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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-24, 05:06 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride Mr. Fuji view point As...

Weekend rec ride


Mr. Fuji view point
As usual I couldn't see her today either....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-24, 02:48 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride It was hana gumori,...

Weekend rec ride


It was hana gumori, cloudy in the cherry blossom season.
Couldn't see Mt. Fuji today, either.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-24, 06:31 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Flanders? Many Japanese don't know Yokohama is...

Flanders?
Many Japanese don't know Yokohama is a hilly city.
There are countless roads like this, with nonslip concrete.
They are bumpy for the bikes.
The max grade of this road is 17%, ahead of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-31-24, 02:07 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride The weather was very good. ...

Weekend rec ride

The weather was very good.
But Japan was hit by the yellow sand from China desert.
Visibility was 10km/6mile.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-29-24, 01:39 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,859
Posted By darkmoon

Beautiful 3Rensho and Superbe Pro! It's very...

Beautiful 3Rensho and Superbe Pro!
It's very hard to find this level of 3Rensho in Japan.
Congrats!

I guess you all know what 3Rensho means.
3 straight wins.
Yoshi Konno made many Keirin...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-29-24, 01:19 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,859
Posted By darkmoon

For most of Japanese, English is cool, just cool....

For most of Japanese, English is cool, just cool. They want to use and add some English. That's all.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-24, 03:45 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride. Mt. Fuji view point. The...

Weekend rec ride.

Mt. Fuji view point.
The skies were overcast.
I couldn't see even Tanzawa mountains, nearer than Mt. Fuji....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-24, 01:13 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,069
Posted By darkmoon

I can identify 5 Japanese autographs. 4 were...

I can identify 5 Japanese autographs.
4 were cyclists :
Top, Misturu Sasaki, of Birdgestone
Middle upper, Yukiharu Mori, of Miyata, I had the same autograph but lost
Middle lower, Shinpei...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 01:37 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride. Mt. Fuji view point. 70%...

Weekend rec ride.

Mt. Fuji view point.
70% of the visits, I can't see her.
Today was one of these days.
It isn't easy to climb up to this place.
Mmm...
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 02:27 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride. This is Mt. Fuji. Japan...

Weekend rec ride.

This is Mt. Fuji.
Japan Tourism Bureau's poster level beauty, today.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-03-24, 01:25 PM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

You're welcome, non-fixie. the sign says: ...

You're welcome, non-fixie.

the sign says:
From Yokohama city hall to dog owners
Please take care of your pets' solid and liquid waste.
It's your responsibility.

I visited this view point...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-03-24, 06:08 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride Mt. Fuji view point, clouds...

Weekend rec ride
Mt. Fuji view point, clouds hid her today too.
Mmm...

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-01-24, 12:45 PM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

It's like a scene of Dutch Light/Hollands Licht,...

It's like a scene of Dutch Light/Hollands Licht, by Pieter-Rim de Kroon.
I like the long shadow.

My favorite Dutch painters are van Gogh, Jan Vermeer, and M. C. Escher.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-24, 11:31 AM
Replies: 303
Views: 28,382
Posted By darkmoon

Kanji on the left right means prosperity,...

Kanji on the left right means prosperity, pronounced han ei in Japanese.
Two letters are correct.
But, I don't know Chinese pronunciation, hahaha.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-24, 03:32 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride. The last weekend, raining...

Weekend rec ride.

The last weekend, raining for 2 days.
This week, drizzling for 3 days.
Today, Saturday, very good weather and temp 10c/50f, a good cycling day.
Mt. Fuji, I could see the snow...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-12-24, 09:06 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride. I couldn't ride for three...

Weekend rec ride.
I couldn't ride for three weeks.
And the skies were partly overcast.
Clouds hid Mt. Fuji, again.
Mmm.

