Sunday, January 19, 2020

Hokkaido 1200km "Cape Nosappu"

EVA Air
  • Travel dates: Aug 9, 2020 - Aug 22, 2020
  • Itinerary #7515414167249
  • Confirmation: RXSNWV (EVA Airways)
  • Ticket #
    • 6957493656109 (ERIC ROBERT PETERSON)
    • 6957493656110 (KATHRYN ANN DEWITT)

  • Airbus A321-200 - link
    • $10 - standard seats
    • $20 - preferred seats
    • $45 - extra leg room seats
      • row 26 - exit row w/three seats
      • row 37 - exit row w/two seats
  • Boeing 777-300ER (333 seats - link
    • $30 - standard seats
    • $50 - preferred seats
    • $150 - extra leg room seats
      • rows 45,60 - exit row w/three seats
  • Flight segment 1 (ORD-TPE) Aug. 9,2020 BR055 CHICAGO(O'HARE)-TAIPEI (TAOYUAN)
    • Passenger Frequent Flyer No Seat Price
    • ERICROBERT PETERSON 60K
    • Extra Legroom Seats USD 150
    • KATHRYNANN DEWITT 60J
    • Extra Legroom Seats USD 150
  • Flight segment 2 (TPE-CTS) Aug. 10,2020 BR166 TAIPEI (TAOYUAN)-SAPPORO
    • Passenger Frequent Flyer No Seat Price
    • ERICROBERT PETERSON 37H
    • Extra Legroom Seats USD 45
    • KATHRYNANN DEWITT 37K
    • Extra Legroom Seats USD 45
  • Flight segment 3 (CTS-TPE) Aug. 22,2020 BR165 SAPPORO-TAIPEI (TAOYUAN)
    • Passenger Frequent Flyer No Seat Price
    • ERICROBERT PETERSON 37C
    • Extra Legroom Seats USD 45
    • KATHRYNANN DEWITT 37A
    • Extra Legroom Seats USD 45
  • Flight segment 4 (TPE-ORD) Aug. 22,2020 BR056 TAIPEI (TAOYUAN)-CHICAGO(O'HARE)
    • Passenger Frequent Flyer No Seat Price
    • ERICROBERT PETERSON 45A
    • Extra Legroom Seats USD 150
    • KATHRYNANN DEWITT 45B
    • Extra Legroom Seats USD 150


LRM Info
  • 2020-Aug-13 Japan Sapporo 1200 Hokkaido 1200km "Cape Nosappu" Naomi Nagase
  • Facebook Group - link
  • Travel Info
    • Travel dates: Aug 9, 2020 - Aug 21, 2020
    • Itinerary #7514649476518
    • Confirmation JAHFJW (EVA Airways)
    • Ticket #
      • 6957493039929 (ERIC ROBERT PETERSON)
      • 6957493039930 (KATHRYN ANN DEWITT)
  • https://www.evaair.com/en-us/index.html
    • login with conf# and Peterson / EricRobert, DeWitt/KathrynAnn
    • 01/19/2020 - requested vegetarian / vegan meal for KD on all four segments
  • Here are some links:
  • Hokkaido - map
  • 5-Day Hokkaido Itinerary: Top Highlights From The North Of Japan - Trip101
  • Rail Pass - link

