October 23rd 2020 MDT
Riders, sorry for the resending, but at least one member reported that the message was coming through garbled. IPBegin forwarded message:From: *"Half-Fast Cycling" <bulletin@PROTECTED>Subject: *[HFC] Weekend rides, 24, 25*Date: *October 23, 2020 14:20:08 JSTTo: *"Half-Fast Cycling Subscriber" <bulletin@PROTECTED>Weekend rides, 24, 25 A beautiful weekend *...coming up, with sun and temps of around 20 degrees. Three rides planned. On Saturday I’ll do the usual beginners’ & ...Continue Reading
October 22nd 2020 MDT
A beautiful weekend *...coming up, with sun and temps of around 20 degrees. Three rides planned. On Saturday I’ll do the usual beginners’ run out to Odaiba, and Jack will attempt something considerably more ambitious out Chichibu way, likely involving some autumn foliage. Then on Sunday it’s an intermediate ride out to Kasai Rinkai and Wakasu parks. Don’t forget your sunscreen.Masks up, please.*Saturday Chichibu Selections*Chichibu Loop + Return trip to TokyoChichibu Loop GPX: https://connect ...Continue Reading
October 16th 2020 MDT
This weekend’s weather*…looks like a reprise of last weekend’s (very wet on Saturday, quite bikeable on Sunday) but colder. High of 18 degrees. So I will unapologetically reprise last Sunday’s Tama River loop. Masks up, please.*Sunday Tama River Loop*Intermediate-level. 55km, easy but fast. Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 11:00 a.m. Alternate rendezvous points: KFC in Ebisu @ 11:30, Intersection of Kan-Nana and Komazawa-Dori @ 11:45, Komazawa Park @ noon, bridge at Futako-Tamagawa (Kanagawa side) @ 1 ...Continue Reading
October 8th 2020 MDT
Wet enough for ya?*Saturday will be very, very wet all day, but Sunday shows signs that typhoon Chan-hom may be heading off to soak somewhere else. So the forecast is for 24 degrees and cloudy, probably some winds early on.So….Sunday Tama Loop*Intermediate-level. 55km, easy but fast. Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 11:00 a.m. Alternate rendezvous points: KFC in Ebisu @ 11:30, Intersection of Kan-Nana and Komazawa-Dori @ 11:45, Komazawa Park @ noon, bridge at Futako-Tamagawa (Kanagawa side) @ 12:20, Gas Ba ...Continue Reading
October 2nd 2020 MDT
Begin forwarded message:From: *Jack Suzuki <jack.suzuki@PROTECTED>Subject: *Oct. 3rd - Takao-san loop - Intermediate*Date: *October 2, 2020 19:27:36 JSTTo: *Don Morton <hfpadrone@PROTECTED>One more:Saturday (3rd) Takao-san plus Honzawa Dam (and Zebra)gpx: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/43445041full: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bsHpjyToQmYQUnuwuDmZLF1G8R1PnXqse4jzmyxLyL0/edit?usp=sharingApproximately a 110km route that starts on the Tamagawa and tours the northern Sagamiko area.&nb ...Continue Reading
October 2nd 2020 MDT
Begin forwarded message:From: *Wee SungCheng <sw08023@PROTECTED>Subject: *Re: Saturday Jonan*Date: *October 2, 2020 8:44:48 JSTTo: *Don Morton <hfpadrone@PROTECTED>Hi Don,Late for the response but if anyone is keen I am doing aArakawa-Tamagawa ride as I cannot ride Sunday.Can you please put me down for a 6.45AM start saturday ride?“ARAKAWA-TAMAGAWA MORNING RIDE”Departure: 3-October 0645JST sharpStart: Grand Hyatt RoppongiPrerequisite: WATER, HELMET, FACEMASKPace: Easy, intermediateDistance: ~120kmDetails: Co ...Continue Reading
October 1st 2020 MDT
Finalmente!*We get some non-ambiguous, dry, sunny, warm biking weather. Forecast is for around 25 degrees and mostly sunny. Unpack that sunscreen, mates. It doesn’t get any better than this. On Saturday we’ll do a quick beginners’ jaunt out to Jonan Jima, and on Sunday a longer glide to Kasai Rinkai and Wakasu parks. Masks up, please.*Saturday Haneda Beginners’*Easy 30-km ride to Jonan Jima beach across from Haneda Airport for a convenience store lunch and a brew or two. Start at 11:00 a.m. from the Gra ...Continue Reading
September 24th 2020 MDT
Occasional showers*…is again the weather services' fallback phrase this weekend. But I’m going to schedule a pair of between-the-raindrops rides anyway based on the forecast info available right now (read: meaningless). Call me a mad, impetuous fool. Bring rain gear.An Odaiba run on Saturday and a Tama Loop on Sunday. They will both start at 10:00 a.m. *Either or both are subject to cancellation by 8:00 a.m.Masks up, please.*Saturday beginners’ Odaiba.*Our usual 30=km romp out to the island in the bay for a conbin ...Continue Reading
September 20th 2020 MDT
Begin forwarded message:From: *Jack Suzuki <jack.suzuki@PROTECTED>Subject: *Re: This long weekend*Date: *September 20, 2020 15:07:49 JSTTo: *Don Morton <hfpadrone@PROTECTED>Cc: *Salvatore Salvino <salvatoresalvino@PROTECTED>, Mike Sims-Williams <mike2@PROTECTED>, Francoise Bouteille <lancos@PROTECTED>, Nuiko Nuiko <nuikok@PROTECTED>, Takashi Ikeda <takashi.ikeda@PROTECTED>, Brian Johnson <briankimiko@PROTECTED>, Andrew Welford <welford@PROTECTED>, Kelvin Maung <ke ...Continue Reading
September 17th 2020 MDT
Yes, it’s hot*But I think this may be the last scorcher of the year, and we have a much cooler weekend coming up. Wet. But cooler. So we can return to daytime rides.Looks like we can get in a ride to Odaiba on Saturday (26 deg) before the forecast T-storms. Sunday looks considerably wetter, and Monday I have work. But on Tuesday (24 deg) we’ll do a ride out to Kasai Rinkai and Wakasu parks, starting a little earlier than usual,* James. Watch for a Sunday ride if the forecast improves. Masks up, plea ...Continue Reading
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