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A new product from SCOTT is introduced. The world’s only limited Japan model, the SUBCROSS J1 Series, has been added to the long-awaited new color. The following is from the press release.

Evolving popular colors into “BLUE MATT” that is easy to use and match

From asphalt to gravel to dirt, you can run around on your daily commute to work and school without feeling stress. And the Japan limited edition model “SUBCROSS J1 series” adopts a design that distinguishes it from the frame design often seen on existing cross bikes.

The popular color “GLOSSY BLUE” appeared as a 2021 model and was well received by many people and sold out in an instant. This popular color has been further brushed up and evolved into “BLUE MATT”, which is easy to use and match, in order to achieve harmony with more diverse situations and wardrobes.

The trends seen in recent road bikes are also scattered at key points of the frame, creating an even more unique beauty.
Stylishly shaped Syncros Comfort Grip reduces hand fatigue on long rides for comfort and stability during driving
Unified components from Shimano Corporation, which boasts outstanding reliability
Syncros’ special Comfort Saddle UC3.0 for solid thickness and cushioning
KENDA 700×45C semi-block tires as standard equipment
SUBCROSS J1 JAPAN LIMITED

Price: 129,800 yen (tax included)
Size: S, M, L, XL
Color: BLUE MATT

Details are here.

The happy relationship between Hublot and Berluti

Hublot and Berluti formed a partnership in 2016. The original model that fully utilizes the individuality of both parties is the ideal form of collaboration, and it has become a hot topic every time, such as a series of immediate sales outs.

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This year, the seventh year of the album, the new “Big Bang Unico Berluti Arminio King Gold” was announced. Limited to 50 pieces only in Japan Japan. It’s a special offer from Hublot.

Hublot’s original material, 18K king gold, combined with Berluti’s signature patine “Arminio”, gives it a unique elegance. In addition to the case, the king gold bezel with Venetian leather inserts with monochrome patine is exquisite in grey and gold tones.

The bezel is screwed into the case and integrated with the Hublot style. The cutwork on the dial in Venetian leather, embossed with indexes and the words “Swiss Made”, reveals the structure of the Unico chronograph movement developed and manufactured in-house by Hublot.

You don’t have to be a leather lover to know Berluti’s name, but the two workshops and shops on Rue Sèvres on the Left Bank and Rue Marbeuf on the Right Bank of Paris are home to Venetian leather, a material that only Berluti can use.

Venetian leather is tanned in the company’s own workshop and has a unique luster. The traditional technique of repeating manual decolorization and dyeing process is applied many times using various pigments, dyes, solvents and essential oils. The processing is called “patine”, and the unique color, luster and shading, and original gradation that do not produce two identical colors conveyed Berluti’s fame to the world and made it immovable. In addition, the decoration of calligraphy, called “skrit”, in which leather is burned and written, became a perfect icon.

The secret technique of “Berluti of Paris” founded in 1895. Hublot did not miss its charm, nor did Berluti. I am strongly attracted to the fact that this relationship was not a common one, such as making a watch body and a leather strap separately. I think it is precisely because both sides have seriously crossed the border into the other’s field that the collaboration between different talents and different talents has been successful.

Launched in 2018, the Classic Fusion Chronograph Edition Berluti Skrit Blue has a calligraphed leather that invades not only the strap but also the dial. In the Big Bang Unico Berluti Arminio introduced in 2021, Venetian leather crossed the border on the bezel. In 2022 Japan only 100 pieces of the limited edition Big Bang Unico Berluti White Gray were produced. And this time, it follows the latest work of 2023, “Big Bang Unico Berluti Arminio King Gold”.

It is a perfect blend of being an excellent watch and attractive leather goods, and elevates each to new heights. The value of such a collaboration model is extremely high.

HUBLOT

Big Bang Unico Berluti Arminio King Gold

18-carat king gold case× Berluti Venetian leather + black rubber strap, self-winding, 44mm diameter, limited to 50 pieces Japan. 6,831,000 yen (HUBLOT/LVMH Watch & Jewellery Japan Hublot TEL: 03-5635-7055)

Koichi Namiki
Editing: Akira Kamiya (GQ)

Stradivari G2 Anniversary

Noah unveiled the Stradivari G2 Anniversary, the second generation of Sonus Faber’s new flagship speaker, the Stradivari Homage. Limited editions of 120 pairs worldwide and 12 pairs (4 pairs with 3 finishes each) in Japan, will be available for pre-order from 10 a.m. on November 10. Finished with Wenge, Red and Graphite.

