Category: The Ride
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Late and Short
I’d hoped to make an early start this morning, but Nana had trouble sleeping and didn’t come to bed until 4. As the forecast high was 28C, I could let her sleep and simply adjust my plans accordingly. Nor did I rush to get ready when Nana finally dragged herself out of bed at 9:40,…
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Hot, leisurely ride
We’d discussed getting out early today in light of the forecast heat, but we both overslept thanks in part to a big quake at 2 a.m. that set off alarms and rocked at least half of Honshu. I slow-rolled the departure, setting out at 9:12 after hearing from José he was awake and getting ready,…
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Detour and Rain
The weather has been very challenging this summer. While we haven’t had the record-shattering highs seen in most of Europe and large swathes of the United States, it’s still been mostly too hot to ride over the past couple of months. We finally had a respite this weekend, with forecast highs of 30C or less,…
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Boundary Issues
I’m a bit wiped out and at a loss how to tell the story of today’s ride in my usual pithy style. I don’t even have a hook for the title — I was grasping at straws for something to name the ride on Strava in time for Fearless Leader Joe to see it when…
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Nonbiri Puddle Ride
Today marks the beginning of a three-day streak of rain, which motivated me to get out on the bike yesterday. Although I was up early, my stomach wasn’t quite right and so I let Nana sleep in a bit. I put aside earlier plans for a long ride and set out after 9 a.m. with…
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Shook-up Ride
Today’s commute was something of a shakedown ride (or a shook-up ride?): the first time on Hornsby since I struggled to resolve the grabbing front brake issue. I’m happy to report it’s largely solved: perhaps 90%. And I’m coming to conclude the remaining 10% is a matter of just the tiniest amount of play in…
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Overcast shakedown ride
The initial forecast had been for rain all weekend and through the following week. Welcome to rainy season! But from yesterday, the forecast for today showed a chance of clearing following rain in the morning, so I made tentative plans for a short ride, perhaps from late morning or early afternoon. I woke rather early…
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From here to Asia
The forecast for today was for cloudy skies and a high of 28C. With that in mind, I aimed for an early departure and a short ride, get home before the hottest part of the day. Nana obligingly awoke before 7 and set to making onigiri straight away. I set out at 8 a.m. and…
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Tora-san Café reprise
I’ve been meaning to get back to Edogawa for a while. It’s a nice, flat ride, although there’s more urban riding to reach it than the Tamagawa and the cycling paths are more iffy. There’s a nice rest area with shaded benches just past the 40km mark, and if I feel strong then it’s still…