BIKECHECK at MADE 2025 parking area

BIKECHECK at MADE 2025 parking area

Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Hey, [Music] hey, [Music] made. [Laughter] foreign. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. So, so Okay. Thank you. This is so Yeah. Yes. [Laughter] Ah. That’s kick. Yeah, that’s kind Oh, speech speech. Check. Origin. [Music] [Applause] Oh, foreign. Mhm. [Music] Hi. Good morning. Uh, can we do a quick bike check with you? Yeah. Okay. What’s your name? My name is Casper. Casper. Nice to meet you. I’m Tamba. Nice to meet you. Yeah. And what’s your bike? Uh, this is a Mark Z. It’s a ’90s uh ‘8s ’90s builder out of Minneapolis. Yeah, it’s a special bike cuz it’s kind of got the Got like beautiful handcarved lugs and stuff. Triple triangle as well. Mhm. Uh, let’s see. We got Skina 75s, the best cranks ever. Yeah. Skina Zen in purple. Uh, 172 Pog in the rear. Time attack world champions. Thompson seat post flight. We got salsa. Salsa carbon handlebars. Fwood front wheel. Thank you, dude. messenger. Yeah. Yeah. And what’s your most favorite part of this bike? Ooh. Uh, probably the rear here with like how the the wishbone seat stays through and then uh like the super nice like carved lugs and uh like the tubes are like squashed so like the Yeah, they’re profiled here and like they get thinner. But my least favorite part is it’s just a little bit too small for me. Mhm. But I don’t want to sell it cuz I’m like I’ll never get a bike. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Thank you for your time. Where are you all visiting? Mhm. We are from Tokyo. Oh, sick. Yeah. We are bike mechanic at a bike shop. What shop? Uh blue. Blue. Oh, sick. Blue in Portland. Yeah. I’ve heard a lot of great things about you. Yes. Yeah, nice. Yeah, we are so happy to see Yeah, that kind of cool bike. And you too. Nice to meet you. Yeah, nice to meet you. Yeah, thank you very much. from food or can we do a quick interview with you? What? Uh interview bike check? Sure. Yeah. Okay. Oh yeah, it’s quick interview. Did you come here like for maid? formate and uh or any other bike shop. Oh, nice. Okay. I work at a bike shop. I also work at a bike shop. Okay. Uh at first, uh what’s your name? Leo. Leo. Leo. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. Um this is my commuter. Um I have two bikes. I have a gravel bike. Um a Canyon Grizzle 6. Canyon. Yep. Uh and then this a buddy sold to me. It was the bike that got me into riding bikes. Um, it’s really special to me for that reason. Um, but yeah, this is the bike that I feel comfortable locking up. I really like that it’s a steel frame and it has like these um joining me anymore. Um, yeah, I definitely don’t take care of it as well as I should, like making all kinds of noises and and such, but it’s it’s a bike that I love. if it’s a bike that I ride all the time when I don’t want to lock up my I my gravel bike. Okay. And uh what’s your most favorite part of this bike? Oh, um I like that it’s blue. Blue the color. Yeah, like this and this. Like this? Yeah, this. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I see. Okay. So, you did this bike by yourself? I no I um it was sold to me as is uh secondhand thirdand I see so fix this yeah I fixed it I t it up but it was it’s a looks really old bike it’s an old bike yeah this brand Lotus Lotus um I don’t know very much about it but people people tell me all the time that it’s like special Mhm. The the brand was bought out by Schwin, I think. Um, and it was not it’s not an American bike. It was designed overseas. Um, yeah. Okay. Okay. Thank you. That’s it. That’s great. Thanks, guys. Thank you very much. Nice. What’s this going to go on? And uh our YouTube channel. Okay. Yeah, we have a YouTube channel. Blue. Search on YouTube. Can you type it in? Uh, yes. Blue uh B L U. Okay. Thank you. Yes. And I guess you Yes. Okay. Cool. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Sweet. Titanium bike. Yeah. [Laughter] Yes, it is. Love this. Love this. 27. No. Okay. That’s Queen [Music] I should Lightning. [Laughter] looking good. Yeah. Good. Good. We are from Tokyo. Nice bike. Uh, can we do a quick interview with you? Yeah. Okay. What’s your name? Uh, Aaron. Okay. And what’s your bike? Yeah. So, yeah, we got the Bomba back in 2020. We love it. The Golden Pire. Yeah, we love these. Big shout out to them. Yeah, they beat the bike. Golden Players. Mhm. Oh, actually, no. I got the frame at Lucky Duck or I had them build it up partially and then kind of finished it up. Just put the Paul clampers on there after love those. Good. Yeah, we love this tank. Okay. And uh what’s the most favorite part of your bike? Most favorite part? Honestly, the handlebars. Handlears. Yeah, honestly the handlebars. I love them. Uh they’re just so comfy. I like had like dirt drops on. They look cool, but you know, nothing like cruising around. And they’re pretty shreddy. Like you can you can you know, push it a little bit and it’s fun. Okay. Thank you very much. Yeah. Have a nice day. Yeah. Thanks, guys. Thank you. Thank you so much. Hi Chris, can we do a quick interview with you? Okay. Okay. Okay. What’s your name? Uh Chris. Chris. