Tag Archives: mamachari

Mad BMX skills with a mamachari

January 2, 2013 – 5:01 pm

Takahiro Ikeda does BMX flatland tricks while talking on a mobile phone on a Japanese mamachari “granny” bike. Via Michelle.

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Buy a mamachari bicycle straight from Japan

November 9, 2012 – 4:49 pm

My pal Shuichi is now accepting orders for a few models of Japanese “mamachari” utility bikes. You can select from among electric bikes or a non-electric model with big, front mounted child seats. Price includes U.S. tariff and shipping. These are premium models and they’ll be shipped in a container to Oakland once he gets read more »

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Would you buy a Japanese city bike?

September 13, 2012 – 3:20 pm
Bridgestone Angelino mamachari bicycle with child seat

I’ve mentioned mamachari (pronounced “Mama chah ree”) bicycles on these pages before. They’re the ubiquitious Japanese city bikes used by commuters and shoppers.

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Mamachari blog

November 1, 2010 – 3:18 pm
Mamachari - dad and daughter

Three years ago, Shuichi Kobayashi was riding his ‘mamachari’ bicycle around Kyoto when a gaikokujin (foreigner) woman asked where she could buy one of the distinctively Japanese utility bikes. Today, he blogs about the “mama bicycle” to get the word out about these Japanese utility bicycles.

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