Weekend Rides, 13, 14
From:
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Subject:
Weekend Rides, 13, 14
Date:
April 11th 2019
Riders!
Escape the concrete. Takao → Iriyama pass → Akiruno (and convenience
store snacking + stocking up) → Hinohara (and likely pause for
doughnuts) → Tossaka pass → Kanoto rocks → Ōdawa pass → Okutama
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29688467
Just 60 km, and less than 2,000 metres of climbing. (No terribly steep
ascents: Don't believe Ride with GPS's "30.4%".)
We ride several rindō. The surface of the lower part of the descent
from Ōdawa is a bit rough, but I'll be doing it (slowly and carefully)
on 700×28C.
We set off at 08:30 from outside the Family Mart that's on the corner
a few metres downhill from the north exit of Takao station.
We end up at Okutama station. Trains from there are infrequent. You
(we?) might instead want to continue to Ōme, which is 20 km away, very
gently downhill.
Make sure that your bike is in good nick (especially its brakes) and
that its wheels are reasonably robust, and bring one or two spare
inner tubes and know what to do with them.
We'll walk over rocks along a gorge:
http://power-spot22.com/kanotoiwa0take-shrine/ (feel free to ignore
the "power spot" poppycock and just enjoy the view). Not recommended
for certain kinds of cleats. If you'd rather skip the little walk,
just wait it out: you won't have to wait so long.
Possible bail-out points: 25 km and 40 km (either for a gently
downhill return to Musashi Itsukaichi station).
A glance now (Friday 9 a.m.) at the weather forecast for Sunday shows
rain; but it seems that there'll only be rain after 22:00 or so: No
problem for us. However, if you want extra reassurance, then
Weather for Takao: https://tenki.jp/forecast/3/16/4410/13201/1hour.html
Weather for Hinohara: https://tenki.jp/forecast/3/16/4410/13307/1hour.html
Weather for Kanoto: https://tenki.jp/forecast/3/16/4410/13307/1hour.html
Weather for Ome: https://tenki.jp/forecast/3/16/4410/13205/1hour.html
Peter Evans peter.evans.somewhere@PROTECTED (But there's no need to
tell me that you'll come. Simply turn up.)
I’m back from my adventures (blizzard in Denver, pub-crawling in New Orleans, Kayaking in Florida) and ready to ride. Thanks as always to Mike for tending to HF business in my absence.
Two rides on offer this weekend. I’ll do the standard Odaiba jaunt on Saturday and Peter et al will do an easy-ish hill climb on Sunday.
Tokyo Bay Cruise IV
The date is set for the Kevin Johnson Memorial Tokyo Bay Cruise IV, on June 1. I haven’t got around to working up the flier yet, but most of you know what to expect. Three-hour night cruise of Tokyo Bay with live music and a few surprises. ¥6000/person plus potluck food and drinks. Reserve now by emailing me or calling 090-5813-6721.
Saturday Odaiba Beginners’
Start at the Grand Hyatt at 11:00 a.m. for an easy lope out to the magical island in the bay for a brew or two. Back by 2:30 or so. Leader: me.
Sunday: Three passes and a gorge
Escape the concrete. Takao → Iriyama pass → Akiruno (and convenience
store snacking + stocking up) → Hinohara (and likely pause for
doughnuts) → Tossaka pass → Kanoto rocks → Ōdawa pass → Okutama
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29688467
Just 60 km, and less than 2,000 metres of climbing. (No terribly steep
ascents: Don't believe Ride with GPS's "30.4%".)
We ride several rindō. The surface of the lower part of the descent
from Ōdawa is a bit rough, but I'll be doing it (slowly and carefully)
on 700×28C.
We set off at 08:30 from outside the Family Mart that's on the corner
a few metres downhill from the north exit of Takao station.
We end up at Okutama station. Trains from there are infrequent. You
(we?) might instead want to continue to Ōme, which is 20 km away, very
gently downhill.
Make sure that your bike is in good nick (especially its brakes) and
that its wheels are reasonably robust, and bring one or two spare
inner tubes and know what to do with them.
We'll walk over rocks along a gorge:
http://power-spot22.com/kanotoiwa0take-shrine/ (feel free to ignore
the "power spot" poppycock and just enjoy the view). Not recommended
for certain kinds of cleats. If you'd rather skip the little walk,
just wait it out: you won't have to wait so long.
Possible bail-out points: 25 km and 40 km (either for a gently
downhill return to Musashi Itsukaichi station).
A glance now (Friday 9 a.m.) at the weather forecast for Sunday shows
rain; but it seems that there'll only be rain after 22:00 or so: No
problem for us. However, if you want extra reassurance, then
Weather for Takao: https://tenki.jp/forecast/3/16/4410/13201/1hour.html
Weather for Hinohara: https://tenki.jp/forecast/3/16/4410/13307/1hour.html
Weather for Kanoto: https://tenki.jp/forecast/3/16/4410/13307/1hour.html
Weather for Ome: https://tenki.jp/forecast/3/16/4410/13205/1hour.html
Peter Evans peter.evans.somewhere@PROTECTED (But there's no need to
tell me that you'll come. Simply turn up.)
All for now,
Il Padrone, 090-5813-6721
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