tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post6455682689369206934..comments2024-03-12T18:42:09.892+09:00Comments on POSITIVO ESPRESSO: More Chichibu!mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740078823008165116noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-44225595873085574842008-12-03T00:26:00.000+09:002008-12-03T00:26:00.000+09:00I concede unconditional defeat and have deleted my...I concede unconditional defeat and have deleted my initial comment!<BR/><BR/>Hopefully I can take credit for creating the bhiking tradition - see separate new post.Manfred von Holsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569864868439666760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-14862388501949215382008-12-03T00:13:00.000+09:002008-12-03T00:13:00.000+09:00Ludwig/Manfred:I'm sorry the entry did not give cr...Ludwig/Manfred:<BR/>I'm sorry the entry did not give credit where credit is due. You can see that I've modified it to replace the text:<BR/><BR/>"Somewhere along the way, Ludwig joined in and passed most of us--well, me at least--with his hill climbing."<BR/><BR/>With something a bit more imaginative.<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, Jerome and I did do a trip to Chichibu on Sept 14 (on the blog), and a bunch of Positivo Espresso members (David J., Juliane, Tom and I all joined the TCC trip on Sept 6 (noted on Tom's blog), although Tom/TCC took a different path and went further, faster and higher than we did. So I think I will stick with giving credit to Tom for "planting the flag," unless you were riding in Chichibu on your old bike in the spring/summer? <BR/><BR/>Chichibu -- its Japanese for "Belgian Congo."<BR/><BR/>More Chichibu!<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>DavidDavid Litthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821846303393230109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-76030839410544504372008-12-02T08:48:00.000+09:002008-12-02T08:48:00.000+09:00Lovely story David! I can tell you all had a real...Lovely story David! I can tell you all had a real fun day out there in Higashi Chichibu. I'm glad we finally ventured into this new region and I'm sure that there are still many beautiful roads left to be discovered!the ups and downs of a belgian amateur cyclist in tokyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959055533465197463noreply@blogger.com