On a fine, sunny day.

I imagine everyone had a good day, whether they went for a ride at Lake Biwa or participated in the SSJ pre-event (staff Makoto was one of those people).

Following Shige’s back for the first time in a while, we headed—without learning our lesson—to the same route I mentioned in the CLIF BAR introduction blog where my nose got all stuffed up.

(By the way, Shige-shi is looking stylish, matching the blue of his Rapha Wind JKT with blue City Riding Socks.)

I was excited to see what kind of mountains we were heading into, and while the route he took me on was tough, it didn’t betray my expectations and was incredibly fun!

Even though someone mentioned the day before that a CX bike would have been better, I went through with it on my road bike; sometimes it’s nice to take 23C tires out to a place like that!

Well, it’s not exactly good for the tires, though. Haha.

In any case, it was a ride of nothing but climbing.

And here is my style for the day.

I wore the "Madeleine Gilet" and the L/S "Yolanda Jersey" from Cafe du Cycliste that I introduced on the blog a little while ago.

I’ve been wearing them quite often; they are extremely comfortable, and I don't feel any discomfort even when I sweat a lot.

The shoulders have a shoulder-pad-like design with a double-layered structure, so I thought it might bother me as it got warmer, but I didn't notice it at all; if anything, it was the elbow patches that bothered me slightly.

Regardless, I really love them!

They have a decent amount of room in the width, so even if you aren't wearing cycling shorts, you still look pretty good, so they will definitely be useful in all kinds of situations.

Of course, the "Madeleine Gilet" vest is also performing well!

I even wear it during my commute.