The bronzy green Rivendell at 1:15 is the one Blue Lug built for me! I went to pick up a few days after you went and they said you had been. They even showed me the snacks you brought for them haha! I discovered Rivendell and Blue Lug purely on your recommendations and so I want to say thank you. I ride it every day and its an absolute beaut.
Wow - what an excellent tour! Thank you for your work on this one. It was a treat to feel like I was following along and to see Tokyo from a bicycle perspective. Thank you for the documentation and sharing your travelogue. Safe travels!
The contrast in cleanliness between Tokyo and London is remarkable. I was there years ago for a few days and noticed it back then too. Yes, some of it can be chaotic but overall, considering how densley populated it is, it’s insanely clean and tidy. We should take some notes from the Japanese culture 👌🏼
This was the coziest 48 minutes of my week! I got a new bicycle this week (Marin Four Corners) and I wish I was out riding it but sadly we seem to have entered the stormy autumn season in Iceland, so instead I'm inside imagining I'm riding bikes in Tokyo like you. :)
Very cool as always. I was in Japan many years ago in 1988. I was training with Suzuki Motor Corporation. I had an entire month there. Amazing culture and country. I don’t believe it had the bike culture I see here. Very cool!
Just discovered your channel. Love your videos, very zenn to watch. Im a big retro bicycle rider and builder myself, Tokyo is on my bucketlist now 😉. Ride safe.
Beautiful. Hope youre enjoying your travels. Thanks for another amazing video 💚 I enjoy the long format as well as the short format. As long as you are enjoying making the videos and the overall process. That's what's important to me 🫶
Thanks for the tour of Tokyo and of the Blue Lug store. Crazy the amount of stuff the manage to stuff into that place. I have a few bits of theirs on my Sam Hillborne and Surly Disc Trucker. Very enjoyable video.
Thank you. Had to go upright after back surgery years ago and sell the ‘racing’ bikes. Build the black and cream Hillborne back in ‘15 and the Trucker at the beginning of Covid, right before it became impossible to source parts. Both have wheel sets I built during Covid also. Deore XT hubs and Velocity Quill rims with Rene Herse tires.
I’ve not done much cycling in Tokyo unfortunately. I did walk 45 miles in three days though on my most recent trip! Really enjoy your videos as I’ve lived on and off in Seoul since 2010 and also spend all my free time cycling around the city. When I’m away, watching your videos is a good substitute. I’m cycling from Mokpo to Busan in a couple of weeks, can’t wait 😊
Sorry I'm late I was riding my bike! Tokyo looks lovely and the bike shops are amazing . As always I love your video and your perspective on life and our world. 共有していただきありがとうございます。
Another exquisite video, Marcus. Steel bikes and Tokyo from a perspective I've never seen before. I visited Woods Cyclery on your recommendation, but managed to keep my hands in my pockets despite extreme temptation. I'll go back with friends and ride from there next year, no doubt. Thanks again, and stay safe, fella.
I'm in the USA currently restoring a 1984 Fuji mountain bike with all of the original high-quality components, all made in Japan. It's dope to see top bike shops in Japan now stocked with so many high-quality components made in the USA.
I rode a bike around Tokyo this spring and summer. Spring was the best to ride. It's a great experience for me to go around the city by bike. Summer was actually so hot but it was much better than walking around. I think tokyo is a good city which is worth riding a bike.
Oooh wish this video was up before we went to Japan last year!! Your videos are great, from the cuts, editing and commentary. Really enjoy all of them 😊 would be keen to see a video on your camera and audio setup!
Love the movie. What can you tell me about the mesh shirt you were wearing? Looks like a good way to get some shade but beat the heat in hot, humid conditions.
Very well documented! I always wonder about the rules and regulations of different countries when it comes to cycling, its not so obvious as it may seem for a lot of people. Perhaps for another video?
Great video. Your wife is definitely a keeper - putting up with/facilitating with your bike shop visits 😂. Towards the end of the video you said you would stay in that specific neighborhood again (the pretty tree-lined street). What is the name of that neigborhood. I couldn't catch it in the video.
