tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27875763691415786312024-03-13T17:58:09.220+09:00Jayves Rando BlogJayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-35781195145080152912013-06-16T14:48:00.002+09:002013-06-16T14:48:42.901+09:00Super Randonee 600 (SR600)Having completed a 600km brevet, my next goal is to complete this Permanent, SR600, while I still have the form and conditioning as well as before the summer heat takes over.The SR600 I'm participating is organised by Saitama Audax and the official name is Super Randonee Fuji. There are two categories, Randonneurs and Tourist Cyclist. Randonneurs limit time is 52 hours and for Tourist, the Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-15016500824712008502013-06-16T14:25:00.000+09:002013-06-16T14:31:19.580+09:00Brevet: BRM 608 Aoba 600 AmagiAfter a failed (DNF) 400 km a few weeks ago, I wasn't sure if I had the conditioning to complete a 600 km brevet and so I started with low expectation. This is also my second official brevet so far. I haven't (I would if I could) registered officially 200km and 300km due to popularity and high demand. However, I have shadowed (ridden a brevet unofficially) a couple of times. One in January and Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-70287790926358583052013-05-19T19:15:00.001+09:002013-05-19T19:15:26.313+09:00Fuji Loop Via Hakone and Fuji Skyline
Having DNF the 400km brevet ride last weekend due to bad weather, I needed a bit of long serious ride as training ride before next month 600km brevet. I decided to do Mt Fuji loop and using first portion of last week 400km brevet course to give my legs that big mountain muscular endurance.
Left very early around 3:30AM and this should provide the dark/sleepy riding acclimation needed Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-33984740681398838102013-05-19T18:56:00.000+09:002013-05-19T18:56:52.135+09:00Rare OneI was fortunate enough to be a recipient of a Titanium bike frame from Tom, who owns this famous blog. It is a very nice and well maintained frame but it just need a little fixing!
This was the picture posted by Tom when it was up for grab. It has a narrow clean crack on the outside seat stay. (During welding, it was found to have another small invincible crack on the inside opposite the Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-90068064722490312522013-04-08T18:52:00.000+09:002013-05-19T21:22:03.667+09:00Super Randonneur
Late in coming but well deserved 2012 brevet accomplishment (Yes, the medal says 2011). My first but certainly won't be my last Super Ranonneur medal. Probably becoming harder to get because of brevet popularity. This year, I can't even register for 200km because it's full!
Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-32794784490514279962013-01-08T09:48:00.000+09:002013-01-08T09:48:08.145+09:00BRM106 Kanagawa 200 Zushi (Shadow Mode)
It was midnight on Dec 7, 2012 as I waited patiently to register for this brevet via SportsEntry only to be refused registration due to full booking. I thought that was fast! It was confirmed by one of the organiser at the end of this brevet that it just took 3.5 minutes to fill up the slots.
Anyway, I wanted to start the brevet season early and not able to booked didn't discourage me. Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-11909391151738589022012-11-26T13:29:00.000+09:002012-11-27T09:18:49.364+09:002012 Audax SR ApplicationFinally, I got all my brevet cards needed to apply for 2012 Super Randonneur and applied promptly. I expect the medal to arrive early next year.
This also means that I have collected the 4 medals, one for each distance event.
My four brevet medals...
Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-7342945960374853032012-11-01T06:50:00.001+09:002012-11-01T17:58:33.546+09:00Updates from Audax Japan
Few updates from Audax Japan:
1. Application for Super Randonneur (SR) medal
Application starts from Nov 1 to Dec 3, 2012. Medals to be delivered from end of January. So far, I only got Nishi Tokyo 300 brevet cards. Still waiting for the rest of my brevet card from the organisers.
2. Audax 2013 Membership
Application starts from Nov 1 to Nov 30. Cost is Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-20270031816303173152012-10-29T10:04:00.000+09:002012-10-29T10:04:01.440+09:00End of 2012 Brevet SeasonLast weekend was the last brevet events of the season and 2012 Brevet season is now officially over. Brevet season is from January to October. This is my third year of brevet riding and this year has been the busiest brevet year so far. I have accumulated 2,500 km of official finish this year and DNF three events.
