More bike shop tour videos Trek store in Japan - th-cam.com/video/nJyHaO3KykI/w-d-xo.html Specialized Store in Japan - th-cam.com/video/4d_DLFqnXcA/w-d-xo.html Cannondale store in Japan - th-cam.com/video/2-VG_ThycC8/w-d-xo.html Y's Road Osaka - th-cam.com/video/BW-8SOOfh4E/w-d-xo.html Folding Bike Warehouse - th-cam.com/video/VMdGBwxHhHM/w-d-xo.html
I love having my Sunday morning coffee with you two folks. A lot of my subscriptions have to do with heavy political issues. But you two are like a fresh breeze. It's a nice change of pace. REALLY appreciate hanging out (albeit virtually) with Thuong and you, dude. Cheers.
I agree, Your channel is very real. I would like to see more city or neighborhood rides. I miss those cool rides you used to do to work along the rivers.
Thanks for these English-language videos! I'm a foreigner living in Japan but I just started learning Japanese, so finding English-language videos about life in Japan from non-foreigners is kindof tricky. I appreciate the insights of people who have actually lived in Japan long term.
My brother has a 2-wheel "long john" cargo bike with an alloy frame, electric assist, an internal gearbox, hydraulic disc brakes, and Gates belt drive. Before the electric cargo bike he had a regular hybrid, which he had to attend to daily and forced him back into his car regularly. E-bikes really do enable more than just ease of peddling, they can make a non-cyclist cycle, which is good for everyone. By the way, "pottering", is British English for just going out and about, either aimlessly or with a leisurely task. One of my favourite words, it's pronounced "pot-er-ing".
Both kinds of seats are very common in the Netherlands. I'm not a parent, but it looks pretty safe. Never seen any crashes like that, after all, these are commuter bikes. I really like it when I see the parent and kid having a nice conversation of all the stuff they are passing by while they are on the bike. Seems so intimate and great parent-kid bonding time. I wish I had this in my childhood (not from here)
That Panasonic e-bike is bizarre (yet cool). It has a child seat and a front rack, but also has BMX bars and dirt tyres. The bars are Subrosa which is one of the top BMX brands. I think pottering around is to do something in a relaxed way. It’s quite old school British English though. Not commonly used these days.
It was a really weird kinda fusion bike, but I liked it haha. I never knew the word pottering before coming to Japan, but its very common here in the cycling community.
I never knew Panasonic sold electric bikes. Would be great if some of those Japanese manufacturers would experiment with selling those abroad. The cruise bike - LOL. Brilliant.
Hey Man, pottering is an English word, it just means doing a bit of this and a bit of that, mostly slowly with no stress and mostly no direction. Its usually used when you are doing something in the garden or house.
As I have said before, The Japanese are really lucky to live in an environment where cycling around is so easy and enjoyed by so many at very little danger. Bangkok is just too hot and too dangerous and London for me is too hilly and too dangerous. Japan, at least the cities, seem to be very flat and safe. Thanks for another great video!
@@TwoWheelCruise paradise for cycling and I see why they need all those high banks to protect against flooding. I remember studying Japanese flood defences in geography.
Really appreciate the bike shop tours you do, they help those of us who aren't able to get out there right now get an idea of what's available and other situations to keep an eye open for once we are able to. Personally, the name Specialized always weirds me out because in the USA that's what many services refer to disabled persons as, bus passes for those with special needs are labeled ''Specialized'', for example. I know, it's a trivial thing that only a 14 year old brain would worry about but, hey, I'm a lifeless nobody that doesn't deserve to even exist. Sue me.
Basically the old mamacharis from Japan get shipped out here to the Philippines so we have these as well! But yeah some newer e-bikes from China are also available here already (brand new) and within that price range of e-bikes as well. But no more child racks.
