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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: I live in Fukuoka, Japan. Yeah I know it looks like a swear word but it is the 5th largest city in Japan and the Capital City of Kyushu, Japans southern island
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Bikes: I have a Jamis XC comp for the Xcountry and DH stuff and a Merida for commuting,shopping and general gettign around. I just got a Burley trailer so Im doing a lot of camping and over night stuff too.
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Hey there, thanks for the welcome. I'm not sure of I'm related to anyone, my family is from around Oldham and Chadderton. I've never been up to Fukui but here in Fukuoka there are plenty of hills. MTB has taken off in a big way in the last few years and there are quaterly races around Kyushu. The trails here are mostly adapted hiking trails. Most of the non Japanese riders are at pains to share trails appropriatly and the Japanese riders are considerate by nature. I have only riden on these trails and those in Steam Boat Springs, Colorado. The Steam Boat trails were described as single track but in Japan they would be fire roads. It makes for some really good technical rides and some really fantastic scenery. Quite a lot of the more popular more expensive bikes are riden by guys with lots of spare cash and no intension of ever going off road. It makes me wince when my work collegues turn up on GTand Gary Fisher rigs with road tyres and kickstands. I haven't done much touring but camping is pretty popular and dedicated bike holiday companies are starting to appear. The best times to ride over here are from September to December and March through to June. After that its either too cold or way way too hot.