Thanks for the heads up Cruise, Ive been attacked by a few too many dogs whilst riding over the years, its left me a bit edgy, BTW with watching your video's and getting a bit better health wise and wanting to please my wife I went for my first bike rides in about a year this weekend, Our tandem got a bit of a run, also I'm determined to take my Birdy out for a decent ride this week. Cheers
Me too, but fortunately most dogs are really small in Japan. When I lived in Kentucky there were a lot of dangerous wild dogs though.. That's awesome, way to get back out there!
What tires do you run? Cyclocross or something else? Come back to Michigan, those potholes aren't so bad. I only commute, if I had 5000 usd to spend on a commuter it would probably be the Priority 600. Belt drive with plenty of gears for my old legs.
そのルートの前半は超怖いい見たいい。I'm still getting over my fear of riding along cars. The other half with the view looks awesome. And dogs... I like dogs, but they can be either too aggressive or too friendly, especially when you're on a bike.
Just stopped by to say thanks, your vids, has inspired me to start commuting to work. I commute on a trek 26" mtb, not the lights or fastest but it gets me to work in an hour. which is 25km oneway.
You're a real bike commuter now. I rarely cleaned my bike when I commuted for 12 years. Makes no sense since it gets dirty every commute. I would just wipe down and relube the chain after a wet ride. Each piece of dirt on my commuter was a ' badge of honor!'
@@TwoWheelCruise Ask your employer to provide some work from home facility :) My company is pretty good about this and encourages all employees to WFH at least 1 day in a week.
I wish... My company is oldschool and unfortunately remote work is still a rare concept in Japan since "appearing to be working" tends to be more important than actual results for most Japanese companies
Your bike commutes to work and back are awesome. This new route was pleasant and had nice views. The new route looks like a maze of sorts glad you knew the path, if I were there I'd have gotten lost, LOL.
Ive been binge watching on your channel, and I feel like a little kid tucked in front of the bike enjoying the view and scenery 😂 kudos to you Sir, stay safe on all rides!
Greetings from Hawaii. Your new commute is certainly adventurous. Taking the slightly rougher, longer way to avoid stoplights and traffic totally makes sense to me. Until communities "copenhagenize" - giving preference to bicycle traffic - it's the way to go. I found myself replying "Get fenders!" every time you mentioned getting sprayed from water and mud on the ground. I grew up in Germany where all but the "sporty" bikes come standard with lights and fenders. I retrofitted all my US bikes for very little $. The only time the extra weight might be an issue would be during a race
Cheers! I grew up never really seeing fenders anywhere, but I've quickly realized their value in my commutes this year. I've only got a rear guard on for now, but would love to have my next commuter bike setup with a real fender set.
I've watched quite q few of your videos. I like them very much, while others are racing there new $7000 bikes with no mention of what they do for a living, makes me wonder how they can afford them. Your videos are fresh, different, life as a cyclist in Japan. I love the paths you use to work, wish I had them here in the states. Great way to get to work. Please keep the videos coming. I watch all of them. Oh, please tell Thoung, hope I spelled that right, I think she's beautiful. Thank you for all you work on these.
I’ll be visiting Japan in a couple of months. Maybe you could do a video on how you find good paths to take? A lot of places in this video, in America I would’ve assumed you weren’t supposed to ride there.
I like your new commute route. If you never had that sense of adventure, you might never have traveled to the other side. Since I live and ride in Toronto, and I have to deal with a LOT of cars (and runners, dumb pedestrians, and dogs too), I can never really relax and enjoy the scenery, so I envy you and the view that you have there. Cheers!
Make a strava segment called dodge the potholes lol. This is what makes biking so great. You just go out an ride different paths or trails just to see what they are like.
