{"id":1254,"date":"2014-10-10T15:16:12","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T23:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2018-09-09T15:19:42","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T23:19:42","slug":"sasebo-catchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=1254","title":{"rendered":"Sasebo Catchup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been back from Sasebo for a couple of weeks now.\u00a0\u00a0 The last few weeks that I was in Japan was pretty hectic.\u00a0\u00a0 I did have time to ride but little time to do much posting.\u00a0 Here are some pictures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JA-Sasebo-30AUG14-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1721\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/0cdf9ed6534d8d59e3588f7a9a8adde9.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"JA-Sasebo-30AUG14-06\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the north slope of Mt Yumihari.\u00a0\u00a0 I come to loath the rental wreak that I had.\u00a0\u00a0 Cantilever rim brakes!\u00a0\u00a0 I now that the hand shake strength of a pair vise grips.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JA-Sasebo-30AUG14-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1716\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/718669b6fe789a8286a4d2da28887123.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"JA-Sasebo-30AUG14-01\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Views found in a break in the foliage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JA-Sasebo-26AUG14-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/5e1d6326c0f585b14029673e9822f4d0.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"JA-Sasebo-26AUG14-16\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was plenty of rain which kept most the trails soggy for way too much of the time I was there.\u00a0 I often did the road climb up to the top of the Mt Yumihari after work.\u00a0\u00a0 It was almost always a chasing the sun kind of ride.\u00a0 While I typically beat the sun, the rain got me on more than a few occasions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JA-Sasebo-14SEP14-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1697\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/d6a475666a078c7e1de67beda0597f86.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"JA-Sasebo-14SEP14-16\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Views from a park at near the top of Mt Eboshi east of town.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JA-Sasebo-14SEP14-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1691\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/4ac4e02c8c44a200b0ec2d55b69eb37f.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"JA-Sasebo-14SEP14-09\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sasebo as seen from Mt Eboshi<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JA-Sasebo-14SEP14-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1689\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/dbaba1d08db27befdee55bf227262dde.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"JA-Sasebo-14SEP14-06\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More of Mt Eboshi<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JA-Sasebo-13AUG14-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1679\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/78c8fa6a326b9bc6c4b47813d3333034.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"JA-Sasebo-13AUG14-16\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More views from the chasing the sun series<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JA-Sasebo-09SEP14-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1660\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/74d05623cea37e810c84b2b6df5e5915.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"JA-Sasebo-09SEP14-07\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I lost the race against the sun on this ride<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JA-Sasebo-09SEP14-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1655\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/b087c1f2cc77951138e4f0390ae95eee.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"JA-Sasebo-09SEP14-02\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Intentionally enjoyed losing the race on this evening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JA-Sasebo-07SEP14-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1609\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/d4c142e81df1f7c657d5a52fd627a9f7.jpg?resize=840%2C417\" alt=\"JA-Sasebo-07SEP14-12\" width=\"840\" height=\"417\" 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