Wolfman
Speeding Up
- Jul 31, 2007
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I just realised that Monday (20 Sept) is a national holiday so I'll be going for a slow/steady ride departing from Musashi Itsukaichi at 9am. There are two possible routes:
1) Tomin no Mori, Tsuru and Kobu Tunnel.
2) Tomin no Mori, Imagawa, Tsuru, Kobu Tunnel
This could serve as an introduction to readers interested in some of the hills on the west. Route 1 is 1700m of climbing in all. Route 2) is 2000m. After Tomin, we'll have dinner at the ramen shop at Okutama-ko.
There's are two bail out options: The first one is after Tomin (so after 700 or 800m of climbing) nearest station: Okutama/Ome; the second is at the bottom of Tsuru where you can head down to Uenohara.
I'm flexible on either route and just want to stretch my legs a bit after having been jammed to a desk for the past two weeks.
Pace, as I said, will be slow/steady so those with a bit of climbing experience or who want to see a bit of climbing are welcome.
1) Tomin-Tsuru-Kobu Route
Total distance: 97km
Total elevation: 1700m
Route info:
http://beta.mapmyride.com/route/detail/23080120/?open_ive_done=1#climbs
If we're feeling genki then we could also throw Imagawa toge into the mix:
2) Tomin-Imagawa-Tsuru-Kobu
http://beta.mapmyride.com/route/detail/23080274/?open_ive_done=1
This would make it as follows:
Distance: 112km
Climbing: 2073m
More the merrier.
Lee
Needed items:
Blinkeys (R&F)
Rinko (if you're likely to bail after tomin, you will need to carry it.)
1) Tomin no Mori, Tsuru and Kobu Tunnel.
2) Tomin no Mori, Imagawa, Tsuru, Kobu Tunnel
This could serve as an introduction to readers interested in some of the hills on the west. Route 1 is 1700m of climbing in all. Route 2) is 2000m. After Tomin, we'll have dinner at the ramen shop at Okutama-ko.
There's are two bail out options: The first one is after Tomin (so after 700 or 800m of climbing) nearest station: Okutama/Ome; the second is at the bottom of Tsuru where you can head down to Uenohara.
I'm flexible on either route and just want to stretch my legs a bit after having been jammed to a desk for the past two weeks.
Pace, as I said, will be slow/steady so those with a bit of climbing experience or who want to see a bit of climbing are welcome.
1) Tomin-Tsuru-Kobu Route
Total distance: 97km
Total elevation: 1700m
Route info:
http://beta.mapmyride.com/route/detail/23080120/?open_ive_done=1#climbs
If we're feeling genki then we could also throw Imagawa toge into the mix:
2) Tomin-Imagawa-Tsuru-Kobu
http://beta.mapmyride.com/route/detail/23080274/?open_ive_done=1
This would make it as follows:
Distance: 112km
Climbing: 2073m
More the merrier.
Lee
Needed items:
Blinkeys (R&F)
Rinko (if you're likely to bail after tomin, you will need to carry it.)