朝１０時半から９５Km,　都内を走り回ってから、６時ごろから花火会場へ。　９時ごろから六本木ZESTでパーティー。　

More Fireworks



So we’re going to do some more fireworks this weekend (8/11), this time the Tokyo Bay display. Start at 5:00 p.m. from the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills, out to our usual spot, which is not as close as some places, but has the advantage of avoiding the crowds, access to beer and toilets, and parking for lots of bikes. We’ll stop and get snacks and beer just before we get there. I’ll again bring a little cooler to keep our 2nds, 3rds, etc. cold. After the show, those who so desire will head back together to Zest Roppongi for jambalaya, fajitas, and lots of margaritas.



Another cycling club, the TCC, is planning a super looper, covering, they say, 95 km before getting to the fireworks. Here’s the message sent to me by Travis Jackson: <<<
Hello Don,
I met & rode with you last month.
I hope you didn't think I was trying to steal your riders.
Anyway, there's an idea for a ride on 8/11.
I just thought that if you might be interested in getting both groups together
(yours: Don's, and ours: TCC), we could make quite a big party of it.
Please read the following, and let me know your thoughts.
Travis

On Saturday, 11th of August, Tokyo will hold its largest fireworks display on
Tokyo bay.
I've been there every year for about 6 years in a row, and watched it from many
different places; But I think I've found the best location - Harumi-futo-koen,
in Harumi 5-cho-me.@°ŠC‚Ó“ªŒö‰€B

The fireworks start at 7:00 - 8:20, but to get a good position, we should all be
there by about 5pm.
Anyway, I was thinking we could all make a fairly descent ride out of the whole
day.
This is just a preliminary post to see how much interest there is, and I haven't
even decided on the full route yet, but how about this:

A full lap right around Tokyo.
The start: Tokyo palace seems like a good place.
From there, we head down Rte.15 towards Haneda Airport until we get to Tamagawa.
Ride up Tamagawa cycling road to "Futago-tamagawa" on Rte.246.
We cross the river there, turn back in towards Shibuya only for about 1km, and
turn left on "Kanpachi-dori".
Kanpachi-dori is a long straight road that goes for over 20km from Tamagawa
almost directly up to Arakawa (cycling road). There is a lot of traffic, but
it's reasonably wide and much easier to ride on than many other roads in Tokyo.
Once we're all on the Arakawa cycling road, we'll head south to have a long-ish
late-lunch break at Kasai-rinkai-koen - Š‹¼—ÕŠCŒö‰€B
From there, it's less than 10km to the park in Harumi - mostly along
"Wangan-Doro", which is one of my favorite fast-ride roads.

The beauty of this loop is that no matter where where you live in Tokyo, you can
join us as we ride past the nearest place to your home.
As best I can make out on the map, from Tokyo Palace to Kasai-rinkai-koen it's
85km - 95km to the Harumi fireworks park.
I'm hoping we can all be at Kasai-rinkai-koen by 3pm, which will give us an hour
or so for the late lunch-break, so preliminary times are...

Tokyo palace - 10:30
Haneda (Rte.15) - 11:30
Futago-Tamagawa - 12:00
Arakawa cycling road - 13:30
Kasai-rinkai-koen - 15:00 (85km)
1 hour break - 15:00 - 16:00
Harumi-futo-koen - 16:30 (95km).

The pace WON'T be fast! This is a social ride, like the "Tour de Westside" &
"Tour de la Pink"; perfectly suited to new riders, females (Go-Go-Gals), and
families etc.
Also, many people will be riding home from there, so you can team-up with other
people who are heading in your general direction for the return journey.

Please send your replies if you are interested. To toratora@hotmail.com