BLUE LUG - Japanese Bike Shop Tour / Custom Bikes & Bikepacking Bags in TOKYO

BLUE LUG is a custom bike shop based in Tokyo. They specialize in custom bike builds, unique bikes, and custom frame bags and other bikepacking accessories.
This is an extremely popular Japanese bike shop, which also sells their cycling goods online with worldwide shipping.
Some of the bike brands we saw in today's bike shop tour include Surly bikes, Affinity bikes, Crust bikes, All-City bikes, MASH steel bikes, including city bikes, road bikes, gravel bikes, touring bikes, and more.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
0:49 - Custom bikes outside
3:42 - Inside Blue Lug bike shop
21:03 - Bike mechanic room
23:55 - Blue Lug Workshop Tour for Custom Bags
27:27 - Finish bike shop tour
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[@TwoWheelCruise]

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[@boblongdickder6178]

Do you have any fat bikes?? 4.80 tire.

[@redmidubai3005]

are international custom orders accepted???

[@redmidubai3005]

are international custom orders accepted???

[@carlosdossantos7087]

Super completa e bacana a loja .

[@trungtonquang7627]

Really love the fact that everyone in Japan just leave their bike outside without being afraid of stolen!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Sure is nice :)

[@yourview8159]

The fact is one blue lug's stuff just got his bikes stolen not long ago 😂

[@noivalencia]

No its not...

[@FarFlungHeel]

I live in Tokyo. Once in a rush I forgot to lock my bike (a custom made ti bike) when parking it in a bike parking area and dashing to my office to pick up my suitcase for a 2-week trip abroad. The bike was still there when I returned to Tokyo. I can only recall a couple of references in 20+ years of anyone here saying they had a bike stolen. A lot of people here with high end road bikes do the helmet lock (strap helmet through wheel) when going into a convenience store during a ride. I wouldn’t rely on that anywhere else on the planet.

[@macariomacario5250]

Verry True🤙

[@BTcycle]

That's so kind of BLUE LUG to allow you to access the bike repair station and the custom bag shop.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Yeah, they were great :)

[@donvito256]

Their bike assembly videos on KZbin are one the most calming stuff for bike nerds I've ever seen

[@ceftx2375]

The "Sorry, We're Open" sign is awesome. LOL!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

LOVE IT!

[@mikeportnoy7622]

This is bike heaven.

[@robkristoff5394]

That orange Ibis Mojo! 😍

[@malcontent510]

~9:55 Those "Low Bicycles" track frames are legit. Designed by Andrew Low & handmade from aluminum in San Francisco, about 10 miles from me.

[@yy1hp]

BlueLug, the famous store for fixedgear stuff❤️

[@becyk_du_quebec]

I actually discovered them through instagram (it was recommended to me) and I instantly followed, their builds are really crazy and the team seem like a cool bunch. What a coincidence that you actually went there and visited. Looked really fun :)

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Great place!

[@BasicBeachCommunity1]

❤️ the Blue Lug shop 😎! I used to go to performance bikes in the states but they shut most of them down. What a fun and creative shop 😀

[@mountaincruiser817]

So this is where all the bikes and parts gone to!!!

[@stephenwright8103]

I live in the UK and the bike shops are pathetic hardly any accessories to choose from. would love to be able to walk around a great shop like this and buy a lot of goodies for my folding E-bike in my dreams....😂

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Lots of great shops in Japan :)

[@Happy_Biker]

Amazing shop! Glad you didn't miss it! That's got to be one of the coolest bike shops on the planet!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! 😃

[@santiagobenites]

What an amazing bike store! It's almost overwhelming how much stuff they packed into that space! I would be there for hours, wanting to look at every single thing! The custom bags and reflectors that they make look fantastic too. Thanks for going there. 👍😁

[@MrTwotickets]

me too 😀😀

[@yiezhe]

best shop ever - Bluelug

[@petervanderveer1933]

Very nice,well done Peter from South Africa God bless

[@cjohnson3836]

