Colnago C35 XTR @ Miyazaki Cycle

Miyazaki Cycle just sold a little bit of MTB history...

See more here.

Vintage Specialized Stumpjumper

Rather cool vintage Specialized Stumpy spotted at the Cycle Picnic in Osaka last month...

A sweet mix of old parts still going strong, Race Face stem...

XT/XTR cockpit...

Race Face cranks...

And XTR mechs...

26 ain't dead.

Vintage GT MTB

A few quick phone shots of an almost perfect condition vintage GT full bouncer that was parked (unlocked!!) outside a local convenience store this week... 

An XT/XTR drive...

And RockShox Judy's with White Ind. hubs on Mavic rims...

The owner was in the store, the bike was quite a way from the main road. It's Nara, it'll be fine.

Rene's Kuwahara Kikuichi MTB

Now this is rather special. A little backstory, a few years ago Takashi-san from Kuwahara got Rene at Giracha a Kikuichi 26" frame. Rene took his time building it up with a stunning selection of modern parts that kept an old school MTB aesthetic. Having been busy with work and family life, Rene didn't have much time to actually ride the bike. Recently Kenji-san from Ballooner & Crazy Sheep has been taking Rene out on the local trails. Last week the bike was at Giracha, obviously I took a ton a photos...

That Nitto cockpit...

TMG13 FLV saddle...

Race Face cranks and FLV pedals...

XTR drive...

And brakes...

Phil Wood hubs laced to H Plus rims...

An utterly stunning bike. Cheers to Rene and Sayaca for letting me shoot it.

Corner Bikes Gravel Road @ 1Jyo Osaka

Stunning, utterly fucking stunning custom Corner Bikes build at 1Jyo Osaka...

See some much better photos on the 1Jyo Flickr.

Vintage Alpinestars MTB

Rather sweet vintage Alpinestars full suspension MTB spotted out in Osaka a couple of weeks ago complete with a portable workstand!..

Azonic/Cane Creek cockpit...

And full XTR groupset...

26. Is. Not. Dead.

Monster Muddy Fox MFB

Naoya-San from Filterweb has a very cool, very custom Araya Muddy Fox MFB, when we saw it on display at Y's Road Osaka last week we just had to get some shots...

Ready for all kinds of adventure with a Surly fork/Paul hub combo running a massive 4.8 tyre up front...

Naturally kitted out with Filterweb bags and a bit of #basketlyfe action...

Shimano XTR going all the way up to 50!!!

Possibly the coolest Muddy Fox around, thanks to Naoya-San for all the information. Follow the Y's Road Osaka store on Instagram for more custom builds.

Corner Bikes 700C/650B Dirt Tourer

The super friendly staff at the wonderful 1Jyo Ultimate Factory were kind enough to pull this stunning Corner Bikes "Dirt Tourer" out for us to shoot last week...

The intricate Cook Paintworks paint job highlights and compliments the gorgeous Corner Bikes lug work...

King headset, like, obvs...

Sim Works cockpit...

King hubs, like, double obvs...

XT at the rear...

Add an R for the front...

Brooks & more lovely lugs...

The important Instagram links.... 1Jyo, Corner Bikes, Cook Paintworks.