Spectacular Autumn cycling in Tadami and Niigata (Japan)
Cycling through the bright yellows and the reds of the autumn mountains is the favorite time of year to ride for many cyclists, myself included! The low traffic roads of…
Enjoying colorful early autumn cycling near Tokyo – Gunma and Nikko
Cycling through the bright yellows and the reds of the autumn mountains is the favourite time of year to ride for many cyclists, myself included! The Gear – autumn cycling…
Rinko Bukuro Bags – Taking the train with your bike in Japan
Whether you just want to do a day trip away from the city to avoid the trafficed roads or a longer overnight tour, you’ll probably want to take your bike…
June 2020 Newsletter
May went by faster than a professional time trial team. In the cycling world you can safely say the news cycle was dominated by Strava’s removal of it’s Segment Leaderboards…
Strava Strangled Segments
Just over a week ago Strava shook the fitness world (again) by announcing the removal of the popular Segment Leaderboards for their free tier users. Strava has definitely struggled in…
Easy cycling in Japan without the bags!
There’s more to cycling in Japan is more than just spectacular landscapes, exotic cultures and varied and rich traditions. Yes of course you’ll want to go to places like Minami-boso…
Sporra May Mayhem Campaign
Sporra’s mission is to give you that extra bit of motivation to get out on the bike and explore. In pursuit of that goal, and because May has the best weather in Tokyo, we’re launching a special campaign in May. If the Sporra community collectively applies 10,000km of Route Challenges in May a new Challenge Route will be unlocked and you can 3X points if you ride it within the next 3 months.
May 2020 Newsletter
Konnichiwa Sporraddicts!(日本語は英語の下にあります） If you are not legally confined to your residence, cycling and in general spending some time outside are some of the safest activities you can do right now.…
Japan’s Adventurous and Varied Vending Machines
We’ve all been there. Imagine riding along in the sweltering summer heat, sun beating down on you, steaming coming off the jersey, salt staines on your shorts. You grab your…
Carb up at the Conbini
I cannot speak for our European friends because I am yet to do any real cycling on the continent, but when cycling in the US it can be difficult to…