Comments on: Cycling the Yamanote Line http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/ back from the dead Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:10:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Kurt http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-5682 Kurt Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:06:43 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-5682 Hi Q-Taro Great blog, very intersting for a fellow Tokyo resident like me. I liked your cycle around the Yamanote-Line feature a lot! Have a few bicycles myself in Tokyo, but usually only manage the Shinagawa to Shimbashi cycle to work! Also interesting to read your report about the radar warning device. I got one too now, just need to understand how to turn off all the constant warnings for this and that.... does yours actually work properly? Have come past very few radar checks so far. And I am not sure the loop coil warnings or camera warnings actually mean that much - or do they? Anyway, keep up the great blog! All the best. And I note you are also friends with Danny Choo - he's got a great blog too which I have been following. I haven't got the time for blogging sadly, 2 kids at home and busy at work... cheers Kurt Hi Q-Taro

Great blog, very intersting for a fellow Tokyo resident like me. I liked your cycle around the Yamanote-Line feature a lot! Have a few bicycles myself in Tokyo, but usually only manage the Shinagawa to Shimbashi cycle to work!
Also interesting to read your report about the radar warning device. I got one too now, just need to understand how to turn off all the constant warnings for this and that…. does yours actually work properly? Have come past very few radar checks so far. And I am not sure the loop coil warnings or camera warnings actually mean that much - or do they?

Anyway, keep up the great blog! All the best. And I note you are also friends with Danny Choo - he’s got a great blog too which I have been following. I haven’t got the time for blogging sadly, 2 kids at home and busy at work…

cheers
Kurt

]]> By: ait_meijin http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3019 ait_meijin Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:07:32 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3019 He-he! It just reminds me about FLCL (GAINAX's anime) ending. But they used a Vespa scooter instead of bike. Maybe if Roy could glue some of his shots, we could see something similar :) He-he! It just reminds me about FLCL (GAINAX’s anime) ending. But they used a Vespa scooter instead of bike. Maybe if Roy could glue some of his shots, we could see something similar :)

]]> By: Roy http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3018 Roy Tue, 29 Aug 2006 02:03:44 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3018 MichaeL, I don't have a 6000DVD collection like you do. ;-) MichaeL, I don’t have a 6000DVD collection like you do. ;-)

]]> By: MichaeL@Korea http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3017 MichaeL@Korea Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:13:28 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3017 gosh ~ Roy : Vhat DONT you have ?! gosh ~ Roy : Vhat DONT you have ?!

]]> By: Hank http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3016 Hank Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:19:16 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3016 how many times did you play "Biiiiiicycle, Biiiicycle" by Queen on your iPod? Pedal on, dude! Hank how many times did you play “Biiiiiicycle, Biiiicycle” by Queen on your iPod?

Pedal on, dude!

Hank

]]> By: Mike http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3015 Mike Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:39:08 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3015 Woah! Those bike wheels are bigger than my car wheels. LOL! Anyway thanks for beautiful pictures. Can't wait go to Japan soon. Woah! Those bike wheels are bigger than my car wheels. LOL!
Anyway thanks for beautiful pictures. Can’t wait go to Japan soon.

]]> By: J. http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3014 J. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:34:36 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3014 Interesting story. Although I do have a bicycle I never thought of riding the Yamanote loop. Of the many photo's I like 2 the best: the first one as it shows the bike and its owner. And the photo of Akihabara station as it also shows one of the main symbols of that area: a maid. Interesting story. Although I do have a bicycle I never thought of riding the Yamanote loop. Of the many photo’s I like 2 the best: the first one as it shows the bike and its owner. And the photo of Akihabara station as it also shows one of the main symbols of that area: a maid.

]]> By: Filipe http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3013 Filipe Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:58:59 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3013 What a mega ride! :)) Don't know if I would resist a drive instead of a ride in such beatifull weather, but that's probably because I lack imagination! :) Really nice shots; love yamanote04, 9 (again, your camera takes an almost fisheye lens like angle, it's great. It's wiiiide!) and 11. In osaky, love the way you caught the waving arm of that girl, really cool. What a mega ride! :))

Don’t know if I would resist a drive instead of a ride in such beatifull weather, but that’s probably because I lack imagination! :)

Really nice shots; love yamanote04, 9 (again, your camera takes an almost fisheye lens like angle, it’s great. It’s wiiiide!) and 11. In osaky, love the way you caught the waving arm of that girl, really cool.

]]> By: chalkmarker http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3012 chalkmarker Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:34:34 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3012 You can try what I do to prevent cramping when I am doing hiking --- drink more water and replace your lost body salts. when you sweat a lot, you lose salts (sodium, etc), and that is not helped just by drinking water... in fact you could disturb the salt balance in your body more ... this is one cause of cramps (apart from poor muscle conditioning, etc) You can try the old fashioned way of bananas and some nuts/raisin mixture (fun to eat but occupies backpack space), drink sports drinks regularly supplemented by some salty food. I read somewhere that the magnitude of salt loss for a 5 -6 hour heavy exercise regime would amount to 10000+ mg of sodium lost (1 teaspoon of salt is about 2000-3000mg of sodium). You can try what I do to prevent cramping when I am doing hiking — drink more water and replace your lost body salts.

when you sweat a lot, you lose salts (sodium, etc), and that is not helped just by drinking water… in fact you could disturb the salt balance in your body more … this is one cause of cramps (apart from poor muscle conditioning, etc)

You can try the old fashioned way of bananas and some nuts/raisin mixture (fun to eat but occupies backpack space), drink sports drinks regularly supplemented by some salty food. I read somewhere that the magnitude of salt loss for a 5 -6 hour heavy exercise regime would amount to 10000+ mg of sodium lost (1 teaspoon of salt is about 2000-3000mg of sodium).

]]> By: Patrick http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3011 Patrick Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:43:30 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/places-in-tokyo/cycling-the-yamanote-line/#comment-3011 Great post Roy! I never tried (or thought of) cycling the whole Yamanote line. Sounds like quite a bit of a trip! You should use Google Maps Pedometer to find out what distance you rode! <a href="http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/</a> Too bad about the pains you had though. The heat probably didn't help either. Nice bike! My previous was also 16", which wasn't bad, but with my new one I upgraded to 20" for a bit more ease. I'd also like to hear more about that sect you were pulled into. Glad it wasn't SG, but well there's been worse too. Great post Roy! I never tried (or thought of) cycling the whole Yamanote line. Sounds like quite a bit of a trip! You should use Google Maps Pedometer to find out what distance you rode!
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/

Too bad about the pains you had though. The heat probably didn’t help either.

Nice bike! My previous was also 16″, which wasn’t bad, but with my new one I upgraded to 20″ for a bit more ease.

I’d also like to hear more about that sect you were pulled into. Glad it wasn’t SG, but well there’s been worse too.

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