What type of bike rider do you want to be?

Cycling is a fantastic community sport. It’s so popular in fact that you have to make choices about what type of bike rider you want to be. There are not just one or two types of riding you can enjoy, but a somewhat mind-boggling amount of them. For each unique type of riding, there is […]

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Kari Studley’s Qiansen Trophy Cup Race Report

BikePT staff member and Master’s World Champion Kari Studley filed this travel and race report of her experience in China’s Qiansen Trophy Cup. Racing internationally and visiting China have been on my bucket list of life goals, so getting to be a part of this race was multiple dreams come true. The race and host […]

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Rules of the Road – Cycling in Japan

The aim of this article is to present and discuss some potential difficulties and oddities about cycling in Japan and offer solutions, or at least advisories, regarding those issues. As an article primarily devoted to the illustration of the differences between American and Japanese roads, it is not my intention to present said roads in […]

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Road Trippin’ in Japan

Traveling light, staying in temples, and taking your bicycle on a train… Recently I went on a five day bike touring trip near Mount Fuji and around the Izu Peninsula of Japan. On the way I learned some key things that make long road trips easier in Japan and can even lengthen the distance a […]

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Riding with the Locals (in Japan)

This weekend I rode with a local bike team for the first time since I’ve lived in Japan. I had been to one of the bike shops nearby several times over the past six months or so and even asked about group rides. However I was admittedly a little gun-shy about riding with a local […]

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An introduction to cycling in Japan

When my husband and I decided to relocate to Japan to a city about an hour south of Tokyo we were looking forward to many things. We had heard, and experienced for ourselves during short trips, how amazing Japan is. From fantastic food from all over the world to the strong presence of traditional Japanese […]

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