April NUTs & Tasty stews

This Saturday night's monthly NUTs bike race will be held as usual at Shirakawa park at 8:30 PM. We're no longer having the after party at Cafe Palwr (we're still searching for a new home). This month's race will be a "Nabe" race. Participants will race to designated supermarkets to buy what they need to make a Japanese Nabe Stew. We will all meet at Meijo Park for the stew making party. Last year my group made a "Chocolate and marshmallow" stew. It tasted a lot better than it sounds. Bring your bike and your appetite. See you Saturday night!

Frozen cats

Last Saturday night's alley cat race went off well except for the slight cold weather. Turn out was about 30 strays. I'm noticing more new faces lately and quite a few young ones. One of the top winners that night was a high school kid. Good to see the young'ems getting some exercise.

Emi & Rie showing off their cap collection

Racing makes you hot

Yeah I know it's too damn cold for an Alley Cat Race, but do you think General Washington told his men he wasn't crossing no friggin frozen Delaware river just to fight some pansy-ass redcoats? No. He manned up, rowed that dingy across that cold river and the rest is grammar school history. And to honor those men who braved the cold to fight for your freedoms, the NUTs people will be holding their monthly alley cat thingamajig at Shirakawa park this Saturday at 9:00 PM. Bring a bike, a sweater and a dingy.

NUTS! Fes 2009

The 2008 NUTS! Fes cycling event-rave-performance art-whack fest was a blast. It seems we may have had a little too much fun the last time, causing the local Inuyama residents to deny us permission for using their camp site for this year's repeat performance. No worries, the pedal monkeys at NUTS found a better place for the 2009 NUTS! Fes, and the party will go on! Grease your bikes and get ready to pedal on October 24th, 25th to the town of Yaotsu in lower Gifu prefecture (map here). You can find more detail about this year's event here. On the menu we'll have the usual mix of cycling, races, battles and silliness. In addition, we'll performances by 5 bands and a slew of DJs. The event will be held at a restaurant/Inn, so no need to bring a tent. Indoor sleeping area will be provided for about 100 people on a first come first serve basis. Just bring a sleeping bag and warm clothing. Tickets for the NUTS! Fes are available here or you can buy them at Circles bike shop in Nagoya City. There will likely be an arranged group ride from Nagoya City to the event location. I'll post again when I have the details. Hope to see you all there!

Flashy shirt

My sound activated shirt was a hit the other night at the NUTs alleycat race party. Here's a shot of me and Riebo yelling at my shirt.

Alley Cats and After party

Saturday nights monthly NUTs alley Cat race was by far the Fun-est we've had. After the race we all met at Cafe Dufi for an after party sponsored by Circles bicycle shop. Live DJ, cold beer and good food made for a night of cycling heaven. The NUTs events are awalys a treat and the most important thing is that everyone is in it for the fun. In the end, that's what cycling is all about right?

Road trip! - Himakajima

Friday morning, 11 NUTs met at Chita Handa station and spent the day cycling down the coast of the Chita peninsular. The winds were out of control but we made it safely to the southern tip to catch a water taxi across to Himaka Island. I'll post photos of the ryokan we stayed in and some of the blow fish we ate that night.

Alley Cat Race tonight!

Quick reminder. Tonight's NUTs alley Cat Race will start at Shirakawa park at 9PM. Bring your bike and a warm jacket cause I think it's going to be friggin COLD! Click on the Calendar link to the right for more info.

Cold Alley Cats

The monthly NUTs alley cat race last night started out cold but soon heated up once the pedaling started. I did poorly but had a good time riding around the city. There was a last minute change of the starting location due to some other group meeting there. So if you plan to join the next race on Feb 21st, better confirm it will be at Yabacho and not Shirakawa park. Ride on.

NUTs Monthly Alley cat race

Quick reminder for those in the Nagoya area. Local cycling group NUTs will be holding their monthly alley cat race this Saturday at 8:30 PM at the Yabacho underpass in Sakae. As usual, we'll all meet at Palwr cafe afterwards for drinks and bragging.


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