Those dogs seem really well mannered! The dogs here are always looking for some excuse to chase down cyclists 😂 I get really nervous riding through puddles coz I don't know if it's just a flooded section or some deep pothole. And since both of my road bikes have rim brakes, that means spongy braking with weird sounds for the remainder of the ride 😒It's also rainy season here in India now and I have to clean my bike again today after I reach home. I'd just cleaned it last Thursday! 😟
I've found the smaller dogs are usually the most aggressive, but also the least threatening lol Shiba's are a mixed bag.. Sometimes they're really chill and sometimes they're really angry
Great video! Thank you. It looks like bikes and peds are both in the left side of the road? But then you and another bike passed each other while riding in the right side of the trail. I have a 40k round trip commute also. We (Denver, CO, USA) have had lots of rain too. Mostly afternoon thundershowers. T9 and Lilly lube have worked great for me. Only have to wipe down the chain each day and clean and reapply once a week. Thanks again for the video!
Check out Ryan Van Duzier (spelling - may be duzer) he has a good review of the Gates carbon belt drive on his Priority 600. I've never ridden one, but am definitely interested. I have at least 5 bikes I want and choosing the next one won't be an easy task!
Just wondrin' what camera you use as I'm planning to record my rides as well. I've got a Cannondale topstone and just like going around anywhere. Great vids you have by the way!
Love the commute\chats! My little brother got in the bath once with all this clothes on, my mum asked what he thought he was doing, his reply, he didn't want to get too wet. :)
do you got any advice on how to build more stamina? every time i try to ride more then 30km i run out of energy :/ i ride an older mtb with cross country tires.. last time i wanted to get to a bathing lake around 55km away from me. i needet to turn around at 26km :/ the hill and the heat killd me D: normaly i commute around 17km every day :/ greetings from germany.
Is there any weekend group rides happening in your area? If yes, will be great to do a video montage of the whole ride so visiting cyclist can join in.
We don’t really have a specific rainy season. It’s just sporadic throughout the year. Some months are statistically a bit worse but it doesn’t feel that much different. But now with the climate changing so fast, who knows what will happen in the coming years. I’ve been watching the NHK weather updates and western Japan in particular has been pounded by record downpour after record downpour. Sadly I think it’s going to get much worse still. Tough times ahead for those guys.
The rainy season wasn't so bad for me the past few years because I was within walking distance to work and could use an umbrella.. This year was pretty intense feeling its full wrath.. And yeah, Western Japan seems to get really hard every year :(
Thanks! twowheelcruise.com/camera-gear Just using a standard gopro chest mount, my other gear is here. Haven't used the drone in over a year now though 😬
I like that commute, has a bit of variety, which is the spice of life after all lol . You might like to watch this guy's comment about his world tourer and its belt drive. You can skip to 8.30 if you don't want to watch all of it.th-cam.com/video/djw2ZDim_cM/w-d-xo.html
I get some comments about my use my Bell to alert folks with dogs that I am approaching, but I do it as a pro caution just the. same. Some people actually thank me for using a bell!
What do you guys think of my new commuting route I found? BTW, the dogs are at the very end ;)
Thanks for the heads up Cruise, Ive been attacked by a few too many dogs whilst riding over the years, its left me a bit edgy, BTW with watching your video's and getting a bit better health wise and wanting to please my wife I went for my first bike rides in about a year this weekend, Our tandem got a bit of a run, also I'm determined to take my Birdy out for a decent ride this week. Cheers
Me too, but fortunately most dogs are really small in Japan. When I lived in Kentucky there were a lot of dangerous wild dogs though..
That's awesome, way to get back out there!
What tires do you run? Cyclocross or something else? Come back to Michigan, those potholes aren't so bad. I only commute, if I had 5000 usd to spend on a commuter it would probably be the Priority 600.
Belt drive with plenty of gears for my old legs.
Glad you not lost 😂.
そのルートの前半は超怖いい見たいい。I'm still getting over my fear of riding along cars. The other half with the view looks awesome. And dogs... I like dogs, but they can be either too aggressive or too friendly, especially when you're on a bike.
Just stopped by to say thanks, your vids, has inspired me to start commuting to work. I commute on a trek 26" mtb, not the lights or fastest but it gets me to work in an hour. which is 25km oneway.
