tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post4141147373957477086..comments2024-03-12T18:42:09.892+09:00Comments on POSITIVO ESPRESSO: New Year's Eve Ride - 2008mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740078823008165116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-81835496065050309502009-01-05T14:36:00.000+09:002009-01-05T14:36:00.000+09:00Thanks a lot for your research there David. I was...Thanks a lot for your research there David. I was not 100% sure about the O-ne Kansen nomenclature ...now I know. Used the same O-ne Kansen approach to cycle to Enoshima from Fuchu (Koremasa-bashi) last Saturday. If the lights turn green at the right time in perfect rhythm, those rollers can get quite fast!the ups and downs of a belgian amateur cyclist in tokyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959055533465197463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-89475640603592684692009-01-01T00:36:00.000+09:002009-01-01T00:36:00.000+09:00James -- Thanks for the ride report. I see Tom al...James -- Thanks for the ride report. I see Tom also has one on his blog (am I the only one in our group who does NOT have his own individual blog?)<BR/><BR/>Here is a link to numerous photos and a Japanese language report by Hiroshi:<BR/><BR/>http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/yo8661/22360666.html<BR/><BR/>Also, I would highlight for other Positivo Espresso members (Michael, Jerome, Ludwig take note) the routes Hiroshi showed us (and which can be seen in detail using the GPS data posted by James).<BR/><BR/>1. a much better way around Tsukui-ko, heading over to the deserted North side and taking a (barely) paved forest road for several kilometers until joining the short climb that I "discovered" and have used regularly on recent trips. This (the "Hiroshi twist") will probably supplant other routes for future trips, except where speed is the first and only consideration.<BR/><BR/>2. 南多摩尾根幹線 (Minama Tama O-ne Kan-sen) and 小山内裏公園 (Koyama Uchiura (?) park) route back from the Rte 16 area to the Tamagawa through Tama New Town. <BR/><BR/>This route is not as fast as Yaen Kaido, but has its advantages. The park involves plenty of twists and turns on the wide path that Hiroshi reported was used to test tanks back in the WWII era, and O-ne Kansen has a good shoulder, few crossings, and involves lots of rollers -- up and down and up and down short slopes, never more than a 3-5% grade, never more than 15-25 meters elevation change, but pretty constant. <BR/><BR/>There are traffic signals that involve real cross traffic and require at least an initial stop/look -- as opposed to Yaen Kaido. But it is a rare place in Tokyo to ride "rollers" and add some more training to a ride home. <BR/><BR/>This included some familiar territory for Tom, who frequents the Machida Costco and environs with his wife, but for others, some O-ne Kansen links:<BR/><BR/>http://nakajitm.fc2web.com/kotta2003/05_07B/onekan1.htm<BR/><BR/>http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%BE%E6%A0%B9%E5%B9%B9%E7%B7%9ADavid Litthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821846303393230109noreply@blogger.com