The Worlds Best Bike Shop? | Corsa Corsa Tokyo

Whilst on a recent trip to Japan, Jon was lucky enough to take a look around a bike shop he's known about for a long time - Corsa Corsa. Jon was in retro bike heaven and certainly had a great time - could this be the worlds best bike shop?

From the legendary Cinelli Laser through to Miguel Indurain's Tour de France bikes, Corsa Corsa is full of bikes that make up cyclings history. Jon was lost for words on a few occasions and was super grateful to have been given the opportunity to visit. What was your favourite bike that Jon took a look at? Let us know in the comments. 👇

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[JonCannings]

I hope you all enjoy this video as much as I did visiting CorsaCorsa.
An amazing shop that I was so lucky to get to visit. A late night email 11.30pm the day before, I chanced a visit. An almost instant reply welcoming me to the shop. ♥️

[guymorris]

That shop is absolutely awesome and I could spend days in there breathing in bountiful bicycle beauty. Jon, you lucky pup you.

[veloriderkm]

Can we get the Heart Rate data for Jon’s visit to Corsa Corsa?

[sethfrankel]

Should have titled the video “John hits VO2 max for 21 minutes”.

[dave.of.the.forrest]

Love those stitched on grips. Got this shop on the list to visit.

[itsdave]

This is amazing! Rumor has it that Jon actually never made it out of there, and he's still interviewing campy derailleurs and six-speed cassettes to this day....

[AG-sxqo]

Would have been nice to hear a bit about the shop owner and how this collection was put

[johna]

One of the best videos from GCN to date. Outstanding.

[fscmedeiros]

It’s touching and reassuring to witness Jon’s love of bicycles. It’s people like him who make GCN a special thing. Love it!

[jameslownds]

That was my Era of bikes-recognized every bike you showed. Love the C35 with Campy gold grouppo.The 50th anniversary Groupon still in the box was amazing. That's where I wanna go when I die!

[theantichrome]

Nearly 3 years later and this is still the high water mark of GCN videos. Too bad that guy quit presenting.

[Century_Rider]

The artwork is unbelievable. A Cinelli Laser road bike? A Bianchi Centenario? That is kinetic art. Jon was in awe and so was I. The bikes in the background were classic. A Colnago Arabesque! I want to go there just to look at them! Those bikes had soul. Yes, the latest carbon fibre tech is lightweight and attractive in it's own way, but it has nothing on the beauty of those bikes. Polished metal drivetrains have given way to black. Vibrant colors to accent paint. Chrome to carbon weave. Shaped tubing at one time was rare, now it's common. Time moves on, but beauty is timeless. Thank you for making this video!

[sufyansaleem]

Love the video Jon, It is just great to see someone who is that passionate about bikes see the bikes of his dreams. Reminds me of all the days as a child I spent in bike shops staring at all the parts I couldn't buy.

[maxgonzalez]

Bicycles are one of the greatest inventions in the history of humankind: It's a means of transport, fitness equipment, time machine and antidepressant, all in one beautiful package, because my bicycle takes me from a to b while improving my fitness and health, making me feel like I'm 13 again and filling my heart with joy, I don't remember ever being on my bike and not feeling happy.

[TomboLP]

One of the joys of living in Tokyo is that this is close enough to be my LBS. It's about half an hour's ride away from my house. As someone who does most of his riding on an '88 Colnago, it's good to have places like this around.

[leelemarc]

I've watched this video multiple times and certainly will watch it over and over again in the future♥

[newttella]

Hearing Jon correctly pronounce Campagnolo warms my heart.

[quito]

How are there dislikes to this video? You must be kidding, that shop is incredible. The owner must be a true devoted bike lover! All the history and craftsmanship, it’s like a museum.

[Darr]

Wow, a lot of memories flooding back watching this 😲

[hehecheesy]

@Jon Cannings you're my fav presenter on GCN. your enthusiasm is infectious!