{"id":47267,"date":"2026-09-11T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/?p=47267"},"modified":"2026-09-11T15:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T06:43:30","slug":"human-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/en\/human-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"We Were All Roadie Rookies Once: 13 Members Confess Their Cringiest Cycling Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"maxphoto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47255\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_mv.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_mv.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_mv-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_mv-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_mv-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_mv-272x182.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"intro\">No matter how nice your gear is now, no matter how far and fast you can ride today, everyone started out as a beginner.<br \/>\nLooking back at yourself from those days is embarrassing. You thought you looked cool at the time, but now? Excruciating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">And that&#8217;s exactly as it should be.<br \/>\nFeeling embarrassed about your past self is <strong>proof that your sense of style has matured<\/strong>, and it&#8217;s also <strong>proof that cycling style itself has evolved over the past decade<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">By baring our own embarrassing pasts, let&#8217;s celebrate <strong>how blessed we are today with such a rich range of options<\/strong> compared to back then.<br \/>\nAnd hopefully, beginners and other readers can pick up a few pointers on how to put a look together.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; background: #f1f1f1; border-radius: 5px; padding: 1px 15px 1px;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Author<\/span><\/h3>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tats-profile_02.png\" alt=\"Tats\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Tats Shimizu<\/strong>\uff08<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tats_lovecyclist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@tats_lovecyclist<\/a>\uff09<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Editor in Chief &amp; Photographer with 12 years of experience on sports bikes. He maintains close relationships with brands around the world and proposes a wide range of styles through the media, while also working as a photographer for numerous cycling brands in Japan and abroad. His main bikes are Standert (road) and Factor (gravel).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">text &amp; photo \/ <strong>Tats<\/strong>\uff08<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tats_lovecyclist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@tats_lovecyclist<\/a>\uff09<\/span><\/p>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- \u65b0\u30ec\u30b9\u30dd\u30f3\u30b7\u30d6 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5968407142981466\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5313803997\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<h2>Tats<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 115px; height: 105px; object-fit: cover; object-position: 10.7503% 32.2422%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lovecyclist-member_1.jpeg\" alt=\"Tats\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\">\n<div class=\"abouttext\"><strong>Tats<\/strong><br \/>\nEditor-in-chief and photographer of LOVE CYCLIST. 12 years on a road bike. The kind of guy who bares his own shame first.<br \/>\n<i class=\"fa fa-instagram\"><\/i> <strong><a class=\"member-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tats_lovecyclist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-nodal=\"\">@tats_lovecyclist<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Now \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47135\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_tats2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"1926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_tats2.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_tats2-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_tats2-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_tats2-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_tats2-1089x1536.jpg 1089w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>As the editor-in-chief of a cycling media outlet, the author (right) shares all kinds of styles these days\u2500\u2500\u2500<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">12 years ago \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47134\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_tats.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1714\" height=\"2285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_tats.jpg 1714w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_tats-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_tats-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_tats-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_tats-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1714px) 100vw, 1714px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u2500\u2500but everyone who saw this said, &#8220;<strong>This undermines LOVE CYCLIST&#8217;s authority<\/strong>.&#8221; Please stop, it hurts.<br \/>\nBack in my beginner days, the whole idea of &#8220;cool vs. not cool&#8221; didn&#8217;t even cross my mind. I just threw together whatever I had. Even from a starting line this rough, I somehow ended up running LOVE CYCLIST, so if you want to change, you really can&#8230;!<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<h4 style=\"padding: 2px;\">Beginner clich\u00e9s<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro\">#Prone to wearing shorts<br \/>\n#Prone to leaving the bangs out<br \/>\n#Prone to expressing individuality through bar tape<\/p>\n<h4>His own take<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;That signature white bar tape (dead-eyed stare).&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Taka<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 115px; height: 105px; object-fit: cover; object-position: 10.7503% 32.2422%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lovecyclist-member_7.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"Taka\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\">\n<div class=\"abouttext\"><strong>Taka<\/strong><br \/>\nWorks at a global company. Ambassador for Specialized, MAAP, and BOOKMAN. He loves stringing together multiple mountains in a single ride to rack up 4,000+ meters of elevation, which has earned him the respectful nickname of &#8220;pervert&#8221; from those around him. <strong><a class=\"member-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/koolt4884\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-nodal=\"\">@koolt4884<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Now \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47101\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_taka2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1639\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_taka2.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_taka2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_taka2-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_taka2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_taka2-1229x1536.