Hi everyone! Back in March I interviewed @mikeroneniner.bsky.social for the old Wild Monkey website & it was fascinating. If you're into the alt-cycling scene & are interested in transatlantic culture, it's a great read. I've posted it with a new intro on Medium. #cycling medium.com/@yaenridesag...

On today's spin around Hachioji, I stopped & snapped a couple of bike & building shots... #cycling #hachioji #tokyo

Hi everyone!This is the last Wild Monkey video on YouTube! From next week I'll post on PeerTube. Take a bike ride with me on a Riverside trail. Set to frenetic hardcore as I kiss goodbye to the Google algorithm, this one really is for the cycle punks!👊🤘✌️#cycling #punk youtu.be/aUWUYSYSTao?...

Hi everyone! Here's a great bike riding video from @mikeroneniner.bsky.social Why not ride along with him on the River Mersey in Manchester & chill to some super tunes? See street art, lush greenery & grab a coffee with him! 👊🚴✌️ #cycling #altcycling #manchester youtu.be/IbN9kwRCjVo?...

I don't believe in nation states & generally avoid flags other than black or red ones. However, nations exist. This one is being erased by ethno-religious fanatics & the land taken as we speak. It is one of the greatest crimes in human history. If you don't speak out, you are complicit. #palestine

Spot the cat + another fine job from the Tatami Mat Bike Workshop. Even if I do say so myself...If you want a front carrier for a 700c bike, this Adept Truss Porter might fit the bill. Good for up to 10 kg, I'll use it for my bedroll & boxes of tomatoes...Peace x. #cycling #altcycling #DIY #cats

It's a national holiday here in Japan. Usually, I'm on my bike for a day out, but today I'm switching the front & rear tyres to get more miles out of them & polishing the aluminium frame. After that...maybe I'll take the Bridgestone out. #cycling #japan

Today's bike ride along the Sagami River in Kanagawa was a cracker. Got my feet wet, though 😁. #cycling #japan

Hi everyone! Here's a really relaxing bike ride along the scenic Nogawa River in western Tokyo. Why not come along & listen to some classic Indie dreamers as well ride along? You even get to hear me 'wax lyrical' in my native English Black Country dialect! 😁 Please enjoy it! youtu.be/PbRxGRJhAIo?...

Tokyo graffiti. #cycling

I remember dignified & intelligent journalists speaking calmly with articulate, thoughtful & well-read interviewees & current affairs panelists. There was polite intellectual 'cut & thrust' between politicians who understood history well despite having different interpretations of it. It was on TV.

The first morning in Tokyo that feels like autumn in 2025. 6:25. 23°C. Light rain. Fresh as a daisy compared to the oppressive summer humidity. I'll ride my bicycle today. No fenders. Don't care🚴😆Peace x🌳🍁🌧️😁 #tokyo

Random bike pic. I saw this well-used & clearly loved Panther in the shopping mall bicycle parking lot. It's a basic Japanese brand & the bikes have good quality budget Shimano parts. The rider also chose budget accessories which is why I like it. It gets the job done. Nothing fancy. Peace x

Some people think this is a bit extreme, but I'd ban most advertising. Especially on bicycles. Here's my 100% serious Medium post on this...with a touch of humour... medium.com/@yaenridesag...

Hi everyone! Here's another edited & updated opinion piece I wrote about Big Bike and the need for people to DIY & fix their own bikes. I moved over to Medium recently, so I'm re-posting stuff. Peace x #cycling medium.com/@yaenridesag...

I think Cycling needs to stop using buses, cars, helicopters & motorbikes. Every pro race is a disgrace. The rules should be simple. Riders own their bikes, maintain, ride and repair their bikes. Riders race. If bikes break, they are out of the races unless the riders can fix them. And so on...

Hi everyone! Here's a video of my ride around the Jindaiji temple complex in Chofu in Tokyo. Set to some relaxing upbeat music, there are some interesting things to see. Peace x #cycling youtu.be/cST1-APvGiE?...

Just back from a fantastic 5 hour ride. I popped out 'for an hour' and came back knackered after visiting Jindaiji and riding the beautiful Nogawa River. I'll make a video later. Peace x #cycling

Hi Bicycle Riders! Here's another revised opinion piece I wrote about alt-cycling and mass-bicycle production. It's on Medium. You can read three stories free per month - you don't have to be a member, although it's worth it if you like reading😆. Peace x medium.com/@yaenridesag...

Hi everyone! I've resurrected my blog because I was bored. I won't post every week but you can find me on Medium now. I quit my paid website & went for a free & easy platform. You can find some edited, revised & (I think) improved content now + some new stuff. Peace x medium.com/@yaenridesag...

On the 14th, we ride, against genocide. Join us! #BigRideForPalestine

Hi everyone. Here's my latest vid of a bike ride to the Silk Road museum and then onto a run-down hillside temple. It's a nice ride with plenty to see. Set to INSANE hardcore punk tunes, some viewers might want to turn the sound off😂😂🚴🚴🤘 Ride in love & peace #punk x youtu.be/k0RhJ_Q5wC4?...

Here's a chilled out bike riding video for you. I took an early morning spin to a local temple before it got too hot here in Tokyo. Peace x youtu.be/B5l4wl9Suas?...

I have just played this newly released album 5 times in a row. I think you should, too. Play it loud. When you've done that, please go and ride your bicycle fast around your neighbourhood. Peace x #hardcore #punk #cycling youtu.be/UpYDRJsTlMw?...

