Japan 2009 by the Galfromdownunder
Tokyo Ride with HalfFastCycling.com
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Don Morton, ha;ffastcycling.com organizer

Don Morton, ha;ffastcycling.com organizer
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Jeff Gilbert with his Carbent - looking suspiciously like a Bacchetta Aero

Jeff Gilbert with his Carbent - looking suspiciously like a Bacchetta Aero
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The radical element in Tokyo society

The radical element in Tokyo society
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A pretty cool chimney, if it is a chimney...

A pretty cool chimney, if it is a chimney...
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Approaching the park

Approaching the park
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A celebration ride with chestnuts, said Miki

A celebration ride with chestnuts, said Miki
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Alberto and his Rowbike - for upper body supremacy!

Alberto and his Rowbike - for upper body supremacy!
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Miki and I - the only party people on BIke Fridays

Miki and I - the only party people on BIke Fridays
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Totally pampered pooch

Totally pampered pooch
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A dog this cute needs a bit of roughing up

A dog this cute needs a bit of roughing up
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Waiting for a local train to pass.

Waiting for a local train to pass.
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Alberto wowed the crowds with his rowbike - "gives you the legs of Lance and the upperbody of Schwartzenegger".

Alberto wowed the crowds with his rowbike - "gives you the legs of Lance and the upperbody of Schwartzenegger".
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Heading to the Odaiba area over one of many Tokyo bridges

Heading to the Odaiba area over one of many Tokyo bridges
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An Italo-Japanese spread awaited us, supplied by friends and family of HalfFastCycling.com

An Italo-Japanese spread awaited us, supplied by friends and family of HalfFastCycling.com
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That's how bikes are parked at each train station, until way past sake time ...

That's how bikes are parked at each train station, until way past sake time ...
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Chris Reyne's Moulten. if you have to ask the price, close this window, young man

Chris Reyne's Moulten. if you have to ask the price, close this window, young man
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Chris use to own a Pocket Rocket. He sold it to fellow International schoolteacher Adam Clarke.

Chris use to own a Pocket Rocket. He sold it to fellow International schoolteacher Adam Clarke.
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Single file please!

Single file please!
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This quirky frontage made me look.

This quirky frontage made me look.
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One of the many urban gardens of Tokyo's west wards.

One of the many urban gardens of Tokyo's west wards.
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Drank too many? Navigate your way home!

Drank too many? Navigate your way home!
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Miki Miyagawa rides a Bike Friday Crusoe

Miki Miyagawa rides a Bike Friday Crusoe
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There's the bottom half of it.

There's the bottom half of it.
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Cyclists and pedestrians share the pavement and somehow it all flows.

Cyclists and pedestrians share the pavement and somehow it all flows.
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The thing on the right is a dioxin factory chimney

The thing on the right is a dioxin factory chimney
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Chestnut rice, an autumn celebration dish.

Chestnut rice, an autumn celebration dish.
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Giovanni, the Italian chef, organize the foodie side of the entire shebang

Giovanni, the Italian chef, organize the foodie side of the entire shebang
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Miki-san prepares hotpot in a nabe - a large earthern stove pot. I hope to bring one back in the Bike Friday suitcase!

Miki-san prepares hotpot in a nabe - a large earthern stove pot. I hope to bring one back in the Bike Friday suitcase!