Nikko valley in the early morning as the rain clouds lift, as seen from just below Taki-ga-hara Pass: Q:  What is the best way to see th...

Imagine my surprise yesterday when I received an e-mail from ET. It turns out this was not from the extra-terrestrial friend of our childhoo...

On a gorgeous and unusually warm March morning James, Jerome, newcomers Jamie and Shane, and Dominic set off towards Ome. This cosmopolitan ...

Klein Quantum Race, 56cm, Dura-Ace components, Shimano r700 compact crank, Rolf Vector Pro wheelset, Deda Synapsi bars. Might suit a new r...

Clstrmap statistics will report today that we have exceeded 20.000 hits on the Positivo Espresso web site; the main page that is, as we coun...

During the past few days, I received quite a few valuable comments...one being that the Party participation fee is a bit on the high side (m...

I had a lot of correspondence to finish in the morning, so when I finally left the house for a ride It as already 14.30hr and naturally I ch...

On Wednesday I joined a ride organized by Sergey from TCC attacking Yabitsu from the South. In preparation for the ride I did two things: Fi...

A little bit late perhaps, but I don't like to miss the chance to report about the ride of the splinter group on Saturday after saying S...

"RIDE PROGRAM " Saturday April 24th at 12:00 (noon) : RdV ...everybody assemble at the Takao 7/11. 12:15~ START From Takao's ...

Sunday morning was an early start for everyone as we wanted to get to Kawagoe early to ride the course and check for potential danger zones,...

Got up at 5:40am and was accompanied by Humphrey, my biggest supporter who thinks I must be the best rider on the planet as he knows no othe...

After reading David L.'s Utsunomiya burube Brevet story below, a crazy thought just occured: "how about doing a mock/sham/ mogi T...

No time for a long post, but wanted to offer a brief report of yesterday's Utsunomiya Audax group's 200 km Brevet (actually, 210+ km...

The world’s first bike designed and hand-built by Formula One engineers is currently on display in the London Science Museum, and on sale ...

UPDATE: The course for this ride has been been completely changed due to snow still on the mountain passes in Nagano. The start is in the...

Tokyo (March 11, 2010).  Positivo Espresso today announced its nine man squad for the 39th Annual Tokyo-Itoigawa Fastrun Classic, scheduled ...

I have spoken briefly with some of you about the possibility earlier on, but it is now almost official that I will be appointed Professor of...

A short visit to the North of Germany revealed the following characteristics about the German Winter Cycling Scene: Lots of snow Bicyles see...