

There’s Ravanello,

http://www.ravanello.com/bike/
• #4

msh

Kualis is very nice...

https://www.kualiscycles.com/
• #5

maki

There is also Equilibrium Cycle Works which looks promising:

https://www.equilibriumcycleworks.com
• #6

mr_hedges

Good for you, I'm very envious :-) If still going, Yu Takais’ Sunrise Cycles does some pretty impressive work.
• #7

Alb

Toei make some beautiful rando bikes. Very traditional mind you...
https://vintagebicycle.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/visit-to-japan-part-2-toei/
• #8

Cosme

thanks a lot for you answers, I'm going to have a look at all these !
• #9

mike_mcdermid

Sunrise cycles ...that guy has a style all of his own...guy impressed me yu takai I think is his name

https://www.flickr.com/people/y_takai/

Also equilibrium cycleworks also in tokyo Japan ....does some amazing work too.

Tetsuro Harada a buddy off Facebook works for samson

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