A bicycle shop called CYCLE LIFE U has opened in the Koshienguchi Shopping Street where Niku no Satsuma used to be

A bicycle shop called “CYCLE LIFE U” has opened in the Koshienguchi Shopping Street.

Here it is↓

I’m not sure how long ago it was, but there used to be a butcher shop called “肉の薩摩” here.

Here it is on the map↓

The address is 3-17-12 Koshienguchi, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, in the Koshienguchi Center Street.

Around CYCLE LIFE U

Across the street is the general goods shop Gelsomino.

If you go this way, you’ll find Ajipao and Life. Turn right, then turn left at the building with Curves and Century 21, and continue straight to reach JR Koshienguchi Station.

Next door in the opposite direction is Konishi Toy Store. If you keep going straight, you’ll find places like Yakiniku Kimura, which opened in March, and if you continue farther, you’ll reach National Route 2.

Closed Wednesdays, open 10:00–19:00

CYCLE LIFE U appears to have opened on June 1.

According to Google Maps, it is closed on Wednesdays.

Its business hours appear to be 10:00–19:00.

Flat tire repairs start from 500 yen.

Tire tube replacements start from 3,000 yen.

Of course, inflating your tires is free.

Finally

Apparently, bicycle tires are more likely to go flat in summer.

The reason seems to be that the road surface gets hot, which makes the tires deteriorate more easily.

According to information from Mr. Imura, the manager of Cycle Life U, the amount of UV rays and the way air escapes more easily in the heat may also be factors.

When I looked it up online, it seems that in summer, air expands, causing tire pressure to rise, which then leads to air escaping.

At Nishitsu, we use a pretty old electric bicycle, and lately I’d been thinking, “Why does it feel so heavy to pedal?” Sure enough, the tires had lost air.

It’s amazing how much a bicycle can come back to life just by pumping up the tires. It makes you think, “Wait, you were this fast?”