{"id":91592,"date":"2017-11-03T15:52:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T06:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&#038;p=91592"},"modified":"2017-11-03T15:52:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T06:52:18","slug":"american-handmade-bikes","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/american-handmade-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"American Handmade Bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone! My name is Kaneko. I\u2019m a mechanic for Blue Lug Hatagaya.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s do some bike checks!<br \/>\n<a title=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37402363486\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4412\/37402363486_e271d802d3_b.jpg\" alt=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n CIELO\u3000CROSS CLASSIC\u300054cm<br \/>\n <a title=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37402364376\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4415\/37402364376_68361e5b17_b.jpg\" alt=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nI was surprised that Cielo stopped making a bike frame so this could be my last time to work on Cielo.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37402364986\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4417\/37402364986_9e52cf1711_b.jpg\" alt=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n <a title=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37192595990\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4461\/37192595990_f06f85e170_b.jpg\" alt=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nCampagnolo Daytona is a rare item. This was only made during 2000 to 2001.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37192598960\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4471\/37192598960_3995863b53_b.jpg\" alt=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37402365776\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4441\/37402365776_993ff722f5_b.jpg\" alt=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37402367446\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4485\/37402367446_45c8510a29_b.jpg\" alt=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n The owner has been using <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=paloma\">Swift Industries Paloma<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=Zeitgeist\">Zeitgeist<\/a>. It fits this Cielo well.<br \/>\n <a title=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37192597870\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4474\/37192597870_ed81cdf5b2_b.jpg\" alt=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37192597080\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4484\/37192597080_ce832957f6_b.jpg\" alt=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n The hubs are <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=philwood+hub\">Philwood<\/a>. Philwood for Cielo? Not ChrisKing? It doesn&#8217;t matter to me.<br \/>\n <a title=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37192595310\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4460\/37192595310_b7245018e6_b.jpg\" alt=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nBrakes are <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=paul+brake\">Paul<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37192600400\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4475\/37192600400_4eef27b3d0_b.jpg\" alt=\"*CIELO* cross classic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis bike is just rad!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a title=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/26284847779\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4478\/26284847779_3b4f2329d1_b.jpg\" alt=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n TONIC CRUSHER BIKE CUSTOM SIZE<br \/>\n This is also an American handmade bike. Painted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackmagicpaint.com\/\">Black Magic Paint<\/a>, which is a well-known handmade paint company in the U.S.<br \/>\n <a title=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37351839544\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4479\/37351839544_516491ca0e_b.jpg\" alt=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/26284841369\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4514\/26284841369_6061564d56_b.jpg\" alt=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nBoom! Check this out! This is called Soft Tail, which Minimize rider fatigue and the added bonus of increased traction on the steep loose climbs<br \/>\n<a title=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37351831174\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4495\/37351831174_43ca3434ab_b.jpg\" alt=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis ChrisKing hub is actually Center Lock and 12mm Thru Axle.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37351833824\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4499\/37351833824_d6cccc1fc7_b.jpg\" alt=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe rim is HED Belgium Plus. This may be the best rim for gravel riding. The tires are Compass Cycles Steila Coom.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/37351830674\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4479\/37351830674_4ff7351627_b.jpg\" alt=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Sram disc brake works super well.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/26284845909\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4468\/26284845909_64c9d9050f_b.jpg\" alt=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=mash\">MASH<\/a>\u00a0handlebar tape and\u00a0stem cap are really cool on this bike.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/26284837249\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4462\/26284837249_3242058165_b.jpg\" alt=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe saddle is SDG fly. The seatpost is Kent Eriksen.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/26284848309\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4475\/26284848309_509df7c48f_b.jpg\" alt=\"*TONIC FABRICATION* crusher complete bike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nReady to shred! This bike is beautiful as hell.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please check out more bikes we built on <a href=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/contents\/bike-catalog\/\">this site<\/a>, and say hola\u00a0to us if you come to Tokyo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":91600,"template":"","tags":[],"better_featured_image":{"id":91600,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1680,"height":1119,"file":"2017\/11\/37402364376_3abfc2586c_k.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"37402364376_3abfc2586c_k-800x533.jpg","width":800,"height":533,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/37402364376_3abfc2586c_k-800x533.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"37402364376_3abfc2586c_k-1024x682.jpg","width":1024,"height":682,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/37402364376_3abfc2586c_k-1024x682.jpg"},"large":{"file":"37402364376_3abfc2586c_k-1680x1119.jpg","width":1680,"height":1119,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/37402364376_3abfc2586c_k-1680x1119.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"37402364376_3abfc2586c_k-800x600.jpg","width":800,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/37402364376_3abfc2586c_k-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":91592,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/37402364376_3abfc2586c_k.jpg"},"acf":{"online-store-load-items":"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=mash"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global\/91592"}],"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\/91600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}