I bought an 8d townie go electra bicycle from Motovelo daikanyama in Tokyo last year. Motovelo has hard to find ebikes that are of foreign design that somehow got past the Japan ebike regulations and are able to be legally sold here in Japan. The Townie go is a cruiser style bicycle and is actually comfortable, unlike 99.9% of bicycles sold in Japan. I further modified it with a harley davidson style monkey handlebar, spongy wonder seat and a redshock suspension seat post and veltop for extra comfort. I can cruise around the city in comfort without the parking restrictions of a motorcycle, and its more fun and more comfortable to ride than a motorcycle too.
i'm from germany and i have never seen these handlebar babyseats before and i agree they look kinda dangerous. e-bikes are very popular over here though due to some tax incentives and great leasing options. i think half the bikes i see on the roads these days are pedelecs. i bought a eMTB 2 years ago an i ride it so much that i have sold my car since i no longer needed it.
Hi guys, first time to comment. Have you figured out where your next country is? I've heard that for Panama, visa-free stay will only be 90 days starting Oct 1. In Asia, only Bali/ Indonesia & Thailand are open for tourists. For Bali, you can get a business visa for 6 months (but it's quite pricey). I think Malaysia & SG allow certain countries but don't know if Japan is included in their lists. Taiwan is also possible, if you can get a teaching job there. You can also teach English online from TH or Bali. I also think Thuong will have less culture shock if in Asia (aside from language differences). Check out Ralph Clesca's vlog - they transferred to Bali from VN. Btw, Thuong looks great in a dress. Good luck in all your future ventures! 😊👍🏼🇵🇭
Thanks! We're not sure yet, but first stop will likely be Thailand. Panama already reduced visa free to 90 days for Vietnamese earlier, but we'd like to stay in Asia if possible. Bali business visa is currently closed, but if they bring that back we'll likely go there first.
BESV he's a newer ebike brand out of Taiwan that's been around since 2013 but I've seen them popping up more and more since 2018. I've seen their "Lena CF1" model in the wild once or twice. They're still pretty scarce though. At least in around where I live in New Taipei City. They're probably around in abundance across the bridge in Taipei which is where I seen one before. They are still quite expensive for most e-bike shoppers here since most of them are older people or Southeast Asians for the majority. Many e-bikes that are more like e-scooters here are popular and go for less and have more range. But I can see the appeal to the 20-40 crowd who want something that stands out and really care to invest in a quality/stylish bicycle. I personally think it's got its market figured out and does well. Their fresh designs and increasingly better prices with the new Voltani model shows promise.
Are bike prices back to normal again or still expensive? And no shortage anymore? Great job! Keep up the bike vids. That niche alone is great as content.
Im from sri lanka this days we are running out of fual this is good solution because im walking for work more than 8 km one trip .how much is this one or used one
As always, great tour and commentary. Interesting variety of ebikes. Have you seen the newish Vanmoof ebike? Some are calling it the “Tesla” ebike. I would definitely be interested in your perspective. Be well !! Blessings! 🚴🏽♂️🚴🏽♂️🚴🏽♂️
How are you guys doing with offline storage for your videos? The cost of external hard drives has gone up by about 50% here in the U.S. Personally, I’m waiting for Black Friday as the prices seem to be on a downward trend (finally). Most of my videos are for show and tell so I can crunch them by 50% using Handbrake with minimal loss in quality.
We don't backup most of our videos. Maybe some shorter clips on dropbox, but that's it. We're going to test some external SSD for editing soon though. Technology is always more expensive here and rarely any good black friday deals :/
One thing I'm realizing has been consistent through these shop tours is a lack of cargo bikes, like the Yuba, Urban Arrow, Ferla, etc. It's kind of curious how Japan as so many shopping, family, utility-comfort Mama-Charis, but hasn't embraced the Bakfiets. Arguably slapping a big bucket on the front of a tricycle would serve the multi-purpose use of grocery runs and hauling young kids around better. Is it about the space concern? Maybe Japanese city-dwellers not want to inconvenience anyone around them with a big cargo bike?
My impression is that Bakfiets are really good for urban alleys but are only popular because in NL there are places you can't access/inconvenient by cars or parking is a hassle. If there is no difference in access & parking, people might prefer to just use cars to carry their cargo instead.