The visible mountains are Tanzawa mountains.
They are about 1 hour from...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-04-24, 08:25 AM
Replies: 303
Views: 28,382
Posted By darkmoon

Oh, LONDON! You have British Museum and other...

Oh, LONDON!
You have British Museum and other museums with great collections.
And on the street, uncollected masterpieces, and good bikes, hahaha.
Extraordinary city, it's LONDON!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-19-24, 09:27 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 11,749
Posted By darkmoon

I have a Japanese translation. A friend, who's...

I have a Japanese translation.
A friend, who's a German teacher, translated it from a German book.
Maso is a sociologist and investigated TdF 1948 thoroughly like his job.
It is a really great...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-01-24, 05:45 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Happy new year! beautiful Mt. Fuji ...

Happy new year!

beautiful Mt. Fuji
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I could see beautiful Tokyo Bay...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-24-23, 12:22 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 7,303
Posted By darkmoon

Drillum, yes, Eddy Merckx started at 1969 Tour de...

Drillum, yes, Eddy Merckx started at 1969 Tour de France.

I don't know who milled and polished this seat post.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-22-23, 03:20 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

I took a day off and could ride at last! I...

I took a day off and could ride at last!

I could see Mt. Fuji today
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...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-21-23, 10:51 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 13,587
Posted By darkmoon

Orange? Yeah, Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra Molteni...

Orange?
Yeah, Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra Molteni orange.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-23, 12:12 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 8,953
Posted By darkmoon

Multi-color bikes? Yes, Colnago! Master...

Multi-color bikes?
Yes, Colnago!
Master X-light, lx21, Mapei color.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-01-23, 02:13 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride Mt. Fuji view point ...

Weekend rec ride

Mt. Fuji view point
Another overcast, partly, day.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-24-23, 06:35 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Your side of the Pacific is as beautiful as our...

Your side of the Pacific is as beautiful as our side:thumb:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-24-23, 01:50 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride. Before the Mt. Fuji view...

Weekend rec ride.

Before the Mt. Fuji view point, I've gotta climb this hill.
A few hundreds yards from the view point.
The pic is the last and steepest part.
iphone said 10degree, 17%!
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-23, 12:32 PM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

agreed! They must be the artist's name.

agreed!
They must be the artist's name.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-23, 11:13 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

3 yellow letters on the left are Japanese...

3 yellow letters on the left are Japanese katakana, which say "da-n-ku" and mean "dunk".
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-18-23, 12:47 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride, started again. Mt. Fuji...

Weekend rec ride, started again.


Mt. Fuji view point.
Hmmm, I could see the outline of the lower half when I took it, in the pic I can't see it.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-10-23, 01:19 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Cycling starts again, at last! The weather has...

Cycling starts again, at last!
The weather has been unfavorable for 2 months!
I'm not fit enough, I rode just 10km/6mile to look for summer roadside beauties.


cannas...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-03-23, 10:09 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Welcome to Dura Ace 7700 club, jamesdak! Your...

Welcome to Dura Ace 7700 club, jamesdak!
Your Colnago is a beauty!
I have your sister.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-10-23, 11:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 748
Posted By darkmoon

OMG! I couldn't imagine to find Alps Quick Ace...

OMG!
I couldn't imagine to find Alps Quick Ace in America's Bike Forums!
Thanks for the pics, TenGrainBread.
I'd visited Alps, in Kanda, central Tokyo, a few times.

I found some ads of Alps in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-23-23, 02:13 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride. Meteorological Agency...

Weekend rec ride.

Meteorological Agency declared tsuyu rainy season of Kanto area, Tokyo and Yokohama, was over at July 23!

Summer has started!
The sky is beautiful.
The sun is scorching and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-22-23, 12:00 PM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Beautiful buildings, artifacts, and murals of...

Beautiful buildings, artifacts, and murals of London.
This building may be a Chinese restaurant.
A brown plant box says welcome in Chinese.
We Japanese don't use kanji like these.
Chinese...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-16-23, 06:50 PM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride. Last week, the weather...

