Every time I am thinking about getting a complete custom bike, Hufnagel Cycles’ website is where I would always go to and drool about.
One day…I’ll get one.
Hufnagel Cycles
0What a wonderful world :)
0Loves Sir Attenborough
Loves this commercial
Night riding is sexy!
0Can’t wait to get a pair to try them out!
http://www.revolights.com/
Toyota’s Koyo
7My last bike ride with the team in Obu City in this exchange was to Toyota. Yes, the city where the car manufacturer originated is also home to a vast area of natural beauty.
My voice was completely gone from a cold on the Tuesday before so I was a bit off on the day of the ride. But when you play, you play hard.
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The Leading Riders
1I worked in many marathons but this is the first time I am in one, not as a runner, but the leading vehicles. Most marathons use motercycles which I often think it affects the head runners with their fumes. So it was touching to hear that Obu’s marathon invited me to join Aisan Cycling Team‘s Suzuki san as the bicycles leading the race.
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Greentea went home
3Last week I went riding in Kyoto, the place where I originally brought my touring bike.
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Obu to Gamagori return
1I am really going to miss this. Riding with good food and interesting things to see along the route to explore. This is what makes riding in Japan such a pleasure.
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Kyoto – Outing with the Cultural Division
4I was invited to go to Cultural Division’s Trip to Kyoto. This is one of my favourite cities and opened an opportunity for me to discover it with the locals.
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Lou, this is for you
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There is no cat cafe in Obu but I heard there is one in Nagoya. I might check it out before I go. Tokyo and Osaka probably have the most cat cafes in the country. For now Lou, here is an unusual maneki neko.
The Gods in Ise fed me well
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Bicycle Safety Program – For kids and the elderly
0There was been a surge of bicycle usage in Japan after the March earthquake. The assumption is that riding is the most reliable mode of transport where energy saving is the priority.
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Mino Laterns
3I have been a bit lazy in keeping the blog up-to-date. There are a backlog of stuff I want to post. Last Saturday I went to visit my Aikido Sensei, he has a soba shop/cooking school in Seki (I forgot to take a shot of the Tempura Soba Set I had, I gobbled it up before I remembered…). Anyhow Seki is very close to the city, Mino, famous for Japanese paper Washi. Sensei took we there to see the lantern festival as well as meeting his students.
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