{"id":778,"date":"2010-07-21T22:56:36","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T13:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/triplefstudio.com\/yokoso\/?p=778"},"modified":"2010-07-21T22:56:36","modified_gmt":"2010-07-21T13:56:36","slug":"one-speed-and-flat-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.triplefstudio.com\/yokoso\/2010\/07\/21\/one-speed-and-flat-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"One speed and flat roads"},"content":{"rendered":"

I used to be a pretty<\/a> decent<\/a> cyclist<\/a>. Sure, a lot of people could drop me, but I could hold my own against a lot of folks as well. I think when I was living in Luxembourg I raced against the Schleck brothers (Fr\u00c3\u00a4nk<\/a> and Andy<\/a>) as well. I probably beat them too. Well, maybe I was only beating Andy. At the time we would have been racing against each other in Luxembourg, Fr\u00c3\u00a4nk was 16 and Andy was 11.<\/p>\n

Now, my beautiful titanium bicycle<\/a> is sitting in my garage in Los Angeles, gathering dust. As you know I have my similarly colored \u00e3\u0192\u017e\u00e3\u0192\u017e\u00e3\u0192\u0081\u00e3\u0192\u00a3\u00e3\u0192\u00aa<\/a> here in Nagoya. On Sunday I was feeling sloth-like, and needed to get some exercise. I had planned on a bike ride, but the day was passing without any action. I was making excuses, like, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Well, if I go out it will probably rain.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Lame.<\/p>\n

As I was falling asleep on the couch I finally shook myself out of my lethargy and started mapping a course. I knew that if I could just get to a river, likely I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d have a bike path to follow. One thing that drives me crazy is the constant stopping and starting. Why even bother with a road bike when you would be clipping and unclipping most the time? A riverside ride would at least give the illusion of an open road.<\/p>\n

I was checking out the Nagoya map and found a river out by the Nagoya Dome. Hey, that had potential. Around 5 pm, on a hot and humid day, I headed out on my bike looking for some exercise.<\/p>\n

\"Yada<\/p>\n

Indeed I found a bike path, one that was actually pretty nice. I told myself I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d go out until 6:00 pm and turn around so that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d get two hours in. Of course, just getting to where I could ride consistently without stopping took some time, but once I got along the Yada river I found a very serviceable path and had a nice, long ride. On one speed. It is kind of hard to feel like a cyclist sitting upright with a basket in the front, but I kept plugging along. I wonder how fast I was going?<\/p>\n

\"My<\/p>\n

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The Yada River meets the Shonai River and the trip starts feeling like you are actually out in the country.<\/p>\n

\"Peaceful<\/p>\n

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So the experience has made me think, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Do I want a real road bike out here?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Should I drop the cash and get a low end road bike? Even low end is still serious cash. Will I actually ride consistently? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not sure, but I do know that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll get out there again on the but this time I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll put some water in the basket!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I used to be a pretty decent cyclist. Sure, a lot of people could drop me, but I could hold my own against a lot of folks as well. I think when I was living in Luxembourg I raced against the Schleck brothers (Fr\u00c3\u00a4nk and Andy) as well. I probably beat them too. Well, maybe … <\/p>\n

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