March 7th 2025 MDT
CLARIFICATIONThis weekend’s Odaiba ride is on SUNDAY. Sorry for the confusion in the previous email. IP -- Thank you for being on our list. You can Unsubscribe at any time. ...Continue Reading
March 6th 2025 MDT
*SATURDAY’S*RAIN*AND/OR*SNOW*…will not likely happen until the evening, but the day leading up to that will be cold and grey, so this week we’ll look to Sunday for a ride, when it will be warmer (13) and sunny (ish).To those caught up in last week’s fun trying to get around the friggin’ Tokyo Marathon downtown, I have found a much easier place to cross the route near Shiba Koen. Next time.And finally, Paul, our most stalwart of Half-Fast stalwarts, currently facing down some serious cancer, has provided us with an ...Continue Reading
February 27th 2025 MDT
*UNBELIEVABLY*GORGEOUS*…weather coming up this weekend, with lots of sun and temps in the 18 to 20-degree range. I’m still struggling with a (much-improved) shoulder inflammation, so will sit out Saturday’s ride. But James will humbly leap into the breach with a Jonan Jima jaunt. Sunday I’ll do our Odaiba run, but may extend that a bit depending on how I feel. And don’t forget to remember my birthday party on the first.*Saturday Jonan Jima Jaunt*Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 11:00 for an easy 30-35k ...Continue Reading
February 20th 2025 MDT
Doe to a combination of social, work scheduling and other-stuff-to-do reasons, we are taking the highly unusual step of schedulingNO*…rides this weekend.But if you check whatever weather site you use, you’ll see that next weekend will have temps of 17-19 degrees (!), so we’ll be back at it real soon.Il Padrone, 090=5813-6721 -- Thank you for being on our list. You can Unsubscribe at any time. ...Continue Reading
February 15th 2025 MDT
*OKAY, I WAS**WRONG *…about Sunday’s weather. (Or at least the three weather sites I consult were.) And Sunday is now forecast to be as much as three degrees /warmer/ than today, at 16 degrees, though perhaps with slightly less sun, but little wind. So let’s go out to Jonan Jima.Sunday Jonan Jima Plus*Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 11:00 for an easy, 35-km jaunt out to a little beach park near Haneda Airport, where we watch the planes come in and then watch them go away again. Convenience store ...Continue Reading
February 14th 2025 MDT
*GONNA**RAIN**SUNDAY*Probably. But Saturday is going to be /gorgeous/, with temps of up to 14 degrees and little wind. In short, the day we’ve been waiting for to stretch it out a bit. So how about an Odaiba Plus ride?*Saturday Odaiba Plus*So named because we add 15km to our usual Odaiba jaunt to bring the total distance to 45 km or so. Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi HIls at 11:00. Beach bar lunch. Canals, bridges, dedicated bike paths, waterfalls! Back by 3:30-ish. Possible Sunday Jonan*if the forecast for m ...Continue Reading
February 7th 2025 MDT
Low temps, high winds of up to 25kph and even some SNOW are indicating a less than pleasant time to go cycling. So I’m calling off today’s Jonan jaunt.Tomorrow looking marginally better, so the Odaiba ride is still a go.IP -- Thank you for being on our list. You can Unsubscribe at any time. ...Continue Reading
February 4th 2025 MDT
*PUT ON AN *EXTRA *LAYER*…because, baby, it’s cold outside. I just went out for a quickie, and it was, shall we say, short of pleasant. But no rain for the next few days, so bundle up and we’ll hit the road spinning. Because it’s all about the exercise.Sending the weekly bulletin a bit early, as there is some interest in a ride tomorrow, Thursday. That’ll be to Jonan Jima. Then another Jonan ride on Saturday and Odaiba on Sunday. Thursday Jonan*A quick ride out to the beach across from Haneda Airport ...Continue Reading
January 30th 2025 MDT
*NOT **SO HOT*…is what the weather is going to be on Saturday, cloudy with a max of 10 degrees. But since rain is forecast for Sunday, we will stubbornly mount up and head for the beach at Odaiba. Gotta get that exercise, that daylight, that socializing. And we’ll very likely end up at Hobgoblin Roppongi, which is hopefully warmer. *Saturday Odaiba*Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 11:00 a.m. for a quick, 30-km jaunt out to the magical island in the bay. Back by 2:30 or so. Beach bar lunch (or wait ...Continue Reading
January 23rd 2025 MDT
*TWO SHORT**WINTER RIDES*SCold this weekend, but dry and still bikeable, so we have on offer a pair of quick, stay-warm rides. James will lead a group out to Jonan Jima on Saturday (mostly cloudy, 9 degrees), and I’ll follow that up with a ride out to Odaiba on Sunday (sunny, 11 degrees).Saturday Jonan*Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 11:00 a.m. for a 30-km jaunt to our usual spot across from Haneda Airport to watch the planes fly by. Back by 3:00 at the latest.Pace: slow. Flat terrain. beginners pace (avg ...Continue Reading
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