Cargo bikes haven't really taken off in Japan yet. I think one of the big reasons is lack of parking space and also Japanese people are so used to mamachari bikes being the standard.
Hello, have you guys ever heard of SE Racing? It’s a popular BMX brand in the US and I see that some teens in Japan are using them. I was wondering if you know anything about them and if so maybe you could shed some light on it. I’d really appreciate it
@@TwoWheelCruise it`s weird because they have some Specialized, Trek, Scott, and for some reason Merida. And they have GT bikes but no e-bikes and instead they have so many different kinds of other brands from lesser known companies like you`ve shown in your video.
Not really, but there is less stock now since other countries are getting priority with their super high demand. No real big changes in the Japanese market.
More bike shop tour videos
Trek store in Japan - th-cam.com/video/nJyHaO3KykI/w-d-xo.html
Specialized Store in Japan - th-cam.com/video/4d_DLFqnXcA/w-d-xo.html
Cannondale store in Japan - th-cam.com/video/2-VG_ThycC8/w-d-xo.html
Y's Road Osaka - th-cam.com/video/BW-8SOOfh4E/w-d-xo.html
Folding Bike Warehouse - th-cam.com/video/VMdGBwxHhHM/w-d-xo.html
Hi, the e-bikes in Japan are still made in Japan or are they made in China?
I find Japanese bikes to be much better, practical, and safe. Well built and smart. Thank you for sharing.
I love having my Sunday morning coffee with you two folks. A lot of my subscriptions have to do with heavy political issues. But you two are like a fresh breeze. It's a nice change of pace. REALLY appreciate hanging out (albeit virtually) with Thuong and you, dude. Cheers.
Thanks for joining along :) Always nice to take a break from politics haha
I agree, Your channel is very real. I would like to see more city or neighborhood rides. I miss those cool rides you used to do to work along the rivers.
Thanks for these English-language videos! I'm a foreigner living in Japan but I just started learning Japanese, so finding English-language videos about life in Japan from non-foreigners is kindof tricky. I appreciate the insights of people who have actually lived in Japan long term.
My brother has a 2-wheel "long john" cargo bike with an alloy frame, electric assist, an internal gearbox, hydraulic disc brakes, and Gates belt drive.
Before the electric cargo bike he had a regular hybrid, which he had to attend to daily and forced him back into his car regularly. E-bikes really do enable more than just ease of peddling, they can make a non-cyclist cycle, which is good for everyone.
By the way, "pottering", is British English for just going out and about, either aimlessly or with a leisurely task. One of my favourite words, it's pronounced "pot-er-ing".
That sounds like a beast of a bike! It is great that they can help to get more people out on bikes.
The pronunciation in Japanese is po-ta-rin-gu haha
Funny to see Yamaha and Panasonic bikes. Love it when you do these window shopping kind of vids
Glad you enjoy them! We haven't done one in a while, so this was fun to do.
I like one of those Specialized e bikes
Soooooooo many bicycle varieties. And these were only a subcategory of bicycle. You two have expanded my knowledge of bicycles.
John
Very great sir, in your country electric bicycle electric bike is very great and beautiful and you have all kinds of electric bicycle
Thanks for the videos. I love Japan but can’t visit any time soon so I appreciate the videos.
Glad you like them!
Always enjoy your bike shop tours. Love to see more before you leave Japan.
Thanks! We'll try to film a few more before we leave.
Thank you for sharing
Thoung: Let's go!!
Cruz: and I took that personally, so now we're moving out of Japan.
😂😂😂
LMAO
Love your vids. I fell off my bike on Friday and my knee looks like a grapefruit, so I'm living vicariously through your shiminami kaido ride
Thanks! Hope your knee heals up quick!
Both kinds of seats are very common in the Netherlands. I'm not a parent, but it looks pretty safe. Never seen any crashes like that, after all, these are commuter bikes. I really like it when I see the parent and kid having a nice conversation of all the stuff they are passing by while they are on the bike. Seems so intimate and great parent-kid bonding time. I wish I had this in my childhood (not from here)
It is nice seeing families on bikes together :)
Nice to see more bike and how to be safe to cycle in Japan as foriegner
very cool, thanks for sharing …!
