Articles and blog posts about bikes and whatnot.
I went to the pump track in Akaigawa Village on the last day of August. That’s where the Japanese qualifier for the Red Bull Pump Track World Championship was held. (Read through to the end if you enjoy tech stuff, or just watch the clip below if you don’t care) That event two years ago […]
Re-posting this article that got lost during web server reconfiguration yesterday. As I’ve been enjoying dirt jumping more than ever, and with other locals getting better and better, we have perfect ingredients for dirt jump trains lately. Last Sunday saw another session of this kind, with Sawada-kun on a similar bike to mine leading, me […]
Editor’s note: This post is all about how the word “roll” is misused in Japan in bike riding contexts such as in MTB and BMX short track riding. Hence, it would actually be totally pointless if I tried to translate the whole article to English, While “to roll” means to stay on the ground over […]
After five years spent as a Libido Bike Co. rider, Kazoo is taking a different path. It’s a shame he is, and I have regrets about what I could have done better. Yet, for his love and abuse he has given to our products, and for sharing the potentials of our products vastly and deeply, […]
Sorry, this entry is only available in Japanese.
As the whole world stays home as much as possible in order to deal with the novel coronavirus, we are here to provide some eye candy to fill the emptiness in your active heart. Or at least to fill 10 minutes therein. Please welcome the special digest version of Sunrise Street, a MTB film we […]
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Thank you for your great support last year. Fun times on the bike, along with great fellas, made it a joyful and fruitful season for us. This new year will see more challenges and new projects from us, so hang on tight and let’s enjoy the ride together. NSP President KUSAHARA, Masaki
How are you all doing on the Friday 13th? We at NSP are doing great as usual… maybe not quite. I myself am a street rider, for whom the terrain is always there, regardless of snow or ice on the streets, as long as your imagination is there. This year, however, I’ve mostly been riding […]
Unfortunately, last year’s fever of the Red Bull Pump Track World Championship didn’t quite come back here this year as the Japan qualifier round in Hokkaido was canceled. To save the locals from the loss and tears, the venue and several members of the local scene have made it happen within the community, and that’s what […]