Category: The Ride
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Azaleas in season
I’d told Nana last night that I’d be cycling the Tamagawa today, and then when I woke up this morning I thought the Asakawa might be more fun — especially if the dogwoods are in bloom. And then, soon after I set out, I saw the azaleas. Everywhere. And I realized this would be a…
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Sakura Running
We’ve had a rainy week, and then suddenly a turn for the better yesterday which left me reeling with sinus pressure. There was some improvement this morning, and I determined not to let it stop me having a good ride. I departed at 9 a.m., by which I mean I kissed Nana at 9 a.m.…
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The Snail is Back, B’s!
I had other plans on Saturday that kept me off the bike, but it was all to the good as there was quite a wind, and today was milder. I’ve been eager to get Hornsby out for a test ride following the drivetrain replacement (see Part I and Part II), and it was only a…
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Kold kafun kaze
I wanted to get out on Hornsby to test out the shifting, which I’d spent some time sorting out in the Workshop in the Sky following an amateurish incident. The forecast was for a high of 13C today, but the sun was taking its time waking up this morning — it was still just 4C…
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Not the ride I’d intended
I’d intended to get out the door at 8 this morning and ride up the Tamagawa to Hamura and back, getting in the first metric century in quite a while. As it happened, Nana didn’t get up until 8:30 (while she hadn’t made any of her world-famous onigiri, I don’t like to leave before she’s…
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Chasing Mt Fuji
I’d have been perfectly content to sit at home today surfing the horrible news and the cat photos, but Nana had prepared the rice for her world-famous onigiri, and so I was obligated to get on the bike. (Granted, I could have doddled to the park and eaten the onigiri there, then hung out in…
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Any way the wind blows
I was determined to get out the bike yesterday. The forecast was for a warm day with some moderate wind. The only fly in the ointment was the temperature in the morning: about 3C. I finally got underway at 9:50, which was later than I’d planned but not as late as it might have been…
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Hey baby I’m your telephone man
I’d thought about having my 初走り ride today, just down to Haneda and back with a brief stop at the office to take care of a telephone configuration that I should have done back in December. And I just … kept putting off getting started this morning. The temperature was one reason, but just being…
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Breaking the Lethargy Habit
With just one day to go, I got in my first ride of December, and most likely my last ride of 2025. The day dawned cold, and I slow-rolled the start to allow things to warm up a bit. The forecast high was 16C, and I knew if I was dressed for 2C at the…