Thanks for watching!
That Panasonic e-bike is bizarre (yet cool). It has a child seat and a front rack, but also has BMX bars and dirt tyres. The bars are Subrosa which is one of the top BMX brands.
I think pottering around is to do something in a relaxed way. It’s quite old school British English though. Not commonly used these days.
It was a really weird kinda fusion bike, but I liked it haha. I never knew the word pottering before coming to Japan, but its very common here in the cycling community.
@Two Wheel Cruise (In reference to the bike that was outside the store) Maybe they are "E-Mamachari" bikes 😂
Awesome bro, thanks Keep on 💖🌺☺️
Thanks ✌️
Thuong chan always cheerful. Hope my future wife also like her.
She's the best :)
My favourite series bike shop tour is back, thank you~~ Stay healthy and keep up the good work!
Thanks! We gotta do some more of these :)
how i wish i have one someday.
I never knew Panasonic sold electric bikes. Would be great if some of those Japanese manufacturers would experiment with selling those abroad. The cruise bike - LOL. Brilliant.
Loved the Cruise bike haha
10:03
What are you doing, Stepcruz? 😂
Pottering is British, "pottering about the house" for "moving around in a usual semi busy manner".
Interesting, it's used for like random casual bike rides with food stops here
@@TwoWheelCruise it fits with the meaning.
We call those cruiser bikes here in Australia
In Canada it's putter. Same meaning. It's derived from an Old English word, potian, cognate with push.
That BESv model looks cool.
They look really unique
Gsx Fox has a Panasonic ebike. Love his vids. Yours too ;)
Wow a new name is born Moto Velo!!!
I love the plethora of 20 inch wheel bikes you can find in Asia
They do have a lot
You both make excellent videos. Thank you.
Thanks Andy!
@@TwoWheelCruise you’re welcome
Nice
Staysafe
Hey Man, pottering is an English word, it just means doing a bit of this and a bit of that, mostly slowly with no stress and mostly no direction. Its usually used when you are doing something in the garden or house.
Thanks for explaining!
Notif squad!!!
😎😎😎
As I have said before, The Japanese are really lucky to live in an environment where cycling around is so easy and enjoyed by so many at very little danger. Bangkok is just too hot and too dangerous and London for me is too hilly and too dangerous. Japan, at least the cities, seem to be very flat and safe. Thanks for another great video!
All Japanese cities are built in super flat valleys 😂
@@TwoWheelCruise paradise for cycling and I see why they need all those high banks to protect against flooding. I remember studying Japanese flood defences in geography.
More bike shop videos please
For sure!
Harry Quinn. There’s a brand called United and also Alps that uses that slightly different brompton style where the front wheel is off the ground.
Thanks for the info!
Really appreciate the bike shop tours you do, they help those of us who aren't able to get out there right now get an idea of what's available and other situations to keep an eye open for once we are able to. Personally, the name Specialized always weirds me out because in the USA that's what many services refer to disabled persons as, bus passes for those with special needs are labeled ''Specialized'', for example. I know, it's a trivial thing that only a 14 year old brain would worry about but, hey, I'm a lifeless nobody that doesn't deserve to even exist. Sue me.
Thanks! I've never thought about it that way, but it is a strange name.
Basically the old mamacharis from Japan get shipped out here to the Philippines so we have these as well! But yeah some newer e-bikes from China are also available here already (brand new) and within that price range of e-bikes as well. But no more child racks.
That's good that they're starting to get more new bikes there now instead.
top demais as bikes tem o preco da specialized red?
I bought an 8d townie go electra bicycle from Motovelo daikanyama in Tokyo last year. Motovelo has hard to find ebikes that are of foreign design that somehow got past the Japan ebike regulations and are able to be legally sold here in Japan. The Townie go is a cruiser style bicycle and is actually comfortable, unlike 99.9% of bicycles sold in Japan. I further modified it with a harley davidson style monkey handlebar, spongy wonder seat and a redshock suspension seat post and veltop for extra comfort. I can cruise around the city in comfort without the parking restrictions of a motorcycle, and its more fun and more comfortable to ride than a motorcycle too.
