Hello everyone. This is John from the Tokyo shop.
Staff at the Tokyo shop usually head to Nagoya for training after being hired. Before I knew it, a year had passed since my own training life in Nagoya began last April, and Circles Tokyo has just celebrated its first anniversary!
Time sure does fly, doesn't it...
Time passes by
Whether or not this was actually found in the Harvard University library or is just an urban legend, once I learned this phrase, I really felt like it was true.
It was only a short time, but I had so many intense experiences, and it was a very precious year where I felt like I grew up a bit more.
And, I'm back! Tokyo!
I wrote about this once before, but since there are many new faces, let me briefly introduce myself again.
My nickname is "John," and I get called that so often I'm starting to forget my real name!
I’m 24 years old, born in Hokkaido and raised in Tochigi.
I spent my teenage years skating and riding BMX, but I fell in love with that feeling of the bike becoming part of your body that you only get with a fixed gear. On my days off, I love to go for long-distance rides on my fixed gear (recently I did Kyoto to Kobe and a loop around Lake Hamana).
Anyway, I just love riding far away under my own power (I really need to get my driver's license).
The bikes I own are two NJS bikes, a WILDE Rambler SL, and a BLACK CAT Pure Road—my collection just keeps growing (it's so fun).
And so, I returned to the Tokyo shop on March 1st and participated in our anniversary event! (Those of you who joined the Bike to Picnic organized by Asai-san should know.)
I'm in this photo! Can you tell which one I am...!!??
Now that my Nagoya training is over, I’ll basically be at the Tokyo shop from here on out!
You can also catch me at our monthly Tokyo Morning Ride, so let's chat and ride together!
I’m probably the only one who has written a self-introduction on the Circles blog twice, so please remember me! I look forward to seeing you all!!!
John