I just came back from a trip to Tokyo about two weeks ago. I made sure to visit a BlueLug bike shop as well (the Yoyogi park one). Sadly I didn't manage to tour the city by bike (mostly because my wife doesn't know how to ride and my kid is still too small to cycle on the street) ... I definitely want to do it at one point in the future though! *edit*: haha, and I also bought some MKS pedals (Gamma in silver. Hope you didn't want to buy the same ones because I got the last ones they had at the time :P)
Really interesting. I'm planning a trip to Japan and was wondering about the best place to rent a nice bike like yours for a week or 2. Any tips on where I could rent one in Tokyo?
Love your videos. I’m a recent subscriber. Moved to London a couple of years ago, you’ve inspired me to attempt cycling to work. Looking at a couple of folding bikes at the moment. Any recommendations on folding bikes?
I have a trip coming up to Japan in November. How did your book your Rivendell rentals at Blue Lug? How far in advance and how much? I'm thinking about a Riv and this looks like an amazing opportunity to try one 😁
Another brilliant video, thanks. Tokyo looks amazing, definitely on my bucket list! On another video of yours that I’ve watched you mention that you used to teach in the UK. Out of interest, are you still a teacher now you are in Korea? If not, what do you do now?
Best convenience store sandwich is...(drum roll)...strawberries and cream! Katsudon is da bomb! Agree. BTW, was that the narrower Wavie bar on your Homer by any chance? Im thinking of getting the wider ones for mine.
@@probablyriding thanks for the reply and looking forward to your new build reveal! I used to travel to Japan for kendo but not been since 2011. Nice to see the small streets and "hidden" gems of food shops which are one of the best things about Japan. (The mystery of Japanese food can be overwhelming though. I ate whale by mistake, and once queued for an hour outside an "exclusive" Yakitori bar in Osaka to be offered "grilled baby sparrow". Nice.)
would be curious about the price on Blue Lug stuff in Japan,,,, since often the prices for Nitto stuff on the Blue Lug online shop for folks in the US is a pretty good deal, until you add shipping haha. curious how the prices are in the shop for non-imported products (so not a Riv haha). thanks :)
When you click on the bluelug web, choose domestic. Use google translate or just straight type what you're looking for in the search bar. That way you'll get the prices in Yen. I'd say its better deal on the physical store most of the time, because of cheaper Yen as of now. If you have friends in Japan you can also ship to their adress like that.
he’s given us a movie today fellas 🚴🍾
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You know your weekend is gonna be great when you have a 48 minute Probably Riding video waiting to be seen!
Love your videos!
Thanks!
Welcome to my neighbourhood! Love seeing your video of you riding around Tokyo, my home for over 15yrs. You certainly fitted a lot in.
Thank you very much!
The bronzy green Rivendell at 1:15 is the one Blue Lug built for me! I went to pick up a few days after you went and they said you had been. They even showed me the snacks you brought for them haha! I discovered Rivendell and Blue Lug purely on your recommendations and so I want to say thank you. I ride it every day and its an absolute beaut.
Nice! Hope you enjoy your Rivendell. Sorry I didn’t get time to meet!
The best 48 minutes on RUclips!
Thanks!
There are so many countries that need to learn from Japan about how to treat bicycle users lol
True. They’re still not perfect but better than others.
Not only that. The good manners, respect for eachother and healthy food as well 😊
Wow - what an excellent tour! Thank you for your work on this one. It was a treat to feel like I was following along and to see Tokyo from a bicycle perspective. Thank you for the documentation and sharing your travelogue. Safe travels!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Visiting bike and coffee shop in tokyo, my dream vacation in the near future. thanks for the relaxing video!
Thanks for watching 👀
wow 48 minutes! thank you I will enjoy the video with my cup of green tea :D
Yay! Thank you!
Feel like you have been gone “forever “ so happy to see your video up. Enjoyed this ride.
Welcome back!
Great timing this video, heading to Tokyo next month. You've given me some good ideas for places to try. Thanks.
Have a great time!
The contrast in cleanliness between Tokyo and London is remarkable. I was there years ago for a few days and noticed it back then too. Yes, some of it can be chaotic but overall, considering how densley populated it is, it’s insanely clean and tidy. We should take some notes from the Japanese culture 👌🏼
Both wonderful cities that could learn from each other.
This was the coziest 48 minutes of my week! I got a new bicycle this week (Marin Four Corners) and I wish I was out riding it but sadly we seem to have entered the stormy autumn season in Iceland, so instead I'm inside imagining I'm riding bikes in Tokyo like you. :)
Thanks for watching. Hope the weather clears up for a ride.