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1639px) 100vw, 1639px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>These days Taka looks dialed as a MAAP ambassador\u2500\u2500\u2500<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">8 years ago \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47097\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_taka.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1701\" height=\"2268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_taka.jpg 1701w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_taka-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_taka-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_taka-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_taka-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1701px) 100vw, 1701px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u2500\u2500but that deep, glossy tan makes it obvious this man was <strong>seriously into the party scene back in the day<\/strong>. A gyaru-o riding in a Rapha jersey and patterned shorts, with a ROLEX on his wrist. Someone you&#8217;d go out of your way to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>For the record, I first met Taka by chance up on Tossaka Pass (Nishitama, Tokyo) and basically hit on him to start riding together. If he&#8217;d been dressed like this back then, I never would have said a word.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<h4 style=\"padding: 2px;\">Beginner clich\u00e9s<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro\">#Prone to unzipping too low at the chest<br \/>\n#Rapha never misses<\/p>\n<h4>His own take<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;I used to tear through central Tokyo dressed like this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Anna<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 115px; height: 105px; object-fit: cover; object-position: 10.7503% 32.2422%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anna-profile.jpg\" alt=\"Anna\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\">\n<div class=\"abouttext\"><strong>Anna<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom Fukushima. Specialized rider (S-Crew). Fingerscrossed ambassador. Loves riding and heads out to different mountains every time she has a day off. She&#8217;s the kind of person who&#8217;ll spontaneously drive to Bandai-Azuma Skyline for a day trip. Talks non-stop the whole way. A festival lover, mainly for Western music, regardless of genre.<br \/>\n<i class=\"fa fa-instagram\"><\/i> <strong><a class=\"member-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/annannanna1002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-nodal=\"\">@annannanna1002<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Now \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47251\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_anna4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_anna4.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_anna4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_anna4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_anna4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Anna is now supported by top brands like Fingerscrossed, Uvex, Specialized, and Wahoo\u2500\u2500\u2500<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">8 years ago \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47121\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_anna.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1179\" height=\"1727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_anna.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_anna-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_anna-699x1024.jpg 699w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_anna-768x1125.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_anna-1049x1536.jpg 1049w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u2500\u2500Coordinating the bike and kit as a total look, matching sock color with eyewear&#8230; the effort here is endearing and kind of adorable.<br \/>\nAlso, <strong>that sunglasses placement is genuinely inventive<\/strong> (they perch there!?).<br \/>\nShe&#8217;s wearing shorts on the bottom, and apparently, even without knowing what &#8220;right&#8221; looked like, cycling skirts were the one thing she could never accept.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<h4 style=\"padding: 2px;\">Beginner clich\u00e9s<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro\">#Prone to matching bike and kit colors<br \/>\n#Prone to picking black shoes<br \/>\n#Prone to riding to Enomoto Farm<\/p>\n<h4>Her own take<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m still on the more normal end, right? Right?!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Riku<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 115px; height: 105px; object-fit: cover; object-position: 10.7503% 32.2422%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lovecyclist-member_19.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"Riku\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\">\n<div class=\"abouttext\"><strong>Riku<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lately he&#8217;s been moving between the cycling and running scenes, expanding his reach in both. He rides with an approach that balances race performance and style, saying he wants to be &#8220;one of those guys who&#8217;s both fast and looks good.&#8221;<strong><br \/>\n<a class=\"member-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rikuchan.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-nodal=\"\">@rikuchan.jp<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Now \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47153\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_riku2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1293\" height=\"1637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_riku2.jpg 1293w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_riku2-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_riku2-809x1024.jpg 809w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_riku2-768x972.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_riku2-1213x1536.jpg 1213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1293px) 100vw, 1293px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>After a competitive career in his student days, Riku now works in the cycling industry, and both his styling and his riding form are absolutely dialed in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">8 years ago \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47151\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_riku.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_riku.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_riku-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_riku-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_riku-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_riku-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>He got into road cycling in high school. This is a shot his mom took of him wearing his very first cycling jersey (tear-jerker). At the time, he genuinely thought he looked <strong>ridiculously cool<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe stance, the way he&#8217;s wearing the helmet, the lived-in bedroom, even the reflection of his mother taking the photo caught in his sunglasses \u2014 it&#8217;s all adorable.