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. And what’s the bike? Uh lightning bolt. Lightning bolt. The new color. New color. So you beat this bike recently? Yeah. Last year. Last year. In Seattle at home. Nice. Lots of blue. Last year. Yeah. Please introduce your bike. Yeah. So, lightning bolt can XTR alpha brakes and I like the rando but mountain bike [Laughter] [Music] ghost. Yes. [Music] Same color. Yeah. Okay. And uh what’s your most favorite part of your bike? Favorite part? Anything. Honestly. Putting this on makes me so happy. This is so useful and cool. Thank you. Obviously, you know, the leopard print. Okay. Yeah. Super fun down. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you for your time. Sarb sambar like a sambar sambar sambar like shoes or sambar? H yeah originally from the shoes. Yeah I I I was always wearing sambar. Oh really? Yeah when I was working. So my boss told me uh you are so gifted. [Laughter] Thank you. [Music] flavor. So I don’t have the financial P is a nice component. Yeah. priming. That’s truck. Yeah. American. Yeah. What iPhone. That’s what [Music] Mhm. Queen.chech. English. Okay. You got this guy. Hi, nice to meet you every Oh, you’re with blue light. A lot of shopping at Blue. Thank you. Thank you. We want to do some quick interview with you and your bike. Sure. Okay. Uh first, uh what’s your name? Shannon Sims. Yes. Thank you. And what’s your bike? Um, this is an old lotus frame. We saw the same bike and a different Oh, awesome. Ba frame from Europe. Um, Chris got this at Bikes Bombs, which is in Boston. It’s a bike organization. They get donated bikes and this is one of the frames um that he found. So, I did a 650 version. Um, and this is my computer bike now. Nice. Beautiful. And uh, yeah, these guys are import They live out on the Oregon coast. They used to be here and they make these leatherers. Nice. And uh, okay. And uh, what’s your most favorite part of your bike? Um, I just love the Lotus heads. It’s so beautiful. Everything’s scratched and wearing away, but the headbutt is my favorite. Oh, beautiful. And my and my pink star to go with Oh, and uh, thank you. Yeah, you think our bike? Yes. Perfect. My bike a little bit, you know, colors not bad and perfect for a day like this. All the shopping backpack. Thank you. Thank you very much. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you so much. Cool. Thank you. What’s your name? Chris. Chris. Nice to meet you. Okay. And uh what’s your bike? My bike is an old Schwin touring bike from the 80s and it’s my touring bike. I ride old junk and this is what gets gets me uh my long my long hauler here. Mhm. Nice looking bike. Okay. And uh fancy good old parts. And uh what’s your most favorite part of your bike? The brand new blue seat. Brand new brief. Take us and shoes. My blue lug shoes. We were We were in Tokyo like the day after they came out. Oh, nice. So, I was like, “Oh, I have to.” You are very lucky. You’re so lucky, man. Nice. Well, you guys have fun. Yes. songs. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you. Are you ready? Okay. Next time. Yeah. Next time. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, tomato. Hi. Hi. So, yeah. Older steam. Exactly. Yeah. Hell yeah. Nice. That’s a great bike. wine spread. What’s that? Wine. I put an adapter here to put that stuff on. Yeah. Nice. Um, yeah. That’s from Avid. You know, the brake company. Your name? That’s my name. That’s so nice. Yeah. Just a bunch of random components I find. Uh, what’s your favorite? This bike. Is this my favorite? Yeah. Uh, you know, it’s kind of up and down. I ride it as like my around town kind of commuter. Oh, yeah. But, uh, I have so many favorite bikes, you know. That’s your favorite part of this bike. Favorite part right now is this. I love the the small step. It’s fun to just change up the because I’m usually on a wide bar and it feels really nice to just like test myself on a speed. Yeah. Great. Yeah, it’s fun. I change it up all the time. Thank you. Thank you. Wait, what’s that? Really? I you know, I don’t know. It came with the bike. Mhm. It’s