Only just been uploaded and I can tell my day of work is ruined. Will just have to spend the rest of the day shopping for bike parts and getting out for a ride.
Thanks for this video. I really love to see how all these parts are made and really like to see that companies like MKS are still around and are still producing from where it all started. Not oursourcing to get cheaper production and therfore create more money. Taking the time to give tours and do rides with people like you kinda tells the same. Keeping up that spirit will keep you alive. That's our community, they are part of it, not just another brand sho smells the big bucks.
Been enjoying your videos with my morning coffee for a number of months now. Made a trip to Toronto and bought my first set of MKS pedels for a resent bike build of mine, was very much excited to see this video and feel confident in my purchase.
Oh, and I absolutely agree that bikes (as well as art, music, food, architecture, etc) are universal and transcend the language and cultural differences. What an experience that must have been 😊
Absolutely worthy of its own video. I always loved "How it is made" kinda videos. And it's even better when it's things that I have an interest in. So this was an absolute treat! Thanks for sharing, Marcus 🚲💚
I am watching your video on the first day of winter in North East Ohio with the snow falling outside. I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work. Have a Merry Christmas and happy New Year.
Another great video. Until a career change 20 years ago, I worked my whole life in light industry manufacturing. Seeing the presses, lathes, and tumbling machinery took me back somewhat. MKS's shop floor looked pretty much like those of Duracell, Parker Pen and Papermate in the 90s and early '00s. I loved the riding footage and bike checks. Thanks again, and for always responding to comments.
Thank you so much. I love factory tours and I absolutely love bicycle component factory tours. You are having great experiences riding wonderful machines. I thought the " aluminium is for beer cans" chain stay protector was brilliant.
I run MKS Sylvan Gordito Platform petals on my commuter. They are simple, shiny, and awesome every ride. Love the tour of the factory! Thanks you for sharing. 🚲
Thank you for sharing your experiences. Always good to be reminded of the people and work that goes into the products you love. May never make it there myself to meet them in person, but I can have the appreciation for the craftsmanship and the pedals they provide me on my rides.
Marcus thank you for another great adventure; it's such a pleasure to watch you expand your journey on the Life Velo that so many of us lead into a fantastic international community of bike nerdistry. From Seoul and the Korean mountains to the New Forest to London and now Tokyo and beyond you are one of the foremost global exponents of the bike life -- keep it up
I used to operate a jiggly machine or rumbler in the early 80’s,it used to do a great job on my finger nails.another great vid please keep them coming.
Any opportunity to see manufacturing and jiggly machines should be taken, it really helps us to understand our world. Great stuff, so nice to see the relatively serene place MKS pedals originate; cheers!
What a terrific day out. A very interesting factory tour, cycling with friendly, like minded people and sharing a meal, it doesn't get much better. Many thanks.
Really interesting video. Thanks Marcus for posting this content. Reliable quality and your voiceover was pitched perfectly with enough but not too much information. Like another comment, I was surprised that the factory workers didn’t wear ear protection.
I'm currently restoring a 1984 Fuji Sundance step-through that still has the original MKS Grafight-X plastic platform pedals. They're definitely staying. Love MKS pedals!
I've been using the MKS folding pedals since 2019 and I'm planning on upgrading my other bikes to MKS pedals soon. Nothing beats them. They are simply the best of the best. I only wish they made other bike parts so I could just as confidently buy other parts the same way I do with MKS pedals.
I'm just a dude what like to go camping and likes bikes man. It was so cool to see the MKS facility. I work as an Industrial mechanic. I spend my work days fixing equipment similar to that.
I loved the factory, it looked like they really enjoyed their work for the most part. You don't see that much in the US, but maybe one day that will change.
I also bought my second pair of Lambda pedals while I was in Japan. I had a pair of black ones on my Velo Orange Polyvalent which wore down with a nice beausage after many thousands of kms of riding.
Like you, I tend to be nervous before joining on bike outings in foreign countries, but each group ride I’ve done here in Seoul has been so nice and welcoming! I need to work up the courage to join a ride in Japan next time I bring my Brampton over there.
After going through about four pairs of "standard" quality pedals, I finally bought some MKS pedals. If I'm honest, I really didn't know much about them other than they were more expensive. However, straight away I could tell the quality was top notch. Love the pedals, cool to see where they're made.
