HEADING INTO *WINTER NOW*Getting colder. (Sunny Sat & Sun, highs 12 and 15.) We ride all year, but not necessarily as far. We’ll be easing into our winter pattern of offering keep-fit rides each Saturday and Sunday if it’s dry, but spend less time lingering in the great outdoors. (Okay, to hasten back to the warm pub). Bring an extra layer!So this weekend I’m offering a pair of 30-km rides, one to Odaiba and one to Jonan Jima, while Todd is setting up a slightly more challenging Greenline ride for Sunday.& ...Continue Reading

*SUNDAY*…looks like the dry one this weekend (17 and sunny), so three rides for you to choose from.  Peter will go hill-climbing in Yamanashi, James will do a long Arakawa loop, and I will do a shorter ride to Odaiba to possibly hook up with James’s group.Masks up,  please, for meet-up spots and stores, etc. Bring an eco-bag for your store-bought lunch. Vaccinated riders only.*Get high in Yamanashi***https://ridewithgps.com/trips/107271724Arrive at Saruhashi station (one stop east of Ōtsuki) at 08:53. (Th ...Continue Reading

*A CARBON**COPY*…of last weekend is what we have coming up. Sunny and dry on Saturday and “PM showers” on Sunday.And again we have a selection of rides for you. On Saturday (18 and sunny), Brian will do his patented Tsurumi headwaters ride while I’ll launch an Odaiba Plus the same day. Sunday I may again head out to Jonan, but wait for a confirmation Saturday evening.Masks up, please, for meet-up spots and stores, etc. Bring a reusable eco bag for your lunch purchases. Vaccinated riders only, please.*Satu ...Continue Reading

Oh, what the hell*Today’s forecast rain now not until this evening, so I think we can get in a quick ride to Jonan Jima. It will be windy, but temps around 23C. Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 11. 30km. Back by 2:00. Il Padronoe090-5813-6721 -- Thank you for being on our list. You can Unsubscribe at any time. ...Continue Reading

SUNDAY*...may see some rain, now posted as “PM Showers,” so nothing for that day. If the morning is nice, though, by all means get out there and do some pedaling. But on SATURDAY we have three rides on offer. First, Peter will do a “Get High in Tokyo” ride and, as the name implies, involves a bit of climbing. Then James will launch a Tama River loop later in the morning, at 11, and I will do a *late-start *out-and-back to Odaiba, possibly not stopping at all but ending up at Hobgoblin hopefully in sy ...Continue Reading

Bundle up!*Getting cooler (Sat 14, Sun 18), so put on or bring along an extra layer.On Saturday, Paul will offer his Temple Ride, 70km upstream along the Tama, and on Sunday I’ll do an Odaiba Plus jaunt.*New riders: Please do not ignore our request to bring along an eco bag for any convenience store lunches. It’s insane to accept a plastic bag from a shop, use it for ten minutes and toss it,  perhaps to end up in the ocean. Bring along a reusable bag. It’s a simple way to help the environment. This is not a casual ...Continue Reading

CARPE*DIEM*…lads and lassies. Saturday looking cold and cloudy, but still quite doable, bike-wise. I have nothing planned for that day (lead a ride!), but will likely do a 45-km Odaiba Plus ride on Sunday (18 degrees and sunny). More in Friday’s mailing.Tomorrow (Thursday), however, is looking too nice to not ride. 23 degrees and sunny. It’s a national holiday. So some of us are going to do a Tama loop. Masks up, please, for meet-up spots and stores. Otherwise optional while riding. Bring an eco-bag for your conven ...Continue Reading

Getting*cooler**But perfect for biking,* with temps 19-20 and mostly sunny. So Saturday a short ride to Jonan Jima out Haneda way, and Sunday two rides: an Odaiba Plus and a full Arakawa loop, hopefully meeting up at some point.*Lead a ride! * If you want to share with us your favorite weekend ride, send me the details by Friday noon, stating start/end points, distance, meet-up spots, degree of difficulty, and, most importantly beer stops. And I’ll include it in our weekly mailing. Don’t forget ...Continue Reading

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  THIS GORGEOUS *FALL WEATHER* …just keeps on coming, guys and gals, with a couple of partly-sunny, 22-23 degree and dry days to be enjoyed this weekend. It doesn’t get much better for cycling.  So (surprise) our usual jaunt out to Odaiba on Saturday and a slightly longer Kasai Rinkai pedal for Sunday. Masks up, please, for meet-up spots and stores, etc. Otherwise optional while riding. And bring an eco bag for your convenience store lunches. *Vaccinated riders only. *  Saturday Odaiba ...Continue Reading