Simply superb. Just had a great ride on my homemade hack/tourer,a lovely vegetarian supper followed by your film.Can't tell you how good I feel.
Great to hear!
Thank you for taking us thru your travels! Tokyo looks wonderful for a visit.
It really is!
Your Urban Cycling You Tube channel is interesting, the best I have seen in a long time, thank you for your creativity, greetings from Mexico!
Thank you very much!
Tokyo is amazing by bike. I really enjoyed experiencing the city via cycling around it!
It really is!
Your vids are always a treat! Can't wait to see the rest of your trip!
More to come!
Very cool as always. I was in Japan many years ago in 1988. I was training with Suzuki Motor Corporation. I had an entire month there. Amazing culture and country. I don’t believe it had the bike culture I see here. Very cool!
I’m sure it was very different that then but then the whole world is.
Just discovered your channel. Love your videos, very zenn to watch. Im a big retro bicycle rider and builder myself, Tokyo is on my bucketlist now 😉. Ride safe.
Cool, thanks!
Beautiful. Hope youre enjoying your travels.
Thanks for another amazing video 💚
I enjoy the long format as well as the short format. As long as you are enjoying making the videos and the overall process. That's what's important to me 🫶
Still enjoying!
Wonderful video. I look forward to your next video and also to the next bike build, you picked up some really great stuff.
Awesome, thank you!
Love watching these wholesome vids mate, please keep it up!
Thanks, will do!
Super! I took my foldie also during work trip in Japan. It’s amazing what u can see just afew alleys inside.
Yes! Any bike makes visiting Tokyo so much more enjoyable.
Thanks for the tour of Tokyo and of the Blue Lug store. Crazy the amount of stuff the manage to stuff into that place. I have a few bits of theirs on my Sam Hillborne and Surly Disc Trucker.
Very enjoyable video.
Some nice bikes you have there.
Thank you. Had to go upright after back surgery years ago and sell the ‘racing’ bikes. Build the black and cream Hillborne back in ‘15 and the Trucker at the beginning of Covid, right before it became impossible to source parts. Both have wheel sets I built during Covid also. Deore XT hubs and Velocity Quill rims with Rene Herse tires.
Keeping this one for my three hour train ride, thank you very much for this video it will be great as always!!!
Enjoy!
I’ve not done much cycling in Tokyo unfortunately. I did walk 45 miles in three days though on my most recent trip!
Really enjoy your videos as I’ve lived on and off in Seoul since 2010 and also spend all my free time cycling around the city. When I’m away, watching your videos is a good substitute.
I’m cycling from Mokpo to Busan in a couple of weeks, can’t wait 😊
That sounds like a pretty sweet south coast ride!
I really love it!! 韓国と日本は違う魅力が感じられるんですけど、 前には韓国の魅力を今度は日本の魅力を、 その二つの魅力をよく動画に入れてくれてありがとうございます😊
Thank you! I love both countries.
33:20 straight outta movie scene clip. Amazing video!
Such a great ride.
Interesting video, different to most of the other cycling ones too - so much variety for bike shops!
Thanks!
Sorry I'm late I was riding my bike! Tokyo looks lovely and the bike shops are amazing . As always I love your video and your perspective on life and our world. 共有していただきありがとうございます。
ありがとうございます
I spend a month in Setagaya most summers and you've given me ideas on some bike shops to visit next summer. Thanks for documenting!
Nice. Setagaya is great for riding bikes.
Another exquisite video, Marcus.
Steel bikes and Tokyo from a perspective I've never seen before.
I visited Woods Cyclery on your recommendation, but managed to keep my hands in my pockets despite extreme temptation.
I'll go back with friends and ride from there next year, no doubt.
Thanks again, and stay safe, fella.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Only ten minutes in and I can already say this video was well worth the wait. Well done.
Thanks!
Luv Japan.
One of your best vids yet. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@probablyriding Would be nice to see a map of your travels around tokyo
I can’t stop thinking about Alberto’s cargo bike. That thing is beautiful!
Lugged cargo bike of dreams 💜
Thanks so much! You took us to another world here!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for taking us along!
Thanks for joining
Bike shop heaven, this looks like such a rad trip!
It was!
Evertime i watched your video I just want to have my expresso. Awesome video.
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Japan is one of my favourite places. Thank you for another beautiful video. Peace and love my friends. ✡️
Thank you.
Just opened a bottle of wine especially to watch this one , can’t wait. 🎉
Hope you enjoy it!