I see you are rolling with Schwalbe Marathons, I hope you could give us a quick review here. Torn between that and Big Apples. Thank you! New subscriber to your channel!
This was just a bike I borrowed for a week but I’ve had the marathon tires on another bike. They’re heavy duty tires that last forever. Maybe less supple than others but they’re solid.
Hey Marcus, thanks for taking us along on the factory tour. Super cool, hope to see it myself someday. I'm considering taking some videos of my rides and adventures as well-- I was wondering which cameras you used?
Excellent content! I have to admit that I was surprised that the only PPE requirements in the factory were the MKS hats 😊 As someone who also struggles with social anxiety, I got a sense that you weren't as bothered because of your fondness for bikes. Besides, not being able to communicate in their language lessened the real need to completely interact. With the high temps, how were you all not just a pool of sweat?
@3:13 The green Rivendell with the S&S coupler isn't 650B as the tires are Rene Herse Rat Trap Pass (so 26x2.3). You can almost make out what appears to be a Reynolds 531 tubing sticker on the fork blade, so with the semi-horizontal dropout and frame and fork lugs, I'm guessing it's an original 90s Rivendell All-Rounder. Rivendell didn't introduce 650B until a few years later with the Saluki and Wilbury/Glorious mixte.
Hey man, big fan and loving the videos as always. Currently my fave channel around. Currently building up a bike and interested to know of any quirky/creative additions I can add on. I remember seeing in one of your earliest videos, a flower that you had wrapped around your cables. Any other fun accessories?
dumb question but i’m new to this style of bikes and i’ve heard you mention chrome works a few times but i can’t find any info about them? is it spelled a special way? also thanks for showing blue lug… ive been to all the shops in tokyo now and love them. spent a bit too much already at a few of them, 2 pairs of mks pedals (sim work bubbly! so it was cool seeing them in this video) a b17 saddle and picking up some nitto bars tomorrow. i really want to build a full bike through them
What bars are those? I've been stalking your insta stories the last couple days trying to figure it out but these look different! At first I thought you might've been rocking the Nitto Kite but now I'm not so sure!
What i find ironic. This bike culture sells itself like there eazy and about the simplicity and riding bikes. Instead these “bike culture bikes” and specially the “must have” accessories cost thousands and thousands. Everyone is poking each other’s eyes out with even more expensive hard to get kit. This is gotten so far from what bikes are all about in my view. Bikes meant freedom for the simple and poor. I'm not specially talking about you or this video but here in the US you must have a moustache, random sailor tattoo's and a bike decorated with Paul, White industries and King. Or else your a fraud. Not my cup of thea. I rather ride my bike instead of fitting in while draining all my savings. But to each their own.
Bikes are great because you can spend a couple of hundred or a few thousand and either way you can have a great time. I guess with any hobby, if you get really into it and can afford it, you’re probably going to want to spend more.
The universal language of bikes ❤
🚲 💙
Seeing how the pedals are made makes me appreciate MKS more. Thank you for the video!! 🙇✨
Thanks
Only just been uploaded and I can tell my day of work is ruined. Will just have to spend the rest of the day shopping for bike parts and getting out for a ride.
Sorry to ruin your day.
Thanks for this video. I really love to see how all these parts are made and really like to see that companies like MKS are still around and are still producing from where it all started. Not oursourcing to get cheaper production and therfore create more money. Taking the time to give tours and do rides with people like you kinda tells the same. Keeping up that spirit will keep you alive. That's our community, they are part of it, not just another brand sho smells the big bucks.
They were great hosts.
Been enjoying your videos with my morning coffee for a number of months now. Made a trip to Toronto and bought my first set of MKS pedels for a resent bike build of mine, was very much excited to see this video and feel confident in my purchase.
Great to hear!
Oh, and I absolutely agree that bikes (as well as art, music, food, architecture, etc) are universal and transcend the language and cultural differences. What an experience that must have been 😊
Well said!
Absolutely worthy of its own video. I always loved "How it is made" kinda videos. And it's even better when it's things that I have an interest in. So this was an absolute treat! Thanks for sharing, Marcus 🚲💚
Glad you enjoyed it!