<\/p>\n<p>Six months later he was already wearing MAAP, so the fact that he leveled up his style while still in high school is impressive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<h4 style=\"padding: 2px;\">Beginner clich\u00e9s<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro\">#ProudOfMyFirstJersey<br \/>\n#UnsurePose<br \/>\n#AmazonSunglasses<\/p>\n<h4>His Own Words<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;I bought it with my allowance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Non<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 115px; height: 105px; object-fit: cover; object-position: 10.7503% 32.2422%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lovecyclist-member_9.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"Non\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\">\n<div class=\"abouttext\"><strong>Non<br \/>\n<\/strong>Rides regularly with friends from her local shop and cyclists she&#8217;s met through SNS. A car enthusiast who loves the bike-on-car style of driving out to enjoy the ride at destination.<strong><br \/>\n<a class=\"member-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/___nonpic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-nodal=\"\">@___nonpic<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Now \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47169\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_non2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"1690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_non2.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_non2-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_non2-827x1024.jpg 827w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_non2-768x951.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_non2-1241x1536.jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A devoted LOOK fan who&#8217;s now on her second LOOK frame, Non&#8217;s past looked like this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">8 years ago \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47168\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_non.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_non.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_non-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_non-882x1024.jpg 882w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_non-768x891.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_non-1323x1536.jpg 1323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;already deep in LOOK territory. The shop happened to have a LOOK jersey on display and sold it to her cheap, so she got hyped to wear a full LOOK kit matching her bike.<br \/>\nBack then, her only image of road cyclists was &#8220;middle-aged guys in serious skin-tight kits,&#8221; so she thought <strong>just wearing Mondrian colors made her stylish<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe helmet color that seems suspiciously coordinated with the jersey is a nice touch too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<h4 style=\"padding: 2px;\">Beginner clich\u00e9s<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro\">#MatchingBikeAndKitBrand<br \/>\n#AnkleSocks<\/p>\n<h4>Her Own Words<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;I had no idea stylish cycling kits even existed back then&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Beki<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 115px; height: 105px; object-fit: cover; object-position: 10.7503% 32.2422%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lovecyclist-member_24.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"Beki\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\">\n<div class=\"abouttext\"><strong>Beki<br \/>\n<\/strong>Caf\u00e9 du Cycliste ambassador. Rides mostly brevets and hill climbs. Completed PBP 2023&#8217;s 1200km within the time limit in August 2023. Founder of the cycling community &#8220;Saddle up!&#8221;, building a free-spirited and intimate circle of cyclists.<strong><br \/>\n<a class=\"member-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/beki_no_ikubeki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-nodal=\"\">@beki_no_ikubeki<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Now \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47181\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_beki2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_beki2.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_beki2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_beki2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_beki2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_beki2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In-demand as a Caf\u00e9 du Cycliste ambassador, tackling brevets, showing up at events across Japan, and running her own community, Beki is everywhere these days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">15 years ago \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47180\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_beki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_beki.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_beki-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_beki-926x1024.jpg 926w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_beki-768x849.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_beki-1389x1536.jpg 1389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>She&#8217;d been riding TREK since her first year, but chose a Bianchi helmet just because the color was cute. <strong>That kind of reasoning passes with zero resistance<\/strong> when you&#8217;re a beginner.<br \/>\nShe&#8217;d eventually get hooked on emerging overseas kit brands and become a full-on &#8220;jersey nerd,&#8221; but at this stage she was still buying on Amazon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<h4 style=\"padding: 2px;\">Beginner clich\u00e9s<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro\">#PickingGearByColor<br \/>\n#JustSearchAmazon<br \/>\n#GutsPose<\/p>\n<h4>Her Own Words<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;I really feel like trying all sorts of things is what got me here!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Miharu<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 115px; height: 105px; object-fit: cover; object-position: 10.7503% 32.2422%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lovecyclist-member_21.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"Miharu\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\">\n<div class=\"abouttext\"><strong>Miharu | Tokyo<br \/>\n<\/strong>Spent three years on her university cycling team, earning podium finishes. Though retired from road racing, she still loves rides with tempo and edge, and now races CX.<strong><br \/>\n<a class=\"member-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mih.tokuyama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-nodal=\"\">@mih.tokuyama<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Now \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47183\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miharu2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miharu2.