Memento Did It Again in Okutama!!
(July 3,2004)

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Okutama Sengen Ridge Trail
TYPE : Loop
LENGTH : 37km (22km paved, 15km singletrack+)
DIFFICULTY : Physically Modrate / Pack-O-Meter 3 (1 Big Crash by Memento and Broken XT Rear derailleur!!)
ELEVATION : Low-100m, High-1060m
TIME : 4.5hrs
RIDERS : ZZ-san, Memento, Phreddie

I was supposed to baby sit on weekend....
BUT the wheather was good!!
So, I got a permission from my wife and I went to Okutama with original team mates...

BUT Memento-H broke his finger from Fujimi-Panorama ride...
AND ZZ-san just couldn't wake up....
So, I started riding alone....
and I hoped ZZ-san and Memento catch me up by car on the way to the peak!!

They caught me up at Kazuma-Onsen. and ride up together!!
I found out at the peak that I just forgot my camera at home...
So this time, we took pictures by ZZ-san's portable phone with camera(1.5G pix!!)

The trail was well maintained and we enjoyed the smooth singletrack
and some technical section!!

The day was almost over.....we thought...
BUT...Memento-H did it with his lovely Turner again!!
Memento crashed very hard on rocky stairs....
This time he did not loose his memory...but he lost his brand new 2004XT rear derailleur!!
He never learn his lesson!! Because he is "Memento"!!

At the trailhead!!
(Memento-H, ZZ-san)

At the trailhead!!
(ZZ-san, Phreddie)

Oh ZZ-san!!
Are You Okay??

Technical Downhill!!
(Phreddie)

Oh!! Something is wrong with his lovely Turner XCE!!

Oh Look!!
Memento's rear derailleur was completely broken!!

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