I don't know what I would expect a pedal factory to look like, but that MKS facility is awesome. Thanks for posting it!
Thanks!
Japan is on my bucket list and you’ve just made my yearning stronger.
It’s definitely worth a visit.
I am watching your video on the first day of winter in North East Ohio with the snow falling outside. I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work. Have a Merry Christmas and happy New Year.
Thank you! Happy holidays to you too!
Loves my 3 mks pedals. (All my bikes uses MKS pedals). Great video!
Love MKS. Even more so after my visit.
Another great video. Until a career change 20 years ago, I worked my whole life in light industry manufacturing. Seeing the presses, lathes, and tumbling machinery took me back somewhat. MKS's shop floor looked pretty much like those of Duracell, Parker Pen and Papermate in the 90s and early '00s. I loved the riding footage and bike checks. Thanks again, and for always responding to comments.
Thanks for sharing! I can imagine some of the processes and machinery would be similar.
Thank you so much. I love factory tours and I absolutely love bicycle component factory tours. You are having great experiences riding wonderful machines. I thought the " aluminium is for beer cans" chain stay protector was brilliant.
It was an excellent day.
I really enjoy these videos. I have a few bikes and these videos made me pull out my Surly LHT and refab it a bit for some nice commuter time.
Great to hear!
Pedals are art! Thankyou, an enjoyable watch from temperate Hokkaido.
Thanks for watching!
Your voice is extremely smooth and clear while described,....
We can easily catch up with you 🎉
Very good video Thank you very much ❤
Thanks a lot 😊
Love it! Lovely people too 🇯🇵 🚴♂🚴♀
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Marcus your passion for bikes is contagious, as always thank you for making these videos.
Thanks!
What a treat to check that factory out. I dig the white oury grips 👌
Thanks 🙏
I run MKS Sylvan Gordito Platform petals on my commuter. They are simple, shiny, and awesome every ride. Love the tour of the factory! Thanks you for sharing. 🚲
I have them on my Romulus. The Sylvans are classic but the Gorditos are definitely an upgrade.
I ride MKS Stream pedals on my road bikes and MKS Gorditos on my hybrid. Flawless bike parts! I look forward to purchasing the bear claws soon.
Nice choice. I have the gorditos too. They’re a nice update on a classic MKS pedal.
I love MKS Pedals, thanks again for the great content!
Thanks!
Thank you for sharing your experiences. Always good to be reminded of the people and work that goes into the products you love. May never make it there myself to meet them in person, but I can have the appreciation for the craftsmanship and the pedals they provide me on my rides.
So true!
❤❤❤❤. Lovely!
Thank you! 😊
Too good!
Thanks! I really enjoyed the ride.
Marcus thank you for another great adventure; it's such a pleasure to watch you expand your journey on the Life Velo that so many of us lead into a fantastic international community of bike nerdistry. From Seoul and the Korean mountains to the New Forest to London and now Tokyo and beyond you are one of the foremost global exponents of the bike life -- keep it up
More to come!
I used to operate a jiggly machine or rumbler in the early 80’s,it used to do a great job on my finger nails.another great vid please keep them coming.
That;'s the technical name for the machine, right?
@@probablyriding rumbler or tumbler,but jiggly thing sounds better 😂
Dreamed of the MKS Bearclaws as a kid in the 80s. Very cool!
It was cool to see the older bearclaws in the cabinet
Man I love your channel! Thanks for the factory visit 🙏
No problem 👍
Awesome!!!!!!!!! Super cool perspective on MKS, Rivendell and international cycling in general.
Thank you!
It's amazing to consider all of the unique and varied manufacturing processes that go into even a basic bicycle. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for watching 👀
Any opportunity to see manufacturing and jiggly machines should be taken, it really helps us to understand our world. Great stuff, so nice to see the relatively serene place MKS pedals originate; cheers!
Thanks!
Fantastic video. I love my MKS pedals.
Thanks!
What a terrific day out. A very interesting factory tour, cycling with friendly, like minded people and sharing a meal, it doesn't get much better.
Many thanks.
Yes it was!
