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Bike Check: Daryn ‘s No.22 Little Wing

The No. 22 press coverage never seems to stop around here, but sadly this is the last bit I saved from my 2024 summer trip to America. Today, we’re checking out a very special bike, since it’s the one I’ve been stoked about since I first spotted it online years back…

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Bike Check: Joan’s Makino

It’s time for another bike check, and it looks like we’ve been on an NJS streak lately! But this one isn’t from Japan… It’s from Brooklyn…

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Bike Check: Nagasawa’s Custom SSCX Nagasawa

Hello readers! Over the past few months, I’ve been writing about how NJS bikes are a good base for builds when you look past the strictly “Keirin style Track bike” that they are built for…

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Bike Check: Romario’s Corima Contreau

What you’re seeing now is the first of a few bike checks I did while visiting Romario’s collection in Hong Kong. Private collectors like Romario don’t always grant access to photographers or media outlets…

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Bike Check: Cole’s Weis Hammer Gravel SL

Let me start with this: What happens when a frame builder crafts a bike for himself? A show bike of course, but also a machine built to ride, travel, and showcase his work everywhere he goes…

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Bike Check: Mathias Skream Magnum

If you’ve recently seen one of the movies I help produce for Skream Bikes during my trip between Tokyo and Hong Kong, you’ve probably seen a back on black Skream Magnum, ridden by no other than Mathie a.k.a. @deythos

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Bike Check: Jaming’s Peloton

Throughout 2024, I noticed more and more builds following the same pattern. And I have to admit, even though it's not a new concept, the idea of a vintage steel track frame modernized with drops and brakes is becoming increasingly tempting…

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Bike Check: Taka’s Master Hightek

No, you're not on SMC, but yes, today's feature is a 26” Fixed Gear Freestyle bike. Am I biased because of the fiery paint job? Absolutely. But when Taka made the journey all the way from Kyoto to tear up some iconic spots in the heart of Tokyo…

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Life with the No.22 Little Wing: A Long-Term Review

This is it! The review I’ve been carefully shaping over the past six months, reflecting on every detail both on and off the bike during my time with the No. 22 Little Wing. That said, my goal here is to share my genuine, unfiltered thoughts…

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Bike Check: Lettuce-San’s Suntour Tandem

Feeling extra in sync with your bestie recently and wondering how it would feel to blast on a gorgeous track bike but… together. Don’t worry, the Shuhari collection has what you need…

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Bike Check: Lettuce-San’s 3Rensho Domifon

Another bike from Shuhari and another piece of history I had the pleasure to try. The 3rensho Domifon is a stayer bike, and if you are unfamiliar with this type of machine, allow me to explain…

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Bike Check: Toma‘s Watanabe

A few months back, I was featuring Tomas' Peloton and its many quirks, as well as how he decided to build the whole bike around the front suspension fork. Today, I’d like to showcase another one of his incredibly unusual builds - His Watanabe NJS…

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Bike Check: Sada‘s 12” Araya Micro Hurry

What if... your chainring were as large as your wheels? It seems very difficult on 700c or even 26 inches. But what about 12 inches? The same size as a toddler's balance bike, but rideable by a grown adult…

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Bike Check: Lettuce-San’s Look 396

The Look 396 is truly track bike dream material. It looks completely unique, is rare but still somehow obtainable, and each one comes with its own history and little perks...

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Bike Check: Sato’s Fixed Picnica

The Japanese economic bubble of the 1980s gave birth to numerous inventions that came into existence "because they could." One such creation is the Bridgestone Picnica...

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Bike Check: Mark’s Forever-Yamaguchi

How long do you think you can keep one bike? Two years? Five? Over a decade? How would you maintain it, and what would the bike become after thousands of kilometers ridden...

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Self Bike Check: Custom No.22 Little Wing

You've seen it on video; you've witnessed the process. It's now time for some beauty shots of the Little Wing, and my first impression of what is likely the nicest track bike I've ever ridden to date.

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