One of many shops in my neighborhood I have never managed to buy at ... but it does look nice at night, nestled between the Futakotamagawa...

I've got the Brifter Blues.  What are "brifters"?  Combined brake levers and shifters. First implemented by Shimano for ro...

Looking over hidden Lake Tsukui to the North Shore.  Early winter version. Looking out from the high point of the North Shore road at ...

My wife planned an onsen ryokan (hot spring inn) trip for our family, just an overnight on Christmas Eve/Christmas Morning with our two sons...

It was a cloudy, cool day, and not too much time for a ride given the various tasks.  So Yomiuri V Dori beckoned. I should make this ...

There was an interesting article online in English language Tokyo Metropolis magazine recently entitled Roads Scholars.   You can find it he...

Most places in the northern hemisphere December 1 is long past time for riding over passes.  Not in the area around Tokyo, where we are bles...

Last week when I crested Wada Pass and chatted with a group of Audax riders seated at the cafe, I asked (jokingly) if they were on a brevet....

I had not planned on ordering a commemorative jersey for London Edinburgh London 2013 ... but upon seeing them in July at the event, I chang...

Jerome and I had dinner with Laurent last night near Omotesando.  Laurent had a car parked in town, but Jerome and I were on bicycles and ro...

It was a beautiful day today, perfect for cycling.  Jerome and I did a longer half-day ride -- 140 kms of the "reverse Paul Jason"...

When I first started cycling in Tokyo back in 2004, it was a rare ride that did not include a stop at the 7-11 along the Tamagawa, a few kil...

I started my commute to work on Friday morning and quickly headed via Kaminoge Dori toward Meguro Dori taking the fast route rather than the...

Jerome and I headed out around 8:15AM on a beautiful early November morning, without any set route plan.  When we got to Tamagawahara bashi,...

As noted last week, there was an event at the French Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday evening, October 24, in advance of Saturday's Criteriu...