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This will be the first time for me doing a bicycle tour thats lasts longer than 2 days, which will pose new challenge and create new experience. I have always been wanting to do it – even on a bigger scale – but have never pursuited it properly – but now the time has come to do it – on a smaller scale.

My „Tour de Kyushu“ will start of in Fukuoka on 17th March. From there I will head down to Nagasaki, from where i will continue on to Kumamoto. After visiting the famous Mount Aso, I will cycle down to Oita and Beppu, where I will hopefully be healthy enough to enjoy one of the famous natural onsen. All depending on how things go I might head back up to Fukuaoka, or go to Kita-Kyushu from where I could take a train back to Tokyo.

Below is a map of the intended route :

My means of transportation : my Felt F70

Please come and visit my travel blog for updates on my journey.

I know that if all went according to plan, Michael K. is off in Germany, enjoying the feel of his new bicycle frame, … but let me know if you plan to ride on Sunday.
(I have meetings at my office Saturday, but hope to be free on Sunday … and to get a start around 8:30AM (I could be persuaded to move that up, if meeting Tom at Sekidobashi). I would like to get over Otarumi and into the area around Sagami-ko, if possible, but not go much beyond 130km.

David J. may be interested.
Jerome? Marek? Tom? Any other once or future Positivo Express members?

In other news, I flatted another tubular on the Tamagawa path last weekend, so I will stick to clinchers for training rides for the time being — maybe I’ll get some tubeless wheels for my next set … they seem to be coming out slowly but surely.
And my rear hub is worn out on my fixie (now one ball bearing missing and the others not turning very smoothly). Nagai-san is going to build me a new track wheel.