Sounds like an awesome setup! They certainly had a nice lineup of unique ebikes.
Woah there is even a Panasonic ebike, really don't get to see this much variety of ebike in Singapore bike shop. But would go for that Merida ebike.
Yep, lots of Panasonic ebikes here.
I have seen a picture of myself in the front child seat. But I have no memory of being in a child seat.
Same for me for most childhood memories.
Is someone hinting they want a kid?
shhhh 😂
Definitely would like to see a Cruise (bike) review XD
Haha gonna have to see if they have a demo model
Please show us the Trek store.
i'm from germany and i have never seen these handlebar babyseats before and i agree they look kinda dangerous. e-bikes are very popular over here though due to some tax incentives and great leasing options. i think half the bikes i see on the roads these days are pedelecs. i bought a eMTB 2 years ago an i ride it so much that i have sold my car since i no longer needed it.
That's awesome! I saw a ton of people on ebikes when I was in Germany for Eurobike 2 years ago
super
Thank you!
Hi guys, first time to comment. Have you figured out where your next country is? I've heard that for Panama, visa-free stay will only be 90 days starting Oct 1. In Asia, only Bali/ Indonesia & Thailand are open for tourists. For Bali, you can get a business visa for 6 months (but it's quite pricey). I think Malaysia & SG allow certain countries but don't know if Japan is included in their lists. Taiwan is also possible, if you can get a teaching job there. You can also teach English online from TH or Bali. I also think Thuong will have less culture shock if in Asia (aside from language differences). Check out Ralph Clesca's vlog - they transferred to Bali from VN. Btw, Thuong looks great in a dress. Good luck in all your future ventures! 😊👍🏼🇵🇭
Thanks! We're not sure yet, but first stop will likely be Thailand. Panama already reduced visa free to 90 days for Vietnamese earlier, but we'd like to stay in Asia if possible. Bali business visa is currently closed, but if they bring that back we'll likely go there first.
BESV he's a newer ebike brand out of Taiwan that's been around since 2013 but I've seen them popping up more and more since 2018. I've seen their "Lena CF1" model in the wild once or twice.
They're still pretty scarce though. At least in around where I live in New Taipei City. They're probably around in abundance across the bridge in Taipei which is where I seen one before. They are still quite expensive for most e-bike shoppers here since most of them are older people or Southeast Asians for the majority.
Many e-bikes that are more like e-scooters here are popular and go for less and have more range. But I can see the appeal to the 20-40 crowd who want something that stands out and really care to invest in a quality/stylish bicycle.
I personally think it's got its market figured out and does well. Their fresh designs and increasingly better prices with the new Voltani model shows promise.
The designs look really cool. I see them in shops a lot now, but never see anyone actually riding them outside.
The Besv bikes intrigue me, especially some of the unique style ones. Are you looking at Mamachari’s for any reason? 😉🤣 only joking.
They do look really unique. We were just passing by the area and thought some of the bikes looked interesting haha.
Are bike prices back to normal again or still expensive? And no shortage anymore? Great job! Keep up the bike vids. That niche alone is great as content.
Bike prices never increased here. Just a shortage of some parts.
Is the net on the basket so the baby can't get away?
Im from sri lanka this days we are running out of fual this is good solution because im walking for work more than 8 km one trip .how much is this one or used one
Why do you never see recumbent bikes or trikes in Japan?
As always, great tour and commentary. Interesting variety of ebikes. Have you seen the newish Vanmoof ebike? Some are calling it the “Tesla” ebike. I would definitely be interested in your perspective. Be well
!! Blessings! 🚴🏽♂️🚴🏽♂️🚴🏽♂️
Thanks! Yeah, that bike looks really cool!
