Gunjira
Maximum Pace
- Oct 2, 2009
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Hi folks,
I am looking for suggestions regarding a long trip I have planned for the end of August.
Like every year the "track race for real street racers" will be held at Ishikawa velodrome in Uchinada near Kanazawa. This event called Bangking has tempted me for years, but due to the distance from Tokyo I never went. Not having done any considerable long-distance cycling this year, I decided to ship my tarck bike there in advance and tackle the way there on the road bike. I've done enough knee shattering rides than to attempt crossing the Japanese alps fixed.
So the plan is to cover the distance in two days, without any experience of riding those parts (and the ability to not only descent, but also climb like a stone). Madness?!
Thanks to the travelogues of other TCCers I was thinking of taking the 299 out to Matsumoto on the first day and then taking R158 up again to cross the next ridge just north of Norikura. After that my options seem to be either going North towards Toyama and then cutting West OR going West from the start avoiding Toyama and Tonami all together.
If anybody had suggestions for:
1. The route from Matsumoto to Uchinada/Kanazawa
2. Nice&cheap accomodation around Matsumoto
that would help a lot!
Thank you,
Gunnar
I am looking for suggestions regarding a long trip I have planned for the end of August.
Like every year the "track race for real street racers" will be held at Ishikawa velodrome in Uchinada near Kanazawa. This event called Bangking has tempted me for years, but due to the distance from Tokyo I never went. Not having done any considerable long-distance cycling this year, I decided to ship my tarck bike there in advance and tackle the way there on the road bike. I've done enough knee shattering rides than to attempt crossing the Japanese alps fixed.
So the plan is to cover the distance in two days, without any experience of riding those parts (and the ability to not only descent, but also climb like a stone). Madness?!
Thanks to the travelogues of other TCCers I was thinking of taking the 299 out to Matsumoto on the first day and then taking R158 up again to cross the next ridge just north of Norikura. After that my options seem to be either going North towards Toyama and then cutting West OR going West from the start avoiding Toyama and Tonami all together.
If anybody had suggestions for:
1. The route from Matsumoto to Uchinada/Kanazawa
2. Nice&cheap accomodation around Matsumoto
that would help a lot!
Thank you,
Gunnar