Medgya wrote:
> The subject line sort of says it all. I'll be visiting Tokyo sometime
> next month from inaka-land and wondered if there are good shops for
> components -- tires, wheels, gear cassettes, pedals, etc, etc. Just
> ordinary road bike stuff, not high-end racing gear (though the racing
> stuff is nice to see, too). Not much to choose from out here, which is
> strange. It's great country for cycling.

Try one of the stores in the Cycle Base Asahi or Daisharin chains.

Asahi has quite a number of stores in the Tokyo area:
http://cb-asahi.co.jp/shop/index-tokyo.html

Daisharin is primarily Tohoku-based but they have a store at Ikebukuro:
http://www.daisharin.co.jp/tenpo/tenpo.html#

Cheers,

Scott