Hey everyone! It's time to wake up from your winter hibernation! Spring is just around the corner!
Oh, long time no see.
JUS here.
It's still cold out, but are you all still riding your bikes?
The season when riding becomes truly fun is almost here.
While things were buzzing at Circles Pit with the arrival of the SURLY KRAMPUS, I was keeping a side-eye on the KRAMPUS while secretly building this one up.
I present to you!
The "I won't lose to the KRAMPUS! JUS-style Surly Cross-Check Original Law Finish Complete Special!" (That's a mouthful!!)
The "Law Finish" is a cool, raw steel look where the paint is stripped off and a clear coat is applied.
Of course, it was done by Kyutai Paint.
Size: 50cm ￥157,500
The best thing about the Cross-Check is its wide range of customization options.
Let me introduce a few.
I chose this to match the texture of the Law Finish.
Handle: NITTO BB14 3-PIECE BAR
The stem and spacers, of course, have to be Sim-Works!
The clean look is just so cool!
Believe it or not, the Cross-Check can take tires as fat as 45C!
So I went bold and used these 43Cs!
You can ride on-road or off-road with this one setup!
The retro feel is super fresh and cool!
I used a Dixna lever mount for a thumb shifter setup.
And for the brakes and levers, I went with an Avid setup.
Since they're V-brakes, the stopping power is perfect!
Just the fact that it's ￥157,500 with these specs is pretty attractive!
(By the way, the standard Cross-Check complete bike is ￥149,100.)
I've been taking this bike out, wearing the CHROME Niko Pack that TAKA-chan introduced on the blog the other day, going a bit further out, and snapping some photos.
Even off-road is a breeze!
It's so cool.
TAKA-chan is also feeling the breath of spring!
Speaking of going a bit further out, our popular "JUS&TAKA Presents Sunday Morning Ride" is coming up on March 10th.
Details will be posted on the blog, so stay tuned.
It'll feel great to ride everyone with this bike!
See you later!
—JUS—