Wenge、Red、Graphite

The first speaker was developed in 2003 as a tribute to Cremona violin craftsman Antonio Stradivari. Twenty years after its design, the Stradivari G2 Anniversary will appear in 2023 as a model to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Sonus Faber’s founding.

Using the state-of-the-art technology developed for this model, everything from the internal structure to the design of the unit and cabinet has been newly designed. “It was only possible because of the thorough manual work by traditional skilled craftsmen, and it embodied the essence of the history and philosophy of 40 years since the company’s founding.”

While the enclosure was based on traditional speaker manufacturing methods, its form evolved from the oval shape of the first generation to a pentagonal design. It is a “groundbreaking evolution in which technology seamlessly adapts to aesthetic needs.”

The distinctive front baffle was crafted by Sonus Faber craftsmen who are skilled in violin making, and is designed with wood sandwiched between aluminum. The painting and polishing are also based on techniques applied to the finest musical instrument making, with as many as seven layers of gloss coating.

The cabinet is made of natural wood, and CNC-machined aluminum plates with anodized aluminum and round edge treatment are attached to the top and bottom of the cabinet, and aluminum parts are also attached to the back, adopting a unique structure “exo-skeleton clamp” sandwiched between strong parts.

As a result, the cabinet is damped and vibration components are suppressed. It is said that it has realized the rich sound unique to natural wood and the reproduction of a moderately tight low range.

As a method to decouple vibration propagation from the floor surface and the entire cabinet, “Z.V.T.” (Zero Vibration Transmission) technology is followed. It is equipped with a silent spike that sandwiches elastomer resin in the attachment part of the spike.

The unit configuration is a 3.5-way 4-speaker bass reflex system. It has a tweeter, midrange, and woofer, and two woofers.

The bass reflex system uses the newly developed “Klepsidra Technology” for this speaker. It means “hourglass” and aims to maximize the freedom of speaker installation by emitting sound waves toward the bottom while achieving maximum low-frequency performance while reducing the duct length. The interior of the low-frequency chamber eliminates parallel planes to suppress the generation of standing waves.

“Intono Technology” is also introduced. Meaning “intonation,” the impedance peak in the midrange chamber is significantly reduced and improved by providing finely tuned holes in the sealed high/mid chamber.

By installing the company’s traditional wooden chamber on the back of the driver, the tweeter is not affected by the midrange driver, and high-frequency reproduction is realized while maintaining the purity of the tweeter.

The air pressure generated by the movement of the diaphragm is effectively damped by appropriate airflow adjustment by small holes, resulting in unparalleled natural mid-range regeneration. By minimizing the size and number of parts of the crossover network circuit, a simple crossover design is achieved.

As an ultra-low frequency adjustment system, LFA (Low Frequency Adjuster) is available. By correcting the resonance peak of the driver unit and performing effective damping in the low range without mounting resistor components in the signal path, the infiltrability of the low frequency range is increased as much as possible.

Four terminals are installed on the board adjacent to the speaker terminal, and one in the center is negative, and by connecting to one of the other three terminals with a jumper, different low-frequency response can be obtained.

Ultra-low frequency regulation system, LFA

The tweeter is a silk soft dome equipped with a 28mm diameter arrowpoint DAD. Mounted on a tough die-cast aluminum frame, the tweeter apex is partially damped to suppress the diaphragm’s reversed-phase behavior. It uses proprietary “DAD (Damped Apex Dome) technology” that further demonstrates the transparency and stretch of the high range. In addition, the tripod structure D.A.D. greatly improves high-frequency sound wave diffusion and control capability at high volumes.

The mid-range is a 150mm diameter paper cone with a unique diaphragm made by blending natural fibers such as cellulose pulp, kapok, and kenaf and drying them naturally. Powerful neodymium magnets provide fast, shortest and most accurate response to moving coils composed of copper-clad aluminum windings (CCAW). The basket has a strong aluminum die-cast frame that “combines ideal high-speed drive with high control, providing a natural sound without stagnation.”

The phase plug is also newly designed, with a unique damping ring to minimize sound disturbances caused by coil operation and to physically correct the resonance in the high frequency band of the paper cone.

woofer

The woofer is specially designed with a diameter of 260mm. The two ultra-lightweight CCAW voice coils feature custom-made neodymium drivers for ultra-fast drive, while featuring an aluminum air gap that enhances voice coil cooling.