Weekend rec ride.

Last week, the weather forecast said :
Saturday 50% chance of rain, but it didn't
Sunday 50% chance of rain, but it didn't

I didn't ride a bike last weekend.
I'm not a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-10-23, 07:48 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Hmmm, painters' level is extremely high. The...

Hmmm, painters' level is extremely high.
The murals are fascinating!
Thanks for posting pics in a million.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-02-23, 02:39 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride. Fair weather and summer's...

Weekend rec ride.

Fair weather and summer's scorching sun.
But humidity wasn't so high.

Mt. Fuji view point.
As always, I couldn't see it again!
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-28-23, 07:30 PM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

5-star pics and comments. Thanks a million!

5-star pics and comments.
Thanks a million!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-27-23, 08:04 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

botty kayer, thanks for the great pics. Giro...

botty kayer, thanks for the great pics.

Giro 1975, the last stage, the goal was the Stelvio pass.
The real summit finish.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-25-23, 01:47 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride. Mt. Fuji view point. As...

Weekend rec ride.

Mt. Fuji view point.
As you guys expected, I couldn't see it again!
The skies were overcast.
Oh, my!
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-18-23, 01:47 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride. Mt. Fuji view point hmm,...

Weekend rec ride.

Mt. Fuji view point
hmm, it's overcast, hmm.

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...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-23, 09:48 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 7,569
Posted By darkmoon

I haven't used Campy Record FD with 4-hole, 1978....

I haven't used Campy Record FD with 4-hole, 1978.
A friend/bike shop owner said, "I haven't used it, either. But I saw some with the cracked band. The band is too slim to tighten securely. The right...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-23, 10:50 AM
Replies: 235
Views: 29,043
Posted By darkmoon

I found some pages of New Cycling mag, circa...

I found some pages of New Cycling mag, circa 1977.
Two great bike shops in Paris.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-23, 09:14 PM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

rain! I can't ride this weekend. Some...

rain!
I can't ride this weekend.


Some old pix.

A Yokohama city reserved tree, keyaki, zelkova tree.
It isn't easy to live long.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-23, 09:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 464
Posted By darkmoon

A great bike. Pics take my breath away. It's...

A great bike.
Pics take my breath away.
It's a gem, cornflower sapphire!
De Rosa is still a special bike for me, old De Rosas in particular.
Thanks for sharing, corsaclassic.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-23, 09:31 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride. It didn't rain on Sunday. ...

Weekend rec ride.

It didn't rain on Sunday.
A typhoon hit Japan last Friday and Saturday.
Yokohama wasn't hit hard by the typhoon.
But some part of Japan was.
I'd like to express my condolence...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-23, 09:31 PM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

> Also, gun discussion and illegal personal drug...

> Also, gun discussion and illegal personal drug use are not allowed in the open public forum.

Sorry for my making BF members feel uncomfortable.
It is said clearly.
I should have read the forum...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-23, 04:57 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride. Mt. Fuji view point Mt....

Weekend rec ride.

Mt. Fuji view point
Mt. Fuji is supposed to be there and seen, hahaha.
I can't see her today, either.
Only the snow capped summit?

When you come to Japan and can see Mt,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-21-23, 02:03 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Weekend rec ride, as usual. Mt. Fuji view...

Weekend rec ride, as usual.

Mt. Fuji view point.
Hmmm, where is Mt. Fuji?
Last weekend, it rained.
Yesterday, rained morning, afternoon it let up but the roads were too wet to ride and cycle...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-23, 10:00 AM
Replies: 21,711
Views: 3,063,744
Posted By darkmoon

Plane trees, hmmm, asked internet and google. ...

Plane trees, hmmm, asked internet and google.
Oh, suzukake, in Japanese.
They were imported from China during Meiji era, 150 years ago.
I haven't seen big plane trees like Barn Elms Plane.

>The...
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