Category Archives: Today’ Pottering

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Sakaigawa CR

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Today’s pottering is not hill climb. because hill climb is very hard for me. so I chose a river side ride today.

 

There is a Skaigawa Cycling Road from Machida to Enoshima.

 

 

Machida Station

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Sakaigawa  CR

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Iida farm

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[tabelog] https://tabelog.com/en/kanagawa/A1404/A140405/14000798/

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This farm  was introduced in anime called “LONGRIDERS”.

 

ろんぐらいだぁす!(LONGRIDERS!)

[Official site] http://anime-longriders.com/

[Ichijinsha  site] http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/rex/longriderscomic/

 

 

Enoshima

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Gokurakuji Station

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I came here after reading this cartoon called “Minamikamakura koko joshi jitenshabu”.

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[Official site] http://minakama-anime.jp/

 

南鎌倉高校女子自転車部

(Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club)

 

Enoden

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Kamakura Station

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Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine

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Lunch

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Zushi Station

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Results:

53km ride today.

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Tsukuba hill climb

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Today’s pottering is started from Tsuchiura Station. the main stage is Mt. Tsukuba. Yes. hill climb!!

Tsuchiura station has a very nice cycling station for rider. it was free. I like it. I did not know that.  LOL.

 

 

Tsuchiura Station

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Cycling station

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There is a Tsukuba rinrin road from Tsuchiura. it used to be a train line. but now it is a cycling road. so that almost straiht line!!

 

Tsukuba Rinrin load

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at Houjou

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Houjo Ohike

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Fudou touge

Hill climb start point

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Hill climb goal point

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Results:

28 minutes 30second…

Anyway, i enjoyed hill climb at Tsukuba!!

 

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Tsukuba Station

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Today’s DATA

 

From Tsuchiura Station to Mt.Tsukuba

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Tsukuba hill climb at Fudou Path

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https://www.strava.com/activities/643367858

 

From Mt.Tsukuba to Tsukuba Station

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in Total,  44.46km ride!!

I had a great time.

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Flat tire

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Unfortunately, I got a flat tire today…

 

I went back home on foot. It was about 2km. because I did not have a tool kit with me today…

T__T

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It seems that there are two scratch.

 

I replaced the tube by my self.

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fixed!!

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Daikoku parking area via Turumi River CR

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Today’s pottering is to find  the zero km post in Turumi River.

 

Here is 2km point from the river-mouth at left side of Turumi river.

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Here is 1km point from the river-mouth at left side of Turumi river.

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Gooooal!!

I got the 0km post!!!

It was Easy.

yay!!

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This is the one!!

 

Well, There is the Daikoku parking area near here…

Okay, Go go go go!

Here is a Namamugi JCT.

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I can see Yokohama Bay Bridge here.

 

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found a bus stop called daikokufuto.

 

I arrived the daikoku parking area!!

(It is NOT DaikokuFUTO parking area)

 

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Hmm. I can not enter the Daikoku parking area……

 

Oh, It seems that there is a sky-walk near here.

let’s go there!

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Closed…

Yes, I knew that.

 

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Yokohama Bay Bridge

 

 

 

Okay, go back home..

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I backed to Turumi River and found the 0km post at right side.

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Today’s Pottering Data: 39.32km ride!!

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Strava:

https://www.strava.com/activities/576436116

 

 

 

I use a vivosmart HR to measure my heartbeat.

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Yabutsu

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Yabitsu Touge (mountaion pass)

Yabitsu pass is poplar place to climb with bike.

So, I try time trial here today!!  you know, This is fist my hill climb in my life.

 

 

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Today’s pottering start point is  Hadano Station in Kanagawa prefecture. (8:55am)

 

 

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Naganuki intersection (9:14am)

This is real start point to climb yabitsu pass for time trial.

 

Anyway, break time fist after taking a picture. There are many people who wearing cycle jersey at this seven-eleven.

Let’s go to time trial!!

It’s about 11km long and 761m high from here to top!!

 

 

 

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LOL (10:07am)

Here is a first break point….

It was too hard to climb yabitsu pass.

Especially around here.

but I’m still under time trial 🙂

 

 

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Second break point… LOL (10:37am)

Hill climb is harder than I expected…

but I’m still under time trial 🙂

 

 

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GOOOOOOAL!!!!! (11:24am  I took a picture after some break time here… because my HP is almost zero…)

At last, I got the Yabitsu PASS!!

My time is …. 1:26:54 with 2 stop.

It’s toooo late. hahahah…

LOL

 

Hill Climb  Results:

Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/565767865

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Well,  I wanna go to lake near here.

I don’t go back. but go straight. (go to ura yabitsu)

This is down hill from here.

I feel very cold when down hill. too much speed and wind.

but FUN!! down hill is kind of bonus stage.

yay. very interesting!!!!

 

There are some nice place at Ura Yabitsu below:

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Lunch time!!!!!

Sansai Templa Soba.

Oishiiii. (It was nice!!)

 

OKay, I’m enough.

Let’s go back to statin from now on.

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(2:34pm)

 

 

By the way, where is the station….

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Garmin Edge520J’s navi works fine. It’s very nice. I did not lost!!

 

 

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Onsen!! (Hot spring!!)

 

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beer!!

 

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Let’s go back home with train at Tsurumaki-Onsen statison. (6:17pm)

 

Down Hill Results:

Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/565891212

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[Today’s Pottering DATA]

Hill Climb: 11.65km

Down Hill: 42.32km

Total: 53.97km

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