[RBW] Re: Riv-ish Bicycle shops in Hokkaido

[Lungimsam]

Or call him at Compass Cycles in Seattle Washington USA at: 206-789-0424

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[RBW] Re: Riv-ish Bicycle shops in Hokkaido

[Lungimsam]

I'd ask Jan Heine of Compass Cycles/ Bicycle Quarterly.
He's been riding a lot in japan and I think he's been thru Hokkaido. He writes 
about bike shops in Japan too. Maybe he can recommend someone:
hein...@earthlink.net

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[RBW] Re: Riv-ish Bicycle shops in Hokkaido

[Alan Pickett]

Hi Nils - 

I know nothing about Japan or Hokkaido bike shops, but I do remember that 
Jitensha Studio sells a high quality cloth bar tape called Viva that is 
made in Japan. Here  is a link to 
their website, and contact email is: h...@jitensha.com. 

By the way, the site says that Hiroshi is spending more time now in Japan, 
but is responding to emails, so perhaps you could get a quick turnaround on 
an inquiry and get that bar re-wrapped.

Looking forward to more details of your adventure.
Alan

On Friday, July 31, 2015 at 2:51:05 AM UTC-4, Nils Janson wrote:
>
> Hi all --
>
> I'm currently one week in to a three week credit card tour of Hokkaido, 
> Japan, with my dad, and I was wondering if any list members knew of a 
> Riv-ish shop in Hokkaido.  I'm in Hakodate now and will be in Niseko, 
> Otaru, and Sapporo in the upcoming week, so any of those cities would fit 
> the bill.  I'm specifically looking for cloth bar tape, and it would be 
> neat if I could find a local cycling cap.
>
> I got into a little bit of an accident on my first day due to the 
> combination of jet lag and heat (95º and 90% humidity in Tokyo -- ugh!) and 
> ripped the rear derailer cable straight out of my handlebar wrapping. 
>  Luckily, nothing else was seriously damaged other than my pride, and I was 
> able to substitute a John's Irish Strap for the bar wrap.  But it would be 
> nice if I could wrap it in some real cloth bar tape, so I'm interested in 
> buying some along the way.
>
> Incidentally, the Homer is handling the trip like a champ.  I couldn't be 
> happier with my choice of bike to bring along on this trip, even if it did 
> involve the additional hassle of boxing up the bike (lesson learned: use 
> pool noodles!).
>
> Obligatory shot of my bike, along with my dad's bike and the bike of 
> Hiroaki, a 22-year-old cyclist we met on our third day of cycling, attached.
>
> Nils
>

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