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Saturday, January 26th. 8:00.
Arakawa – “Shirokum-pan (bakery)” – Karibazaka-toge!
This thread could also be called, “Back in the Saddle MkII”, as the destination is exactly the same as Philip’s “Back in the saddle” ride of last weekend.
However, this time we’ll be riding up Arakawa (the same 2006 course I mentioned in the last report). Here’s the map:
http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/japan/tokyo/399382713
First, a small introduction:
“Shirokuma-Pan” (Polar-Bear Bread) is a small bakery at the foot of the Chichibu hills in Ogose-machi. It’s a small, off-the-beaten-track shop that caters mostly to cyclists on their way to (or from) the mountains in southern Saitama. The shop owner was (still is) an avid cyclist – you can even buy spare tubes & bike accessories at the shop.
Check out the web-site:
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/e-e-e/sirokuma.com.html
Or, see the photo below.
The Go-Go-Gals have all expressed interest in going, and I thought it would also be a good opportunity to do some more climbing for those who might be interested.
The course:
8:00am START: at “Iwabuchi-Suimon” – a large water gate on Arakawa, just east of Akabane.
For those coming from western & southwestern Tokyo, the Rte.17 (Nakasen-do) bridge at 8:15 – Ride up Kannana-dori and turn left on R17 (it’s about 20km from Setagaya-ku).
We’ll have about 30km of “cycling-road” along the river before we have to turn onto the suburban country roads up near Kawagoe. Then another 30km to the bakery.
From there, I imagine our group will split into two:
1. Those who wish to ride straight back down the river.
2. Those who wish to burn their thighs, and freeze their feet at the same time - A climb up to Karibazaka-toge along the "Green-Line".
Group one will be looking at a 120km round-trip, while group two will chalk up a century (plus a bit more for the ride home).
Also for those in group two; Now that we know there are multiple choices for the return course, once at the top, we can split up there and take whichever route is quickest for each individual (ie. Arakawa, OR Tamagawa).
Even if you feel it’s still too early in the year to be doing any mountain rides, please try and make it at least into group one for the “Shirokuma-pan” ride – A leisurely 120km on the flats.
Looking forward to it!
Hope to see as many people as possible for this one.
Rubber Down!
Travis
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[in Japanese 日本語]
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上記内容に同意いただけない場合は参加をお断りいたします。
Sora
Arakawa – “Shirokum-pan (bakery)” – Karibazaka-toge!
This thread could also be called, “Back in the Saddle MkII”, as the destination is exactly the same as Philip’s “Back in the saddle” ride of last weekend.
However, this time we’ll be riding up Arakawa (the same 2006 course I mentioned in the last report). Here’s the map:
http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/japan/tokyo/399382713
First, a small introduction:
“Shirokuma-Pan” (Polar-Bear Bread) is a small bakery at the foot of the Chichibu hills in Ogose-machi. It’s a small, off-the-beaten-track shop that caters mostly to cyclists on their way to (or from) the mountains in southern Saitama. The shop owner was (still is) an avid cyclist – you can even buy spare tubes & bike accessories at the shop.
Check out the web-site:
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/e-e-e/sirokuma.com.html
Or, see the photo below.
The Go-Go-Gals have all expressed interest in going, and I thought it would also be a good opportunity to do some more climbing for those who might be interested.
The course:
8:00am START: at “Iwabuchi-Suimon” – a large water gate on Arakawa, just east of Akabane.
For those coming from western & southwestern Tokyo, the Rte.17 (Nakasen-do) bridge at 8:15 – Ride up Kannana-dori and turn left on R17 (it’s about 20km from Setagaya-ku).
We’ll have about 30km of “cycling-road” along the river before we have to turn onto the suburban country roads up near Kawagoe. Then another 30km to the bakery.
From there, I imagine our group will split into two:
1. Those who wish to ride straight back down the river.
2. Those who wish to burn their thighs, and freeze their feet at the same time - A climb up to Karibazaka-toge along the "Green-Line".
Group one will be looking at a 120km round-trip, while group two will chalk up a century (plus a bit more for the ride home).
Also for those in group two; Now that we know there are multiple choices for the return course, once at the top, we can split up there and take whichever route is quickest for each individual (ie. Arakawa, OR Tamagawa).
Even if you feel it’s still too early in the year to be doing any mountain rides, please try and make it at least into group one for the “Shirokuma-pan” ride – A leisurely 120km on the flats.
Looking forward to it!
Hope to see as many people as possible for this one.
Rubber Down!
Travis
-------------------------------------Disclaimer from TCC--------------------------------------
[in Japanese 日本語]
以下の内容に同意の上、オフィシャルツアーにご参加ください。
---------------オフィシャルツアー参加規約---------------
東京サイクリングクラブ(TCC)は、オフィシャルツアーにおいて発生する事故・怪我・損害等について一切責任を負いません。すべて参加者の自己責任において処理・対応をお願いします。対人・対物の事故が発生した場合も、事故の相手との交渉・対応等は全て事故を起こした方ご本人が行ってください。
上記内容に同意いただけない場合は参加をお断りいたします。
Sora