Thanks man! Glad to hear the videos are helping you :)
Very relaxing to watch. Beautiful environment.
You're a real bike commuter now. I rarely cleaned my bike when I commuted for 12 years. Makes no sense since it gets dirty every commute. I would just wipe down and relube the chain after a wet ride. Each piece of dirt on my commuter was a ' badge of honor!'
haha, I'm pretty much doing the same
Nothing will stop Cruise from bike commuting; not the dogs, rain, or even a typhoon. =P
The typhoon work days are gonna be really rough.. My old job was pretty good about canceling work, but not sure about this new one 😬
@@TwoWheelCruise Ask your employer to provide some work from home facility :) My company is pretty good about this and encourages all employees to WFH at least 1 day in a week.
I wish... My company is oldschool and unfortunately remote work is still a rare concept in Japan since "appearing to be working" tends to be more important than actual results for most Japanese companies
@@TwoWheelCruise That sucks :( But "appearing to be working" is a good strategy to get some brownie points from your supervisor wherever you go :p
Really enjoyed watching your bike commute videos, your lucky to have the pleasure riding bike to work with beautiful scenery 🚴
Thanks! Very lucky indeed! 😁
These are nice paths. You get some nature and also some city.
Definitely a nice good balance :)
Your bike commutes to work and back are awesome. This new route was pleasant and had nice views. The new route looks like a maze of sorts glad you knew the path, if I were there I'd have gotten lost, LOL.
I got lost the first few times lol, but luckily there's lots of access points and all the roads are mostly parallel
Dogs are at 17:21
Ive been binge watching on your channel, and I feel like a little kid tucked in front of the bike enjoying the view and scenery 😂 kudos to you Sir, stay safe on all rides!
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the videos :)
Enjoy these rides. It was definitely worthwhile, seeing another route.
Thanks! :)
nice route, i wish we have that kind of bike route here in manila Philippines.
Greetings from Hawaii. Your new commute is certainly adventurous. Taking the slightly rougher, longer way to avoid stoplights and traffic totally makes sense to me. Until communities "copenhagenize" - giving preference to bicycle traffic - it's the way to go.
I found myself replying "Get fenders!" every time you mentioned getting sprayed from water and mud on the ground. I grew up in Germany where all but the "sporty" bikes come standard with lights and fenders. I retrofitted all my US bikes for very little $. The only time the extra weight might be an issue would be during a race
Cheers! I grew up never really seeing fenders anywhere, but I've quickly realized their value in my commutes this year. I've only got a rear guard on for now, but would love to have my next commuter bike setup with a real fender set.
PDW Full metal fenders. Yes the are heavy but soooooo worth it in way bike commute
Definitely gonna have to invest in some for my commuting setup
thanx for showing japan.... cheers buddy
Cheers! :)
I've watched quite q few of your videos. I like them very much, while others are racing there new $7000 bikes with no mention of what they do for a living, makes me wonder how they can afford them. Your videos are fresh, different, life as a cyclist in Japan. I love the paths you use to work, wish I had them here in the states. Great way to get to work. Please keep the videos coming. I watch all of them. Oh, please tell Thoung, hope I spelled that right, I think she's beautiful. Thank you for all you work on these.
Thanks! 🙂
In countries with a chance of rain, commuter bikes need mudguards/fenders and a plumper tyre. I like your commute vids, they’re very calming
Thanks! I only recently started to learn how essential they are..
Love the alternative route.
I've heard lower aircraft than that one that came over. Lived around aircraft flight approaches all my life
Thanks! 😁
I’ll be visiting Japan in a couple of months. Maybe you could do a video on how you find good paths to take? A lot of places in this video, in America I would’ve assumed you weren’t supposed to ride there.
I like your new commute route. If you never had that sense of adventure, you might never have traveled to the other side. Since I live and ride in Toronto, and I have to deal with a LOT of cars (and runners, dumb pedestrians, and dogs too), I can never really relax and enjoy the scenery, so I envy you and the view that you have there. Cheers!
