Paul Manson
Cruising
- Feb 10, 2016
- 9
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I'd like to say hello to folk on this site, my name is Paul and I'm from the UK (Scotland).
I moved to Tokyo last year, but only managed a single cycle along the Tama river unfortunately, I was spending any time away from the office, hiking in the mountains or just learning to survive in Tokyo!
I used to be a fairly keen cyclist back in Edinburgh and have been on a few trips to the European alps to (slowly) tackle some of the big cols. I also did a few Audax events and a bit of multi day fast touring including a 7 day LEJOG (lands end - John o Groats). I'm pretty keen to get back into road biking whilst in Japan, but am probably more interested in longer hilly routes (increasingly as my fitness returns) than faster / shorter rides or races.
Any advice on routes from Tokyo ~150-200km, that take in some hills and are clear during winter would be appreciated. I would ideally (on some occasions) like to avoid the train and bag situation, but that is probably optimistic.
Cheers
Paul
I moved to Tokyo last year, but only managed a single cycle along the Tama river unfortunately, I was spending any time away from the office, hiking in the mountains or just learning to survive in Tokyo!
I used to be a fairly keen cyclist back in Edinburgh and have been on a few trips to the European alps to (slowly) tackle some of the big cols. I also did a few Audax events and a bit of multi day fast touring including a 7 day LEJOG (lands end - John o Groats). I'm pretty keen to get back into road biking whilst in Japan, but am probably more interested in longer hilly routes (increasingly as my fitness returns) than faster / shorter rides or races.
Any advice on routes from Tokyo ~150-200km, that take in some hills and are clear during winter would be appreciated. I would ideally (on some occasions) like to avoid the train and bag situation, but that is probably optimistic.
Cheers
Paul