Originally Posted by
kcirick
I don't believe you for a second. Tokyo must be full of cool bike stores that carry anything you can think of. Where abouts in Tokyo are you?
I live in Iidabashi. Pretty much the center of Tokyo. About 2 mins from the Palace.
Trust me, I've been here for a year and a half and I know that it is really hard to find anything, not only bicycle parts if you're slightly taller than the average Japanese.
To give you an idea. T-shirt sizes in Japan. S, M, L, LL.
LL is equivalent to a US size M.
Shoe size 44 or US 10, is considered huge.
Try to find a store that carries frames in sized for people over 175cm. Not a chance! One out of a 100 customers might buy it. They just don't carry it. I had to order my Cannondale, too. The largest they had in the store was size M.