So happy to see another video. My cat likes to watch them with me
Miaow
Really interesting video. Thanks Marcus for posting this content. Reliable quality and your voiceover was pitched perfectly with enough but not too much information. Like another comment, I was surprised that the factory workers didn’t wear ear protection.
Thanks a lot.
Seeing the pedals made me want to go out and push my own bike's pedals around for a bit. Thanks for the cool video!
Awesome.
I have some MKS quick realse pedels on my 20 onch folder, love them 😌
Very nice!
What an experience, thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm currently restoring a 1984 Fuji Sundance step-through that still has the original MKS Grafight-X plastic platform pedals. They're definitely staying. Love MKS pedals!
Sounds great!
Appreciated how Marcus doing his best to reply all comments. Thanks!
I appreciate all the positivity in the comments. Thank you!
I've been using the MKS folding pedals since 2019 and I'm planning on upgrading my other bikes to MKS pedals soon. Nothing beats them. They are simply the best of the best. I only wish they made other bike parts so I could just as confidently buy other parts the same way I do with MKS pedals.
Good choice!
That Hillborne is a beauty
I love a HiHo silver Riv.
I'm just a dude what like to go camping and likes bikes man. It was so cool to see the MKS facility. I work as an Industrial mechanic. I spend my work days fixing equipment similar to that.
That’s cool! As someone with no experience of this machinery, I loved seeing it all. Thanks for watching.
Fab video. We have the same jiggly machine in the UK where I work, saves thousands of hours of hand deburring 👌
Good to know!
Great bike builds!!
Really nice bikes.
I loved the factory, it looked like they really enjoyed their work for the most part. You don't see that much in the US, but maybe one day that will change.
They seemed happy and I hope they really were.
Such a fun looking tour! ❤
Thanks for watching
Awesome video . Such a cool tour and ride!!
Thanks
@@probablyriding that MKS factory would have been so neat to see 🤙
Hello 😊
And thank you✌️
I like your videos,.
Success for you🙏
Thanks for visiting
absolutely brilliant
Thanks!
10:09 Aluminum is for beer cans! 😂 that's awesome!
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Love the Ron's Bikes handlebar bag!
It’s a nice bag.
Bought my 2nd set of Lambda pedals, this time In black!!. So unbelievably comfy and cool looking 😎
I also bought my second pair of Lambda pedals while I was in Japan. I had a pair of black ones on my Velo Orange Polyvalent which wore down with a nice beausage after many thousands of kms of riding.
what an amazing experience! hope i can do that as well soon
It was!
"this one jiggle-wiggles" got me good hahahaha
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Thanks for sharing. Blue Lug did a Nitto factory tour awhile back that was also quite interesting.
Would love to go there.
Thanks great video
Very welcome
Like you, I tend to be nervous before joining on bike outings in foreign countries, but each group ride I’ve done here in Seoul has been so nice and welcoming! I need to work up the courage to join a ride in Japan next time I bring my Brampton over there.
Go for it!
Very sharp video. Great camera.
Thanks
Spent most of my money on bicycles and beer, the rest I just wasted....
Cool trip man, thanks for sharing.
💸
Great video - thanks for sharing...
Thanks for watching! 👀
I love that "aluminum is for beer cans" sticker.
Steel is real
After going through about four pairs of "standard" quality pedals, I finally bought some MKS pedals. If I'm honest, I really didn't know much about them other than they were more expensive. However, straight away I could tell the quality was top notch. Love the pedals, cool to see where they're made.
Nice choice 👍🏻
i love bikes ☺
They're the best
Wow you were lucky to have room on the train for the bike. I’ve never been on a train heading to Saitama with any space left over 😂
The train in to Tokyo was packed but the train out was super quiet luckily.
Would be cool to do a ride or two with locals, cruising around, looking at cool spots and routes.
Super cool
I see you are rolling with Schwalbe Marathons, I hope you could give us a quick review here. Torn between that and Big Apples. Thank you! New subscriber to your channel!
This was just a bike I borrowed for a week but I’ve had the marathon tires on another bike. They’re heavy duty tires that last forever. Maybe less supple than others but they’re solid.
❤👍from Philippines 😊
Kumusta!
Hey Marcus, thanks for taking us along on the factory tour. Super cool, hope to see it myself someday. I'm considering taking some videos of my rides and adventures as well-- I was wondering which cameras you used?