Yes my dude! To be honest, its a bit of a dream to go to this shop. They make so many cool things. And have so much hard to find stuff. Really impressed by their stock of Swift Industries (a small boutique US brand) bags as it took months for me to be able to get my Swift Zeitgeist. The bronze bike that caught your attention at 8:50 is an All-City Gorilla Monsoon. Is like a bikepacking/monster cross bike. Actually the frame at 16:10 with the maroon and black that you liked is the same but one of the 2022 colors. The bikes outside at 3:10 are from Rivendell. Rivendell Atlantis is possibly the prettiest bike ever made. Everyone has their style and this place has the types I could geek out all day over.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

It was so cool, but I felt my knowledge lacking to really appreciate everything there 😅

[@cjohnson3836]

@@TwoWheelCruise A lot of the stuff is pretty niche so its understandable

[@uriasalegre]

So many beautiful bikes. Forgot to mention all the beautiful lugs on 90% of their bikes like the Rivendell Bicycle, Surly, others.

[@cocotaco_875]

Shoutout from Philippines!

[@rickypasion8668]

Heavennn!! Big fan of Blue Lug here in Manila !!🇵🇭🇯🇵

[@buffalomind6838]

The Blue Lug is such an enjoyable bike shop to search through. If you were not mindful you’d spend a grand purchasing knickknacks without even realizing it . And that is before even purchasing the main bike components you may have had in kind. I love shops like that as you come across so much stuff you never knew existed, and it makes the ordinary something you seriously want to purchase, and that is when your analyzation skills have to be brought forth. 😆

[@9canadianboy]

That's one of the best bike shops I've seen. The selection of top quality stuff. Like Da Brimm for a helmet. Rivendale bikes Grant Peterson was the importer of Bridgestone bikes. Inventor of Grip King pedals. All top quality products. It's even better than Mellow Johnnie's in Austin. Almost like visiting the North American handmade bike show. Sad no recumbents.... ;-)

[@Cuongjim74]

Great things and characters here can picked up. Thanks for video

[@rumblestar5771]

Really great tour of Blue Lug. Nice to see some great Rivendell bikes there too.

[@zukzworld]

That's a pretty packed shop, loved the tour!

[@CdnBiggles]

What a bike shop! Great tour.

[@harlimaw]

Love the spacers section!

[@dio6703]

It feels really unpretentious and fun. Bikes shops in So Cal usually stick to one main brand, and or really high end road bikes. Very enjoyable video.

[@namzarf]

"Sorry, we're open" ( 3:46 ) Gotta love their sense of humor.

[@barnjob75]

JAPAN AND THE PEOPLE ARE SO KOOL !

[@richard3015]

Used to visit often when I lived in Japan. Will visit again in October.

[@Chrisb8s]

I love the creativity of that bike shop. One of my bikes is a surly long haul trucker and I got some nice inspiration. I put a photo of my bike on Instagram and I had so many Japanese people like it Surly must be popular. Especially modified.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Yeah, they seem to be really popular there

[@syamsularifinmohamadyunus8144]

Great sharing

[@G_Ozare]

This was AWESOME thanks for sharing!

[@kelvinho1736]

Thanks for touring Blue Lug Bike Shop Cruise! I am in the U.S. and Blue Lug is pretty well known here as well. Especially in the fixed gear bike scene Pretty cool store!!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks, good to know

[@bikepackingadventure7913]

Just ordered x2 of the blue lug safety triangles, just what I was looking for, when bikepacking 👍👍

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Awesome!

[@grinningidiot]

I love this shop. So glad you had a chance to visit them.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Us too! 😁

[@mkh6035]

Yeahhhhhhh blue lugggg..

[@crazywisdom2]

Great Vid. This place was amazing !!~

[@holgaholic]

amazing feature! thank you

[@expressobike]

My favourite bike shop! And I’m in beautiful Montreal Quebec!! Bonjour! Love your show

[@georgeramirez5225]

really enjoyed the tour, thank you

[@TwoWheelCruise]

So glad!

[@asork]

thank you, i was one of those who wanted to see the shop

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Our pleasure!