I think I just found one of my new favorite channel :)
Wow, thanks!
"I love an evening ride home with the low sun reflecting on a wonderful day."
This is something I also enjoy, cheers! 🍻
The best!
Lovely trip. I'm surprised you didn't hit any riverside trails. These are so pleasant in Tokyo, and most river embankments have them.
Thanks. I did ride down the river last summer but didn’t get a chance this time.
This vid was worth the wait! 😻✨🙇
Thanks!
Another awesome video! And Ioved the long form just as much as your shorter ones! 🎉❤
Yay! Thank you!
So Cool. You really know how to enjoy Tokyo.
The best!
Felt as though I was in Tokyo too!
Great!
I'm in the USA currently restoring a 1984 Fuji mountain bike with all of the original high-quality components, all made in Japan. It's dope to see top bike shops in Japan now stocked with so many high-quality components made in the USA.
Nice!
Man I just KNEW the Tokyo video was gonna be elite 😅💙
Thank you 🙏
I love the back streets of Tokyo! I'd love to live on those streets..
Me too!
I rode a bike around Tokyo this spring and summer. Spring was the best to ride. It's a great experience for me to go around the city by bike. Summer was actually so hot but it was much better than walking around. I think tokyo is a good city which is worth riding a bike.
It’s a great city for riding. Thanks for watching
What a joy! Living well my friend 👌
Thank you 🙏
Really enjoyed, great to see the cityscape….🍉
Many thanks!
Love the bike parking amenities!
I do too
Oooh wish this video was up before we went to Japan last year!! Your videos are great, from the cuts, editing and commentary. Really enjoy all of them 😊 would be keen to see a video on your camera and audio setup!
Thank you so much!! This is the camera www.insta360.com/sal/go-3?INRL3L3
@@probablyriding oh this one! Very versatile I hear 👌 thank you!!
I was waiting for this video! Your content makes me happy
Thanks!
48 minutes truly worth the wait for this.
Thanks!
Great video; thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
This video was the second best part of my week! (Number 1 was riding my bike) :)
That's awesome! Thank you
your videos always make me want to go ride
That’s my plan.
OMG that first bike shop was incredible
Blue Lug is the best.
gonna watch this with a cup of coffee in the morning.
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That's wild, that's the same katsudon place that I radomly stumbled upon on my first trip to Japan.
So good
Love the movie. What can you tell me about the mesh shirt you were wearing? Looks like a good way to get some shade but beat the heat in hot, humid conditions.
It’s from Pilgrim Surf Supply. I bought it in Tokyo last summer. Perfect T-shirt for hot summer!
Very well documented! I always wonder about the rules and regulations of different countries when it comes to cycling, its not so obvious as it may seem for a lot of people. Perhaps for another video?
Maybe. I prefer to focus on the wonderful experience of riding bikes in my videos but I could perhaps mentions rules and regulations in future videos.
Another great video!
Thanks again!
Great Video, thanks ☀️
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is my new obsession. So calm, so peaceful. Keep these gems coming! If I can ask, what do you usually shoot your videos on?
Thanks! Riding shots with an insta 360 go 3. The rest on an iphone.
Great video. Your wife is definitely a keeper - putting up with/facilitating with your bike shop visits 😂. Towards the end of the video you said you would stay in that specific neighborhood again (the pretty tree-lined street). What is the name of that neigborhood. I couldn't catch it in the video.
Near Shimokitazawa.
@@probablyriding Thanks
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Really appreciate your videos and always appreciate your support for a free Palestine!
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Came here to say this too 🇵🇸 Free Palestine and cycling go hand in hand
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Tokyo is my favorite big city in the world. Quiet (sets the bar) and easy to move around.
It’s wonderful
Such a great video! I am going to Tokyo in a few weeks- do you happen to have a list of the food places you visited that you'd reccomend?
Thank you. That will be on my membership page.
48 minutes! It was worth the long wait!
Thanks!
I just came back from a trip to Tokyo about two weeks ago. I made sure to visit a BlueLug bike shop as well (the Yoyogi park one). Sadly I didn't manage to tour the city by bike (mostly because my wife doesn't know how to ride and my kid is still too small to cycle on the street) ... I definitely want to do it at one point in the future though!
*edit*: haha, and I also bought some MKS pedals (Gamma in silver. Hope you didn't want to buy the same ones because I got the last ones they had at the time :P)
Don’t worry. I hadn’t decided which ones I wanted until I had another look in the shop.
