Great Ride in Okutama!!
(May 4,2004)

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Okutama Sengen Ridge Trail
TYPE : Loop
LENGTH : 37km (22km paved, 15km singletrack+)
DIFFICULTY : Physically Modrate / Pack-O-Meter 3 (Many Many crashes)
ELEVATION : Low-100m, High-1060m
TIME : 4hrs
RIDERS : Bendo, Lee(ch), Hacci, Bacon, Phreddie

It is a "Golden Week" holiday season in Japan!!
But most of the team members have their own plans this year....
Of course we are all getting old and we all have our own lives...
BUT......
C'mon!! Guys!! Let's go out to the mountain and ride mountainbike!!

So we decided May 4th for the team ride's day!!
And the wheatherforecast missed again and it was a warm sunny day!!

It is still begining of the season and we are all out of shape....
So we decided to climb up the road instead of shuttling!!
Usually it takes about 1.5hours but it took us 2.5hours to climb...

The trail was dry and it was extremely fun!!
We made many crash but we all had great fun!!
We always forget how fun mountainbike riding is
and re-find how fun it is!!

Oh we love mountainbiking!!
Hey let's do this again soon!! I just can't wait!!

Ready to Ride!!
(Phreddie, Bendo, Bacon, Lee(ch), Hacci)

Long way to climb....
(Phreddie and Lee(ch) in behind)

Great view !! We are almost there!!
(Bendo, Lee(ch), Phreddie)

Fun begins form HERE!! (But we are bit tired...)
(Hacci, Lee(ch), Bendo, Phreddie, Bacon)

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Fun Part of the Day....

Phreddie	Bacon	Lee(ch)

Bendo	Hacci	Phreddie	Bacon

Brutal Part of the Day....

Oh No!! Bendo endoed at the technical section....

On No!! Bacon showed off and crashed...heehee!!

Phreddie endoed very bad at so-called Bendo section!!

Hacci couldn't clear the Bendo section!!

Relax Part of the Day....

We are all happy with the ride!!
And we are all happy with yummy tofu after the ride!!
(We all needed good quality vegetable protein!!)

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