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Grinduro Japan

29.10.2019

 
North of Tokyo and known for it's powder, the sleepy ski village of Madarao Kogen was home for the first Grinduro Japan.  

 

For those of you who don’t know what a Grinduro is about, think festival with a bike race in the middle and expect local food, art, music, handmade bikes and a fun time. Japan was no different despite a Typhoon looming.  

  Since Scotland, we’ve supported the handmade bike exhibitions, where local builders are asked to build their ultimate Grinduro bike: we’ve had hardtails, gravel bikes and monster cross. All unique, and all finished off with Hope parts.   

  Boy, the builders delivered in Japan! Above bikes brought an out-of-this-world hardtail whilst Macchi revealed a classic looking gravel bike. Unfortunately, typhoon Hagibis made it impossible for Corner and Equilibrium to make it to Madaro Kogen. 

  Race day, and due to the incoming weather, riders were greeted with a shorter 30km course. Don’t let that fool you, it had all the hallmarks of a Grinduro course: gravel ups and downs, muddy single track and a grassy ski slope descent – enough to put a smile on your face.  

  It did not disappoint, zig zag down the final slip and slide ski slope descent, with a smile from ear to ear, greeted by whooping and hollering – that's what it’s all about.   

Now, all that was left was to dry off, wait out the typhoon and enjoy the party. 

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