Just vlog 3 wheels bike store in japan if they have
How are you guys doing with offline storage for your videos? The cost of external hard drives has gone up by about 50% here in the U.S. Personally, I’m waiting for Black Friday as the prices seem to be on a downward trend (finally). Most of my videos are for show and tell so I can crunch them by 50% using Handbrake with minimal loss in quality.
We don't backup most of our videos. Maybe some shorter clips on dropbox, but that's it. We're going to test some external SSD for editing soon though. Technology is always more expensive here and rarely any good black friday deals :/
Trek Verge X11 2021
prices are similar here Cebu , Philippines depends on the type of bike.
At least they're not more expensive
Can you put a video of kids bycicles and kids dirtbike
Haven't been to any kids specialty shops.
Cool there’s a cat
That besv bike looks cool
I’m not a fan of ebikes tbh
One thing I'm realizing has been consistent through these shop tours is a lack of cargo bikes, like the Yuba, Urban Arrow, Ferla, etc. It's kind of curious how Japan as so many shopping, family, utility-comfort Mama-Charis, but hasn't embraced the Bakfiets. Arguably slapping a big bucket on the front of a tricycle would serve the multi-purpose use of grocery runs and hauling young kids around better. Is it about the space concern? Maybe Japanese city-dwellers not want to inconvenience anyone around them with a big cargo bike?
My impression is that Bakfiets are really good for urban alleys but are only popular because in NL there are places you can't access/inconvenient by cars or parking is a hassle. If there is no difference in access & parking, people might prefer to just use cars to carry their cargo instead.
Cargo bikes haven't really taken off in Japan yet. I think one of the big reasons is lack of parking space and also Japanese people are so used to mamachari bikes being the standard.
Any brompton electric? Cost?
Whats the Yamaha mountain bike at 11:44 ? look interesting.
Hello, have you guys ever heard of SE Racing? It’s a popular BMX brand in the US and I see that some teens in Japan are using them. I was wondering if you know anything about them and if so maybe you could shed some light on it. I’d really appreciate it
Sorry, I don't know about that.
I am interested in Japan
How can you help me move to Japan
I am in need of unskilled job
Thank you
I never seen bikes like this in the UK; they may be illegal. We have babies though, I've seen those
wish they would get more e-mtb`s over here like GT, Haibike, Cube, etc. Wonder why they don`t.
They have to get custom specifications which are more costly, extra inspections, and importing is expensive..
@@TwoWheelCruise it`s weird because they have some Specialized, Trek, Scott, and for some reason Merida. And they have GT bikes but no e-bikes and instead they have so many different kinds of other brands from lesser known companies like you`ve shown in your video.
How can I get in Uganda 🇺🇬
Hey! Another nice video! You should collaborate with Ericsurf6! (:
Thanks! Isn't he in Tokyo?
@@TwoWheelCruise I’m not sure, but he is in Japan. He loves to do vending machine videos. He did some with Tomoko
Yesterday i got a Japan used folding bike for 50$ 🥰😍 and it's in good condition
Nice deal!
Pls someone can contact me to guide about bicycle in Japan. I like to buy bicycles. Thank you
Do they do shipping to asia
Don't think so
Would u know how much a Bianchi Fretta cost from Y! Store?
No idea
I love Japan but price not good for me 🙃
The proper place for an E Bike is a Dumpster.
Too expensive, thought they would be cheaper🇨🇦
Is there a bike shortage in Japan like here in the USA?
Not really, but there is less stock now since other countries are getting priority with their super high demand. No real big changes in the Japanese market.
Mama-aka chari, maybe🤔?
Lots of mamachari-type bikes here
2:50. Cmon man, make her a mum……….
I have a Thousand helmet
故障している自転車を修理して、私も自転車生活スタートします！
ナイス！😎
3:00 I think you didn't get the message.......
😂
Yes dangerous
where is it yamaha electronic 😫😫😫😫😫
Shite
Pottering is a generic English Word.
The biking community of the human shields. I agree, would not strap a kid to the front.
Nice
Thanks!
@@TwoWheelCruise ほんとにどこに住んでいるの日本で