japanese bicycles aka mama-chari

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can you buy these outside of japan? i want one. they're such good city bikes.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Monday, 8 August 2005 23:07 (twenty years ago)

this is one of those questions that no-one answers.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Monday, 8 August 2005 23:12 (twenty years ago)

http://www.momovelo.com

― cutty (mcutt), Monday, 8 August 2005 23:18 (twenty years ago)

that's the only site i could find via google, but it looks dead to me... does it open for you?

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Monday, 8 August 2005 23:32 (twenty years ago)

The closest thing I can think of to something like that is this Pashley:

ihttp://www.pashley.co.uk/images/products/lifestyle/pronto1.jpg

Looks a bit chunky and industrial though. Can't think who the US equivalent might be.

― NickB (NickB), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 06:48 (twenty years ago)

Let's try that again...

http://www.pashley.co.uk/images/products/lifestyle/pronto1.jpg

― NickB (NickB), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 06:49 (twenty years ago)

Hasn't got the pretty woven baskets or the wicker child seat, I'm afraid! Just thinking how much sense it makes to have a shopping basket on the front if you're carrying a kid on the back, just as a bit of ballast. Really hard to keep the front wheel under control if you're starting off at traffic lights going uphill otherwise.

― NickB (NickB), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 06:53 (twenty years ago)

Ooooh, this Pashley is nice...

http://www.pashley.co.uk/images/products/380/tuberider.jpg

Anyhow, good luck!

― NickB (NickB), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 06:54 (twenty years ago)

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Reise and muller have a few bikes in this sort of categry but they are a bit germanic looking. The above bike can have 2 child seat on it if you so desire. Avenue, Culture and Delite in the same vien as the above gemini.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 07:20 (twenty years ago)

but those are chick bikes :(

― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 07:25 (twenty years ago)

They are very pretty and comfortable. BUt if you use'em here, don't fucking ride on the pavement like they do in Japan. I hate that. :-)

― nathalie sans denouement (stevie nixed), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 08:17 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

Regarding Momovelo. Kai's shop closed down 1 to 2 years ago. He tried his best to bring unusual bieks to Berkeley, but it is a small and expensive market to serve...unless he had stuck to the used Japanese bike option. He had one of the best shops in the US - per his focus.

If you want one of these bikes - either check out Craig's list in Berkeley or buy a cheap air ticket to Japan and get one used cheap.

-Todd

― Todd Boulanger, Wednesday, 28 September 2005 18:08 (twenty years ago)

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