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Today February 2019

2nd month of the year, 2nd ride of the year.
The weather was perfect. And even though I actually didn't have time, I couldn't resist. I met some friends on the way, had a quick coffee, and came back with three digits on the clock.
Now I've better to make good use of all that positive energy to catch up on the things I actually was supposed to do instead of cycling.
Have a nice weekend and fun and safe times on and off the roads everyone.
 
Snuck out this morning before the wimmins in my house woke up. Got in a < 2hour ride and home before breakfast.

This is how much the scenery can change in 10 minutes down here.

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It's been a good start to the year for me. A few weeks of Aussie summer followed by a few weeks of Tokyo winter. Both are great for different reasons. I really love winter cycling, very quiet, get to see dawn without having to wake up too early. I always find myself sad when winter turns to spring. Then I start enjoying it of course!

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Got an early start this morning.

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When the sun came up, the pace turned up. For me and the other rider, today was an experimentation day. Some tire pressures and suspension settings on newish wheel builds.

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For those who are interested in MTB, checkout this Santa Cruz demo day at forestbike.jp. Unfortunately will be out of Japan during this period. Been here once a couple of months ago, the longer trails were being built by then but I believe it would be finished by this demo day.

Taken from forestbike's facebook page :


●開催日 3月17日(日)
●開催場所 小田原「フォレストバイク」
●開催時間 10:00~16:00 (雨天中止)
●料金 サンタクルズバイクの試乗は無料ですが、「フォレストバイク」コース入場使用料はかかります。
参加ご希望の方へCycle shop ENDO開成店までお問い合わせください。Tel 0465-20-7770
以下 Cycle shop ENDOさんHPより
① 「フォレストバイク」を今までにご利用頂いたことがない方は必ずはじめに「A-1 基礎講習」¥3,500が必要です。
事前予約になりますので初めての方はフォレストバイクもしくは当店にでもご予約を承ります。試乗会当日でも講習は可能ですが、当日朝からガッツリ試乗したいっ!って方は試乗会より前に受講するのがおすすめです。ちなみに講習人数が多い場合は定員締め切りとなる場合がありますのでお早目に。
「フォレストバイク」さんにてレンタルバイク(有料、要事前予約)もございますのでマウンテンバイクをお持ちでない方もオッケーです。※サンタクルズ試乗車での受講はできません。
② 「フォレストバイク」をすでにご利用なられたことのある方(A-1 基礎講習受講済み)は当日フリーライド料金¥2,000で3時間コース利用が可能です。前日までに必ずフリーライドのご予約お願いします。当日必ず「受講カード」を持参ください。フリーライドのお客様は朝からサンタクルズバイクの試乗が可能です。


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I am dying a touch today.
I rode my commuter into work and I am sitting next to the window where I can see how nice it is out right now...
My commuter is right here... I have a private exit...


Faaaaaaack
God, how I can relate to this post....(except I don't have a private exit)
 
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Predicted, rainy Saturday doesn't help either.....
I wonder whether this won't stop early in the morning, though? I just looked and it seems the outlook for decent weather is a little better than it was a couple of days ago.
 
I wonder whether this won't stop early in the morning, though? I just looked and it seems the outlook for decent weather is a little better than it was a couple of days ago.

Yeah.... Sat afternoon is predicted to be cloudy.
Let's hope for a sunny afternoon. What is the opposite of a rain dance? I'm willing to do it on my commute home.
 
This is the exit of my office - I snapped the picture when we had our small snow flurry last week.
My office is a converted supply room, so I store my single speed MTB and my Fargo w/trailer here.
I also keep a spare pair of shoes, helmet and gloves in the office, so even if I drive, I can duck out.
We have about 8km of trails on base I can hit during lunch if I can get out.
It is a hard setup to complain about. - except when it is nice out.

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Are you guys hiring?
We had a job posted for a long while for a spot in Sagimahara. I think it took 5 months to fill. You could have gone to Miyagase after work everyday.
I don't know what their site tech's office is like though. :)
 
Hey, I'm moving (roughly) to your neck of the woods next month. I hope you can show me some of these trails sometime!.

Got an early start this morning.

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When the sun came up, the pace turned up. For me and the other rider, today was an experimentation day. Some tire pressures and suspension settings on newish wheel builds.

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@stu_kawagoe is that somewhere in tokigawa ogose chichibu area? any ice on the roads, debris from winter etc? maybe gonna ride out that way on Sunday
 
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