The Japanese Council Thought Mountain Bikes Had Engines!

When Nathan Bennett first tried to start MTBJapan, mountain biking barely existed in the area.
After finding trails around Minakami, he went to the local town office to explain his idea for a mountain bike business… and they asked how many cc’s the bikes were and whether they were loud.
That’s how early he was to the scene.

Find out more about Nathan and MTBJapan: https://www.mtbjapan.com

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