Fifteen days. 1,500 kilometres. Endless climbing. One wildly unforgettable ride across Japan - Bicycling Australia

Fifteen days. 1,500 kilometres. Endless climbing. One wildly unforgettable ride across Japan - Bicycling Australia

What began as a bikepacking trip from Tokyo to Kyoto on rented Winspace G3 gravel bikes from BikeRentalcc quickly turned into equal parts adventure, suffering, chaos, and awe. Tokyo tested our patience with what felt like seven billion traffic lights before local legend Mikey Rice—an American who’s called Japan home for 35 years—completely changed the game. Alongside his wife Gypsy at Gypsy Café in Odawara, he rerouted us from traffic-choked roa…