Cancellations
  • Travelocity - cancelled 07/24/2020, partial refund in progress from EVA.
    • Passenger(s): PETERSON/ERIC ROBERT, DEWITT/KATHRYN ANN
    • Travelocity Itinerary Number: 7515414167249
    • Please expect a refund of USD 1515.10 (original cost less $400, $200 per ticket).
    • case number: S-212658389
  • EVA - eight (8) upgrades cancelled on 07/27/2020 through website:
    • called EVA, who then sent me email with ticket numbers for each segment.
    • cancelled each one individually, with refunds applied to previous cc# ending in 9936
    • Chase confirmed that refunds should transfer to new cc#.
    • Name: PETERSON/ERICROBERT
    • 1. ORD-TPE,6954561880373
    • 2. TPE-CTS,6954561880374
    • 3. CTS-TPE,6954561880375
    • 4. TPE-ORD,6954561880376
    • Name: DEWITT/KATHRYNANN
    • 1. ORD-TPE,6954561880377
    • 2. TPE-CTS,6954561880378
    • 3. CTS-TPE,6954561880379
    • 4. TPE-ORD,6954561880380
  • EVA - cancelled 04/30 but refund request uncertain:
 Chicago, U.S.A.
    Office Telephone Number 1-847-261-9900
    Office Fax Number 847-305-5899
    Office Address 5600 N. River Road Suite 180 Rosemont, IL 60018
    Open Google Map
    Reservation/Ticketing Hotline +1-800-6951188
    Reservation Fax No. 847-305-5899
    Ticketing Fax No. 847-305-5899
    Hotline Open Hours Monday~Friday: 08:30 - 17:30 Saturday/Sunday & Holiday: 07:00 -15:30
    Ticketing Counter Address 5600 N River Road, STE 180, Rosemont, IL 60018
    Open Google Map
    Ticketing Counter Fax No 847-305-5899
    Ticketing counter Open Hours Monday~Friday: 08:30 - 17:30
    Airport Telephone Number 847-780-1068
    Airport Fax Number 847-780-1069
    Remark
    Airport Address: Chicago O'hare Airpot Terminal 5 Building 325, Room UL-133 Chicago, IL 60666
05/09 - called EVA and they advised that I could proceed with a refund but there would be $200 fee per ticket, and they advised me to wait until late June / early July to see if a full refund might be available. They also advised that I need to pursue this through Travelocity, even though they have deleted the flight already from my itineraries.  One thing I forgot to do was ask about the refund for the seat upgrades which was purchased directly from EVA (not through Travelocity).

Sunday, January 12, 2020

ebay

SRAM rear derailleur
  • 00.7515.069.010
  • 11A RD X7 9SP MEDIUM
  • CAGE AL STGRY
  • New in Box 
  • Amazon - link $57.99
SRAM front derailleur
  • 00.7615.143.010
  • 11A FD X7 3X9 LO CLP
  • 31.8 / 34.9 Dual Pull
  • ebay (similar) - link $47.38

Bike Technical

Links
Curve
Vista etrex HCx
  • WebUpdater - Garmin
  • eTrex Legend HC/HCx, Vista HCx, Summit HC or Venture HC Time and Date are Incorrect - Garmin
  • WebUpdater (Windows XP SP3 and newer) software version 2.5.7 - Garmin
  • eTrex Vista® HCx is displaying wrong year - Google
  • Firmware - link
  • Garmin support, wrong date displayed - link
RWGPS



Options - new bike
  • Lowering Gearing Tip for SRAM eTap Roadies - RoadBikeRider
  • HowtoAddGearingtoYourBike - RoadBikeRider
  • How to Add Gearing to Your Bike; WolfTooth Road Link Review - RoadBikeRider
  • SRAM Red eTap Rim Brake 11 spd Kit
Upgrades - square taper cranks
  • Origin8 Compact Road 172x50/34 SQ - EBay - has steel inner chainring.
  • IRD Defiant Wide Double Compact Crankset - link, BikeMania 
    • 46x30, 50x34
    • Will it work with 9-speed?
    • IRD: It will work with a 9 or 10 speed chain, but really only use the 9-speed if you have other components that require it. It is good to get a fresh chain when changing your crank or cassette.
  • BB size for these cranks?
  • FSA
    • FSA Vero Crankset Compact 50x34 - Amazon
    • TEMPO ADVENTURE CRANKSET  175mm 30/46T - FSAProShop
      • steel inner ring
    • Tempo JIS Crankset 175mm 30/46T - FSAProShop
      • steel inner ring
  • Sub Compact Cranks - RoadBikeReview
  • BB conversion products - Praxis (M30-BSA THREADED)
  • English 110 mm Square Taper JIS - eBay
  • Anyone gone back to square taper BBs? What options are available these days? - article
  • Sugino hard to find:

Components
Maintenance
Accessories

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Okayama 2020

General
  • In Japan, the People, the Riding, and the Roads Are Poetry - Bicycling
TBD:
  • establish travel dates
    • GregSmith: I’m flying in to KIX arriving on 4/22, departing 5/1. Plan is take the Shinkansen from KIX to Okayama.
  • arrange airfare
    • better flights out of Seattle than Chicago. 
  • arrange lodgings before / after ride
    • GregSmith : The hotel is Okayama Hostel Igusa
    • Eric: Reserved room before ride (but not night before), nothing after ride: Okayama Hostel Igusa. Must arrive before 8 PM. Remainder is TBD

  • plan for before / after ride
    • transport from airport - GoogleMaps
    • View directions from Kansai International Airport to 615 Maegata in Google Maps.
      VIEW IN GOOGLE MAPS
    • transport from airport - GoogleMaps
    • View directions from Kansai International Airport to Vessel Hotel Kurashiki in Google Maps.
      VIEW IN GOOGLE MAPS
  • car rental?
  • KD, SD, EAP?



