Report took almost as much time as the challenge itself but here it is!Saturday the 28th of August I left Yokohama at around 7AM to go to the Fuji San, a 140km ride and then climb the volcano. To make it more fun I rode a fixed gear bike, the Fuji Track Comp courtesy of Fuji bikes Japan.I train myself during 2 months, nothing very intense but enough to be back in shape for this challenge, I haven't done much sports prior to that this year.Here is the route I took with the fixie : from Yokohama t... Read more

Training is going on pretty well. Yes, the heat makes it harder but anyway it will be hot also on d-day. I do running, cycling and even some swimming sessions. Cross training is the best to get back in shape without hurting your body with repetitive routines. With cross training all our muscles got involved one day or an other so one can get in shape in a smoother and less traumatic way.I start to feel better and better. Saturday I took the Fuji Track Comp and rode from Yokohama where I live to... Read more

For a few weeks now I've been thinking about a project for this summer. A sporty one. My goal is to start from 0m, Yokohama altitude to the top of Japan, the Mount Fuji, 3776 m.In one day and by my own strength.Meaning riding my bike from Yokohama to the fifth station of Fuji San (last place the cars can reach) and then climbing to the top.Yokohama in red, Fuji San in blue.To make it even more fun I'll be riding a Fixed Gear bike :-)Now, being the 111th Anniversary of Fuji Bikes this y... Read more

About 10 days ago I was invited by Stephan Forest, Manager of the Fuji-CyclingTime team to their presentation party. It took place at the Canteen, just next the CyclingTime bike shop in Soho-Odaiba. They asked me to shoot the party as well as the riders for their Homepage.It was also a good opportunity for me to meet the people of Fuji bikes Japan as well as the leaders of CyclingTime.comThe shop and location are really nice. Let's see what they had in there.Team jersey for sale.I still have a S... Read more

It's been a while that I uploaded some bicycle related article here. So time to catch up a little bit. [an other article should follow tomorrow or monday]As I needed to buy some new tubes I visited the Y's Road shop in Yokohama. It was a good occasion to check their fixie corner. As I said in an old post this shop is not specialized in fixed gear bikes but more on road race ones. In this category they have everything you can dream of. As for the fixed gear bikes I was a little bit disappoin... Read more