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Very late 初走り
Somehow the entire month of January got past me. There were weekends I had something else going on, like the visit to the snake shrine. I was all set to ride last weekend when I discovered it was far too windy to ride. And there were times I simply didn’t feel up to it. For…
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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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I’m Back, B’s!
It’s just a week to go for the Tour de Chiba and I haven’t been on the bike since the Heat Wave ride in June. (I did get in a few commutes on Dionysus.) I got the new fork and headset sorted out just last weekend, and meanwhile between the heat and the rain there…
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But I might need it someday!
I’ve got so much stuff sitting around that I won’t throw away because I might need it someday. It’s quite a challenge in our little flat. As an example: at least three different glasses cases. (One of them probably holds the reading glasses the doc wants me to use.) Today I’ve been going through various…
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Weight limit
I suited up to ride yesterday morning. Once again I started with the idea of a long ride, 130km or more, and by the time I was ready to go out the door I’d cut that goal in half. As as I was preparing for le départ, Nana was watching the hanging bug repeller swinging…
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Kafun
Pollen
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Sagami exploration
Yesterday was a test ride to the Sagami Lake region. I’ve been there before by climbing Otarumi Touge and then looping back through Kanagawa Prefecture. That’s a long ride of 130km or so, and of course involves climbing a mountain pass. Instead, by riding more directly towards Sagami Lake, and through traffic, I hoped to…
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Haneda: le Grand Retour
The weather forecast was very changeable leading into the weekend, but it looked like the temperature would not rise above 32C, which has been pretty much my limit these past few years. When I checked the evening before, the forecast for Saturday was overcast but with little chance of rain, so I contacted José and…
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Mikan
satsuma mandarin