The newly developed center cap is composed of ABS resin with excellent rigidity. By analyzing and optimizing the material, shape, and thickness of the cone, rubber edge, and BIMAX spider by structural analysis using a computer based on F.E.M (Finite Element Method = Finite Element Method), the frame basket that holds the diaphragm is also newly designed.

The crossover network is designed based on PARACROSS TOPOLOGY, which is also used in the Aida II, and the newly developed “Interactive Fusion Filtering”, and while optimizing the amplitude/phase characteristics and space/temporal characteristics of each driver unit, the impedance of low frequencies is optimally controlled to match with the amplifier. The crossover frequency is 160Hz/220Hz/2.2kz.

The frequency response is 25Hz~35kHz (including stealth and ultraflex). The output sound pressure level is 92dB SPL (2.83V/1m) and the nominal impedance is 4Ω. The speaker jack supports bi-wiring. It has external dimensions of 715×428×1,374 mm (width × depth ×height) and weighs 63 kg.

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The first model of the next-generation e-bike “MIXBIKE” “ADO Air 20 MIXBIKE” Japan limited edition model is being released to the public. It is being developed on the crowdfunding site GREENFUNDING until Monday, November 6.

It is a bicycle, an electric assist bicycle, an electric motorcycle, and a three-wield electric bicycle that can run on public roads.

“MIXBIKE” does not require number registration when using a bicycle

The next-generation e-bike “MIXBIKE” is a model that combines three models based on the concept of “bicycle, electric reed, and occasional moped” in collaboration with asobuy, a Japan, and ADO, a next-generation mobility manufacturer with 15,000 users worldwide.

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Conventional bicycles, electric assist bicycles, and 3-way mobility vehicles with electric motorcycle functions are all treated as mopeds, so number registration is always required. As a result, even if it could be used as a bicycle, it could only be run on the roadway, making it difficult to use it properly.

However, by removing the parts of the ADO Air 20 MIXBIKE, it is possible to distinguish between bicycles and electrically assisted bicycles that do not require license number registration and electric motorcycles that require number registration. Depending on the application, the style can be changed and you will not be tied to the road you are driving.

The highly flexible “MIXBIKE” is a patent-pending next-generation mobility function that is only available for Japan. Of course, even if you are currently unregistered with a license or number, you can use it as an electric motorcycle by obtaining it at a later date.

Japan limited edition model “ADO Air 20 MIXBIKE”

The ADO Air 20 MIXBIKE features three levels of power with a built-in torque detection system and 350W assist power.

The stylish battery with built-in saddle can travel up to 170 km when electrically assisted and can be added as a double battery.

It weighs only 18.5 kg and can be folded, and can be brought to the train with a bicycle bag. The brake adopts a hydraulic disc type that can stop quickly even in adverse conditions.

In addition, the use of a carbon belt prevents clothes from getting tangled, making it a maintenance-free chainless. The IPX7 IPS color display is app-linked. In addition, the body can be selected from three colors: ivory, gray, and light blue.

The manufacturer has been certified by the international certification standard “SGS standard” and has passed thorough endurance tests, so it is also safe.

We have a wide variety of options and are developing special discounts.

In addition to the “MIXBIKE” power-assisted bicycle itself, the project also offers a loading platform and basket, a moped switching kit, and an additional battery. For details, please visit the following site.

3-way mobility, which is active in various scenes, is attracting a lot of attention.

Project URL: https://greenfunding.jp/lab/projects/7818

PR TIMES：https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000126368.html

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asobuy Co., Ltd. (Location: Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Representative: Sokei Tani), which is engaged in online shopping business and crowdfunding business, announced on the crowdfunding site GREENFUNDING from October 6 (Friday) that the first model of the next-generation e-bike “MIXBIKE” “ADO Air 20 MIXBIKE” Japan limited model project has been released.

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It is a next-generation e-bike that fuses three models based on the concept of “bicycle, electric reed, and sometimes moped”.

As a bicycle, as an electric assist bicycle, as an electric motorcycle.

It is the first three-wield (bicycle, electric assist bicycle, moped type) electric bicycle that can run on public roads in Japan.