Lodgings - link

Travel
  • Seattle, WA, United States (SEA) to Osaka, Japan (KIX) - link
  • Osaka, Japan (KIX) to Okayama, Japan - link
Info from Eric Larsen and Susumu :
<Okayama 1200 Shiny Spring>
  Date : Apr 25, 2020
  Organizing club : Audax Randonneurs Okayama
  Rider capacity : 150 (120 for Japanese and 30 for foreigner)
  Registration : open (until Feb 1, 2020)


First night (Greg Smith email): 220 miles into ride
  • Your Confirmed Booking at Kurayoshi City Hotel 
  •   22
  • 682-0023 Tottori
  • Kurayoshi
  • Yamane 543-7
  • Japan
  • Show map
  • +81 858 26 6111Email property
  • CONFIRMATION NUMBER: 2490232452
  • PIN code: 7004
  • Check-in
  • Saturday, April 25, 2020
  • 3:00 PM - 12:00 AM
  • Check-out
  • Sunday, April 26, 2020
  • until 10:00 AM
  • Get a better room
  • Price
  • 1 night, 1 room
  • $64
  • ¥6,950
Hotel for second and third overnight: 472 and 648 miles
  • Natural Spa Onomichi Fureai no Sato, Onomichi
  • Apr 26, 2020 - Apr 29, 2020
  • See live updates to your itinerary, anywhere and anytime.
  • See your itinerary
  • Download to your Phone
  • Hotel overview
  • Natural Spa Onomichi Fureai no Sato
  • 1369 Takao, Mitsugi-cho, Onomichi-shi, Onomichi, Hiroshima (prefecture), 722-0353 Japan
  • View hotel Map and directions
  • Reservation dates
  • Apr 26, 2020 - Apr 29, 2020
  • Itinerary #
  • 7500686606938
  • Confirmation
  • 8FAFC5E7


Monday, November 11, 2019

2020 planning


Permanents
  • Contributor Guidance on Route submittal - GoogleGroups
  • Guidelines for RUSA Permanents Ride with GPS Route Files - GoogleDocs

Gear
  • Banjo Brothers Handlebar Bag (Black) (S) - Nashbar
  • Folding Cots - Google, Coleman ComfortSmart Deluxe Cot - Kohls
  • 7 speed grip shifters

Remote
  • Perimeter Ride of Seattle - Strava

Local

Articles
  • How Cyclists Can Stay Safe on the Road - WSJ
  • John Forester, Controversial Cycling Advocate, Dies at 90 - Bicycling
  • Trend spotting: Why you need to switch to wider tyres - road.cc
  • Black Cyclist Marshall “Major” Taylor Broke All Kinds of Barriers - link

Training
  • These 30-Minute Cycling Workouts Get You Fit Fast- Bicycling
  • Crank Revolution Four Horsemen Ride - rwgps
  • My Eyes are Bleeding 400k brevet - rwgps
  • Mineral Point Hill Festival 400k - rwgps
  • My Nose is Bleeding 300k - rwgps
  • Super Whiskey Brothers 3 V2.0 - rwgps
  • Ten Thousand 2017 FINAL - rwgps

Planning
  • QC Eldridge 200k routes - link
    • Pocketful of Nichols - link
  • QC Eldridge 300k routes - link
    • Point Me to Peosta - link
  • GLR Delavan 200k routes - link
Links
Japan Okayama


How to Fix a Frozen Wahoo Elemnt Bolt - link

Surly Travelers Check - search link

Maindru - link


Low Climbing Gears On Your Road Bike: Seven Road Crankset Options - link
Sidi Mega MTB cycling shoes - sample or here or this - size 48 - biketiresdirect
Jandd Mountain Wedge III - like this
Ultegra RD-6800 11-Speed Rear Derailleur GS Medium Cage - link
Lowering Gearing Tip for SRAM eTap Roadies - link - medium cage RD can accept 36 tooth cassette
https://www.roadbikerider.com/wp-content/uploads/attachments/HowtoAddGearingtoYourBike.pdf
SRAM Red eTap Rim Brake 11 spd Kit - Glory Cycles





