yakamashii
Warming-Up
- Oct 5, 2009
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Greetings, Tokyo Cycling Club. Longtime lurker, first time poster. I'm an American from Los Angeles and have been doing road cycling since coming to Japan in 2007.
I have a question for you: if money, work, and family were not issues, where in Tokyo would you choose to live in order to facilitate your cycling training or experience?
I'm a single freelancer in two industries that basically necessitate moving to Tokyo from Kochi, where I enjoy all kinds of road cycling. There, I have steep mountains, gentle slopes, wide-open riverside roads, and flat coastal routes spreading out from my apartment like spokes on a giant wheel, each one beckoning every time I strap up.
I'd like to have those options as much as possible when I move to Tokyo, but having never seen or ridden the Tamagawa, Arakawa, or Edogawa courses or the mountains they lead to (?), I beg your advice.
What place in this metropolis will put me close to a regular coastal route, some river riding, and a good toge or two?
The coastal route is probably the most important for me since I can't tell by looking at the maps where a decent, uninterrupted stretch of good biking road might be (please tell me there is one!).
I'm looking forward to some of the routes and events I've read about on this message board. Thank you so much!
Mac
I have a question for you: if money, work, and family were not issues, where in Tokyo would you choose to live in order to facilitate your cycling training or experience?
I'm a single freelancer in two industries that basically necessitate moving to Tokyo from Kochi, where I enjoy all kinds of road cycling. There, I have steep mountains, gentle slopes, wide-open riverside roads, and flat coastal routes spreading out from my apartment like spokes on a giant wheel, each one beckoning every time I strap up.
I'd like to have those options as much as possible when I move to Tokyo, but having never seen or ridden the Tamagawa, Arakawa, or Edogawa courses or the mountains they lead to (?), I beg your advice.
What place in this metropolis will put me close to a regular coastal route, some river riding, and a good toge or two?
The coastal route is probably the most important for me since I can't tell by looking at the maps where a decent, uninterrupted stretch of good biking road might be (please tell me there is one!).
I'm looking forward to some of the routes and events I've read about on this message board. Thank you so much!
Mac