and becomes a bike.
One thing about Japan that I like a lot better than Korea is that you can ride a bike without fearing for your life. And since Tokyo’s relatively flat (and the trains cost a fair bit more than in Korea) I’ve been thinking I should get one. I asked a few people online where the good places are to pick up a mountain bike in Tokyo, and I’ve started checking some of them out. I was in Tokyo Hands (Creative Life Store) today and they had a pretty good selection. I instantly fell for the Trek 4300. A gorgeous bike, all black, disc brakes… I’ve got to check prices around town, but I think it’s the one I’m going to get. They also had lots of odd little Japanese bikes. There are a lot of folding bikes here, so people can keep them inside and not have them take up much space. Some of these are regular-sized, and others have smaller-than-normal tires. Those make sense to me.
And then there was this one:
A full-suspension, old timey bike.
The Q-Bike Time Rider 2.6
I have no idea what the “2.6” is supposed to mean, but that’s one weird bike. I can’t imagine it’d really be all that comfortable to ride for any length of time, but it’s probably more for attracting attention than for real transportation.
And it’s yours for only $700. O.o