People from Motocross International Ltd. and I visited the Quality Bicycle Products headquarters in Minneapolis Last month. As many of you may know, QBP is a distributor of many bicycle brands such as Surly and All-City.

I was really honored that I had an opportunity to attend their global meeting and Homies Fall Fest, the ride event they organized.

Surly is very special to me because I’ve been riding Surly bikes for more than 11 years — pretty much since I started riding a fixed gear bike in Tokyo. On top of that Surly is one of the most popular bike brands in our shop. Therefore visiting their office and talking to guys from Surly was an amazing experience, and I literally left my heart in Minneapolis (not San Francisco).


Now I came back to Tokyo and organized a speaking event about my trip at Blue Lug Hatagaya.

#mysurly instagram photo contest!
To celebrate we’re having an Instagram photo contest!
Post photos of your Surly bikes on Instagram and use the #mysurly hashtag.
Selected winners will be awarded special prizes such as my Surly handmade zines and Surly products provided Motocross International. The deadline is November 25th. Show us your favorite Surly bikes and connect with Surly families all over the world!