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…not that you’re no longer allowed to cycle there but the roads have become extremely treacherous – definitely to be avoided during the coming winter days!

More on my blog with some thoughts about „cycling etiquette“ thrown in…

Gone will be the balmy, unseasonable temperatures of late but still tomorrow should be fine cycling weather! Anyone care for a little half-day ride? How about a visit to Aurore, Ome and further up to Yamabushi-toge and beyond?Hope the fresh bakery bait posted above is attractive enough to lure at least a few PE riders…already got Froggy I think…Nishibe-san looks like joining as well…

I was thinking of a get-together at Sekidobashi @ 8:00 and go as far as the top of Yamabushi-toge and then double back. This would make for a short half-day ride with plenty of time left to date the wife and/or do other little family service things.

UPDATE: TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY RIDE CANCELLED DUE TO…very slippery road conditions…this is what weathernews has for tomorrow in the Okutama area..

霜や氷はもちろん、路面凍結によるスリップにも注意が必要です。そして火曜日は冷た〜い冬晴れの一日に。

Great day to ride, although 5C when I left my house at 7am and 17C returning at midday.. how on earth do you dress for that? David L. and Chris D. many thanks for a great ride.. details on my blog.. Michael, Tom, how did you fair today?

More on Tom’s blog: http://vlaamsewielrenner.blogspot.com/2008/12/winter-solsticea-day-of-kabocha-nimono.html

is a cup holder for my bike..

via Soma fabrications..

NB. „Coffee is hot and potentially dangerous. Soma recommends you operate your mug only when your bike is stopped.“

Merry Christmas Positivistas.

It has been a while since I posted about David Hasselhoff. However this fantastic music video from him gave me ample reason to make it available on the Positivo Espresso website. There is a very well written article on Spiegel Online [in German] about this and other remarkable extremes from the Eighties.

Maybe not that new, but new for me.

I would like to ride this Sunday, proposing Takao and back on the following route.
Ebisu stn. 7am, 120km, back by midday.
Any takers?
Obv. can add or subtract to this as you see fit.

via Bryon, read this.. John Korioth Shares His Thoughts (and SRM file) About Racing with Lance at The Tour de Gruene ..inspired or awed?

Ahhhh … a three-day weekend, good — if brisk — riding weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday, with time to recover on a rainy Monday, and the financial markets continuing their downward spiral. An ideal time to get out for one or two good rides. I can go either Saturday or Sunday … but please no earlier than an 8AM start on Saturday).

As you can see from the „Autumn“ post below, I had a very nice ride on Rte 76 from Sagamiko to Doshimichi, then back into Tokyo via my new, favorite route to avoid 75% of the congested stretch along the south side of Tsukui-ko. A very pleasant 140 km ride. … And then I joined Michael and Juliane as far as Oume on their Tuesday ride to Chichibu (I hopped a train in to work and arrived late morning, where is the trip report Michael?).

Michael? Jerome? Juliane? Tom? James? Is anyone out there?