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Surly Japan Tour – Sapporo Visit

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Posted on Aug 17, 2012
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About a month ago (July 31st), four chaps from Surly (the bicycle maker) visited Sapporo. They brought with them the hallowed new bike of theirs, the Krampus. I joined them along with a group from Sam's Bike on a blat around some hills in Sapporo.

Last updated Oct 14, 2018

Thor getting air on the Surly Krampus 29+ in Sapporo, Japan

The guy above getting a lot of air on a bicycle with 29+ wheels (700c 50mm wide rims with 3.0 tyres) is Surly engineer Thor. It is nice that the Surly lot are bike nerds at heart.

The Surly team was hosted by Hokkaido’s most awesome bike shop, Sam’s Bike (see other good Hokkaido bike shops here).

The route for their visit in Sapporo was along a mountain bike trail which includes riding along a smooth-rock bottomed stream. This was at the Rarumanai Nature Park mountain bike trail near Sapporo (goo.gl/maps/LZQo4).

Tyler's non-stock Surly Krampus 29+ in Hokkaido, Japan

Tyler's non-stock Surly Krampus 29+ in Hokkaido, Japan

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Surly Japan Tour – Sapporo Visit Difficulty Rating

Category

Grade

Points

Strenuousness

Vertical Gain

D

25

Time ascending

D

0

Technicality

Altitude

D

0

Hazards

D

Navigation

D

Totals

25/100

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