[@jeemon01]

Wonderful! So many items!

[@noelbandiola1616]

so nice classic bikes

[@user-xb1iq4mk7d]

hallo I am from Bandung Indonesia, thank you for sharing this, I really enjoy to see the Secret Room of BlueLug 😁🇮🇩

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thank you!

[@hpi3evo]

Nice video,interesting accessories !

[@awangazmi2454]

So many unic bike and item in the shop

[@gregsalazar8106]

So great Cruise thanks for showing the shop. Definitely one of the most unique ones I’ve seen. It’s a must visit when I’m in Tokyo.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Definitely a must visit :)

[@K-G-S_66]

What a beautiful bike shop Its like my dream workshop Thx for taking a time for making this video been a while since I watched a shop tour video i believe it was with you're friend she wanted to buy a bike Well stay safe and have a wonderful day guys

[@RASirie1]

21:52 the white bike with the rasta Phil woods and Paul mini motos! ❤️💛💚🥰

[@IRSA1]

What a treasure trove of everything you might need for your cycling life ! Love the idea of customising your bike to achieve a more colourful, artistic and technically improved result, away from the standard factory production line constraints. The only thing I did not seem to see is many softer, comfy saddles, which are very common here in England.

[@josegarcia1379]

what an amazing bike shop

[@knife1406]

wooooooooooooooo been waiting for this episode since I found your channel :P thanks guys!!! Def my fav bike store and I only order from them online!

[@balfaboy]

What a super cool and really nice shop! I would leave my job and move to Japan to work there. I miss the good old days of working at the bike shop, great people, great fun and always great rides! You have a beautiful shop with really nice inventory, i love it! Stay safe and keep smiling!

[@randomleivlogs2013]

Awesome bike shop tour! Now I'm itching for upgrades and/or accessories 🤣

[@EryPrihananto]

yeaaaaa finally bluelug 😍 This is should before you move from Japan thanks a lot for this awesome video :)

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Glad you enjoyed! 😊

[@FarFlungHeel]

Blue Lug is awesome. There are three shops in Tokyo, all on the west side. I feel lucky in that my house may be almost exactly in the center of the triangle you could draw on a map connecting the three shops. Wonderful selection of bikes and accessories, no pretension, and very helpful staff. I’ve had two bikes overhauled there - they did a great job. I’ve visited bike stores in many countries. I’ve yet to encounter anything close to how wonderful Blue Lug is.

[@ramoverde4133]

A dream store ! I need something like that near me ! 👍 So many beautiful bikes...

[@jp93309]

Never heard of Blue Lug bike shop. So much stuff to see I’d be there all day.

[@DylTyrril]

Very neat and quirky little bike shop! It certainly stands on its own in terms of character and uniqueness, and they make great use of every single square foot of space available.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Definitely made great use of all of the space :)

[@surlyogre1476]

Couldn't let this one go by without a shout-out to Team Surly. Looks like you had a lot of fun here. If I ever get (back) to Japan, I'll definitely have to check this out. Best wishes for your new adventures!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! 😁

[@lisawhitaker8709]

and now we know where all the Surly frames went in 2020 and 2021.

[@taiwarrior1]

Love your bike shop tour videos. Great shop and so many goodies to empty your bank account on! lol

[@hakanaimountainmoon]

Nice tour as ever guys. 👍 A great choice for your last Japan bike tour (for the time being anyway). Would love to stop by that place!

[@markwilliams3623]

Your going to my second favorite country. Thailand. Safe travels. Looking forward to the vdo's of your flight etc....

[@christill]

A completely bizarre but awesome bike shop. Such a great example of why bike shops are so fun to explore and make videos of. And I really want to see that Brompton with the swept back bars fold down and see what happens. Even if it doesn’t fold down properly, it would be interesting to see how it rides with wider bars.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

I was curious about that too!

[@keepitsilent9210]

Thankyou so much for the video, always enjoy your bikeshop tour video

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Glad you like them!