It’s interesting looking. I like the angle there. Yeah. Um it’s Who knows? Nobody knows. Nobody knows. Yeah, it’s just random. All the stuff. I have a I like the DK hub on the back. Um on the other side of this Oh, thank you. It’s a little bit more Thank you. It’s a little bit more like sunfaded on the other side. I don’t know. It kind of gives like the old look. I love the chinelli with random colors. It’s fun. Grip. Yeah. Thank you very much. Thanks, guys. We have to track bike. Yeah. Yeah. I have three track bikes right now. Oh, nice. Oh, really? a chinelli mash. Chinelli mash. That’s like my pride possession, you know, only special nights. This is like my around town. And then I have a uh an old 1980 Benodto that I’m stripping the paint, making it all steel. Oh. And then I’m going to put like a 26-in wheel in the front bar. Wow. I see. So, thank you. Yeah. Thank you, David. That’s awesome. I love blue. It looks so cool. Thank you very much. [Laughter] Thanks, guys. Thank you. Mountain bike. Is that [Music] true? Mhm. Yeah. What you going sports canchech? for your bike. Suspension Yeah. So happy Alhamdulillah. All right, let’s get Hey. Hi. Nice to meet you. Yeah. Where you guys coming from? Uh from Japan. Tokyo. We are working for bike shop blue in Tokyo, you know. Uh can we do a quick interview about your bike? Sure. Yeah. This is just a computer bike. Yeah. This is the first very first generation Ko ute. Mhm. 2008 maybe. 2008. Mhm. Purchased for $250 from my neighbor. and retrofitted with this modern uh plastic board. So, they can fit the modern uh kids seat. Okay. And then these things are hanging on for dear life, these bags. But uh they can put you could put two grocery bags. Yes. And a bunch of toilet paper on top. It’s pretty good. I I I probably lube the chain once a year. Mhm. And I think I got about 11 PSI in the front. And the tires are original. So they’re from 2008. Oh, really? Yeah. And the back brake doesn’t work. Oh, you should you should repel. I really should. I just need new pads, I think. But uh but it gets it gets this child around. Okay. All right. Time to go. Bye. Say hi to Japanese customers. Yeah, thank you. Hi, nice to meet you. Can we do a quick interview with you guys? Sure. Yes, we are from Tokyo. Yeah, we are working for bike shop. Okay. Blue in Tokyo. Oh yeah, Blue Lug. I know. I’ve ordered parts from Blue Lug. I got my Got my Rivendell. Oh, yeah. Nice. Okay, so uh what’s your name? I’m Carson. Carson. John. John. Nice to meet you. And lots of bikes. So, this is a a Trek 520 that I bought new um over 20 years ago and then I’ve replaced everything except the seat post and the headset. And the headset is is still going strong. Oh, that’s tough head. Yeah. Yeah. It’s working well. I I had to replace the fork um after I broke a brake boss off of it, but Yeah. Trek 520. Mhm. Nice bike. And what’s your most favorite part of your bike? I like the the wheels or old Christine hubs and um Pinti uh box section rims, but they’re they’re compatible. Mhm. Um and they were they were built by Sugar Wheel Works in Portland. I like that. Yeah. Beautiful bike. Thank you. Thank you. And next, I’ve got a Rivendale Atlantis, but it was repainted. That’s my biggest. Uh, I love it. It’s I’m I’m tall. Mhm. So, it’s got It’s a huge frame. It’s got big long cranks. Um, the chain one of the chain stays had to be replaced. That’s why it got repainted. But when they repainted it, they added like a pump head. Yeah, they added the dino lighting. They added more have an awesome rack. It’s just I love this bike. Yeah, perfect. The Rivendale like full new sweat handle bar. I got the Rivendale seat post from you guys. Thank you. When when you got this bike? What? When you got this bike? I bought this bike I think four years ago, but I’ve had a my first Rivendell I bought 20 years ago. Oh, really? I love that company. I just I wish it was the right color scheme. Then it would be perfect. Yeah. We will go to event. Oh, you are? Yes. Uh next week. Cool. Yes. And meet Grant on the light mountain. I I met Grant in Portland a few years ago. He was at a bike shop near the top. Nice. And I bought these bottle cages here last year. Tanaka bought bottle cages. They’re great. Beautiful. And uh what what’s your most favorite part of your bike? The size. The size. As a tall person, it’s hard to find a big bike. Yes. So it’s big and tall and that makes it comfortable. Okay. Yeah, that’s a beautiful bike. Thank you. Thank you very much. Yeah. Hold on. [Music] You got popcorn in there. [Music] Isn’t it? [Laughter] They don’t know. [Laughter] Yeah. All the stuff. So, so that’s not [Laughter] Yeah. [Music] Gravity machine. Gravity machine. Gravity. First, what’s your name? My name is Ethan. Ethan. Ethan. Okay. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. And uh what’s your bike? Uh this is a mash frame. I uh built it up last year. That’s Yeah. Took a bunch of parts for a bunch of stuff. Um yeah. Uh just really the cheapest wheels I could buy. Some formula hubs, cheap Mavic rims. Yeah. Okay. I think these are pushy spokes, too. Pushy. Yeah. Okay. So, and uh what’s your most favorite part of your bike right now? The stem. The stem. Yeah, it’s a new buy. Um I had to put it upside down because it’s like a plus 17 or something. Yes. Or no, it’s like a plus 13. So, I just flipped it. Mhm. Mhm. Get a good good uh bar cockpit setup. Mhm. It was nice. Okay. Thank you. Yeah. uh Kriski frame bag. I had them custom make it. It wasn’t even for this bike. It was for a scream and it is and I decided to just throw it on to see how it fit and fits pretty damn good. So, it’s lived on here since I Mhm. decided to throw it on. Okay. Thank you. Okay, that’s it. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Uh what’s your favorite point of your bike? Yeah. I think my favorite is the uh low normal old XT. Low normal. Yeah. Mhm. Okay. Thank you. What What’s your bike? This is my 2018 Black Mountain Cycles Monster Cross disc. Monster Crosscross disc. Mhm. This is the first generation before he changed the three-pack kn. Nice to meet you. Good to meet you. What’s your favorite point over your bike? Favorite point is this handmade Richie. Handmade Richie. Tom Richie stand. Wow. Wow. Cool. A very 170 mm. 170. Crazy, isn’t it? Where you get this? Um, from Mountain Bikes by Tom, his website. Uh-huh. And I got these Billy bars for Bulak. Oh, from Bulak. Yay. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Okay. Thank you very much. Yeah, thank you. What’s your name? My name is Aaron Steve Jackson. Okay. And my name is Daniel Straanahan. Okay. And what’s the bike? Uh today I’m riding a Serly Karate Monkey. Um set up with kind of touring/ bike packing bags with 2.2 tires for kind of all around. Like didn’t know what I was going to get into this weekend, but ready for it. Okay, so what’s the payite point of your bike? Uh today the Rack King barebones rack up here in the front uh made by our friend Smith on Windy Island in Washington State. Um that’s that’s kind of my favorite favorite thing that’s got going today. Nice. Thank you. Yeah. Okay. And uh what’s the bike? So this bike was actually also made by Rack King Frames. Um made the rack. It’s a Lost Highway um developed by our friend um kind of designed by our friend Ben. Um, you used to own a shop in Seattle called Back Alley and he goes on a lot of really long rides and and Aaron and I do too on the Olympic Peninsula. Um, yeah, I love it. It’s a fun bike to be on all day. And what’s your favorite bike point over your bike? My favorite bike today. Okay, I’m going to say Oh, yeah. Cherries. Um, I love the clampers. I love my my talk tube uh cord. Yeah. Cool to meet you guys. Yeah. Great to meet you. Buddy brought this. Do you know? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Say hello to Okay. Thank you. Hi. How’s it going? Yeah. I’m good. It was nice ride. Yeah. Yeah. Can I can I do a quick interview with you? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So, what’s your name? I’m Maxwell. Maxwell. Nice to meet you. Good to meet you, too. Yeah, I’m Samba. Hi, Samba. What’s your bike? H What’s your bike? Uh, so it’s it’s a Sterling Straggler, but I built it up from the frame and it’s gone through a bunch of different iterations. We built it up as a cyclross bike and then I didn’t want to do cyclross and then it transformed bike and then you know I put flat bars on it and then you know the drivetrains kind of just from a random pile of of componentry and it’s been all all around the Pacific Northwest and down the down the Pacific coast. Oh, nice. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Okay. So, what’s your most favorite point of your bike? Uh, I uh so two points. Uh, point number one, I love the French wavy fenders. Okay. Right. And point number two, I love the the rapid rise rear. You can’t really find those anymore. And if you’re going to do like friction, the rapid rise is the way to go. Even though they only built them for like 2 years in like the ‘9s. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Good bike. So a gift for you. Oh, blue love. Oh love. Oh yeah. So I got in Japan. I I went to Japan and bought a bunch of this. Oh, thank you very much. Specifically from your shop. Oh, thank you very much. Yeah. Uh hello. Hi. What’s your name? Justin. Justin. Nice to meet you. And what’s your bike? Uh it’s the Black Mountain Monster Cross. Monster Cross. Yeah. 64 cm. The biggest frame I could get. C4. Yeah, a nice bike. And uh Okay, so what what’s your favorite most favorite point of your bike? My favorite part. Uh oo gosh. Uh I really like the old XTR derailer. Oh, so many people use XTR derailer. Yeah. Yeah. Is my favorite. And also uh I think I got these pedals. Uh MKS. MKS. Very fun. White Industries cranks are fun. Mhm. But my favorite is just the the frame and fork because it fits me so well. Yes. It’s very hard. Okay. Thank you. Yeah. Thanks very much. Take care. Thank you. Hi. Hi. Hi. Nice to meet you. I’m Sambar. Yeah. And I’m a bike mechanic of Blue Rock Bike Shop in Tokyo. Hello. Hello. Can I do a quick bike check? Yes. Okay. And uh Okay. Again, what’s your name? Uh Todd. Tat, nice to meet you. And what’s your bike? It’s a Don Mcclung from Salida, Colorado. Mhm. Just a single speed steel mountain bike. Mhm. Mhm. Oh, it’s beautiful. Gra. And what’s your favorite point of your bike? Put it here. Oh, I think the way that it rides. Uh, it’s very short, easy to handle, really tight corners. Um, yeah, it’s a good climbing bike. Good climb back. Oh, thank you. Yeah. Take us. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Hi. Nice. Nice to meet you guys. Yeah. Blue in Portland. Nice. I met one of one of your riders. Uh can we do a quick interview with you guys? Sure. What’s your name? Uh I’m Hogar. Hogar. Hogar. Nice to meet you. Good to meet you as well. And what’s your bike? Um this is a Rivendell quick beam. Okay. Can you show me the bike? Oh, nice bike. Beautiful. Um I think I don’t know which owner I am. Maybe second, third, but it’s had a life before me. It’s been repainted. That’s had the Yes. I think these were added back ones after somebody took them off. But when you get this bike uh 2017, 18 2017. I’ve rebuilt it. It came with a um sweatback bars and a a wonderful Sturi Archer 3-speed hub. Oh, which you had to really um be careful in shifting. Yes. Yes. Go slow, low, medium, high speed. But I still have the wheel. So we’ll change it back. What’s your most favorite point of this bike? I like it. Just the way it makes you feel riding. It’s uh nimble but relaxed and um it’s it’s about it’s about the ride. It’s about the feeling. Oh yeah. Beautiful. Thank you very much. Yeah. Thank you. Have a good time. And next. Okay. So again, what’s your name? And what’s your bike? Um, this is a a breezer breezer. So, uh, a very good deal. Uh, when unfortunately performance industry performance went out of business. I could pick this up for it. Very nice. Very good. But I thoroughly enjoy it for bike packing. Does it Okay. So, and what’s your most favorite point of this bike? Um, just the versatility. It’s got it’s got good um done well. Say um really appreciate my my neato rack to keep rack keep I sometimes keep up here for um it keeps it off the the tire. So yes. Okay, that’s it. Thank you. Thank you. Hi, nice to meet you. Hello. Uh can we do a quick interview with you guys? Okay. So, and the person on the bike. Yeah. Okay. So, uh what’s your name? Uh Sophia. Sophia. I’m Lauren. Lauren. Nice to meet you. I’m Samba. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. And what’s your bike? Uh this is a new Albian Privateeer. Mhm. Mhm. Um the first bike that I ever built. Oh, you built yourself? Yes. Oh, nice, nice, nice. Okay. And what’s your favorite point of your bike? Um favorite point? Mhm. Uh oh yeah the top cap. Oh top cap. Wow. Uh Lauren brought it for me from Oh thank you. Thank you very much. Okay. And uh watch your bike. So this is a secondhand Nishiki Colorado. I got it I just got into cycling recently like 5 months ago. Five months ago. Mhm. I’ve been trying to fix this bike cuz it’s been sitting in the garage for decades apparently. So, I’ve been slowly like replacing parts and just getting rid of the rust. Yeah, it’s beautiful bike. And what’s your most favorite point of your bike? Uh favorite point of bike is probably the paint job. Um that’s why I got this bike. It’s really speckled. Yes. Um is is it uh original paint? Yes, it’s the original paint and Oh, beautiful condition. Thank you. I’m trying to get it into better shape. It’s very heavy. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you guys. It’s a gift for you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Hi. Hello. Hey. How’s it going? Yeah, good. Good. Uh, can we do a quick interview with you and your bike? Yeah, let’s do it. It’s my brother’s bike, but I can speak for him. Okay. Yeah. Hey, what’s going on? So, at first uh what’s your two stumps? Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about. What’s your name and uh your brother’s name? Uh my name is Adam. My brother’s name is Evan. Evan’s bike. This is Evan’s bike. Uh I think it’s a 90 stump jumper. Uh World Cup edition. Very fast for the time. Um yeah. What questions you got? Uh what’s your favorite point of your bike? But not it’s your bike. I know. So, my favorite part about this bike, uh, I’ve been riding stump jumpers my whole life. Vintage ones. They’re the most comfortable bike. Uh, it’s the type of thing where you want to ride it all day. It doesn’t matter what the components are. Putting the flat bars on it make it so nice. I used to have BMX bars, but the frame, I think no matter who you are, if you’ve never rode a bike before, throw your leg over a stump jumper, you have the best time. Oh, that’s my favorite thing about it. Thank you very much. that thing out. Used to have a single speed coaster brake stump jumper. Yeah, they’re cool. Yeah. Anything else? Uh, okay. That’s it. Cool. Thank you. Nice to meet you. What’s your name? I’m Samba. Samba. Yes. Adam. Adam. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. My name is Saba. Nice to meet you, too. Nice to meet you. We’ll have fun. Yeah. Have a good day. On to the next jumper. Stump Jumpers. Okay. So, what’s your name? Uh, my name is Garrett. Garrett. Yes. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. And uh Okay, what’s the bike? Uh this is a 82 or 83 Stump Jumper. I don’t remember exactly what year. Uh I’ve been riding it since I was an infant. Uh on a handle handlebar seat. I see. I see. So when you got this bike, was that? When you got this bike? This was my father’s. Oh, father’s. Yes. That’s why I’ve been an infant riding. Yes. Yeah. I see. I see. Yes. Okay. So, and what’s your most favorite point of your bike? Um, it is very comfortable. Uh, very reliable. Uh, yeah. I got a lot of bikes, but this is the one I ride the most. Why? Most comfortable. Most comfortable. Yeah. And I just It just makes me happy. Mhm. Yeah. Yeah. That’s That’s the best thing. Absolutely. Okay. Thank you very much. Yeah. Thank you. Nice to meet you. Yeah. Nice to meet you, too. Oh, you Thank you. Have a nice day. You too. Wow. Can we do a quick interview with you guys? Yeah, sure. The long bike section. Long bike. Long bike. Okay. How are you doing today? Yeah. Good. Good. Good. And uh Okay. So, that’s fast. Yeah. What’s your name? My name is Slade. My dog’s name is Dude. Dude. Yeah. Okay. And uh we’re on bike tour right now. Mostly out of Bellingham. We’ve been to Whistler, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, the Peninsula, Seattle, back to Bellingham, and then the San Juan Islands before we go down the coastline again. And uh so yeah, good reason to quit my job and enjoy life for a little while. And what’s your bike? Uh it’s a sirly cross check that I got for free and a crust clidale fork. The bags are custom made by Agave Products. Uh, or leaves are loaded down and yeah, it’s all custom in the front, you could say. Yeah. Thank you. Yeah. What’s your most favorite point of your bike? The f my favorite point. Yes. Maybe maybe the solar panel or solar watch as well. So, solar GPS here and then uh the chin rests so that my dog can sleep and lay down and stuff like that. I don’t my goggles for him match. Oh, goggles. Yeah. Okay, cool. Bye. Thank you. Okay, next. Hi. Hi. Um, okay. My name is Alexander Hongo. I’m from Eugene, Oregon. Mhm. Um, and this is my uh humanpowered machines long haul. Mhm. Um, I don’t know what else can I say? Yeah. Uh my favorite uh thing about the bike is this sticker stickers which I got um uh while it was stolen. I filed it on the stolen bike registry. And they sent me the sticker and then the bike came back to me. So I put the sticker on the bike. Oh charm. Maybe. Say what? Like I say a charm. Yeah. Yeah. It’s a good luck charm. Yeah. Also I like uh got four noise makers here. Mhm. Oh, but I can’t do this one cuz he’s too slimy. Oh, okay. Thank you very much. Yeah, thank you. Yeah. Thank you for your time. Oh, yeah. The front basket is really fun. Oh, there tiny basket. Yeah, you need all the cargo space just for case. Yeah. Yeah. Locks. Oh, thank you so much. I’ll put it on the bike. Yes, you should. here. Oh, thank you. You give me one. Thank you, Lul. I hope we uh hope see the videos on Oh, really? video guy. Yes. And like a lot of the inspiration for the crust clad tail is through blue. Oh, really? Because you’ve always done like the sirly big fat dummy and stuff. So, you know, just asking more of this fork