Shiny new bike tools

July 15, 2008

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We have just finished building our new bike maintenance area and installed our new Park tools. While you stay at NORTHSTAR our professional bike staff can now service you Mountain or Road Bike. If you are interested in servicing your own bike we also have another stand and tool kit set aside for our guests to use. 

 

MTB Invitational Tour

July 11, 2008

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On July 15-16th we will host a Mt. Bike tour here in Norikura and ride some of our best downhill and freeride trails with some of the biggest shop riders and owners in Japan. All this week we have been preparing trails and working on new lines to ride. It should be a great two days of riding.

6/27 Rainy MTB Tour

June 27, 2008

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It has been long since last update. We had a MTB tour yesterday.

Since we had some beginners, we had a basic riding lesson first and head out to the trails.

Even though some of them are begginers, they are good riders and guding pace was getteing faster.

We had a lady rider. She was a beginner but her riding skill was pretty good.

It is kind of hard to see though our staff started wearing Rocky Mountain Bycicles Jersey since it is easy to see from guests.

Yes, we ride across the creek!

It was in between of rain season though we did not get much rain and had a good ride.

4/24 MTB Guide Tour 08

April 24, 2008

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Finally, mountain biking season has come to Norikura.

We are looking forward to having good time with you this season too.

It would be in July to open all the trails though we posted the detail of our MTB guide tour for this season. We are looking for your coming.

3/16 Seasons by The Collective Film

March 16, 2008

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The winter season is almost ended and I started thinking about mountain biking more. Our director started road bike training from today. Many of MTB filsm have been released already thorugh, finally 3rd film from the Collective will be in stores. Probably Chanmpion Visions will distribute it in Japan. The teaser is on the Collective home page. It looks soooo nice!

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1/20 Burton Dealer Show and TTS

January 20, 2008

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We visited BURTON Dealer Show in Tokyo on the other day. Big snowman and skull object which is made out of recycled snowboards welcome you at the entrance.

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It is right middle in the season though the bussines for 09 season has been started already. We cannot tell you the detail but there are so interesting stuff. Also rentaly LTR products are refined as well.

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We do not talk about MTB these days though some meetings were held before and after the Burton Dealer Show. At A&F, distributor of Rocky Mountain Bikes, the meeting about rentals for coming season and also some other things for outdoor sports were held. Also we visited well-know bike shop in Setagaya, The Trail Store. This is the shop owner, Wada-san, former MTB DH nationl champion.

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Bike Shops

December 4, 2007

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New bike shop, “Gen-Bu” openend at Jim-bo-cho in Tokyo. The sign looks like a drink bar though…

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The shop owner, Mr. Kamei. There are some core bikes such as Charge Bikes, pisto bikes and some other town bikes also. The owner helps to find the best bike for you. You can also check his own bike collections.
[MTB shop "Gen-Bu" Bunkyo Bldg 1F 2-22-5 Jin-bo-cho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 03.3222.6620 10 min from Suido-bashi st. 5 min from Jim-bo-cho. Turn at the corner of Matsumoto-Kiyoshi store on Hakusan Ave.]

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Also visited the bike shop, “The Trail Store” at Setagaya in Tokyo. Since thre is no photo, I just put photos of “Bicycle Club” magazine Dec. issue which has an article of that the shop owner, Wada-san used trails at Norikura for shooting.

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It is still warm in Tokyo but it is getteing more snow in Norikura. We can expect good winter this year. Please contact us for the winter reservation!

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MTB guide meeting

November 3, 2007

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We had MTB guide meeting on Oct. 30-31. About 40 people of MTB guides, pro riders, shops and medias came.

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Of course, we rode during the day.

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Then we had serious meeting at night.

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