A New Bike!
A couple of hours ago I bought a new Japanese style bike. a "Bike" in Japanese is called a "Jitensha" (自転車). Japanese bikes are really expensive, but you're kinda limited as to where you can go, if you don't get one. If you're wondering, I paid 5,000 yen for this bike (~$42) . Here's the pics of this beauty:
Ok so here's the specs:
- 2 new white rim tires
- front basket & rear back-pack holder
- Front headlight*
- Solid Frame (Aluminium)
- Rear (back tire lifting) kickstand
- 6 gears w/shimano gripshift system (*new)
- Wrap-around handlebars (made for Japanese)
- Adjustable rear seat
- New Tires and Tubes
- Front self locking bike lock-------------L@@K------------->
In Japan bikes aren't locked to anything. To lock your bike you basically lock the back tire by putting a lock around the tire and the frame. Theft here is pretty big, but theifs aren't punk kids looking to get a deal, it's typically drunk businessmen looking for an unlocked bike so that they can ride home. There's tons of bikes here so I guess, while they're expensive, they aren't THAT hot to steal... that doesn't stop me from getting a rear lock though. (they're 100 yen anyway)
*So this front headlight isn't battery powered instead it has a small generator connected on the front tire so when you start riding the bike, the front headlight comes on. Cool eh? It's like a magneto for a bicycle light. Crazy... every bike has one here in Japan. Some are more advanced and some are basic like mine, but they're all pretty much the same. I had to get one because it seems like distance is measured by how long it takes to get from point A to point B by bicycle.
I hope to get the most outta this thing while I'm here. Since I live far from the school I expect to use it often. Feels good to have a little freedom.
~J
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