The tubes are aero, that is possibly why they looks so big.

The Bowery is available here, this SS FCR has actually been here for a good year or 2, I was first looking at this before Xmas and had a little test ride on it(in the Giant shop.. they said I would ruin the tires if I tried to test ride outside, but it did feel good. They use the same frame design for the other FCR's here too).

i quite like the solid black rims. I didn't realise you could have black braeking surfaces until I saw this, or will it just wear though it quickly??

I have seen the Tokyo Langster, i think it will not be popular here in Japan. It is very cheesey, and the styling is like old Japanese art, it reminds me of some old people's home. I guess the people to ask are Japanese fg riders, but I have a feeling they will be as offended as the British were by the London and the NewYork'ese by the NY edition. But each to their own as I think the NY one looks cool. So I guess it attracts people from different countries best perhaps?