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[Experience Journal] Touring for 37km in the mountains of Gujo with an electric bicycle, E-bike!
When I was young, I used to play with boys living nearby.
I rode my bicycle going around, but I do not want to be inferior to them, I chased them so hard.
Every day I played until the sun went down and listened to the bell telling me it is time to go home.
This bicycle activity calls back my childhood memory.
Why E-bike is so attractive? You can ride on the mountains smoothly!
E-bike refers to electric sport bicycle with battery and motor.
It is booming in the States and Europe. It starts to become more popular in Japan too.
The reason for its popularity is because it is easy. No matter who is riding, even people who are not confident in their physical strength, can ride over long distances.
Since you can adjust, if you want more load or want to run more easily, everyone can ride depending on their preferences. You can enjoy cycling without worrying about the difference in physical strength within the group too.
As your bicycle can adjust with the strength of pedaling, it is more comfortable when passing a curve. Even crossing a narrow ridge or steep slope, is much easier. Even the toughest journeys turn into the best locations.
It is not just transportation from your starting point to your destination, it is also an attraction itself. You may not be able to see the beautiful scenery when you are traveling by car.
My first E-bike tour running across the sanctuary place!
The reason why I can read about E-bike so enthusiastically is that I actually tried them.
I participated in a trial run of an E-bike tour.
It is a route with a height difference of about 600m and a distance of about 37km, starting from Gujo Hachiman Station and visiting Shingu-jinja Shrine and Hoshinomiya-jinja Shrine, the base of the six Kouga Shrine. Cycling tour guides and professionals were coming with us. As I am not a physically fit person, I was a bit worried if I could go with the professional bikers. However, this feeling was quickly blown away.
Feel the breeze with your body, smell the nice scent of the forest, sense the sunlight coming through the trees and listen to the sound of trees and birds.
I did not feel any pain or tightness at all, the only thing I felt is the pleasure of pedaling at full speed.
Although the difference in physical strength between the cycling professionals and me, I could spend time chatting while pedaling. I can deeply understand the true pleasure of E-bike of “enjoyable at any time, with anyone, anywhere.
If you are going with an experienced tour guide and a tough E-bike, you do not need to worry about anything to join their cycling tour.
The route I tried this time is still under development for the actual tour. Stay tuned!