and trying it on new bikes. It was always very inspiring to see. Thank you very much. Yeah. Have a good day. You too. It is. Can I do a quick interview with you? Sure. Yeah. Okay. A beautiful bike. Uh we are Burak from Japan. Yeah. Nice to meet you. And uh what’s your name? Uh my name is Andrew from Portland, Oregon. Yeah. Born and raised. Okay. And what’s your bike? Uh this is a 86 or 87 Trek. Mhm. Uh I think it’s 87. Um yeah. And you you repainted it? No, the original plane in condition. I just bought this off Craigslist for like $100. And then yeah, recently built it up. Okay. Okay. So, and what’s your most favorite point of your bike? Um, honestly, I like the seat post. Seat post. I don’t know if you saw it, there’s a little a little heart. It’s a made by in Japan. Um, I also like the basket. Basque design work the little tree design works this Portland trees so okay thank you on the bus. Yeah, these are albatross. I just had them lying in my Yeah, my garage like 10 years old or fel like it would fit well. Um yeah, that’s it. I have no idea. Thank you very much. One day I’ll get a real Chris King headset. Uh-huh. Yeah, just a top cap at this time. Okay. Thank you for your time. Yeah. And maybe your friends. Okay. Thank you very much. Hi. Nice to meet you. Thank you. Can we do a quick interview with you? Sure. Yeah. We are blue from Tokyo, Japan. Oh, thank you. Okay. So, at first, uh, what’s your bike? Uh, what’s your name? Sorry. My name is Stefan. Stefan. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. And what’s your bike? This is uh the Illuminous Maximus by Ron’s bikes. I call it the Rondingham. It has uh 2×9 2×9. Yeah. With centur. Um I got these old Dura Ace 770s with the XT converted axle. Okay. Um I run Friction. Um, and little bag with my goodies inside. Uh, some ghost flowers. Ghost flowers. I like these uh rubber uh grippers for my uh brake pads. You can get these anywhere. They’re just silicone. And um I got these from Oh, from Yeah. Gordito. It’s a rock and roll. And they’re brakes. They work. They stop. Okay, thank you. And uh what’s your most favorite point of your bike? Favorite point? Most favorite point. Um I like that it fits 48s. I like the fork. Mhm. Mhm. The fork is nice. Mhm. Mhm. I appreciate it. Okay. Thank you very much. And uh nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. I’m Samba. Samba. Yes. Nice to meet you. I’m a mechanic at Burak. Very nice. Yeah. And his sub and he’s a photographer. A videographer. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Have a good day. You too. [Music] Hi. Nice bike. Thanks. Yeah. Can Can we do a quick interview with you guys? Okay. Okay. Uh what’s your name? My name’s Garrett. Garrett. Yeah. Yeah. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you as well. And what’s your bike? Uh it’s a Richie Outback. Outback. Yeah. Mhm. Um it’s been all over. It’s not very pretty and but it’s I beat it up as much as I can. Mhm. Oh, so you you beat this bike? Oh, yeah. I almost I I love riding uh all over uh southern Washington. Um lots of gravel roads back there. They’re really beautiful and single track and it’s really great to connect single track to the gravel roads. Thank you. And you customize your fork. Yeah, it’s not the most beautiful thing, but I love this light. And so I can place a bag here and then have it. Okay. Yeah. Okay. And uh Okay. And what’s your most favorite point of your bike? Uh favorite part of my bike? It’s definitely my light. Light. Yeah. I this this thing, you know, dynamo. Never have to charge it. And uh it’s really bright for the gravel roads and single track. So also you’re riding at night? Yes. Oh, that’s crazy. Yeah, the forest at night, you know, there’s no cars. You can just go and completely dark. Yeah, you just might scare a bear, but that’s it. Okay. Yeah. Uhhuh. Yeah. Okay. Uh, that’s it. Thank you. Yeah. Hi, how are you? I’m good. Thank you. So, where are you from? I’m from Tokyo, Japan. Wow, that’s great. And are you representing a bike or just journalism or uh No, no, we uh I’m working at bike shop. I’m a mechanic. Uhhuh. Okay. So, and uh Yeah. Great. Well, welcome. Yeah. Thank you. We’re glad you’re here. No, we’re happy that you’re here. Okay. Uh so, and again, at first, my name is is Armando. Armando. Nice to meet you. And what’s your bike? So, the bike is a Molten. It’s made in England. It was made by a guy named Alex Molton. Why don’t we scoot up? Mhm. Okay. And it uh Yeah, it’s seal. Uh, it separates into two. So, it travels really well. Ah, nice, nice, nice. I’m a a traveler. Um, so I’ve been across the United States, Central America. Oh, Europe. Really? With