I'm in Setagaya, Tokyo. My wheels are a Bike Friday Pocket Rocket that I received earlier this month.
I'm 50 and gradually building up my distances again and shedding weight.
Has anyone here done the
Mt Fuji Hill Climb race in June? I am thinking of doing a run up the mountain to the fifth stage along the same course as the race, sometime before it gets to cold or snow becomes a problem (I did the rest of the route, from the 5th stage to the peak on foot in August :-) ), weather permitting.
It's over 100 km from here to Mt Fuji, so my current plan is to drive to Fujihokuroku Park by car with the bike in the trunk, park the car there and cycle to the fifth stage and coast back down again. Any idea what temperatures to expect in October?
Also, I don't have much experience with long mountain climbs yet. With an average gradient of about 5% for 24 km, will the descent be hard on the brakes?