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miharu2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miharu2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miharu2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miharu2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Putting her height to work by hammering the pedals, ex-racer Miharu was&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">11 years ago \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47182\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miharu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1925\" height=\"2394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miharu.jpg 1925w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miharu-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miharu-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miharu-768x955.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miharu-1235x1536.jpg 1235w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miharu-1647x2048.jpg 1647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1925px) 100vw, 1925px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;still a 155cm middle-schooler at the time. The slightly oversized jersey and bibs are adorable. Feeling pro in her size 48 TREK and Chinese-brand jersey, wearing the helmet she&#8217;d used since elementary school and her dad&#8217;s sunglasses, she was riding round-trip on the Shimanami Kaido in a single day.<br \/>\nToo pure to really be called a &#8220;dark past&#8221; \u2014 this is <strong>a snapshot of Miharu&#8217;s growth<\/strong> (parental perspective).<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<h4 style=\"padding: 2px;\">Beginner clich\u00e9s<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro\">#GenericChineseJersey<br \/>\n#ShimanamiPilgrimage<br \/>\n#RoomToGrow<\/p>\n<h4>Her Own Words<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;I bought the TREK at Bike Plus and they helped me with fitting and everything \u2014 I owe them a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Miki<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 115px; height: 105px; object-fit: cover; object-position: 10.7503% 32.2422%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lovecyclist-member_11.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"Miki\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\">\n<div class=\"abouttext\"><strong>Miki<br \/>\n<\/strong>Owns a road bike, gravel bike, and cyclocross bike, gliding effortlessly over any surface with serious fitness. Her handle comes from her love of Alberto Contador. Endlessly curious, with a motto of &#8220;the desire for gear never stops.&#8221;<strong><br \/>\n<a class=\"member-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/miki___berto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-nodal=\"\">@miki___berto<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Now \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47185\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miki2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"1894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miki2.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miki2-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miki2-738x1024.jpg 738w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miki2-768x1066.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miki2-1107x1536.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Since moving from Tokyo to Wakayama two years ago, Miki lives as an angler, hairstylist, and occasional cyclist. Her past?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">8 years ago \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47184\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miki.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"2098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miki.png 1400w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miki-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miki-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miki-768x1151.png 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miki-1025x1536.png 1025w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_miki-1367x2048.png 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u2500\u2500She joined a race-focused team the moment she started riding. All she thought about was getting faster, so she copied whatever her senior teammates wore (skinsuits, always skinsuits). Even so, coordinating her helmet and shoes in white shows real instinct.<br \/>\nAt first she was only on Strava, so when she started Instagram and discovered LOVE CYCLIST, she was shocked: &#8220;<strong>Wait, there are stylish people in cycling?!!<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<h4 style=\"padding: 2px;\">Beginner clich\u00e9s<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro\">#SpeedIsEverything<br \/>\n#EasilyInfluencedByRidingMates<br \/>\n#ShortSocksAlways<\/p>\n<h4>Her own take<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;I believed short socks with grippers would make me faster, so I wore them forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Moe<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 115px; height: 105px; object-fit: cover; object-position: 10.7503% 32.2422%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/altalist-atr-n33.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Moezo\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\">\n<div class=\"abouttext\"><strong>Moe (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mmm.moeppp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-nodal=\"\">@mmm.moeppp<\/a>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Aka Moezo. Started riding road bikes after aiming to become a keirin racer. Also races cyclocross. Lately she&#8217;s been throwing herself into HYROX and other muscle-driven pursuits.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Now \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47187\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_moe2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_moe2.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_moe2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_moe2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_moe2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_moe2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Active as an event guest across the country, riding her Orbea on-road and off-road alike, today&#8217;s Moezo is\u2500\u2500\u2500<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">4 years ago \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47186\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_moe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"1206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_moe.jpg 976w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_moe-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_moe-829x1024.jpg 829w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_moe-768x949.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u2500\u2500Almost unrecognizable as the same person.<br \/>\nBack then Moezo desperately wanted to ride, but cycling accessories were expensive and out of reach, so she pieced everything together from the cheapest options she could find.<br \/>\nThe mask captures the claustrophobia of that era, and within all of it she still found a way to get out and ride, doing what she could with what she had. That&#8217;s what being a beginner is really about.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<h4 style=\"padding: 2px;\">Beginner clich\u00e9s<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro\">#SensibleWithMoney<br \/>\n#YanoCrossAsDestination<br \/>\n#StartedFromYowamushiPedal<\/p>\n<h4>Her own take<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;The key detail is the Naruko-kun hair tie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Yukari<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 115px; height: 105px; object-fit: cover; object-position: 10.7503% 32.2422%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lovecyclist-member_10.