{"id":90147,"date":"2017-08-26T13:08:29","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T04:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&#038;p=90147"},"modified":"2017-09-05T13:13:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T04:13:38","slug":"bikes-check-no-2","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/bikes-check-no-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikes Checks! No.2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello again! My name is Sow Kaneko. I am a mechanic of Blue Lug Hatagaya.<br \/>\nI would like to show you bikes I built here.<a title=\"*SURLY* long haul trucker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/35455114343\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4300\/35455114343_5f266f051f_c.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* long haul trucker\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSurly Long Haul Trucker 56cm<\/p>\n<p>Hell yeah! Look at the big basket! I&#8217;ll talk about it later but let me tell you about basic components.<a title=\"*SURLY* long haul trucker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/35426259924\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4306\/35426259924_53647676c3_c.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* long haul trucker\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I build the Surly LHT, it\u2019s always like an old MTB. I don\u2019t know why though, I guess I just like this style.<\/p>\n<p>This style is great for a commuter as well.<br \/>\nThe tires are WTB Nano, which is one of the popular tires of ours.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s tough and gives you smooth riding.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* long haul trucker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/35865419790\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4310\/35865419790_a35b3d9521_c.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* long haul trucker\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n Actually the 26inch is a discontinued model, so it is pretty rare.<\/p>\n<p>The Surly nice rack is strong enough to hold the big basket.<br \/>\n And the top board is big, which is great.<br \/>\n <a title=\"*SURLY* long haul trucker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/35865420250\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4309\/35865420250_d7069b642c_c.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* long haul trucker\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n The owner needed this basket for his best friend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-89850\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image9-576x768.jpg\" alt=\"image(9)\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image9-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image9-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image9-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image9.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><br \/>\n The Shiba-Inu is super Kawaii! I got great vibes from them.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*ALL-CITY* macho king\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/31169485612\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5658\/31169485612_a395fa8fdb_c.jpg\" alt=\"*ALL-CITY* macho king\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAll City Macho King 49cm<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*ALL-CITY* macho king\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/31169488512\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5626\/31169488512_a2662b1ae4_c.jpg\" alt=\"*ALL-CITY* macho king\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*ALL-CITY* macho king\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/31313609895\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5534\/31313609895_25724c5896_c.jpg\" alt=\"*ALL-CITY* macho king\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThis is when I delivered.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*ALL CITY* macho king complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/36186748510\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4372\/36186748510_7990e14ee2_c.jpg\" alt=\"*ALL CITY* macho king complete bike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n And this is the current setup.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*ALL CITY* macho king complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/36186745950\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4375\/36186745950_08b7262903_c.jpg\" alt=\"*ALL CITY* macho king complete bike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n He put cool stickers and I like that he used the black and yellow handlebar tape.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*ALL CITY* macho king complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/36186744470\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4332\/36186744470_53bf781303_c.jpg\" alt=\"*ALL CITY* macho king complete bike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe owner is actually my Blue Lug cyclocross teammate.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*ALL CITY* macho king complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/36186744920\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4349\/36186744920_d5e8481a32_c.jpg\" alt=\"*ALL CITY* macho king complete bike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n <a title=\"*ALL CITY* macho king complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/36186749060\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4375\/36186749060_eb7b71ebea_c.jpg\" alt=\"*ALL CITY* macho king complete bike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nHe brought the feedback every time after races. And then we updated his bike together.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Ibaraki CX\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/33282564261\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/703\/33282564261_b249135b5e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ibaraki CX\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n Even though we competed each other in a race, we built kind of a trusting relationship.<br \/>\n As a mechanic, this thing gives great pleasure.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY*cross\u00d7check BLUELUG custom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/35938907914\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4341\/35938907914_937d9ba960_c.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY*cross\u00d7check BLUELUG custom\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nSurly Cross Check Urly 58cm<br \/>\n<a title=\"*SURLY*cross\u00d7check BLUELUG custom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/35962263503\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4393\/35962263503_04f4df2d18_c.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY*cross\u00d7check BLUELUG custom\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis bike is too big for me so it was hard to do a test ride.<br \/>\nThe owner worked for a clothing store and he is a nice guy.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*SURLY*cross\u00d7check BLUELUG custom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/35962260573\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4439\/35962260573_d9fa8c5c7e_c.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY*cross\u00d7check BLUELUG custom\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n He only said to me \u201cI want a bike that looks like a tank.\u201d I was like &#8220;Tank? \u00a0Well, I&#8217;ll try.&#8221;<br \/>\n <a title=\"*SURLY*cross\u00d7check BLUELUG custom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/36726084986\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4404\/36726084986_d3f380d2f9_c.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY*cross\u00d7check BLUELUG custom\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe handlebar is the Rivendell choco-norm bar. The saddle is the Brooks Flyer that he&#8217;s been using for a while.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*SURLY*cross\u00d7check BLUELUG custom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/36376377230\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4340\/36376377230_f22287af9b_c.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY*cross\u00d7check BLUELUG custom\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThis soma porter rack makes this bike looks like a tank, doesn\u2019t it? Maybe?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-89851\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC02694-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02694\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC02694-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC02694-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC02694.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nHe works for Pilgrim surf supply in Shibuya, and when Blue Lug had a pop up workshop there, I met him.<br \/>\nI would like to thank him to give me an opportunity to build this cool bike.<\/p>\n<p>Please visit our shop when you come to Tokyo. See you soon. Sayonara!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":89851,"template":"","tags":[],"better_featured_image":{"id":89851,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1680,"height":1120,"file":"2017\/08\/DSC02694.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"DSC02694-800x533.jpg","width":800,"height":533,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC02694-800x533.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"DSC02694-1024x683.jpg","width":1024,"height":683,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC02694-1024x683.jpg"},"large":{"file":"DSC02694-1680x1120.jpg","width":1680,"height":1120,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC02694-1680x1120.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"DSC02694-800x600.jpg","width":800,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC02694-800x600.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":89849,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC02694.jpg"},"acf":{"online-store-load-items":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global\/90147"}],"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\/10"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}