with this bike? With this bike and also with a Brmpton folding bike. Favorite part? My favorite part? Oh, my favorite part. Um, it’s very um stable. Stable there. it it doesn’t um have a a warp. So if you’re riding 6 or 8 hours, all all your motion goes forward. There’s no uh you know wiggle waggle. Well, welcome. I hope you have a good time here. We’re glad you’re here. Yeah, you too. Thank you. Okay, cool. [Music] Hi. Hi. Hi. Uh hello. Nice to meet you. Uh c can we do a quick interview with girls? Okay, sure. Uh we are uh uh we are from Tokyo. Oh, hi. Yeah, we are working for bike shop. Blue L. Oh, Blue Lug. Oh, I brought the wrong bike. I’ve got uh pedals from you on a different bike. Thank you. Uh what’s your name? Maddie. Maddie. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. And uh what’s your bike? Uh this is a Crust Romancer. Mhm. Okay. When when you got this bike? Um like three years ago. Three years ago. Yeah. Fairly new. Yeah. Beautiful bike. And uh what’s your most favorite part of your bike? Oh jeez. Um I think the saddle cuz you know everyone has a favorite Brooks and the B68 is the one that they discontinued for a while and um all the moms like this one best and there’s a lot of competition to find new old stock ones when they’re unavailable. So yeah. Yeah. I mean, but everything everything. Yeah. Satellite. Huge difference. Yeah. Okay. Thank you very much. Yeah. Nice to meet you for your time. Are you going to be inside too? Yes. Oh, thank you. Oh, cool. Thank you. Uh, what’s your name? Emma. Emma. Nice to meet you. And what’s your bike? This is a Fuji track. Fuji track. Yeah. Okay. When you got this bike? I bought it in 2015. 2015. Mhm. Yeah. 10 10 years ago. Yeah. Mhm. And uh what’s the most favorite part of this bike? Um I think the rear wheel, if only because I built it just myself to replace the one that came with it after it broke. Mhm. Oh, okay. So it was like, “Hey, my first wheel build. Nice.” Yeah. Uh good bike and fenders. Flex. Nice. Nice. Nice. And you ride it with Fixie. Mhm. Mhm. Good. I love Pixie, too. Okay. Thank you very much. You’re welcome. Hi. Hi. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Uh, can we do a quick interview with you? What’s your name? Ben Nelson. Ben Nelson. Yeah. Oh, nice to meet you. And what’s your bike? Uh, it’s a Specialized Hard Rock. Mhm. Mhm. It’s a It was a donation. Donation. Most of the parts are out of our parts bins. these parts and uh yeah, it’s just like my get get to work and home just Oh, so you built yourself? What? You built this bike by yourself? Yeah. Yeah, I work at a bike shop on Bashan Island by Seattle. Bike shop. Mhm. Yeah. So, and what’s your most favorite part of this bike? Um I just like that it’s a one by with the wide ratio. Mhm. Basically got like the drivetrain from a newer mountain bike 80s. Yeah. So old makes new. Yeah. Resto mod. Okay. Thank you very much. That’s my first wheel build in the back. Oh, you are. That’s beautiful. Yeah. Whe building is really hard. Yeah. I do that all all every day. Yeah. Okay. Thank you very much. It’s good to see you. Yeah. Thank you. [Music] Hi. Hi. Nice to meet you guys. Hi. Can Can we do a quick interview with you guys? Sure. Okay. We are from Tokyo. Oh, cool. Yeah. We are working for bike shop in Tokyo, you know. Yeah. I think I bought some stuff from you guys. Oh, really? Thank you very much. Okay. So, at first uh what’s your name? I’m David. David. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. And what’s your bike? Uh this is a crust evasion light. Mhm. When you got this bike about 2 or 3 years ago. Mhm. Yeah. And uh what’s your most favorite part of this bike? Uh I just like being able to kind of do anything with it, you know? Um take it bike packing, but also pretend like I’m on a road bike sometimes. Okay. Good bikes. Cool. Thank you. Thank you guys. Okay. And uh Oh, yeah. You too. You should do. Okay. And hi, what’s your name? Abby. Abby. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. And what’s your bike? This is a Chris Bomba. David built it up for me. Oh, really? Yeah. Oh, that’s beautiful. Thank you. Is he a bike mechanic or something? I like an amateur. Nice. Okay. And uh what’s your most favorite part of your bike? Um I have a piece of bike jewelry for her. Mhm. Mhm. Very on theme. Mhm. Looks like a piece of buried treasure. Oh, good bike. Yeah. Pendas for commute. Yes. Okay. And the rain. And the lane. In the rain every day. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you for your time. Stickers. Oh, thank you. Yes. Stickers. Thank you. Thank you. [Music]

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