Hi!

I’m Patrick from BLUE LUG warehouse and currently learning to be a mechanic.

My current goal is to be a “nature-loving city boy”.
I was named after the sneakers I always put on.

It sounds like a city boy, doesn’t it?

I really like my nickname.

 

Since I was born and raised in Tokyo, I’ve been feeling starved for the nature.

When I was a child, I always tried to eat plants around me.

If it doesn’t taste too bitter or feel like burning, you can eat it up (but, don’t try it!).

 

That kind of kids tend to like bugs, and I do love it too.

I rode a bicycle to go around for bug hunting in the summer.

In the childhood, bicycle and bugs are everything for me and I played outside all day.

 

Now as an adult, I’m feeling the same again.

Today, I’m going to introduce my new bike.

 

The annual event called “OMM” made me get this bike.

 

Mountains, rivers and bugs. Riding around in the great nature without digital devices.

I immediately decide to participate in the event since I easily remember the memories.

I just jumped off to go OMM.

But, I faced the issue of “oh, what should I ride?”.

I know gravel bikes or MTBs are the best of course, but I was a bit confused with too many BLUE LUG’s inventory.

 

Then, a certain notification popped up, and I noticed we were going to stock the CRUST’s first small wheel bike.

And the name is STUPID TOURIST.

My first CRUST. CRUST’s first small wheel bike.

Some might think it’s weird, but it blowed off my mind.

Upon remembering my bikes, I’ve been riding small wheel bikes or 26″ old MTBs.

I know 700C rides nice and fast, but I do love the bike with low center of gravity and wide tire capacity.

In addition to that, it has a canti brake option! I couldn’t help getting it for myself.

This sophisticated looks.

Umm, it’s cool.

 

My mind has cleared somehow and I’ve been hooked with its cute appearance.

 

“Small wheel bike is hard for OMM…”

I didn’t think much about it and just headed to the event.
In conclusion, OMM was too nice. Stupid Tourist is really fun.

 

It doesn’t have any annoying quickness of handling and accelerates as much as I pedal.

I could have ridden throughout the field except huge gaps and obstacles. 
But, I do recommend going disc brake option if you’d like to go serious off-road riding.

Canti brake doesn’t work as well as disc brake and there have been a few points that I couldn’t go through (CRUST is really nice to have both canti and disc brake options!)

 

To be honest, I’m sure there’re many bikes which is suitable for OMM, but I could have great memories with my favorite bike.

FYI, the result was…

I said like “Please let me set the route because I studied the geography at the uni!”

And everybody trusted me, but the route was crazy and it ended up in indescribable result. I’m sorry…

 

But, I got a Japanese stag beetle with Tara in that night, so it’s alright!

Just take it easy, guys.

OMM was such a great adventure.

Also, I visited various places with it.

If you have a time, please take a look of my day off with Stupid Tourist!

 

Recently, I’m in the mood of new hobby, named “Tokyo Geography Exploration Ride”.

Concrete jungle, Tokyo.

 

If you have a closer look at a map, you’ll see valleys and hills even in the crowded city like Tokyo.

I actually went there on Stupid Tourist, riding along the valley and climbing up to the high ground.

 

Even landscapes which seemed identical before have their own character and history. Just pedal to feel it.

That’s the concept I decided for this ride, lol.

 

Stop-and-go, ups and downs, bumpy roads-city is full of this kind of stuffs and it’s surprisingly tiring.

But with Stupid Tourist, I can breeze through those problems.

 

Small wheel rotates really light and it’s good for climbs.

The wide tire capacity allows me to ride smoothly even on the rough roads.

 

Humming a tune, I leisurely cruised in the Tokyo’s complex streets and enjoyed the scenery.



Hill ride in the damn hot weather was my recent favorite.

 

But, I really love bugs and wanna go to mountains.

Stupid Tourist can cover it as well.



This is the photo from the ride on the other day.

I took Stupid Tourist onto the trains and went to a certain lake for hunting a dragonfly larva.

 

Searching ponds and puddles with a net, I just explored the animal trails which is not listed on the map.

After I checked some points, I found a black shadow in the water.

 

It seemed to be a dragonfly larva from its slender yet powerful silhouette, so I immediately opened my field guide to identify it.

Finally, I made it!

From the shadows of the quiet lakeside forest, I yelled like Yes! before I could stop it.

 

Stupid Tourist helps me out so much and I could search where I couldn’t by walk.

He is the MVP of the day.

Take your time getting to the destination by train or car with your bike, then fully enjoy the short off-road riding to the goal.

That’s the ride and way I do recommend to enjoy Stupid Tourist.

 

I love bugs and the nature, but I live in the city and mostly ride a bike to go anywhere.

Stupid Tourist fits my lifestyle perfectly.

Thank to him, I’m one step closer to be a nature-loving city boy?

Or maybe he’s already been, haha.

Anyway, I’m totally in love with Stupid Tourist which looks great in both the nature and city.

 

Thank you for reading!

Bye with my brand new Patrick!