ADO is a next-generation mobility manufacturer boasting 15,000 users worldwide, and we develop products tailored to each region through integrated production from development in our own laboratory.

The “ADO Air 20 MIXBIKE” to be released this time is a limited edition Japan made for Japan people.

In the past, “all 3-way mobility vehicles with bicycles, electric assist bicycles, and electric motorcycle functions are treated as mopeds, so number registration is always required.”

Therefore, even if it can be used as a bicycle, it can only run on the roadway, and it is difficult to use it properly.

However, the ADO Air 20 MIXBIKE can be used for bicycles and electric motorcycles that do not require number registration and electric motorcycles that require number registration by removing parts at home.

Depending on the application, you can change the style and not be tied to the road you are driving on.

This highly flexible next-generation mobility MIXBIKE is patent-pending and is a new function only for Japan.

Of course, even if you are currently unregistered with a license or number, you can use it as an electric motorcycle by obtaining it at a later date.

*3 levels of power with built-in torque detection system, assisted by 350W

*Power battery that can travel up to 170 km with electric assist

* Ultra-lightweight 18.5 kg foldable so you can take it to the train with a bicycle bag.

* Hydraulic disc brakes that are comfortable and stop even in adverse conditions

* Carbon belt, maintenance-free chainless to prevent clothes from getting tangled

*IPX7 compliant IPS color display linked to the app

* Stylish Samsung battery with built-in saddle that can be charged with household power

* Can be equipped with an additional double battery
*Manufacturer certified to the international certification standard “SGS standard” and passed thorough endurance tests.

 * The body can be selected from 3 colors: ivory, gray, and light blue

Multiple courses are available depending on the usage style.

(Delivery will be shipped sequentially from December 2023)

● MIXBIKE electric assist bicycle

● MIXBIKE electric assist bicycle + loading platform, basket

● MIXBIKE electric assist bicycle + moped switching kit

● MIXBIKE electric assist bicycle + moped switching kit + loading platform, basket

● Moped switching kit

● Expansion battery

You can check the project from the following URL.

https://greenfunding.jp/lab/projects/7818

We expect 200~300 units to be shipped after the project ends on Monday, November 6.

In addition, we expect to sell 600 e-bikes per year from the general sales thereafter, aiming to further popularize e-bikes in Japan.

History of development

It all started with one question from a customer.

“Is this an electric assist bike, a moped?”

“Yes, if we develop a new product that does not need to bother customers in the first place, that can be used as an electric assist bicycle or a moped bike, the problem will be solved!

There are two points! Switchable and meet the standards of the Road Traffic Law in any form, it can be driven on public roads!”

Asobuy’s valley was hot in my chest, but I didn’t know that the wall in front of me was higher than I thought.

Actually, this idea has been around for several years.

However, although we approached various manufacturers for development, they all refused at that time.

“Isn’t it the conventional 3-way type?”

“Do security standards need to be so strict?”

“The market for Japan is small, so we use EU standards…”

The depressed valley halted this project for a while.

Around the time he forgot about the project, in December 2022, Tani met a young salesman at ADO and resumed the development of MIXBIKE.

2022.12 Road Traffic Act Survey, Product Planning

2022.12 Study on switching between electrically assisted bicycles and mopeds

2023.01 ADO Manufacturing Request, Project Kick-Off

2023.03 ADO Air 20 Crowdfunding (indiegogo) Exceeded 84 million yen

2023.03 First prototype completed

2023.04 Considering change of manufacturer of safety parts

2023.06 ADO visits Japan to consider improvement of the first prototype

2023.07 Prototype No. 2 completed

2023.07 Product name decision “MIXBIKE”

2023.07 (Lawyers) Legal Confirmation Investigation Started

2023.08 GREENFUNDING Project Decided

2023.09 Final improvement of mass-produced products

After the above, we have come to the present.

About the Operator

Distributor: ASOBUY Co., Ltd.

Main business: Online shopping business, crowdfunding business

Location: 406-89 Niku-cho, Nasushiobara-shi, Tochigi

Representative: Tani Soe

* We are planning to move the head office from the current Nasushiobara City to Yoshizawa, Nikko City on the following schedule.

・Until December R5: Nasushiobara City

・After January R6: Yoshizawa, Nikko City

Manufacturer: Shenzhen Umi Technology Co., Ltd.

Main business: Development, manufacturing, sales of electric bicycles

Country of origin: China