tamagojo
Speeding Up
- Sep 25, 2009
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My name is Joanna and I have been reading this site for a while and I thought I should make an introduction.
I am from Australia. I live in Takasaki and work as an ALT. I have been riding a cheap hybrid bike as a commuter and sometimes a little further recreationally. (furthest being 70k in one day)
In October 2009, I bought myself a birthday present – an Anchor RA6. It is a nice entry level road bike. It feels so fast! It has taken me from Takasaki to Tokyo a couple of times. Last year I went to Hokkaido and took the bike places that the train couldn't take me. I've also done a couple of overnight trips, one of the best being to Oigami Onsen and Fukiware Falls.
So I hope I can continue to learn a heap from you here and maybe meet up to ride sometime, when I am not 'climbing well for my weight,' but truly climbing well. Or in the unlikely event that you do a flatter ride on a day I can actually get there (must... organize... ride…)
As a side note I am considering what to do next… tossing up between building a dedicated wet weather bike with fenders (sick of getting water sprayed in my face from my own wheels, or in my left shoe) or a fixed gear (heard it's one of the best ways to learn how to get good power from your legs, but leary of the whole fixed thing)
I am from Australia. I live in Takasaki and work as an ALT. I have been riding a cheap hybrid bike as a commuter and sometimes a little further recreationally. (furthest being 70k in one day)
In October 2009, I bought myself a birthday present – an Anchor RA6. It is a nice entry level road bike. It feels so fast! It has taken me from Takasaki to Tokyo a couple of times. Last year I went to Hokkaido and took the bike places that the train couldn't take me. I've also done a couple of overnight trips, one of the best being to Oigami Onsen and Fukiware Falls.
So I hope I can continue to learn a heap from you here and maybe meet up to ride sometime, when I am not 'climbing well for my weight,' but truly climbing well. Or in the unlikely event that you do a flatter ride on a day I can actually get there (must... organize... ride…)
As a side note I am considering what to do next… tossing up between building a dedicated wet weather bike with fenders (sick of getting water sprayed in my face from my own wheels, or in my left shoe) or a fixed gear (heard it's one of the best ways to learn how to get good power from your legs, but leary of the whole fixed thing)