Huffandstuff

Just your standard methed up hobo bike, probably stops the Cia from scanning his brain waves.

rex615

IDK, I tried the cups, they don't work nearly as well as good ol' fashion aluminum foil in the helmet.

TejanoTrackie 

Most of the hobos around here are jesus frieks.

50voltphantom

It really is. I love the idea of building tricked-out balance bike even thought it's totally overkill and ridiculous.

EDIT: The black FG in that photo is proper, too. Well done sir or madame.

velofinds

Mumonkan

ive been seeing a lot more bikes on campus

not sure if i like it though:

cDiff Notorious

too early for Christmas

TenSpeedV2

No brakes. No grips. On the wet streets of NYC. Wow.

SpeshulEd 

At least there's foot retention.

Kobelo

I've been lurking for a while, deciding on my first decent bike. I've found answers to all my questions and plenty of opinions. This and the jackass threads are probably the only places I could contribute so here is a Vivalo I saw yesterday


I work in Osaka and recently started walking through a neighborhood with quite a few ssfg bikes sitting around. This is the most interesting one I've seen so far.
I live close the Vivalo workshop and would like to eventually build a bike with Vivalo frame so I got a soft spot for them.

velofinds

Welcome- I'd love to see stuff from Osaka and/or Kobe. Your image isn't appearing, however. Want to try it again?

Feel free to PM me if you're having difficulty with it.

thedapperest

I like this

Kobelo

Thanks for the welcome and the heads up, leegf.

Leukybear 

Welcome aboard!

Since you're so into vivalo, how are they fairing after having lost their NJS certification? Did they reattain certification since the fork steerer brazing issues?

TenSpeedV2

Doesn't that Vivalo belong in the JA thread? Look at the rear brake, saddle, bars/grips. And it looks like it is locked to itself. WTF?

Huffandstuff

I was thinking that too, looks like the lock goes through the rear wheel but then on the top of the top tube.

Edit: at least it's got duraace hubs.

I think the brake/lever situation is the way to get around Japan's double brake law, just kind of on there for show and out of the way.

Kobelo

They seem to be doing ok. They have a shop in Kobe and dealers in Osaka and Tokyo. I don't know if they ever got their certification back.

Tenspeedv2,
I debated about where to put it but I have tunnel vision for the frame and front hub. And I saw it on the street so it went here. Is there a jackass on the street thread?

Those short risers seem to be standard issue in Osaka. The locking technique is common as well here in the bike thief paradise that is Japan

alfmil

There must be a Japanese Sheldon Brown I don't know about because that is the standard locking method here.

TenSpeedV2

That rear brake tho. Dat right?

Huffandstuff

Well, unless there is a lock obstructed by something in the photo, someone with a wrench could walk away with that bike in 30 seconds.

alfmil

Very true, but is extraordinarily unlikely to happen in Japan. Most stolen bikes are actually just borrowed. If you don't lock it, a drunk salary man or high school kid who doesn't want to walk may take it for a ride. The police have nothing to do so they will sit at a corner and stop riders who don't have the "approved" horseshoe lock bolted to the seatstays then check your registration.

I only use a Knog Party Frank or Hiplok Pop to lock my bikes. Although I do lock them to an object mainly because everyone locks their bicycle to itself and uses a kickstand. So if you park with everyone and the wind blows or an old lady can't squeeze hers out of the mess, they will all get knocked over. I have even had notices stuck on my bike by the city saying you cannot lock it to an object. If you are illegally parked, they want to pick it up and move it to a locked area so you can pay a fine to get it back.

velofinds

Mumonkan

such art many photo wow

D Rock

Sorry for the quick non-drive side pic, I was on the clock. Felt parked outside of my work. That is my non-FG commuter in the background.

TimothyH

Not fixed but worth posting IMO. Hand made carbon recumbent I ran into on the MUP today. It looks jackass but it is actually a pretty fast ride and I gotta hand it to someone who makes their own bike and rides something as ugly as that in public.