Here in Nagoya, the cicadas are already singing, seemingly jumping the gun in between the rain showers. Summer is fast approaching, isn't it?
While last week's Early Summer Sale was taking place, new items were secretly arriving and awaiting their release, so I'll be introducing them one by one! This is the first product announcement as Circles enters its 15th year!
Cable Cherries have arrived from FORAGER CYCLES, a bicycle component manufacturer based in the land between the Olympic Mountains and the Salish Sea in Washington State, USA!
【FORAGER CYCLES】
Cable Cherries
Color : Silver,Black,Gold,Pink,Purple,Orange
¥3,300 (tax incl.)
Cute yet practical, these Cable Cherries are actually reusable cable end caps. By using these 7mm diameter aluminum Cable Cherries instead of standard crimp-on end caps, you get a cable end that can be used again and again.
They not only prevent the end of the wire from fraying, but grabbing the "cherry" makes it easier to adjust cable tension. Since they are small and come in accent colors, it's fun to choose a color that stands out.
If you look at the Instagram account of their founder, Dan Stranahan, you can see how he comes up with gear overflowing with ideas. It's surprising to see that he even DIYed a surfboard mount using PVC pipe.
Ideas are turned into prototypes, and the ones that can be commercialized make it out into the world, just like the Cable Cherries.
The surfboard mount seems a bit too difficult to commercialize, though...
The chain cutter/M6 bolt tool shown below is also an intriguing item.
Do you know the Wrenchin' Raccoon??
【FORAGER CYCLES】
Wrenchin’ Raccoon Patch
¥1,100 (tax incl.)
Next is a patch of the Wrenchin' Raccoon, the mascot character!? of Forager Cycles.
This patch was designed by Walter from Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, and all the patches he has designed in the past are cute enough that you'd want to stick them on a scout shirt.
A portion of the proceeds from the patches is donated to the BIPOC Bike Adventure Grant.
※The BIPOC Bike Adventure Grant is an organization that supports people who have difficulty bikepacking for reasons related to racial discrimination, by providing knowledge, skill-building, and gear.
The Cable Cherries are Forager Cycles' monumental first product; it makes you look forward to what kind of products will come out next. Please check them out.
And I must say, I envy the lifestyle of fully enjoying a landscape surrounded by sea and mountains...
