Not vintage or French Tourers/Campeurs, Trade/Porteurs, Audax/Randonneurs, Commuters/Town

[grantoury]

Rinko? I had to look it up. I still am unsure whether it's a bike, a bag, a technique, a lifestyle choice, a philosophy? What! What?

I think all of the above. I understand bicycles can be brought on the train in Japan when they are disassembled.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Rinko? I had to look it up. I still am unsure whether it's a bike, a bag, a technique, a lifestyle choice, a philosophy? What! What?

I think all of the above. I understand bicycles can be brought on the train in Japan when they are disassembled.

The Rinko bikes have special adaptations to enable the bike to be broken down quickly. Some remove the forks and the headsets are modified for this, mudguards are split with qr brackets. It's all very interesting and ingenious.
I think I need to do some research.

 

[BOBU]

I've had a long term fascination with Japanese made bikes as they have a very high reputation for quality. Tsunoda's and Fuji's come up now and again on Ebay but they are sparse in the UK. Many were imported into the USA during the 70's racer boom and got rebadged such as the "Lotus" bikes. In amongst them were some very high quality and innovative bikes. I don't need any more Tourers.... need to finish-off the Wester Ross before next spring.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

After @Tommy27 post with the lovely Rinko Alps I thought I'd find some information and instructions.
You can see the special headset lock nut in the pictures

The secrets of a “Rinko” bike – How to get a (near) perfect steed for train travel

Unless you’re riding it, travelling with a bicycle can be a real pain in the backside – in particular if you want to use trains. Many high-speed trains in Europe don’t allow bicycles at…

cycling-intelligence.com

Rinko Bags and Traveling with your Bicycle on Trains in Japan - Rindo Bike Tour Japan

So you got your bike to Japan, you dealt with storing and shipping your bike box, and now you have your bike assembled and are ready to start your great cycling adventure! If you are planning to use trains or even just have them as a bailout option during your cycling trip in Japan it…

biketourjapan.com

 

[chickendrumsticks]

I'll just go and brush up my Japanese then.