Taking a break from cycling

One of the first thing we did in Tsukuba was to rent bicycles. The bicycle shown in the picture is called "The Ninomiya House Bicycle". Ha ha. It's a three speed machine with a Shimano Nexus gear mechanism that is built into the the rear axle. And although it looks like crap, and weighs a ton, it seems that it's Japan's favourite bicycle design! Almost all cyclist ride a bike like that. And they ride it really slow, with the seat set as low as possible (mine's as high as possible, any more and it'll pop off). Bike rental cost 2000 Yen for a month. Not bad at all.


Taking a break from cycling