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How to Turn any Mountain Bike into a Commuter Bike | Tokyo By Bike - Cycling News & Information from Japan
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November 05, 2013. How to Turn any Mountain Bike into a Commuter Bike. Thinking of buying a commuter bike? Have a mountain bike in the garage but don't think its suitable for cycling to work? Then think again, because with just a few easy modifications any old mountain bike can be resurrected as a lighter faster commuter vehicle saving you a lot of money in the process. When fitting narrower tires you'll most likely have to use a different sized tube, so take this opportunity to switch to a pair of punct...
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City Bike Riding For the Whole Family | Tokyo By Bike - Cycling News & Information from Japan
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July 01, 2015. City Bike Riding For the Whole Family. Finding Great Bike Tours. Bike Rentals for the Whole Family. If you opt to rent bikes on your own, do your research ahead of time to ensure bike rentals will be available for everyone in your family. Size kids on bikes before leaving home:. Call rental companies ahead of time:. Just because you can ride somewhere, doesn’t mean you should:. After ensuring the rental company can accommodate all ages, ask about safe biking routes. Just because your p...
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Cycle Hack Tokyo 2015 | Tokyo By Bike - Cycling News & Information from Japan
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June 04, 2015. Cycle Hack Tokyo 2015. The first annual Cycle Hack Tokyo will be held in Minato-ku, Tokyo, from June 19th to the 21st. Cycle Hack Tokyo will take place from June 19th to the 21st on the 15th floor of the International Shin-Akasaka Building East, 2-14-27 Akasaka, Minato-Ku, Tokyo. Participation is a mere Y1,000 which covers administrative costs and the use of the meeting space. Tickets must be purchased in advance here. This event is supported by the Bike Startup and Co. Working with NPOs a...
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How Many Japanese Cycle To Work? | Tokyo By Bike - Cycling News & Information from Japan
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October 29, 2013. How Many Japanese Cycle To Work? Japan, a nation of 127 million people has 72 million bicycles with over 10 million new bicycles being sold every year. In a country where public transport is clean and efficient and where car ownership can be costly and inconvenient, the bicycle has risen to occupy a unique place in Japan's transport ecosystem. The bicycle is an essential form of everyday transport used by millions of people from all walks of life. Schools tend to be closer to homes, whe...
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Is this teaching our children cycling safety? | Tokyo By Bike - Cycling News & Information from Japan
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May 24, 2015. Is this teaching our children cycling safety? Yes even here in Japan, the concept of being "Scared Straight" has taken hold, but in a rather different way. In Japan we aim to scare our children into cycling safely by exposing them to a series of simulated accidents between bicycles, pedestrians trucks and cars at events hosted by local Junior Highschool, and I was lucky enough to be invited to view one for the first time over the weekend. Always cycle on the road. By the end of his talk the...
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Cycling Embassy of Japan Releases the Japan Cycling Handbook | Tokyo By Bike - Cycling News & Information from Japan
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July 23, 2015. Cycling Embassy of Japan Releases the Japan Cycling Handbook. Inspired by hard working groups such as the Dutch Cycling Embassy the Cycling Embassy of Denmark, and the Cycling Embassy of Great Britain the Cycling Embassy of Japan. Launched in Tokyo today. Locally the Embassy is working hard to unite many small and diverse cycling groups around the nation encouraging them to work together and support each other so that their combined voices and opinions will be heard at a national level....
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Tokyo Plans 400km of Safe Cycling Routes .. because the Olympics | Tokyo By Bike - Cycling News & Information from Japan
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May 09, 2015. Tokyo Plans 400km of Safe Cycling Routes . because the Olympics. In late April the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced a plan to establish 400 kilometres of recommended bicycle routes around the city before the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Targeting 7 areas the plan aims to provide a continuous network of safe cycling routes, but there have been little details forthcoming as to what from these "safe cycling routes" will take. Outlying wards is where cycling infrastructure us needed.
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Japan's Stagnant Economy Strains Sidewalk Relations | Tokyo By Bike - Cycling News & Information from Japan
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July 26, 2015. Japan's Stagnant Economy Strains Sidewalk Relations. I was recently speaking at a conference attended by Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials, and Tokyo Olympic Planning Committee members discussing cycling infrastructure options surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics when the question about the legality of sidewalk cycling was opened to the floor. "Is it legal or not? Was the simple question posed and the range of blatantly incorrect answers was simply astounding. This vagueness in the la...
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Tokyo Disappears From the Copenhagenize Bike Index | Tokyo By Bike - Cycling News & Information from Japan
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June 07, 2015. Tokyo Disappears From the Copenhagenize Bike Index. Last week Mikael Colville-Andersen revealed the results of the 2015 Copenhagenize Index of Bicycle Friendly Cities. Survey. It came as no surprise that the contenders for first place were friendly rivals Amsterdam and Copenhagen, with Copenhagen narrowly taking top spot and is was also not surprising that Tokyo which ranked 4th in 2011 and 12th in 2013 had disappeared from the index all together. For the Olympics using London as a model a...
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