This past weekend was fully action packed!!! Started off on Friday night with Ya-Chan and Mitsu coming over to help pack and get ready for the next two days... After packing we were able to chill out and Mitsu did some drawing and came up with this sweet design.... perhaps the next Sweet Riders Logo????

Saturday morning we were up early and head out to Fujimi Panorama for my high-speed cornering clinic in the morning. Uehara San, Takeyama San and Mitsu all excelled with flying colors.... There were so good that we were able to finish early and get one run in together on C course!! Fun, fun... and great work guys!!!!! In the afternoon, Brett, Matt, Rick, Mitsu and I tore it up on all three courses A, B & C....was so great to get on the dh bike again!!! Kudo's to Mitsu once again for his first day of downhilling some serious trails and not crashing and riding like a pro.......nice!!!!

Sunday we were near Mt. Fuji for the Ride & Meet 2010...a meeting for all guides in Japan to gather and share their stuff while giving tours to 100 customers at the same time. Was a great meeting, fantastic weather and just a great day overall!!! Thanks to all who came out and worked so hard for this event!!!!
ALL PHOTO'S HERE!
Now I better get off to work.... more later... think I am going to be late!!! arrrggggg!!!!!!

This weekend brought us some fresh end of the season powder!!! Nobody expected to see more snow on April 16th...it was a new record, hasn't happened in 41 years!!! I took advantage of it to get those last couple of powder turns in before completely switching over to the bike......

A big event just happened to be taking place at the same time in Happo. Japan's top skiers and boarders gathered for the High Cascade Park Session, tons of photo's were taken, as well as footage from a heli.....can't wait to see the video!!!!! Joining me on this day was Tim our from Redbull since his company was one of the main sponsors. Enjoy the photo's here we had a great time!! Tomorrow it's back to Monday.......another week begins.....!

HIGH SPEED CORNERING CLINIC MAY 24TH, 2010 IN FUJIMI PANORAMA, NAGANO

Time: 9:00 - 11:30am
Meeting Place: In front of the Gondola ticket center
Price: ¥2500

Content:
A clinic focused on High-Speed cornering. Learn Sweet Rider’s “look, lean, and extend” cornering techniques and then corner like a pro-rider!

Goals:
To develop good technique for LEANING the bike into a corner
To use bike and body separation for counterbalance and stability
To maintain neutral position for keeping traction with both tires.
To develop braking techniques before and during cornering
To pick the best line through corners.
To use all of the above in a high-speed corner

Necessary Items: a bike, a helmet, a pair of gloves, and optional protective wear like knee guards. Sweet Riders has some items available for rental, please let us know in advance if you should want to rent anything.

Price: 2500 yen

To register email us at info@sweetriders.com

日時　2010年　4月24日　（土曜日）
　　　　　時間　９：００am　～　１１：３０am
　　　　料金　2500円
　　　　　ゴンドラチケット代／保険　（各自）
　　　　　集合場所　富士見パノラマリゾート　ゴンドラチケット売り場前
　　　　　　　　　　http://www.fujimipanorama.com/summer/index.php　
　　　　　講師　　キャリー渡辺（SPECIALIZED）／丸山’’ya-chan’’八智代(KONA)

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SWEET RIDERS MYSTERY TOUR

Join Sweet Riders as they take you on two separate mystery trails that guarantee to give you some great mountain biking. Not only will you enjoy riding but you can meet some new fellow bikers as well! The trails will be announced only to those who register for this event. Don’t miss this opportunity for a sweet mountain bike adventure.

DATE: MAY 1-2nd , 2010
LOCATION: Hakuba, Nagano
SCHEDULE:

April 1st, 2010
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Meet the group and head out to the first mystery trail of the tour.
6:00pm: BBQ party. After the first ride, enjoy chilling out with the others while watching some great mountain bike videos,
8:00pm: Day one is finished

April 2nd, 2010
8:00am: Breakfast
9:00am: Meet the group and head out to the second mystery trail of the tour.
12:00pm: Lunch time
2:00pm: Mystery Tour is finished.

PRICE: 20000 yen
Rental bikes, helmets, gloves, knee guards available if necessary. Please contact us ahead of time to insure your reservation for the above mentioned items, as they are limited.

TOUR OPERATORS:
Ya-Chan (Yachiyo Maruyama) Sweet Riders Kona http://www.ya-chan.com/

Karey (Karey Watanabe) Sweet Riders Specialized www.kareyw.com or www.sweetriders.com

REGISTER BY SENDING US A MAIL AT info@sweetriders.com (entry cut off is April 25th)

SWEETRIDERS 　MTBミステリーツアー
　　 　　　　　　　　

　　　私達と一緒に極上のトレイルライドをしませんか？
　　　どこのトレイルへ行くかはシークレット。ドキドキワクワクのミステリーツアー。
　　　ライディングの後はみんなでアフターパーティーを楽しみましょう！
　　　皆さんのご参加、お問い合わせお待ちしております。

　　　
　　　日時　：５月１日（土曜）２日（日曜）　１泊２日
　　　開催場所　：長野県北安曇郡白馬村方面
　　　募集締め切り　：４月２５日

　　　スケジュール
　　　５月１日（土曜）　午後１：００集合～午後４：００　ミステリーライドツアー
　　　　　　　　　　　　午後１８：００～BBQ & アフターパーティー（MTBビデオ鑑賞等）
　　　　　　　　　　　　ライダー達と楽しい時間を過ごしましょう！！

　　　５月２日（日曜）　午前８：００　朝食
　　　　　　　　　　　　午前９：００～午後１２：００　ミステリーライドツアー
　　　　　　　　　　　　午後１２：００～ランチタイム　（トレイルで食べましょう）　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　午後１４：００　解散

　　　料金　：　20000円（１泊３食付き、保険込み）
　　　宿泊先　：　B&B SANTANA 五竜　http://www.hakuba-santana.com/
　　　レンタルバイク：　有り（要予約）
　　　お問い合わせ先：　info@sweetriders.com

ツアー引率：Ya-chan (yachiyo maruyama) sweetriders KONA
http://ya-chan.com
Karey (karey watanabe) sweetriders SPECIALIZED
http://www.sweetriders.com

Our beautiful mountains.......in the early spring.......for a few more photo's click here

Since I have been at home still recovering from a nasty cold that has lingered on since February.....arrrrgg...
I had some time to get the spring gardening done. Since next Monday, I am back to full time work at the University and my other various jobs.....so busy!!!! Have to get the last minute things around the house done this weekend......hopefully by next weekend, I will be fully recovered and able to jump on my bike and do some riding!!!!!! Enjoy the early signs of spring.......

This weekend I finally got some training rides in.....One day with Albert, Vaughn, Randall, Mitsu and I..excellent 3 hour first Ikeda ride!! Cheers guys... was such a great day, thanks!!!

The next day Ya-Chan and I had a girls chill out day....we started out with some instruction for Ya-Chan on high-speed cornering.... then we hit the trails....had an excellent healthy lunch.. and finally went to the look out on top of Mt. Takagari.....such a great day... and such great views... enjoy...

Ya-Chan taking in the views.....More photo's click here!