This year is also the first that I have completed a series of 200, 300Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-11680651373207058352012-10-21T18:48:00.000+09:002012-10-21T18:48:05.320+09:00Aizu 2012
I cannot resist the call of Aizu autumn.
Aizu is a beautiful place located at the western part of Fukushima prefecture. It is surrounded by mountains ranges. To the east is Oou (奥羽山地), to the north is Iide (飯豊山地), to the west is Etsugo (越後山地) and to the south is Shimono (下野山地) mountain ranges. The center is Aizu-Wakamatsu, rich in history and located in a small basin and crisscrossed by 5 Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-52536524902066519162012-10-07T08:29:00.001+09:002012-10-09T07:16:44.448+09:00BRM1006 Aoba 600 Kanto (DNF)Unfortunately, I have to retire (DNF) due to sickness... I knew from the morning that I didn't feel good and had a sore throat but decided to start anyway hoping to see if it gets better. Obviously, it didn't...
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Few days before the brevet, I did a few changes and maintenance, namely:
Change seat to Fizik Antares (experimental). After the aborted ride, will go backJayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-5222550750665008812012-10-03T17:38:00.000+09:002012-10-03T17:38:03.125+09:00Tohoku Touring 2012: Day 7/8We were expecting rain also today due to the typhoon. However, the typhoon quickly passed early in the morning and the weather forecast is sunny with zero percentage of rain. The owner of the coop (Fujiwara-san) quickly changed his decision early in the morning that declared today is a harvest day.
Hikoroichi is a countryside just outside of Ofunato. Farmers own small parcels of lands where theyJayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-70993408005763474642012-10-03T17:03:00.002+09:002012-10-03T17:04:37.393+09:00Tohoku Touring 2012: Day 6 Rain from early in the morning. This means no volunteer harvest work today.
Packed the bags and tent under the rain and cycled quickly in front of Sanlia Shopping Center for the volunteer pickup at the agree time. As expected, the harvest work is cancelled today due to rain and discussed quickly the alternatives. The decision is to visit monument and then proceed to the farm house where I Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-9973311994202303422012-10-03T15:55:00.001+09:002012-10-03T17:04:21.718+09:00Tohoku Touring 2012: Day 5I woke up around 4:00 then pack the rack bags into the big sack and proceeded to Morioka station. I then prepared the bike for travel and had enough time to eat breakfast at the station. The local train was a three car diesel train that stops every station and took almost three hours to reach Kamaishi station. It was a nice scenic ride. Arrived at around 9:00 and do the routine of preparing the Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-13795679581821802452012-10-03T15:20:00.000+09:002012-10-03T15:20:00.303+09:00Tohoku Touring 2012: Day 4It was a windy night but slept well. Kakunodate is only around 10 km due south and enjoyed the warm up ride on the nice wide smooth pavement. Arrived around 7:00 at Kakunodate and the place is still deserted with people. Kakunodate is sometimes called small Kyoto. This town is one of the best place to see Samurai houses and got a feeling that the town is still active from the old days except for Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-58961116116399294832012-10-03T11:58:00.000+09:002012-10-04T14:23:53.573+09:00Tohoku Touring 2012: Day 3Woke up relative late today but feel fresh and ready for another day on the saddle. The weather was perfect today and another nice touring pace ride. The goal today is to get close as possible to Kakunodate, find a good hot spring and have a good sleep.
After eating breakfast, I decided to boil some of the nuts (橡) I picked up yesterday. I boiled them for 15 minutes and then tried to eat one. ItJayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-36803092921844256022012-10-03T11:06:00.000+09:002012-10-03T11:06:14.427+09:00Tohoku Touring 2012: Day 2Today is the highlight of the tour... to traverse 42 km of dirt road of Shirakami World Nature Heritage surrounded with Japanese beech. I'm on one of the remote dirt road in Japan and I don't expect any convenient store during the ride at all!