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"Yukari\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\">\n<div class=\"abouttext\"><strong>Yukari<br \/>\n<\/strong>Ridley ambassador. Fell for &#8220;Yowamushi Pedal&#8221; while studying in London and bought a road bike the moment she returned to Japan. Drawing on the drive that took her backpacking through 18 European countries and the fashion sensibility she built through her career, she works across a wide range of cycling activities.<strong><br \/>\n<a class=\"member-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hii_road\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-nodal=\"\">@hii_road<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Now \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47163\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_yukari3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_yukari3.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_yukari3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_yukari3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_yukari3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_yukari3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A Ridley ambassador since 2022, she&#8217;s become the person everyone thinks of when they hear Ridley, and vice versa\u2500\u2500\u2500<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">7 years ago \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47157\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_yukari.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_yukari.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_yukari-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_yukari-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_yukari-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_yukari-1229x1536.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u2500\u2500Ridley devotion runs all the way back. Even as a beginner she rode Ridley, wore Ridley kit, and dreamed of &#8220;kitting out everything in Ridley.&#8221;<br \/>\nAt the time Yukari had around 2,000 followers. Still figuring out how to pose for the camera, she asked a friend with 28,000 followers for pointers, and this is the result. <strong>Nailing the angle<\/strong> even then, no surprise there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<h4 style=\"padding: 2px;\">Beginner clich\u00e9s<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro\">#BangsAreLife<br \/>\n#BangsAreLife<br \/>\n#BangsAreLife<\/p>\n<h4>Her own take<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;I genuinely thought this counted as wearing a helmet properly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Masanaga<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 115px; height: 105px; object-fit: cover; object-position: 10.7503% 32.2422%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lovecyclist-member_13.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"Masanaga\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\">\n<div class=\"abouttext\"><strong>Masanaga<br \/>\n<\/strong>Based in Chiba. A driving enthusiast who blends drive &amp; ride outings to explore Chiba&#8217;s caf\u00e9s and gravel roads.<br \/>\n<i class=\"fa fa-instagram\"><\/i> <a class=\"member-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/masa_caadondale10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-nodal=\"\">@masa_caadondale10<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Now \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47190\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_masanaga2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_masanaga2.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_masanaga2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_masanaga2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_masanaga2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Making the most of his height with clean, minimal styling, today&#8217;s Masanaga is\u2500\u2500\u2500<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">10 years ago \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47189\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_masanaga.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1428\" height=\"2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_masanaga.jpg 1428w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_masanaga-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_masanaga-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_masanaga-768x1089.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_masanaga-1084x1536.jpg 1084w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1428px) 100vw, 1428px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u2500\u2500He started riding road in the second year of junior high, choosing whatever he could afford based on advice from the older gentlemen he rode with (photo taken in his first year of high school).<br \/>\nIf the ojisans said Kabuto, he bought Kabuto. If he admired their Jawbreakers, he found a cheap lookalike on Amazon. His shoes were a hand-me-down from an ojisan, worn with care.<\/p>\n<p>If you trace history back to the age of Susanoo, the will of the ojisans has been passed down unbroken to the next generation, right up to the present day. Teaching what&#8217;s good, handing down what they own, watching over the young as they find their own path. This standout shot reminds us that the fact we can ride at all today is <strong>thanks to the great will of countless ojisans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<h4 style=\"padding: 2px;\">Beginner clich\u00e9s<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro\">#SurroundedByLegendaryOjisans<br \/>\n#LooseChinStrap<br \/>\n#ThumbsUpForEveryPhoto<\/p>\n<h4>His own take<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;I thought the more accessories you added, the cooler you looked.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Ran<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 115px; height: 105px; object-fit: cover; object-position: 10.7503% 32.2422%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/maap-transit-woman_ran.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Ran\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\">\n<div class=\"abouttext\"><strong>Ran<br \/>\n<\/strong>A gal who is a cyclist first, and a doctor sometimes. She&#8217;s run a column in FUNRIDE, the #InoTadatakaProject that draws a map of Japan on GPS, and &#8220;Pedamimi,&#8221; a radio show devoted to exploring the joys of cycling. She moved to the U.S. in 2023 and is now deep in the trenches of parenthood.<br \/>\n<a class=\"member-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/31_ran_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-nodal=\"\">@31_ran_<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Now \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47212\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ran2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ran2.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ran2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ran2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ran2-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ran2-1025x1536.