Lee BasfordEquilibrium CycleworksDeep within the backstreets scattered along the Tama River are numerous workshops specialising in what seems like a limitless number of…Oct 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020
Lee BasfordTohoku 2011 RevistedIn the eight years since the Great East Japan Earthquake took place, normality has been slowly returning to the devastated region of…Mar 11, 2019Mar 11, 2019
Lee BasfordCurtain Call: The Japan CupJapan Cup brings Rapha’s Team Sky journey to an end.Feb 6, 2019Feb 6, 2019
Lee BasfordSneaking With Eyes Number One ShutFor eight years X-ray Sexysushi has been photographing life as it takes place around him, travelling the world, arbitrarily connecting…Jan 18, 2019Jan 18, 2019
Lee BasfordBiwakoguma: Osaka to TokyoRiding a handmade bicycle is something special; riding a steel frame made with your own hands takes things to an entirely different level…Dec 12, 2018Dec 12, 2018
Lee BasfordRapha Prestige: KamikatsuPossibly the toughest Prestige in Japan to date took place over a weekend in the remote mountainous area of Kamikatsu, Tokushima, on the…Nov 28, 2018Nov 28, 2018
Lee BasfordSurvey: Oki TatsuyaTo call Oki Tatsuya a bicycle messenger doesn’t really do justice to a man who’s been at the heart of Tokyo’s urban bike scene since the…Nov 28, 2018Nov 28, 2018
Lee BasfordPlanning FailureIn its early stages, the road that leads out from Lake Matsubara on toward the Yatsugatake mountain range is nondescript as far Japanese…Nov 19, 2018Nov 19, 2018
Lee BasfordRapha Rides Tokyo: Takashi SawaTakashi Sawa is a veteran of the inaugural Rapha Gentleman’s race in Japan and many since. His work as a curator has taken him around the…Nov 16, 2018Nov 16, 2018
Lee BasfordTour de Tohoku: The Road to HereIn the six years since the Great East Japan Earthquake took place, normality has been slowly returning to the devastated region of Tohoku…Nov 1, 2018Nov 1, 2018