Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Nagasawa Road

If you look closely at the Nagasawa head badge, there’s an Italian flag alongside the Japanese flag. Yoshiaki Nagasawa has a strong connection with the Italian bicycle frame building industry, beginning his career at Sante Pogliaghi’s workshop before starting a six-year internship with Ugo De Rosa. A return to Japan brought his experience to the…

Tokyo Fixed Dart

Tokyo Fixed Dart

While I was on holiday in the UK recently, I had a chance to drop by Tokyo Fixed, one of London’s most well-stocked bike shops and the site sponsor of The Spoken. Just another reason why I’d like to relocate over that way for a year or two. Apart from purveying highly desirable accessories and…

Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life