I use an insta 360 go 3 and iphone.
@@probablyriding Thanks for the response, appreciate you and your videos greatly. Keep up the good work.
Just put some MKS XC-3 pedals on my Omnium and this makes them so much cooler!
Love those pedals and omniums!
Excellent content! I have to admit that I was surprised that the only PPE requirements in the factory were the MKS hats 😊 As someone who also struggles with social anxiety, I got a sense that you weren't as bothered because of your fondness for bikes. Besides, not being able to communicate in their language lessened the real need to completely interact. With the high temps, how were you all not just a pool of sweat?
Having true commonality certainly helps. I was incredibly sweaty that day.
@3:13 The green Rivendell with the S&S coupler isn't 650B as the tires are Rene Herse Rat Trap Pass (so 26x2.3). You can almost make out what appears to be a Reynolds 531 tubing sticker on the fork blade, so with the semi-horizontal dropout and frame and fork lugs, I'm guessing it's an original 90s Rivendell All-Rounder. Rivendell didn't introduce 650B until a few years later with the Saluki and Wilbury/Glorious mixte.
You’re right
Nobody loves a show off 😂
This one’s rad! If you ever come to the bay let’s ride. I for an extra riv you can ride foo.
Thank you! World love to ride around there one day.
Hey man, big fan and loving the videos as always. Currently my fave channel around. Currently building up a bike and interested to know of any quirky/creative additions I can add on. I remember seeing in one of your earliest videos, a flower that you had wrapped around your cables. Any other fun accessories?
Get a Tomii cycles bell (super expensive).
That hat is so sick
🧢
dumb question but i’m new to this style of bikes and i’ve heard you mention chrome works a few times but i can’t find any info about them? is it spelled a special way?
also thanks for showing blue lug… ive been to all the shops in tokyo now and love them. spent a bit too much already at a few of them, 2 pairs of mks pedals (sim work bubbly! so it was cool seeing them in this video) a b17 saddle and picking up some nitto bars tomorrow. i really want to build a full bike through them
Crumbworks!
i use mks radius road pedal, still going strong even theres rust on the axle 😂
Nice 👌
I'm curious how you pack your bicycle and move it between korea and Japan :)
I borrowed bikes for this trip but I usually pack in a hard case.
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What bars are those? I've been stalking your insta stories the last couple days trying to figure it out but these look different! At first I thought you might've been rocking the Nitto Kite but now I'm not so sure!
Simworks get around
Hello.
Great video thank you sharing with us.
Can you please give me the ref. of the handlebar you use ?
These are simworks get around bars.
@@probablyriding : Thanks a lot for your quick answer. Best regards.
Did you buy any pedals for your brompton?
Not this time. I spent enough money on this trip already!
Do all countries have their own Rivendell Bicycle Society? Or is this only in Japan?
I guess any country can have one if there are enough people who want to organise it. I’m not aware of any others.
Why do they require you to bag your bike on the train?
Cleanliness I guess.
riding bikes, eating chilled watermelon, what could be better?
🍉
Where’s Grant?
His invite must have got lost in the post.
@ are those Rivendell’s from Waterford?
I do like a bit of pedal porn. I like my Burgtecs but I'd like a set of MKS for one of the fleet...
They’re my fav
Ahmad Knoll
What does this mean?
What i find ironic. This bike culture sells itself like there eazy and about the simplicity and riding bikes. Instead these “bike culture bikes” and specially the “must have” accessories cost thousands and thousands. Everyone is poking each other’s eyes out with even more expensive hard to get kit.
This is gotten so far from what bikes are all about in my view. Bikes meant freedom for the simple and poor.
I'm not specially talking about you or this video but here in the US you must have a moustache, random sailor tattoo's and a bike decorated with Paul, White industries and King. Or else your a fraud.
Not my cup of thea. I rather ride my bike instead of fitting in while draining all my savings.
But to each their own.
Bikes are great because you can spend a couple of hundred or a few thousand and either way you can have a great time. I guess with any hobby, if you get really into it and can afford it, you’re probably going to want to spend more.
@@probablyriding Yea I guess your right. Enjoy