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Mitsunaga "Simple's Best" Vintage MTB

Rather cool Mitsunaga "Simple's Best" triple triangle vintage MTB spotted out in Osaka last week...

Layback!

Suntour XC still going strong...

Ravenello Pista

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Tsutsumi's Cinelli CMX-1

Some detailed shots of Tsusumi-san's very cool and very rare vintage Cinelli CMX-1 BMX shot at the ever fabulous Giracha Walnut Club last week...

A seriously detailed build with Campagnolo NoS parts...

Araya rims...

Campy cranks...

And pedals...

Cinelli period correct saddle and post...

Suntour stem...

AME grips...

Tsutsumi takes this stuff seriously so he even has spares including an original Cinelli stem...

And NoS Araya/Campy race wheelset...

Follow Tsutsumi on Instagram to see this and many more from his fantastic collection.

Tsutsumi's Custom Samson Commuter

A few photos of Tsutsumi-san's rather special custom Samson  "commuter" track bike shot outside Giracha last week...

Tsutsumi is the mechanic at Giracha so this bike has some beautiful, subtle custom points...

Kashimax saddle...

Internal cable routing, Nitto bolt head covers...

Bottle cage bosses...

Vintage Sugino drive...

Legendary Dia Compe BRS-500 calipers...

Suntour Superbe hubs radial laced to Araya titanium rims...

A gorgeous bike, thanks to Tsutsumi-san for letting us shoot it. Follow Girach Walnut Club on Instagram to see more special builds like this.

Vintage Cycling Magazines at Giracha

Whilst at Giracha last month with Adam, Sayaka was kind enough to show us a couple of early 80's "New Cycling" magazines...

Each one a treasure trove of Japanese cycling history and vintage styles with features on legends like Nagasawa-san...

Samson...

And 3Rensho...

The advertisements are beautiful documents of what was a boom time for Japanese cycling...

Can't quite understand why the tennis racket holder didn't catch on though...

Thanks as always to Sayaka, Rene and the whole Giracha family.

National Tam Tam Road

Rather classy vintage National "Tam Tam Road" touring bike shot out in Osaka a couple of weeks ago... 

Fairly standard mid range parts throughout but all in surprisingly good condition...

Suntour downtube shifters...

Pulling a Suntour Seven Mech...

National cranks...

Dia-Compe U-brakes...

And National bars bearing the motto "Just Slightly Ahead Of Our Time"...

A little message to any local bike owners, please park them drive side out, it makes our job so much easier, thanks!

Vintage Misonoi ATB

A beautiful Misonoi ATB bike spotted locked up outside the Cycle Letters event in Osaka last month. Handmade at the historic Shizuoka shop Misonoi Cycle, this bike has so much charachter...

 Classy lug work throughout...

A classic drivetrain combination with Suntour Accushift down tube levers...

Sugino Aero Maxy cranks...

And Shimano Titlist rear mech...

Take all your modern day gravel grinding all road adventure bike bullshit, this is the bike of the year, the bike of the century! You can follow Misonoi on Instagram.