jeffmazziotta
Warming-Up
- Oct 17, 2011
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Hey guys, new to the forum; will be arriving in Japan on Wedneday( the 19th) and staying for roughly 2 and a half weeks, Plan was to stay at a variety of Hostels ( currently found one in Asakusa i beleive) and wanted to know the possibilities of renting a bicycle and using it as my main form of transportation around Tokyo. Is it feasible to ride a bike from one district to another? like riding from asakusa to places like akihabara or harujuku or rappongi or any other cool place i might want to see?
Also has anyone heard of any way to rent a fixed gear bike? or a road bike of any type? be it geared or single speed? I am unsure if i fancy riding around on a grandma bike as I am afraid most rentals might turn out to be.
Either that or is there a cheap used bike market in japan? in the states it is quite easy to get an old road bike and just swap the gearing/wheels out and make your own fixie if you wanted or just to ride around on the old road bike.
My other main issue is i am quite small- especially united states standards Im a guy who is only 5'2 inches tall ( 62 inches) (about 158 CM) so finding a road bike or fixie that small is probably going to be brutal right ?
any help?
thanks for taking the time to read my post!
Also has anyone heard of any way to rent a fixed gear bike? or a road bike of any type? be it geared or single speed? I am unsure if i fancy riding around on a grandma bike as I am afraid most rentals might turn out to be.
Either that or is there a cheap used bike market in japan? in the states it is quite easy to get an old road bike and just swap the gearing/wheels out and make your own fixie if you wanted or just to ride around on the old road bike.
My other main issue is i am quite small- especially united states standards Im a guy who is only 5'2 inches tall ( 62 inches) (about 158 CM) so finding a road bike or fixie that small is probably going to be brutal right ?
any help?
thanks for taking the time to read my post!