{"id":2871,"date":"2018-09-07T13:44:46","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T04:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2018-09-07\/2871"},"modified":"2018-09-07T13:44:46","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T04:44:46","slug":"super-fun-cycling-in-supertyphoon-jebi-2018-typhoon-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2018-09-07\/2871","title":{"rendered":"SUPER FUN!! Cycling in Supertyphoon Jebi (2018 Typhoon #21)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
\nJust a Bit<\/span> of Rain<\/span>\nSupertyphoon “<\/span>Jebi”<\/span> (Typhoon #21) passes near Kyoto\n(My area of Kyoto is the black dot to the lower right of center)\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\niPhone 7 Plus— 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>120 sec, f<\/span>\/2.2, ISO 32 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nReady to Head Out<\/span>\nin the calm at 10am, four hours before the radar screenshot above\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Having grown up in Ohio with its summer thunderstorms, I like<\/span> “<\/span>dynamic”<\/span> weather. I enjoy<\/span> riding my bike in the rain, even if\nthe rain is hard and the wind is blustery, so long as it's warm. If I know<\/span> it's going to rain, I know I<\/span>'ll get wet and so I'll prepare\naccordingly, and I'll embrace the rain instead of try to avoid it.<\/p>\n\n

This lack of fear of getting wet is apparently sufficiently rare that it makes me appear to be “<\/span>crazy”<\/span> in the eyes of many. Whatever. I enjoy<\/span> it.<\/p>\n\n

A “<\/span>supertyphoon”<\/span> was forecast to pass near Kyoto at about 2pm, so I thought<\/span> I'd go out for a ride<\/span> beforehand, to enjoy some of\nthat “<\/span>dynamic”<\/span> weather before it got too bad. I set out<\/span> at about 10am intending to do a loop<\/span> that normally takes me about two\nhours. There was no rain yet, but the wind was a bit<\/span> blustery.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\niPhone 7 Plus— 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>30 sec, f<\/span>\/1.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nDenied!<\/span>\nthe typhoon claims its first victim: my certain KOM on a favorite<\/span> segment\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Half an hour into the ride, I came to “<\/span>Zenkoji Flyby Northbound<\/a>”<\/span>, a\nshort<\/span> punchy segment, and I hit<\/span> it hard<\/i>. On my previous<\/span> visit last week, I set a new<\/span> personal record<\/a> and came within 8 seconds\nof the KOM (“<\/span>King of the Mountain”<\/span>, the best-recorded time), despite having to go somewhat gingerly because the road was wet in\nsome areas. Today the road was dry and I was<\/span> feeling really good, putting out more than 1,000 watts at the start, until\nI came<\/span> around a corner<\/span> near the end to find the road was closed.<\/p>\n\n

Someone saw me standing there in front of the gate, and told me \"oh, it's fine for you to go... we just put that there\nbecause the typhoon is coming.<\/i>\" Great. I was bummed<\/span>, because I'd been I\nwas<\/span> 8 seconds ahead of the current KOM's pace, so I certainly<\/span> would have gotten it. I asked<\/span> whether I could<\/span> move the gates aside temporarily so I\ncould<\/span> give it a try,<\/span> and he said something along the lines of \"I'd like to say yes, but the\ncity asked me to put the gates there, so I can't<\/span><\/i>\". Oh well, I'll try again after the ground drys\noff.<\/p>\n\n

At least it afforded me the chance to take in the view from the area, which was nice:<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\niPhone 7 Plus— 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1800 sec, f<\/span>\/1.8, ISO 20 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nCalm Before the Storm<\/span>\nOtsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\niPhone 7 Plus— 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>120 sec, f<\/span>\/1.8, ISO 25 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nClosed Today<\/span>\nMii-dera Temple (\u4e09\u4e95\u5bfa) closed in preparation for the typhoon\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It wasn't until an hour an a half into the ride, at 11:20am, that it started to rain.... just a mild,<\/span> spritzy-drizzle. The wind continued<\/span> to have stronger gusts at times, but it was still entirely fun and not even close to being\nany kind of danger. So, I decided<\/span> that once I got<\/span> back to Kyoto, instead of\nheading home I'd pop into the mountains a bit,<\/span> and I invited<\/span> a few<\/span> friends to join.<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\niPhone 7 Plus— 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>200 sec, f<\/span>\/1.8, ISO 20 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBlown-Over Tobidashi-kun<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I returned to Kyoto around noon, and met up with the one friend who could join, Maithilee, and we headed off to do the western half of\nKyoto's Heart Loop<\/a>, starting with the climb up to Kyomi Pass.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\niPhone 7 Plus— 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>120 sec, f<\/span>\/1.8, ISO 32 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nStarting to Get Soaked<\/span>\nbut the rain still wasn't very hard yet\n(yes, she should have a helmet<\/span>; she has one, couldn't find it, and decided to come anyway)<\/span><\/small>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\niPhone 7 Plus— 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>60 sec, f<\/span>\/1.8, ISO 32 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSome Small Debris Accumulating<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Here's a short video:<\/p>\n\n

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