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
September 11th 2020 MDT
Okay, bikers, *The forecast for Sunday is improving by the hour. So let’s get out there for a few Ks with a Tama River loop. Bring rain gear just in case. We got enjoyably soaked las Sunday night when the forecast was for dry weather. We'll start earlier than usual, at 9:00 a.m., to take advantage of the cooler morning temps and get back before the threatened “PM thundershowers.” Here’s the deets:Sunday Tama Loop*Intermediate-level, 55km, easy but fast. Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 9:00 ...Continue Reading
September 10th 2020 MDT
Well, hell.*Another probably wet weekend. Saturday looks totally rainy, again, but Sunday we may be able to get in a ride between the raindrops. I’ll send out a note Saturday afternoon if the weather looks even marginally cooperative. It would be an early start (around 9 a.m.) Odaiba ride.That’s all I have. The rest of this note is an advance notice from Thien Che about an upcoming century (miles) he’s panning on September 26th.Ciao for now,Il Padrone, 090-5813-6721=========================Time: *Meet at *08: ...Continue Reading
September 4th 2020 MDT
Okay, *Best I can tell from three weather sources is that Sunday’s forecast rains will let up by the evening. So…Sunday Night Jonan Ride*Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 6:00 p.m. for a quick and easy 30-km jaunt out to Jonan Jima seaside park, across from Haneda Airport. Back by 9:00 or so. Make sure your bike lamps are working well; there are some unlit stretches on this route. Masks up, please.Il Padrone, 090-5813-6721 -- Thank you for being on our list. You can Unsubscribe at any time. ...Continue Reading
September 4th 2020 MDT
Monsoon, intense heat, and now typhoons*You’d think the weather gods don’t want us to go out and get our exercise (and beer).Still, though, ever hopefu, we persevere. James will do a pre-storm dawn ride on Saturday, and I may do something Sunday afternoon or evening if the scattered thunderstorms scatter in a different direction. Stay tuned.About the masks.* I don’t like them any more than you do. But please don’t make me be the guy who has to remind people to wear them properly. They’re not called “neck masks.&q ...Continue Reading
August 28th 2020 MDT
Hot! Hot! Hot!*Is what the weather remains, with a pair of 34-degree-plus days coming up this weekend. So we’ll stick with our early and/or late rides and stay out of the noonday sun.I’ll take an adventurous group out to the “Dinosaur Bridge” on Saturday night and do an easy lope out to Odaiba on Sunday night. James will also do a jaunt out to Jonan Jima very early Saturday.Masks a must.*Saturday Jonan Jima Morning Ride*Leave the Grand Hyatt Roppongi Hills at 6:00 a.m. sharp*.Bring: WATER, HELMET, FACEMASKPac ...Continue Reading
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