Month: December 2024
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2024
The Year in Miles After Thursday’s aborted attempt — I’d just made a run to the office when Nana messaged me to come home to help her — I was just a few miles short of my goal of 2,024 miles for the year. I set out Saturday morning hoping for an easy 60 kilometers…
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Stations of the Yamanote Line
I was reminded recently of an event where people walk or jog around the Yamanote Line, visiting each of the stations in turn. I found a partial route online from someone who had cycled it, and I carefully reviewed and polished it. The Yamanote Line is a loop service in Tokyo, operated by the East…
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Almost Satisfied
The plan next Saturday is to have a guest join for a ride on a completely new route. I’ve had some outstanding maintenance issues for Dionysus, and since that’s what the guest will be riding, today was the chance to address those. The cogs have been a bit noisy since I replaced the original chain…
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Rainbow Bridge Ride
Today’s ride was a group event arranged by Grand Cycle Tokyo and took us over two bridges that are usually off-limits to cyclists: Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Gate Bridge. I usually stop for a photo of Rainbow Bridge when I’m doing the Tokyo Landmarks route, and more recently I’ve come up with a route that…