I expected a tough day ahead so I woke and prepared early and left around 6:00 after a breakfast of cereal and soya milk. I was greeted by a barking dog Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-24894880010946129832012-10-03T09:22:00.000+09:002012-10-03T09:22:42.848+09:00Tohoku Touring 2012: Day 1It is that yearly touring itch again at autumn time. This time I decided to have a quick tour around Tohoku and end the tour with a few days doing volunteer work in Ofunato.
The plan is to take an overnight bus to Akita station and a local train to Noshiro. The bike tour officially starts at Higashi-Noshiro(東能代) and ride due north along the shores of Sea of Japan, cross the famous Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-35115113648839625482012-09-18T09:19:00.000+09:002012-09-18T11:51:49.041+09:00BRM 916 Kanagawa 400km YatsugatakeThis brevet was tough!! I had barely 30 minutes left before the cutoff time of 27 hours. This was probably the closest to the cutoff time so far on my brevet rides.
It seems that this course was designed to sap your energy for the first 250km, amplify sleepiness on the long descents, deprivation of sleeping time by using the time to climb instead and then rewarded with 40km descent in the Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-14034174900973951242012-09-10T20:49:00.002+09:002012-09-11T11:36:30.328+09:00BRM908 Aoba 600 Utsukushigahara
It's been a couple of months since my last official brevet. Summer in Japan has been really hot and riding out in the open has been minimise to very early morning or evening short rides. Also took refuge in deep forest single tracks for MTB rides to avoid heat exhaustion and keep some conditioning. Even as of Mid-September, Tokyo temperature still reaches 33C. This is the official recording fromJayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-47873711460709213862012-07-09T08:09:00.001+09:002012-07-09T08:09:28.741+09:00Two Bike Fridays
Kevin was in town and he brought with him his trusty travel horse Bike Friday NWT. We planned a quick social ride together and took the classic hilly roads between R20 and Doshi Michi starting from Takao. The drizzle cool us off as we attacked the hilly roads and rewarded with a dry pavement/cloudy sky as we quickly descended to Otsuki. Filled our stomach with good Ramen before hoping on the Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-85046219238902950782012-07-09T07:42:00.001+09:002012-07-09T07:42:35.957+09:00Of the many passes of Green LineSolo ride on the popular 'Green Line' in the rain. Lust greeneries, mountain passes, narrow roads, very few cars and bunch of trail runners makes it an enjoyable ride.
Some of the many mountain passes of Green Line
Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-30804010216602378082012-06-30T08:12:00.000+09:002012-07-09T08:14:33.003+09:00TCC KOM Ride
Joined as a participant (not as a contender) for TCC King of Mountain (KOM) ride. It was a tough ride and wasn't able to climb the last mountain pass as the time gap from the very best is too much... However, the course was beautiful and scenic.
The big starting group for the KOM trophy.
Jayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-61658586540726333022012-06-25T11:17:00.000+09:002012-06-25T19:58:08.321+09:00Gando Toge & Lake Tsukui
I have been thinking for a while to ride the closed forest road on the north side of Lake Tsukui and took this oppurtunity on my ride to Gando Toge (巌道峠) using my cross bike.
It was a cloudy day and left early and plan to be back for lunch (or late lunch). I took the quickest path to the wild west using Tsurukawa Kaido and then followed the nice cycling/walking path just north of Machida KaidoJayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787576369141578631.post-65685188081447760422012-06-18T11:07:00.000+09:002012-06-18T11:07:47.900+09:00Ogano-machi (Oku-Chichibu) Loop
Did a half day ride around Ogano Town in Saitama Prefecture on my cross bike. The course passes thru beautiful forest, rivers and mountains. I started at Ryokami Michi no Eki (両神道の駅) and followed a clockwise route to Otaki, then follow Nakatsu river taking me to an old mining town Nichitsu and loop back using R299. This route also takes me to two mountain passes.
From Ryokami MichiJayveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133185144518411488noreply@blogger.com0