Aphex
Cruising
- Nov 21, 2006
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Heyall, I introduced myself a little prematurely last year. I have now touched down in Japan as of last week, though nowhere near Tokyo. I guess that makes me a gatecrasher - which is just how I like it.
I am based in Himeji so may not get to ride with you guys for a while. Though if I see a tour that really takes my fancy I might just bag up my bike and take the shinkansen up to town.
For the last six months I have mainly been riding cross-country but have a touring bike for the open road. I am looking forward to camping and touring.
For my first tour I will ride north from Himeji till I hit the Sea of Japan. I bought a motorbike touring map which looks OK for roadie use, (it even lists onsen and combini - how Japanese). If any of you luverly people are based down this way and wanna ride this with me then lemme know. I will do this sometime after my tourer and main bike kit arrives around 20th May.
I also wanna explore the local hills for singletrack and XC. I have already found some a couple of hundred metres from my home, there is even some very challanging downhill which leads to a temple and koban.
I will not attempt this until my knobbly tyres and helmet arrive from the UK by sea. Again, if anyone is up for joining in, then lemme know, just remember I am a coward and don`t do hardcore downhill and freeride. I am also a fat bugger, so slow up the hills.
For the time-being I am exploring the local area on my old commute bike ( a sorta hybrid), might try riding up Route 2 to Kobe or even Osaka one day soon, again happy to have joinees for this.
I see there is a bike/outdoors shop in Kobe, which runs a club called Okeedokee Slow Style (now that`s my style!), but if anyone else knows some like-minded people I can join up with out here in the stix then I`d love to hear.
そのうち皆さんとお会いすることが楽しみです。よろしく!
I am based in Himeji so may not get to ride with you guys for a while. Though if I see a tour that really takes my fancy I might just bag up my bike and take the shinkansen up to town.
For the last six months I have mainly been riding cross-country but have a touring bike for the open road. I am looking forward to camping and touring.
For my first tour I will ride north from Himeji till I hit the Sea of Japan. I bought a motorbike touring map which looks OK for roadie use, (it even lists onsen and combini - how Japanese). If any of you luverly people are based down this way and wanna ride this with me then lemme know. I will do this sometime after my tourer and main bike kit arrives around 20th May.
I also wanna explore the local hills for singletrack and XC. I have already found some a couple of hundred metres from my home, there is even some very challanging downhill which leads to a temple and koban.
For the time-being I am exploring the local area on my old commute bike ( a sorta hybrid), might try riding up Route 2 to Kobe or even Osaka one day soon, again happy to have joinees for this.
I see there is a bike/outdoors shop in Kobe, which runs a club called Okeedokee Slow Style (now that`s my style!), but if anyone else knows some like-minded people I can join up with out here in the stix then I`d love to hear.
そのうち皆さんとお会いすることが楽しみです。よろしく!