I took an early morning ride to Eirin-ji in Hachioji in Tokyo before it got too hot. Founded in 1365, this is one of Japan's hidden gems that the tourists don't get to see. It provides some peace for those of us that live locally. #cycling #cyclingjapan #buddhisttemples

On the way back from the Doshi River valley, Jesus & The Toothbrush stopped to cool down at Lake Tsukuiko (I am Jesus & my mate is The Toothbrush. So named in our youth by comedians who said that I looked like the white Jesus Christ. My pal had a blonde psychobilly flat top & was stick thin).

Vanity shots. They're a thing on social media, right? Everyone's at it in the attention economy. Here's my Monkey Custom Cycling cap. It's an affordable independent brand in Japan. None of that Tour de France mega-bucks stuff, although I'm sure they'd like to be in that league....

“Cycling is about movement and freedom; on a bicycle you feel unbound, almost autonomous.” -Ralf Hütter, lead singer and keyboardist of Kraftwerk Happy #BicycleBirthday, Ralf! Born August 20, 1946

Hi everyone! Here's a photo montage of an overnight bike camping trip to the Doshi River. Why not check it out? Peace x #cycling #bikepacking #bikecamping #japan youtu.be/vgKcgXjDu5M?...

Bike camping/packing/whatever you want to call it, innit? This weekend's overnighter on the Doshi River, Kanagawa, Japan. #cycling #bikepacking

Getting ready for a bike camping trip out on the Doshi River. It's camping heaven out that way. I think I'll make a video as well. Peace x

Hi Bluesky bicycle riders! Here's a fast-paced 3-minute punk rock ride I took down a Japanese mountain road the other day. The tunes on this are killer. I sped the film up 10% to match the music. Come on! Punk it up! youtu.be/YZ2KgQYgAZE?...

I see you… You’re out here raising hell and hauling snacks. Counter culture with cargo bike capacity.

Hi everyone! Here's a relaxing video of my bike ride up to the dam at Shiroyama Power Plant to the west of Tokyo. It's a follow along ride - get on the bike & enjoy the views! Peace x #cycling youtu.be/KZl0w1vguhk?...

It was a little cooler today in Greater Tokyo 32°-34°C, so I took a ride out to the Shiroyama power plant in the Takao foothills. The climb up is quite short but very steep. It's worth it, though. I'll post a video later. Here are a some phone snaps from the dam. It was a grey day. #cycling #tokyo

Hi again everyone! Here's another chilled out bicycle ride for summer. This time down to Baron Kawada's coffee shop on the Tama River in Tokyo. Come on! Let's ride down there, get an iced coffee & shoot the breeze...Breeze?..That would be a nice thing mid-summer in Japan 😂 youtu.be/MJA32gVFWbY?...

Hi everyone! Here's a chilled out summer bike riding video for you. There are some relaxing tunes on this one! Peace x youtu.be/NzL04CFqtyw?...

Down by the river...it was hot today. 36°C with a 'feels like' temperature of 44°C. The breeze was like a hairdryer...

Back to bikes. Today, I rode down the Tama River to a well-known cycling coffee stop - Baron Kawada. It's tucked in behind the levee in a quiet residential area & the cycling road runs above it on the top of the levee. Friendly service, good coffee ☕✌️🚴⛩️ #cycling #japan

Hi everyone! So, Wild Monkey joined Punks Against Apartheid. Here's why... #cycling #altcycling #punk #hardcore

Balancing Biking and Teaching in the Summer Heat Hello everyone! So far this summer It’s been a pretty quiet time at Wild Monkey re: bikes, daily bike riding and/or adventurous rides. This explains why there hasn't been a post on the website or in your mailbox for a while. I’ve remained active on…

Bicycle. Cats. Tatami mats.

Has something gone wrong with your life when you relax by listening to hardcore punk? After recently eschewing most of the old stuff for the new, I'm mesmerized by some AMAZING current bands. I'm at peace. Give this a go. It's a great record. fantasticplanet413.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2...

Tokyo Rose? No, Tachikawa Rose. My daily rider in a train track underpass in western Tokyo. Peace x

Hi everyone. Enjoy a bike ride on Lake Tama cycling road with Wild Monkey in the latest YT vid. There are some good punk rock tunes on this one. Why not give it a blast? Peace x youtu.be/EcIYEpr0upU?...

Palestine has a lot of supporters in Japan and they're not usually harassed by the authorities. The biggest threat comes from Israeli tourists who are known for physically attacking people in the streets here. Today, I popped into a well-known cafe run by an old lefty and anti- fascist in Shinjuku.

Will you be one of those who years later, when the genocide is remembered & war criminals are prosecuted, says 'I was always against what was happening' even though you did nothing, said nothing and watched indifferently? Will you be one of the complicit & guilty? Is that you?

Hi everyone! Here's a 'paint is not infrastructure' video for you. It's just me riding my bike through North Tachikawa to punk music. You see a car jerk parked in the bike lane etc. If you don't like punk, turn the sound off & enjoy the sights 😂 Peace x youtu.be/7SDD6uqemu8?...

My trusty Kert outside a Spanish restaurant in Tachikawa, Tokyo. #cycling #cyclinglife #tokyo

Hi everyone! Here's a video of my recent ride to Lake Sayama in Saitama, Japan. This time, set to psych-rock, so more accessible for regular music listeners. Watch to the end to see Wild Monkey achieve nirvana at a pagoda😂✌️😵‍💫🚴🚴🚴⛩️ #cycling youtu.be/hFu8JV8o_fU?...