On Friday , 7 November 2003 , I had a wonderful telephone conversation with ,
Kai Matsuda
who is the owner and operator of ,
momvelo
http://store.yahoo.com/
And this was all because Tom Sanders sent me this address for some of the most lovely bicycle-related color photos I've ever seen :
http://www.momovelo.com/
( Thanks Tom ! )
If you have not visited the web site , you should . I'd visited the web site perhaps a year and a half ago . But things have REALLY changed on that web site ! As a matter of fact , it's different again today ( Sunday morning ) ! Here is an example :
http://store.yahoo.com/
And , my point is , Kai is a terrific person . He is a native of the U.S.A. , with deep connections in Nippon . He makes trips over there several times each year . He also has a close relative living in Europe . So ! He can find some really neat items !
Kai mentioned that he is trying very earnestly to carry items which are NOT carried by the good folks at other businesses such as American Cyclery , Jitensha Studio , Rivendell , etc .
If you browse the web site , you'll find amazing bicycle parts and paraphernalia , along with some unique clothing , books on artistic design , and some of the nicest pens and sketchpads you've ever seen !
O.K. , obviously the Berkeley - San Francisco area is just entirely TOO nice ! In alphabetical order :
American Cyclery
Jitensha Studio
momovelo
Rivendell
who did I forget to mention ?
Raoul Delmare
Marysville Kansas