Thanks! Definitely grateful to have these route options..
Make a strava segment called dodge the potholes lol.
This is what makes biking so great. You just go out an ride different paths or trails just to see what they are like.
Haha, there are some other segments I found along this road.. Gonna have to hunt them one day :)
Those dogs seem really well mannered! The dogs here are always looking for some excuse to chase down cyclists 😂 I get really nervous riding through puddles coz I don't know if it's just a flooded section or some deep pothole. And since both of my road bikes have rim brakes, that means spongy braking with weird sounds for the remainder of the ride 😒It's also rainy season here in India now and I have to clean my bike again today after I reach home. I'd just cleaned it last Thursday! 😟
I've found the smaller dogs are usually the most aggressive, but also the least threatening lol
Shiba's are a mixed bag.. Sometimes they're really chill and sometimes they're really angry
Another great video my friend
Thanks! :)
Great video! Thank you.
It looks like bikes and peds are both in the left side of the road?
But then you and another bike passed each other while riding in the right side of the trail.
I have a 40k round trip commute also.
We (Denver, CO, USA) have had lots of rain too. Mostly afternoon thundershowers.
T9 and Lilly lube have worked great for me. Only have to wipe down the chain each day and clean and reapply once a week.
Thanks again for the video!
Thanks for the tips!
Japan is on the left side of the road, I recently made a video about cycling laws here th-cam.com/video/zXJBFUyLfNc/w-d-xo.html
Check out Ryan Van Duzier (spelling - may be duzer) he has a good review of the Gates carbon belt drive on his Priority 600. I've never ridden one, but am definitely interested. I have at least 5 bikes I want and choosing the next one won't be an easy task!
Thanks! I've seen a couple of his videos about the belt drive which has been tempting me more to get one as my next bike 😅
Just wondrin' what camera you use as I'm planning to record my rides as well. I've got a Cannondale topstone and just like going around anywhere. Great vids you have by the way!
Thanks! I use a gopro with external audio twowheelcruise.com/camera-gear/
Nice love your video
Thanks! :)
1:04. This the path I usually take! :)
I think I tried it once maybe 3 years ago and got annoyed with all the dead-ends, but glad I gave it another chance and found all the roundabouts
when we visited July last year there was a heat wave and was sooooooooooo hot
That heat wave is here now
Becareful maybe some tsushinogo out there.
i"m sure your bike undestands , a lot of the route is a cyclo cross parcours. Perhaps its better to use this route in summer.
Definitely going to be taking this route on the rainy days from now on, but good to have an alternative route as well
Love the commute\chats!
My little brother got in the bath once with all this clothes on, my mum asked what he thought he was doing, his reply, he didn't want to get too wet. :)
Thanks!
I mainly do it because the river path is really messy and picks up a lot of mud/dirt :/
Better than the new commute route will be the commute with a new BMC bling bike.
Haha, seeing what commuting has done to my bike, I'd hesitate to use a bling bike
Is there a reason they keep the vegetation up high like that? Is it to keep thing from eroding or is it laziness? Anyway keep on biking.
My guess is to save it from flooding 🤔
You should come put the Nishio the roads are really bad around here.
Sounds fun 😁
Two Wheel Cruise
If you come over Obon there are a few good rides we can do.
Hi. I've got one question. Which bike do you recommend to city? Gravel Bike or Road Bike. BTW. I really enjoy your videos. Greetings from Poland ;)
Thanks! :)
gravel bike hands down. No need for a road bike in the city, unless you're a racer
@@TwoWheelCruise Thanks ;)
Yay another vid
😁
How do you deal with the heat? I was thinking of commuting by bike from next month. But it's getting so hot in Osaka.
Leave early, come home late.. Wear a tank top, or unzip, and lots of electrolytes 😅
@@TwoWheelCruise I don't like waking up early. So I am going to wait until October
Now it’s summer in japan , cycling in summer will make u sweat a lot , btw any tips on diet , i need to reduce my weight .
