*A **SCENIC **JAUNT*… on Sunday, out to Odaiba the long way around. Also reposting the bit about Sunday's “Ride to Empower.” *Note: We’ve been having some problems with our mail server, so if you get this bulletin and some other members you know do not, please forward it to them. You can also ask to be included in a supplementary back-up email direct from me. ****Sunday Odaiba Plus*Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 11:00 a.m. for a 45-km jaunt along canals, over bridges and through forest ...Continue Reading

*LOOKING* ...a tad damp this weekend, but James is betting that Saturday’s sprinkles will hold off long enough to get in a Jonan Jima jaunt. I’ve got a cold, so the doc says take it easy. Then there’s this charity ride on June 1st set up by Rick Weisburd to supply women and girls around the world with bicycles.    Saturday  Jonan Jima* Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 11:00 a.m. for a 30-km jaunt to our usual spot to watch the planes fly by. Back by 2:00 at the l ...Continue Reading

*LOOKING*...a tad damp this weekend, but James is betting that Saturday’s sprinkles will hold off long enough to get in a Jonan Jima jaunt. I’ve got a cold, so the doc says take it easy. Then there’s this charity ride on June 1st set up by Rick Weisburd to supply women and girls around the world with bicycles.  *Saturday  Jonan Jima*Start at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills at 11:00 a.m. for a 30-km jaunt to our usual spot to watch the planes fly by. Back by 2:00 at the latest to beat the rain ...Continue Reading

forecasts for Sunday are getting steadily less damp. So I’d like to do a 45-km Odaiba Plus ride. Yes, I know that’s what we did last week, but our goals are less focused on variety than on simple exercise, sunshine and meeting new folks. And anyway, I really like this ride. *That said, *remember that anyone can lead a ride in Half-Fast. Just jot down the start/end spots, distance, route, degree of difficulty and, most importantly, beer stops. Send it to me before noon on Friday (maybe Thursday if it’s your first ti ...Continue Reading

LOOKS LIKE MORE**RAIN*ON SATURDAY :-(* But the forecasts for Sunday are getting steadily less damp. So I’d like to do a 45-km Odaiba Plus ride. Yes, I know that’s what we did last week, but our goals are less focused on variety than on simple exercise, sunshine and meeting new folks. And anyway, I really like this ride. *That said, *remember that anyone can lead a ride in Half-Fast. Just jot down the start/end spots, distance, route, degree of difficulty and, most importantly, beer stops. Send it to me before ...Continue Reading

LOOKS LIKE MORE*☔️🌧️💦 *RAIN*💦🌧️☔️ON SATURDAY* But the forecasts for Sunday are getting steadily less damp. So I’d like to do a 45-km Odaiba Plus ride. Yes, I know that’s what we did last week, but our goals are less focused on variety than on simple exercise, sunshine and meeting new folks. And anyway, I really like this ride. *That said, *remember that anyone can lead a ride in Half-Fast. Just jot down the start/end spots, distance, route, degree of difficulty and, most importantly, beer stops. Send it to me ...Continue Reading

LOOKS LIKE MORE*☔️🌧️💦 *RAIN* 💦🌧️☔️ON SATURDAY*But the forecasts for Sunday are getting steadily less damp. So I’d like to do a 45-km Odaiba Plus ride. Yes, I know that’s what we did last week, but our goals are less focused on variety than on simple exercise, sunshine and meeting new folks. And anyway, I really like this ride.*That said, *remember that anyone can lead a ride in Half-Fast. Just jot down the start/end spots, distance, route, degree of difficulty and, most importantly, beer stops. Send it to me before noon ...Continue Reading

LOOKS LIKE MORE*☔️🌧️💦 *RAIN* 💦🌧️☔️ON SATURDAY*But the forecasts for Sunday are getting steadily less damp. So I’d like to do a 45-km Odaiba Plus ride. Yes, I know that’s what we did last week, but our goals are less focused on variety than on simple exercise, sunshine and meeting new folks. And anyway, I really like this ride.*That said, *remember that anyone can lead a ride in Half-Fast. Just jot down the start/end spots, distance, route, degree of difficulty and, most importantly, beer stops. Send it to me before noon ...Continue Reading

G’day, Half-Fasters! Sorry about all the repeated emailing last weekend. And today... a hundred or so members didn't get this message last night. Google apparently choked on an attachment. Some people got the bulletin and some didn’t. Mike made it all better. Thanks, Mike!  Just a note to remind you that [tonight], the 14th, is the second Wednesday of the month, which is when we gang and dine at the Pink Cow in Akasaka to talk about bicycles, God and the universe. And eat Traci’s excellent burri ...Continue Reading

G’day, Half-Fasters!Sorry about all the repeated emailing last weekend. Google apparently choked on an attachment. Some people got the bulletin and some didn’t. Mike made it all better. Thanks, Mike! Just a note to remind you that tomorrow, the 14th, is the second Wednesday of the month, which is when we gang and dine at the Pink Cow in Akasaka to talk about bicycles, God and the universe. And eat Traci’s excellent burritos. And drink wine. We start rolling in at about 7:00. It’s a chance to see what we ...Continue Reading