[@Midnight_BRAZIL]

The light blue bike at 8:40 made me want to paint mine. I'm in love with the simplicity of that one. We don't really have nice shops like that here in Brazil, so actually, more than only have a blue bike, I want to open a shop like this one hahahaha ^^ Great video :)

[@bavosidharta]

definitely will visit this shop when in japan!

[@julioflores2972]

Saludos desde este lado del mundo Anaco Venezuela, me encantan sus vídeos de Tour Shop, sigan adelante

[@TwoWheelCruise]

😁

[@iamhidari9394]

Thanks so much for this video! I used to live some 5 minutes away from Blue Lug in Kamiuma and went there a few times. One time I was refurbishing my Fuji Feather and went the with my frameset over my shoulder to get my headset replaced. The guys were super friendly and helpful and I had a great time. Good memories...

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Glad you enjoyed! :)

[@classifiedinformation6353]

Wonderful tour of the Blue Lug. I travel to many places in the U.S. and make it a point to visit local bike shops. I have seen all of your bicycle shop tours on the channel. Please share any more that may be in the new neighborhood. Thanks! John

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks for watching!

[@wheelzandgillz]

I Love Blue Lugs videos!!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

They're great!

[@Deathjoker_]

Japan always have some cool stuffs even the bike shop, im gonna visit this bike shop when i go back Tokyo, thanks for recommend.

[@kevinbagukchannel]

So cool

[@marccarter1350]

Loads of touring bikes and kit here, I would love to visit for sure

[@vijayanchomatil8413]

Thank you. When you showed the animal themed bottle cage, I have a xmas gift to give!

[@rainypath96]

OMG YOU WENT TO BLUE LUG!!! I thought you would leave Japan without going :( awesome!!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

We had to go

[@Urban_Wander]

Awesome bikes and very nice video 🚲🇵🇭

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks ✌️

[@nicholasdavidson5683]

I love the 90's style bike bags but modernised Looks like a great store

[@kimrice394]

Awesome shop! Awesome tour! I felt at home there. I’m from the Midwest of the US.

[@addison6095]

Wow, this place is bike nerd Mecca. It's strangely comforting to see how chaotic the work area is.

[@linggarlinggarnurtito4377]

I love ur content mate 🔥🔥🔥

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! :)

[@ericsandoval5712]

Will go back to Japan because of Blue Lug. Good luck on your next adventure to Thailand 🇹🇭!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! 😃

[@mikewilson164]

Awsome🎉

[@MrPhotodoc]

I like the saw horse bike rack!

[@bigmikeshooter]

Very interesting job. Cheers from Greece...

[@Velobetty]

Such a lovely bike shop! I could spend all day here! Also really fun to see a Ctrl cap at 16:50 which is a bike messenger company here in London and I have one too. I wonder how all of these cool things ended up here! 😊

[@giancarlorivera8113]

This is a dream come true! Those Appaloosa and Platypus are made my Rivendell Bicycles, Grant Petersen designed it...he is also the one who designed the iconic Bridgestone XO and MB models. Thanks for granting our request before leaving Japan.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Glad you enjoyed! :)

[@ninhful]

I love to spend about one day in this shop and eventually buy one.

[@Musketman84th]

Blue Lug is cool

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Sure is

[@rcmrcm3370]

Bon Voyage!

[@gracesuaybaguio3706]

Very nice vidio

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thank you!

[@vivoslibertos]

Legend said that usps box is the one that Lance Armstrong and his team mate use to storage their blood. Really nice bike shop fits for steel is real people.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kangendjo6132]

Nice

[@redpunkt4542]

It’ll be great to see a tandem bike video. If possible a foldable kind. My wife doesn’t know how to cycle and she always misses out on fun cycling trips. Would love to see some reviews/choices of a sort. 😊

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Hope we get a chance to ride one someday

[@guyincognito1136]

Love the race bike guy visits blue lug vibes. MASH is Masi and the since Rivendell puts their bike names on the downtube those are now brands!

[@ciaranbrady1676]

Like the old cycle ways

[@lazaromanalo6968]

Wow very big bike store selling all stuffs concerning bikes.