Hello!
I'm a Russian guy, 20 years old, living in Tokyo (more than a year already). Not so long ago I got addicted to cycling. I'm riding a track bicycle (with a freewheel for now, a flip-flop hub allows it, I may fix gear it later and uninstall brakes). I also plan to buy a very good road bicycle a bit later, for extensive training and races. I'm interested only in speedy bikes though, I totally hate MTB and hybrids with suspension.
Well, I'm a student in a Japanese language school, still learning the language. I'm planning on becoming a bike messenger (yes, you've read it right) soon. I think it may be a bit hard for a gaijin to become one, but I'm gonna try my best to do it, mainly with polishing my language skills. Also, any help (info about chances and so on) on this is greatly appreciated.
I also, wonder are there any gaijin folks here riding a single speed/fixie? I see a lot of the Japanese (mostly messengers) riding it. I really like single speed for the reason that it makes me so much stronger. And it's damn fast too.
I'd really like to participate in your trainings and races. I don't have a proper road bike yet, but I can use my hybrid for mountains stuff. On flat surfaces I will be riding a ss. Speaking of it, I have no problems anywhere in Tokyo with my gear ratio (48/18 ), I'm strong enough to climb up all the hills. So, if you're planning a ride inside Tokyo or around it with no really really steep hills, then I can join you on my track bicycle. My average speed is around 30 km/h. Is it good enough to catch up with you guys, I wonder?
I live in Nakano-ku, I'm usually training on Kannana-dori, sometimes going up to Yokohama and back. I wonder though what is the best place to train on my ss, or even fixie?
Hope to find here some cyclist buddies. Cheers!
よろしくお願いします。:greets:
I'm a Russian guy, 20 years old, living in Tokyo (more than a year already). Not so long ago I got addicted to cycling. I'm riding a track bicycle (with a freewheel for now, a flip-flop hub allows it, I may fix gear it later and uninstall brakes). I also plan to buy a very good road bicycle a bit later, for extensive training and races. I'm interested only in speedy bikes though, I totally hate MTB and hybrids with suspension.
Well, I'm a student in a Japanese language school, still learning the language. I'm planning on becoming a bike messenger (yes, you've read it right) soon. I think it may be a bit hard for a gaijin to become one, but I'm gonna try my best to do it, mainly with polishing my language skills. Also, any help (info about chances and so on) on this is greatly appreciated.
I also, wonder are there any gaijin folks here riding a single speed/fixie? I see a lot of the Japanese (mostly messengers) riding it. I really like single speed for the reason that it makes me so much stronger. And it's damn fast too.
I'd really like to participate in your trainings and races. I don't have a proper road bike yet, but I can use my hybrid for mountains stuff. On flat surfaces I will be riding a ss. Speaking of it, I have no problems anywhere in Tokyo with my gear ratio (48/18 ), I'm strong enough to climb up all the hills. So, if you're planning a ride inside Tokyo or around it with no really really steep hills, then I can join you on my track bicycle. My average speed is around 30 km/h. Is it good enough to catch up with you guys, I wonder?
I live in Nakano-ku, I'm usually training on Kannana-dori, sometimes going up to Yokohama and back. I wonder though what is the best place to train on my ss, or even fixie?
Hope to find here some cyclist buddies. Cheers!
よろしくお願いします。:greets: