Snow Biking in Japan

cycling training on snow with road racing bikes with studded tires

Mt.Tokachidake (Mt.Tokachi) 85

Temperature: minus 18 degrees Celsius at the Tokachidake Hot Springs (Tokachidake Onsen).

The snow on the road was well compacted at low altitudes but above the traffic gate at 545m of altitude, the road was covered fresh snow as some moments have passed after the snow removal. He followed ruts to climb. A snow removal operation was underway around the summit. He repeated the interval training at the summit until the snow removal be done. This day, the quick release axle of the front wheel wasn’t working well. There had been some problems with it after the inauguration of this bike. After this training, he changed it.

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