Saturday 29-June-2019Arakawa Loop: MattDeparture from Roppongi Hills Grand Hyatt 10:10 a.m.50 km. Go through Tokyo to the Arakawa. Then downstream to Tokyo Bay before crossing over to Kasai Seaside Park and around to Odaiba. Return to Grand Hyatt around 2pm.Intermediate ride, easy pace.Ride Leader: Matt D,Mobile: 070-4328-2837E-mail: ministermatt@PROTECTED -- Thank you for being on our list. You can Unsubscribe at any time. ...Continue Reading

The Sunday Tama Loop, however, is still on. Look for a possible rain cancellation on that in the morning. + + + + + + + + + +From Peter: Sunday 23 June: "Four passes" ride CANCELLED The weather forecast has turned very wet, and this is a route that doesn't even have bridges under which one can wait out the squalls, let alone convenience stores dispensing hot coffee. And therefore another cancellation. Sorry again to raise hopes and then to dash them.    + + + + + + + + + + -- Thank you for being on o ...Continue Reading

Sunday 23 JuneFour passes: Iriyama, Wada, Myōō, Ōtarumi (Peter)It's well under 60 km, but this routehttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/30338679?beta=false is all thriller,no filler: 1800 metres of ascents, 1800 metres of descents.There's a dearth of convenience stores, let alone restaurants. Fillyour pockets with jet fuel before we set off -- at 08:15 from in frontof Musashi Itsukaichi station. (There's a 7-11 across the road fromthe station.)Recommended half-train: ホリデー快速あきがわ1号 (Horidē Kaisoku Akigawa ichigō),which leaves ...Continue Reading

Between the Raindrops*While the forecast is for “showers” both Saturday and Sunday, we’ve been fooled before by forecasts of rain that doesn’t come.. So I’l pencil in the usual Odaiba jaunt on Saturday and a Tama River loop on Sunday. Watch for cancellation notices by 9:00 a.m. both days, but I really don’t care if we get a little rained on. Need the exercise. This will be my last chance to ride with you guys until mid-September, as I’m off Saturday next for ten weeks of wandering (and biking) around the US a ...Continue Reading

Sunday 16 JuneYabitsu by rindō (and more)https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30269183?beta=falseStarting from the north exit of Hadano station (Odakyū Odawara line) at 8:30. (This is the start time, not a meet-up time.) Not so long, and not so much climbing: 73 km, +1600m.From Hadano, we will go up Yabitsu -- but not by the regular way (which is a bit of a slog) but instead partly via rindō (rather steep in places). We will go down to lake Miyagase via R70 and around a flat rindō to Miyagase dam. Finally, we'll climb Hanbara ...Continue Reading

Well. *Saturday is a complete wash-out, with cold rain all day. Sunday looks better, albeit a tad windy.I have NO rides to offer and NO one else has come up with anything, so a big ZERO on the rides this weekend. I’m sure, however, that there’s someone out there willing to lead a Sunday jaunt (I am otherwise socially engaged). Let me know and I’ll pass it on soonest.Il Padrone, 090-5813-6721 -- Thank you for being on our list. You can Unsubscribe at any time. ...Continue Reading

Hi folksIt’s been a long time, and enough people have asked about the dazzling, eccentric, asymmetric Half-Fast jersey, so let’s make some more.Details are here:https://halffastcycling.com/jerseys/index.htmlJust short- and long-sleeve jerseys. Personally I would like jacket, gloves, cap etc., but we have to get big_ numbers to do those items. “OMG I want one! What do I do?”*Send email to mike2@PROTECTED (don’t just hit reply to this message)_, and tell me who you are and what you want, in what size(s ...Continue Reading

Thirsty and/or hungry bikers*I’ve just reserved the big table at Hobgoblin SHIBUYA for our June meeting on Wednesday the 12thThis is a time when we gang and dine, swill wine talk about bikes and see what each other looks like without the shades, helmets and bike togs. We start rolling  in at about 7:00.Map, menu, etc. at http://hobgoblin.jp/%E2%80%8Bホブゴブリン渋谷/CheersIl Padrone, 090-5813-6721 -- Thank you for being on our list. You can Unsubscribe at any time. ...Continue Reading

Begin forwarded message:From: *Peter Evans <another.peter.evans@PROTECTED>Subject: *Re: This weekend*Date: *June 8, 2019 22:10:04 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 <kelvi ...Continue Reading

Nice dry bikers*Don’t you just hate it when you don’t plan a ride because of a wet forecast and then it doesn’t rain?Well, to be sure it rains tomorrow let’s plan a *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) @ 12:20, Gas Bashi @ 12:45 or 1:00. Long break at Jonan Jima sea ...Continue Reading