EARLY BIRDS RIDE in Hamamatsu
The anniversary ride we organize is heading to Hamamatsu. We chose Hamamatsu this year to express our gratitude once again at the end of the year, as we were very well taken care of there during RIDEALIVE Shizuoka. I also missed out on participating in the ride during RIDEALIVE because I was busy cooking for everyone, so I’ve been wanting to make up for that.
Happy from "HAPPY SLAPPY," who graduated from Circles this year to open his own bike shop back home, will also be joining us for the fun.
The details are as follows:
Date: Sunday, December 3rd
Meeting Point: Shin-Hamamatsu Station (take the Enshu Railway to Nishi-Kajima)
Meeting Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 9:00 PM (subject to change)
Capacity: 5 people
Fee: Free (meals and transport costs are at your own expense)
Lunch: Sawayaka
Dinner: Bing Shan Li
Required Gear: Rinko bag (bike transport bag) and helmet are mandatory. Please bring other items as you see fit.
How to apply: Apply in person at the shop
The main route will be approximately 60km (Nishi-Kajima Station → Mikkabi-cho Osaki → Sightseeing boat → Hamamatsu Nishi-ku → Bentenjima). It's a mostly flat course.
From Bentenjima Station, we will decide whether to use our Rinko bags or ride back to Hamamatsu Station depending on the situation.
We'll also head to the exhibition of illustrator "OKATAOKA," currently being held at the bookstore "BOOKS AND PRINTS" near Hamamatsu Station. Mostly just because I really want to go. Haha.
And for the evening, we'll have a toast at Bing Shan Li, another place I'm just dying to visit. Rumor has it that this famous restaurant serves incredibly delicious dim sum and yum cha. I've already made a reservation.
This itinerary is simply the result of us Early Birds staff thinking about where we honestly want to go and what we want to eat. If you'd like to join us for this fun trip to the places we want to visit, please feel free to apply. Since the group is small, please come to Early Birds in person to sign up with our staff. We will provide more details directly to those who sign up.
As the capacity is limited to about 5 people, please reach out as soon as possible.
I believe this will be a fun day that marks a new beginning for Circles in its 12th year and Early Birds in its 6th.
Thankfully, I've been so busy this year that I hardly got to ride my bike at all, so I really want to ride more next year.
Looking forward to it.