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Three years after moving to the U.S., she&#8217;s still putting out episodes of the beloved &#8220;Pedamimi&#8221; radio show, and there&#8217;s plenty more to look forward to from her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">10 years ago \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47211\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1288\" height=\"1814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ran.jpg 1288w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ran-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ran-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ran-768x1082.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ran-1091x1536.jpg 1091w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1288px) 100vw, 1288px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Back in her student days, she scraped together part-time job earnings just to afford the bike itself, so her kit was entirely hand-me-downs from friends.<br \/>\nA few years later, the <a href=\"\/ino-tadataka-project\/\"><strong>#InoTadatakaProject<\/strong><\/a> would begin \u2014 an attempt to trace a map of Japan through GPS logs. Looking back, the frugal instincts from those beginner days directly shaped the philosophy that carried her through the project: &#8220;<strong>consistency is power<\/strong>,&#8221; &#8220;<strong>park fountains are public showers<\/strong>,&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Daiso cosmetics punch above their price<\/strong>.&#8221; Deeply moving, in its own way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<h4 style=\"padding: 2px;\">Beginner clich\u00e9<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro\">#Broke<\/p>\n<h4>Her own take<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;No money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Ryuji<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 35%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28520 aligncenter\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 115px; height: 105px; object-fit: cover; object-position: 10.7503% 32.2422%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lovecyclist-member_3.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"Ryuji\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; width: 65%;\">\n<div class=\"abouttext\"><strong>Ryuji<br \/>\n<\/strong>Company owner. POC ambassador. One of LOVE CYCLIST&#8217;s founding members. Draws on his experience editing cycling magazines and working at an apparel brand to bring a fresh perspective to the team.<strong><br \/>\n<a class=\"member-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ryuji_ride\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-nodal=\"\">@ryuji_ride<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Now \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47245\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ryuji2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1129\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ryuji2.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ryuji2-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ryuji2-847x1024.jpg 847w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ryuji2-768x929.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1129px) 100vw, 1129px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Four years ago Ryuji relocated to Ehime, and even as his surroundings changed and his family grew, he&#8217;s kept riding hard\u2500\u2500\u2500<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">16 years ago \u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47243\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ryuji.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"806\" height=\"1154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ryuji.jpg 806w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ryuji-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ryuji-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_ryuji-768x1100.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u2500\u2500back in his student days he was completely absorbed in racing. He&#8217;s got the longest cycling history of anyone featured here, and this photo gives us a glimpse of that classic circa-2010 style. The kit is a SAXO BANK team replica, sourced through overseas mail order back when that wasn&#8217;t nearly as common as it is now.<br \/>\nWhat really dates the look, though, are the compression high socks that were all the rage at the time. They were said to reduce leg fatigue, and racers everywhere wore them, proudly showing off that sliver of bare thigh known as the &#8220;<strong>absolute territory<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-grey\">\n<h4 style=\"padding: 2px;\">Beginner clich\u00e9<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro\">#Wearing team replica jerseys<\/p>\n<h4>His own take<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;At the time, I honestly thought this was the coolest look imaginable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The power of the bike.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"maxphoto\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47261\" src=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_members.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_members.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_members-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_members-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_members-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lovecyclist.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/darkpast_members-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Every one of us started as a beginner. From there, we kept turning the pedals, year after year. And along the way, we convinced ourselves over and over that &#8220;this is the look&#8221; \u2014 only to cringe when we saw the photos later. Taste is never finished. <strong>It gets built up slowly, through the mistakes we make and the eras we live through, sharpening our judgment bit by bit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, today&#8217;s cyclists have options that couldn&#8217;t even be compared to what existed ten years ago. Which means you can arrive at a style you&#8217;re truly happy with far faster than we ever did.<br \/>\nSo we&#8217;ll keep at it, undeterred, trying to make our own style just a little bit better. That drive to keep moving forward \u2014 that&#8217;s the power of the bike.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the style you&#8217;re rocking today becomes a dark chapter of your own ten years from now, that&#8217;s fine. Enjoy the look you can only pull off right now, and enjoy it completely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">text &amp; photo \/ <strong>Tats<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tats_lovecyclist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@tats_lovecyclist<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- \u65b0\u30ec\u30b9\u30dd\u30f3\u30b7\u30d6 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5968407142981466\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5313803997\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No matter how nice your gear is now, no matter how far and fast you can ride today, everyone started out as a beginner. 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