Did you watched Vuelta a España last night? As many of you know, Vuelta a España is a prestigious grand tour in Spain. This is the most exciting season for me, so every August, I have a lack of sleep (because it’s being broadcasted live late night here).

 

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. Etapa / Stage 1⃣7⃣ Getxo > Balcón de Bizkaia . #LaVuelta18 . ???? @photogomezsport

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???? Mombeltrán ???? . Etapa / Stage 9⃣ Talavera de la Reina > La Covatilla . #LaVuelta18 . ???? @photogomezsport

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Vuelta a España is super fun to watch because courses are often friendly to climbers, and they ride through romantic Spanish cities. The bicycles they ride are different from what we carry in the Blue Lug stores, though. I just like all types of cycling. I love them all. Cycling is awesome! Period.

*CRUST BIKES* romanceur (55)
Anyways, I would like to show you the Crust Bikes Romnceur I built up for a storefront. We just started to carry Crust Bike this year.


The Romnceur is Benedict aka Ultra Romance’s signature model. Before he became the nomad-bike-touring-famous-hippie-instagramer, he was a bike messenger and a serious road racer. I heard when he met Grant Petersen from Rivendell, he started into adventure bikes.

He just works 6 months a year, then lives on $10 a day adventuring around the world on a bicycle. I look up his lifestyle because it’s opposite from Japanese.

This is his Romnceur. The 11-speed Campagnolo on a touring bike is genius (maybe because he was a road racer?) and the dynamo light and aluminum fenders are very cool. The brakes are Paul Components. I can see his good taste.
*CRUST BIKES* romanceur (55)
Then, this is the Romanceur I built up. I was very inspired by his.
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The hubs are Phil Wood Touring Hub.

*CRUST BIKES* romanceur (55)
*CRUST BIKES* romanceur (55)
*CRUST BIKES* romanceur (55)The bar tape is our original cloth bar tape.
*CRUST BIKES* romanceur (55)
*CRUST BIKES* romanceur (55)
I love those aluminum fenders because they match any kinds of bikes.

*CRUST BIKES* romanceur (55)
*CRUST BIKES* romanceur (55)

*CRUST BIKES* lightning bolt
We have Crust Bike Lightning Bolt in the store as well. Please come through Blue Lug Kamiuma to check them. You can do a test ride those too.

**Additional Information**
We just made 3Renkyu stickers for this 3 days weekend (3Renkyu, 三連休) in Japan, and if you order from our international website, you will get the sticker until it’s gone.

 

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????3RENKYU???? . . 明日から3連休。 来週末も3連休。 . 暑さもやわらぎ、過ごしやすくなってきた9月の中旬。 この3連休2連チャン、わくわくですね! . というわけで明日15日(土)から店頭、WEBにかかわらず、お買い物していただいた全ての方に3連休ステッカーを差しあげます。 (通販の方はいま以降いれときます) . 充分な数量をご用意してますが無くなっちゃったらごめんなさい。 (1000枚あるから数日大丈夫) . これさえ貼ればお休み気分。 これさえあれば週末ヒロイン。 . お休みの人もそうでない人も、いい季節を楽しみましょう????????

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If you are familiar with Japanese Keirin, you can guess where the design came from.

First come, first serve 🙂