{"id":136512,"date":"2022-09-25T09:51:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T00:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&#038;p=136512"},"modified":"2022-09-25T17:12:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T08:12:49","slug":"who-is-yoshigai-and-whats-it-all-about","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/who-is-yoshigai-and-whats-it-all-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is &#8220;Yoshigai&#8221; And What&#8217;s It All About?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zSC03g3TT_c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W3C6l8TiTmo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been putting out some content about &#8220;Yoshigai&#8221; lately. (I added English subtitles on both videos, so please watch!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/contents\/mydiacompe2021\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-126109\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/72ea58f3ccebb1dee0ebbe46790c9817.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/72ea58f3ccebb1dee0ebbe46790c9817.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/72ea58f3ccebb1dee0ebbe46790c9817-640x202.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And did you we host this fun event with Yoshigai, on April 4th every year?<\/p>\n<p>Some of you might be wondering &#8220;What is this Yoshigai thing that they keep talking about?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m writing to answer that question. To get straight to the point, <strong>Yoshigai is the name of the company who started Dia-Compe, Gran Compe, ENE Ciclo<\/strong> and many more Japanese bike component brands that you&#8217;ve probably heard of, founded by Kiyokazu Yoshigai in 1949.<\/p>\n<p>More of their history is explained in the second video above. I suggest y&#8217;all to go watch both of the videos.<\/p>\n<p>With all the new hi-tech bikes being born, we still carry a lot of rim brake bikes. It&#8217;s safe to say that we are able to continue our business, thanks to companies like KK Yoshigai.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kozo Yoshigai, the current president of KK Yoshigai is a very close friend of our&#8217;s. He almost never says no to our ridiculous product ideas. He&#8217;s always passionate and never complains about the MOQ, the lack of demands and other BS that most big companies would say, the first thing they open their mouthes.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, most of our original bike bicycle components are made by Yoshigai.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136514\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dsc04757-720x720.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dsc04757-720x720.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dsc04757-480x480.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dsc04757-786x786.jpeg 786w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dsc04757.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-title-wrapper product\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/blue-lug-1-1-8inch-aluminium-color-spacer.html\"><span class=\"base\" data-ui-id=\"page-title-wrapper\">*BLUE LUG* 1-1\/8inch aluminium color spacer<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"product__view__icons\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136515\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a2406835-720x720.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a2406835-720x720.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a2406835-480x480.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a2406835-786x786.jpeg 786w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a2406835.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"page-title-wrapper product\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/blue-lug-1inch-alminium-color-spacer.html\"><span class=\"base\" data-ui-id=\"page-title-wrapper\">*BLUE LUG* 1inch aluminium color spacer<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"product__view__icons\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136517\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/11img_7177-720x720.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/11img_7177-720x720.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/11img_7177-480x480.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/11img_7177-786x786.jpeg 786w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/11img_7177.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"page-title-wrapper product\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=Brass+spacer\"><span class=\"base\" data-ui-id=\"page-title-wrapper\">*BL SELECT* brass spacer<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"product__view__icons\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-info-price\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136518\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a2406541_1-720x720.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a2406541_1-720x720.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a2406541_1-480x480.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a2406541_1-786x786.jpeg 786w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a2406541_1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136519\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1dsc01081-56-720x720.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1dsc01081-56-720x720.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1dsc01081-56-480x480.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1dsc01081-56-786x786.jpeg 786w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1dsc01081-56.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=Blue+lug+quick+release\"><span class=\"base\" data-ui-id=\"page-title-wrapper\">*BLUE LUG* quick release skewer<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-136520\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/92708934_o3_2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/92708934_o3_2.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/92708934_o3_2-480x480.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-136521\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/92709258_o4_2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/92709258_o4_2.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/92709258_o4_2-480x480.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=fairweather+headset\"><span class=\"base\" data-ui-id=\"page-title-wrapper\">*FAIRWEATHER* headsets<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Y&#8217;all know these were all made by Yoshigai??<\/p>\n<p>If it wasn&#8217;t for Yoshigai, we wouldn&#8217;t be able to give those smallest details that people probably wouldn&#8217;t notice but it makes you feel good, to our bikes. Blue Lug is all about those kinds of teeny-tiny details, so we are very grateful that we have Mr. Yoshigai as a close friend, a business partner and a bicycle lover who cares about the community.<\/p>\n<p>I just thought they needed more attention from the world so, here I am writing this blog for the world to see, even though not many people would go though this blog. But it&#8217;s better than nothing.<\/p>\n<p>You can of course get Dia-Compe parts on our website, but it&#8217;s always good to support your local shops, so make sure you ask your local bike shop first before buying anything from us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-136365\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/0edd84b62c89dc48573268fd7563d846.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/0edd84b62c89dc48573268fd7563d846.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/0edd84b62c89dc48573268fd7563d846-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had fun playing around with these <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=dia-compe+cable+hanger++\">colorful cable hangers<\/a> btw.<\/p>\n<p>Anyhow, this blog is getting all over the place so, I&#8217;m going to end it here.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks y&#8217;all<\/p>\n<p>-Shin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":136365,"template":"","tags":[],"better_featured_image":{"id":136365,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":600,"height":600,"file":"2022\/09\/0edd84b62c89dc48573268fd7563d846.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"0edd84b62c89dc48573268fd7563d846-480x480.jpg","width":480,"height":480,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":33566,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/0edd84b62c89dc48573268fd7563d846-480x480.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"0edd84b62c89dc48573268fd7563d846-600x600.jpg","width":600,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":54440,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/0edd84b62c89dc48573268fd7563d846-600x600.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]},"filesize":66400},"post":136357,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/0edd84b62c89dc48573268fd7563d846.jpg"},"acf":{"online-store-search-keywords":"yoshigai","search-result-sort-order":"created_at","search-result-sort-by":"desc","stockSortFlg":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global\/136512"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/global"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}