Monday, July 29, 2019

PBP Planning

USA Rider list: link

Lodgings:
  • Pre-ride
    • Aug 15 - 19, 2019 : 15 rue des Oceanides, 78180 Montigny Le Bretonneux
    • map
  • During ride - Loudeac (Monday, Tuesday night)
    • Aug.19 - 21
    • map
    • 23 le longuet 22600 La Motte
    • RWGPS - 4.4 miles
  • During ride - Mortagne-au-Perche (Wednesday night)
    •  map
    • La Simonière: 61400 Villiers-sous-Mortagne, France
    • RWGPS - 1.5 miles
  • Post-ride
Travel - Details
  • American Airlines - DPNVCY - get seats. Checked baggage? Bike box is 49.5 lbs and overall dimensions of 62 inches (26x26x10).
  • Inbound flight
    • Wednesday, August 14, 2019
    • 150 American Airlines, 7:05 PM/ORD, 10:05 AM / CDG
  • Return flight
    • Tuesday, August 27, 2019
    • 151 American Airlines, 12:10 PM / CDG, 2:25 PM / ORD
    •  seats
Bike Storage
Car Rental 
  • change end date (emails) - tried to online but got an error: 
    • Membership Number entered is invalid. Some Avis partner programs require the entire account number to be entered, including all preceding zeros (0).
    • Error occurred even after logging in to my account.
    • Will need to call customer service (or simply return car early)
  • No need to change end date, simply drop off car early and should get credit (based on phone call made 08/13).

PBP Documents - (Dropbox, print?) Phone accessible?


PBP Registration

  • link ( peterson.ericr@gmail.com / nirvana )
  • RUSA photo @ 1045
  • SIR photo @ 1300

Bike Inspection

  • 9:15 AM Saturday - pick up documents
Frame number, Start Time - (Emails)

Bike Prep, space blanket, supplies, pump, Nikwax wash / treatment

  • Bike Packing - S&S
  • Bike Parts - Case (max 50 lbs)
    • Frame
    • Wheels
    • Crank (self-extracting!)
    • Tools
    • Fenders + Fender Stays
    • Rack
    • Handlebars
    • Spokes (??)
    • Pump
    • Bottle Cages
    • Misc Mounting Hardware
    • Spare Cables
  • Bike Parts - Checked Baggage
    • Seat
    • Pedals
    • Shoes / Sandals
    • Lighting + Cables + Mounts
    • Front Bag
    • Rear Bag
    • Kit + All bike clothing, raingear, etc.
  • Bike Parts - Carry On
    • Pedals
    • Seat
    • Shoes / Sandals




Ride Plan
  • Route to Rambouillet - link, link
  • Control closing times - link
  • Ride Plan


Ride Tracking
  • PBP website - link

RWGPS links

GPX files with waypoints

  • Load OSM map of France on travel laptop 


Emails - reservations - PBP label

Debit cards / credit cards / cash

Travel Notifications
  • Schwab debit x4080 (Kathy) - done
  • Schwab debit x4064 (Eric) - done
  • Chase Sapphire (and others) - done
  • Alaska credit x3685 (Eric, Kathy) - done
  • Sprint phone travel tips - link



Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Velo Orange

RD Info

  • Capacity w/11-34 cassette + 50-34 crank = 23+16=39
  • RD-M952 GS capacity is 33, SGS capacity is 43, max sprocket is 34
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Brakes
  • Shimano BR-650: 47-57 reach
  • Rear - Shimano BR-650 (works with SKS 35mm fenders
  • Front - Shimano BR-650 (barely fits, had to file down brake slot)

Shifters

Bottom Bracket
  • VO BB-0001-107, 118 (used with VO 50.4 crank - which is damaged)
  • Shimano 105 BB-5500 68 x 109, English Thread (used with Ritchey WCS compact crank)

Crank

Cassettes
Miscellaneous

Wiring - SON + taillight
  • It makes no difference which wire connector goes on which axle connector, as the SON hub is not grounded to the frame.
  • Headlight spade connectors - 4.8mm
  • Taillight spade connecters - 2.8 mm
  • When using the "Schmidt Basic Crimper" tool, first use the 0.5 - 1.0 position on the tool for crimping the conductor. Then use the 1.5 - 2.5 position for crimping the insulator.
  • PW - instructions (crimping, parts, etc.)
  • PW - instructions (coaxial wire)