Bike Checks in Blue Lug Hatagaya
Hello everyone! My name is Kaneko. I’m a mechanic of Blue Lug Hatagaya. Let’s do a bike check!
LOW BICYCLES MKII CROSS 54cm
I was very excited to build this bike, a handmade bike from San Francisco. I am a huge fan of this brand.
The owner came from outside of Tokyo, and I just met him for the first time then. He was going to get a Low MKII Road but he also wanted to ride off-road gravel, therefore he chose this cross bike as I recommended.
He also positively heard my recommendation about the main components when he chose. He went back to home, and we sent a bike to him later.
He gave me a phone call when he has received the complete bike. He was very happy about the set-up and everything. What a relief!
This is a new Shimano Ultegra. It looks like this is exactly for a cyclocross.
This is road bike components, but it has like a MTB standard. It is very durable and the brake levers became thinner that it is better grab feeling.
The Paul Box Car Stem is 0 angles. Thomson and Ritchey are great brands, but Paul looks wilder, don’t you think?
Brakes are Paul’s Mini Moto Brake. This is one of the best mini V brakes of all time. It not only works great but also looks great. It has a cable adjuster.
DT Swiss hubs. H+SON Arch Type has 28 holes. It is lighter and looks neat.
The bar tape is Cadence Polar bar tape. Low and Cadence are the best friends, right?
The saddle is Selle Italia Elite 1990. I want to get this logo’s tattoo. I love this saddle so much.
I hope many more people will be interested in Low bicycles. This is a very special aluminum bike. If you are interested in this, please come to Blue Lug Hatagaya and see the frame directly.