{"id":2796,"date":"2017-05-04T23:36:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T14:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2017-05-04\/2796"},"modified":"2017-05-04T23:36:40","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T14:36:40","slug":"nigels-birthday-craziness-ascending-hanase-pass-on-a-mamachari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2017-05-04\/2796","title":{"rendered":"Nigel’s Birthday Craziness: Ascending Hanase Pass on a Mamachari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>200 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nCrazy Birthday Boy<\/span>\nNigel Randell cycling up to Hanase Pass on a mamachari<\/i>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Nigel Randell usually does something sort of crazy on his birthday, such as\nthis ride two years ago<\/a> that I joined<\/span> in on for\na short<\/span> portion<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

This year, Nigel rode his heavy rusty mamachari<\/i> (built-like-a-tank city bike) up to Hanase Pass,\nthe 600+ meters of climb (2,000') being a challenge<\/span> on the best road bike.<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 35mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMeeting Up In the City<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFamily in Tow<\/span>\nhis wife and daughter and other friends follow\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 44mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nHigh Five for Uncle Joshua<\/span>\nMore friends arrive for the main event; Nigel's wife and daughter see us off\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1250 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nThe Holts Join the Group<\/span>\nNigel poses with Tomoko\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 31mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nReady To Attack Hanase Pass<\/span>\n
L\u2192R: Neil, Geoffrey, Joshua, Nigel, Antti<\/small>, Andy+Asa, Me<\/small>, Lianca, Henry, Tomoko\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNot a Family<\/span>-Friendly Gate<\/span>\nAndy's kid-carying bike had a difficult time passing\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNeil and Tomoko<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Neil, whom we've seen on my blog here<\/a> and\nhere<\/a>, among others, is an extremely strong rider,\nbut today on the occasion of Nigel's mamachari<\/i> ride, was creating a challenge<\/span> for himself by\nriding an old used bike with the seat dropped all the way down, and instead of proper kit, wearing his wife's\nlab coat. With the big sun glasses, he had a bit<\/span> of a Dr. Horrible<\/a> vibe going on.\n(I posted<\/span> about this amazing video short<\/a> when it came out nine years ago.)<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 34mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nWow<\/span>\nthis “<\/span>cyclist”<\/span> was puffing on a cigarette,<\/span> and had his ears plugged with earphones\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nThrough Kurama<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1250 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpitome of Style<\/span>\nthough I'm sure Vincent<\/a> would cringe at the ergonomics\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 28mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 27mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nStarting the Main Climb<\/span>\nJust 500m of climb<\/a> to go\n( It'll be my 31st time up this climb )\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 37mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEasy Rider<\/span>\nAndy powers with the battery off\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

These “<\/span>modern mamachari<\/i>”<\/span> electric-assist city family bikes are really great, so long as the battery\nlasts. They can be quite heavy otherwise, like riding through molasses. And that's on a nicely<\/span>-paved, flat\ncity street. Even with the battery it's quite a bit<\/span> of work powering up this kind of steep road.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 47mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>320 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nOur Smoking Friend From Earlier<\/span>\nthrowing up, or dunking his head in a river,<\/span> or something\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

At some point he had made a big show of flying by our group (we're going slowly because\nNigel is riding the cycling equivalent of a cast<\/span>-iron anchor), but we soon caught up and passed him. We never<\/span> saw him again.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 640 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nHelping Hand<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Geoffrey gives Nigel a momentary boost. You can see<\/span> in this short video from the ride (of him doing it another time) that it\nreally does help him along:<\/p>\n\n