10/10 vibes as usual!
Thanks!
@31:35 thank you for including this gentleman.
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These bikes look so good...
They were!
Really interesting. I'm planning a trip to Japan and was wondering about the best place to rent a nice bike like yours for a week or 2. Any tips on where I could rent one in Tokyo?
Was going to ask a similar question. Departing in 2 days. Vid was lovely as always btw
Not sure where to rent one this nice, sorry. I was lucky to borrow from a friend.
If I lived in Tokyo, a bike would be a must have. I'm getting claustrophobia just thinking of driving a car on those streets.
Definitely the best way to get around.
I have a single speed bike, and I really want to try doing a 3x1 setup like this one. I won't know what I'm doing, but I'd like to give it a go.
Do it! Let me know how it goes. I’m considering too.
I’m dreading the moment I find time to visit Bluelug
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hitohira is great lot's of choice from different blacksmiths around japan
Great shop.
Was that a Widefoot bottle cage you got with the seat post? I got one and love it! It's awesome to be able to carry a 46oz/1400ml Nalgene bottle!!
Yes! It’s on my Susie now.
Love your videos. I’m a recent subscriber.
Moved to London a couple of years ago, you’ve inspired me to attempt cycling to work. Looking at a couple of folding bikes at the moment.
Any recommendations on folding bikes?
I think Brompton and Bike Friday seem to be the best. Haven’t tried any other though.
That bike shop !😍😍
The best!
I have a trip coming up to Japan in November. How did your book your Rivendell rentals at Blue Lug? How far in advance and how much?
I'm thinking about a Riv and this looks like an amazing opportunity to try one 😁
I borrowed from my friends there. They don’t offer rentals, sorry!
@@probablyriding that makes more sense! Lucky you, silly me 😉
this is so f#@%!*( relaxing love it
Thanks!
Another brilliant video, thanks. Tokyo looks amazing, definitely on my bucket list!
On another video of yours that I’ve watched you mention that you used to teach in the UK. Out of interest, are you still a teacher now you are in Korea? If not, what do you do now?
Lots of people have asked. Maybe I’ll include in a video sometime. Thanks for watching 👀
@@probablyriding sounds good to me 👍🏼
@9:38 thank you Brother. ❤
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Where is your shirt from? Thanks! Love the video.
I think the shirt you’re asking about is from Cayl.
Thanks so much for this, it was great. What brand is that mesh long sleeve top you have if you don't mind me asking?
It’s a collaboration from Pilgrim Surf Supply and South2 West8. Bought it in Tokyo last summer actually. Perfect for riding in summer.
@@probablyridingthanks, might be a touch hard to source! appreciate the response, more fashion updates would be amazing.
48 minutes 😍
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Best convenience store sandwich is...(drum roll)...strawberries and cream!
Katsudon is da bomb! Agree.
BTW, was that the narrower Wavie bar on your Homer by any chance? Im thinking of getting the wider ones for mine.
I’m a fan of the fruit sandwiches too. The bars are simworks get around bars.
@@probablyriding thanks for the reply and looking forward to your new build reveal!
I used to travel to Japan for kendo but not been since 2011. Nice to see the small streets and "hidden" gems of food shops which are one of the best things about Japan.
(The mystery of Japanese food can be overwhelming though. I ate whale by mistake, and once queued for an hour outside an "exclusive" Yakitori bar in Osaka to be offered "grilled baby sparrow". Nice.)
would be curious about the price on Blue Lug stuff in Japan,,,, since often the prices for Nitto stuff on the Blue Lug online shop for folks in the US is a pretty good deal, until you add shipping haha. curious how the prices are in the shop for non-imported products (so not a Riv haha). thanks :)
Similar to the online shop without shipping of course, maybe a little less.
When you click on the bluelug web, choose domestic. Use google translate or just straight type what you're looking for in the search bar. That way you'll get the prices in Yen. I'd say its better deal on the physical store most of the time, because of cheaper Yen as of now. If you have friends in Japan you can also ship to their adress like that.
video with very nice view and i got to know more about Tokyo, can you share about camera and how to mount them on body? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Yes of course! www.insta360.com/sal/go-3?INRL3L3
"I will keep those for my only fans" hahahah I am dying
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we want the probably riding caps!
More coming soonish.