Yeah, I'm already sweating like crazy. I would say try not to eat much later at night. No ice cream for me now 😥
@@TwoWheelCruise lol. Pls did you check out the Trek bikes?
do you got any advice on how to build more stamina? every time i try to ride more then 30km i run out of energy :/
i ride an older mtb with cross country tires.. last time i wanted to get to a bathing lake around 55km away from me. i needet to turn around at 26km :/ the hill and the heat killd me D:
normaly i commute around 17km every day :/
greetings from germany.
Easiest way is to try and reduce bike weight. Also make sure you're eating properly, sport drinks help a lot
@@TwoWheelCruise ill try sports drinks next week. Thanks :)
@@UnDeath91 how much does your bike weight?
@@waldemarrrrr i think around 9 to 12KG. its a aluminum frame 3x8 shimano deore LX gearing :/
How do you Clean your Bikes, with a pressure Washer on the Street?
Bucket and a towel 😅
Shibas @ 17:43
Is there any weekend group rides happening in your area? If yes, will be great to do a video montage of the whole ride so visiting cyclist can join in.
Very few public ones.. Most groups are pretty selective about who can participate and they don't like people publicizing that info unfortunately..
What bike do you use?
We don’t really have a specific rainy season. It’s just sporadic throughout the year. Some months are statistically a bit worse but it doesn’t feel that much different. But now with the climate changing so fast, who knows what will happen in the coming years.
I’ve been watching the NHK weather updates and western Japan in particular has been pounded by record downpour after record downpour. Sadly I think it’s going to get much worse still. Tough times ahead for those guys.
The rainy season wasn't so bad for me the past few years because I was within walking distance to work and could use an umbrella.. This year was pretty intense feeling its full wrath..
And yeah, Western Japan seems to get really hard every year :(
is your commute bike chain or belt system?
Chain
Great Video. If you could also upload a .GPX file to OpenStreetMap it could be used by many other riders.
Thanks! It's all on strava with lots of segments
The Route is like Maze, LOL . . .
Yep 😅
Hi, thanks for your videos. What kind of camera do you have and it looks like it is on your chest?
hi, theres a link in the video description of what he uses, camera, mic and drone.
Thanks! twowheelcruise.com/camera-gear
Just using a standard gopro chest mount, my other gear is here. Haven't used the drone in over a year now though 😬
Soo many stray dogs here in Philippines
None here 🤔
Do a video of you commuting on a folding bike
I like that commute, has a bit of variety, which is the spice of life after all lol . You might like to watch this guy's comment about his world tourer and its belt drive. You can skip to 8.30 if you don't want to watch all of it.th-cam.com/video/djw2ZDim_cM/w-d-xo.html
Thanks, I'll check it out!
Those potholes are ridiculous
I was pretty shocked when I first saw them too lol
Do you ride gravel bike?
Cx
It wouldnt get so dirty if you put some decent mud guards on.
Has Thuong changed the name of her channel?
Yes, changed it to match her blog
@@TwoWheelCruise is she teaching Japanese language to Vietnamese people? I noticed Thuong has done a video with Tomoko also.
Yes
Dirty Bike!
Timestamp for the doggos?
17:40
I didnt know japan had Allotments 1:50
I'm not sure of the details, but I've found quite a few of these along various river paths..
Have you ever been in any earthquakes in Japan?
Nothing bad, but supposedly a big one is expected to happen in my area sometime soon..
Tom Petty !
Hello
😅
Shower with cycling clothes on 😂 leaving a mud trail from door to bathroom?
I sprint 😅
That’s what I would call a “marginal road”.
Dogs of leash are horrible and dangerous
They were apparently on a leash, but just went ahead of the owner.. who wasn't paying attention to anything
I get some comments about my use my
Bell to alert folks with dogs that I am
approaching, but I do it as a pro caution
just the. same. Some people actually thank
me for using a bell!