January 14th 2024 MST
This unfortunate news from Ted Johnson, currently laid up in a hospital in Taiwan:One week ago today my Taiwan bicycling tour ended prematurely when I was almost ended prematurely by a hit & run driver who smacked me from behind while I was descending a rural mountain road in southern Taiwan. Final tally was 4 broken ribs, 2 broken vertebrae, partially collapsed lung, whiplash & bruised spine, numb & weak left hand due to the whiplash or spinal bruise, hip contusion (where the car hit me), some small ...Continue Reading
January 11th 2024 MST
*12*and**SUNNY*Is about my threshold for enjoyable riding, and that’s what we’re told to expect on Sunday (after Saturday’s cold and damp). So an easy ride out to the beach at Odaiba, but with the option to be decided en route on whether to extend this to an Odaiba Plus. There’s to be little wind and few clouds, so the extension is likely. It will be only 7 degrees at the start place/time, so put on a few extra layers.*Sunday Odaiba-possible-plus*Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 11:00 a ...Continue Reading
January 4th 2024 MST
*15*…Degrees of gorgeous reluctant winter weather is what we’re in for on Saturday, so how about doing our patented Tama River loop? Note: this is the day’s forecast high; temp at start time/place just 11 degrees. Dress accordingly.Out through western Tokyo to the Mighty Tama, downstream and across town to Jonan Jima. We’ll grab some lunch at a convenience store just before we get to the beach. We ask (nay, insist) that you bring along an eco-bag to reduce single-use plastic bags. Consequences. Several pick-u ...Continue Reading
January 1st 2024 MST
*Ekiden Viewing Ride*Time: Wed, Jan 3, 10.30 (leaving by 10.40)Start: Tama River Futakoshinchi, under bridge, road level. Required: helmet, spare tube.Pace: easyWe follow the Tama downstream to Dai ichi Keihin (route 15), then south, stop or slow down to watch the Hakone Ekiden runners on the 9th leg of the race back to Tokyo -- we will be on the opposite side of the road. Continue to Tsurumi river, buy something in conveni to eat/drink at park near estuary of Tsurumi. Then back along route 6 to Tama river, finish ...Continue Reading
December 28th 2023 MST
THE*LAST*RIDE**(this year)*And the first. The latest weather forecast for Saturday is 14 degrees, sunny and moderate wind. So let’s do an Odaiba Plus ride. Sunday looks wet, but on Monday (12 deg., partly cloudy and quite windy) Brian will lead his traditional New Year’s Day Yamanote Loop ride. You’re going to need some exercise to counteract all the upcoming year-end feasting and revelry. *Saturday Odaiba Plus*Our regular jaunt out to the Beach by the Bay for a Brew or Two, but with 15km tacked on to the fron ...Continue Reading
December 21st 2023 MST
*NINE*…degrees on Saturday but brilliantly sunny, which falls within our parameters for a winter ride. So a quick, keep-fit pedal out to the Beach by the Bay for a Brew or Two. Note: Next Saturday’s forecast is for a high of 14 degrees, so there could well be a 50-km Odaiba Plus that day.Odaiba Jaunt*Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 11:00 a.m. 30km, easy. Back by 2:00 or so. *Coffee*.Lead a Ride!*It’s not just me thinking up rides to do. Anyone can share his or her favorite ride. Just jot down the ...Continue Reading
December 14th 2023 MST
LAST*WARM *DAY*Saturday looking like the last warmish biking day this year before we revert to our Winter Mode of mostly short out-and-back rides just to keep those biking muscles toned. Saturday could get to 20 degrees or more but with little sun, while Sunday may be 6 or 7 degrees cooler but with more sun. So it’s anyone’s guess which day will be more pleasant.So at the risk of sounding repetitive,* I’m going to again do an Odaiba Plus on Saturday and a Jonan Jaunt on Sunday. Kind of rev ...Continue Reading
December 7th 2023 MST
18 *~ *19*…degrees is what, phenomenally, we can expect this December weekend, with mostly sunny skies and little wind. So unpack the cycling shorts and sunscreen and let’s go out and pedal our asses around Tokyo for a while. Two “plus” rides then, one to Jonan and the other to Odaiba. Bring along an eco bag for any convenience store lunches. Saturday Jonan Jima Plus*The usual ride out to the little beach park across from Haneda Airport, but with about 5km tacked on just for the hell of it. ...Continue Reading
November 30th 2023 MST
COOL *BUT *SUNNY*…is the forecast this weekend, and we have three rides to get you outdoors and excercising. Temps are 12 on Saturday and 14 on Sunday. Dress appropriately. So for a variety of reasons, I’ll limit myself to two 30-km jaunts, while Brian will offer on Sunday his famed, 80-km Headwaters of the Tsurumi ride. Please bring along an eco-bag for any convenience store lunches, as Half-Fast frowns seriously on single-use plastic bags.*Saturday Jonan Jima Jaunt*Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppo ...Continue Reading
November 23rd 2023 MST
*TEN**DEGREES*Great weather today, eh? Alas, tomorrow’s high will be TEN of those Celsius degrees cooler. But sunny, with little wind. So our usual jaunt to Odaiba. Sunday cloudy, even cooler, with some AM rain forecast, so nothing planned.*Saturday Odaiba Ride*Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 11:00 a.m. for an easy, 30-km ride out to the beach by the bay for a brew or two. Back by around 2:00. *Coffee*. That’s all I gotIl Padrone, 090-5813-6721 -- Thank you for being on our list. You can Unsubscr ...Continue Reading
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