tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755271.post4603797058826472064..comments2023-02-19T07:18:52.596-05:00Comments on paradigm shifter kart: Amsterdamekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038021877872435768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755271.post-89375696555017867202007-05-07T23:12:00.000-04:002007-05-07T23:12:00.000-04:00Damali, thanks for the insight on Nippon sidewalk ...Damali, thanks for the insight on Nippon sidewalk riding. Japanese culture, bike or otherwise, is very intriguing. They seem to demand perfection in details. I like that.<BR/><BR/>I once worked with a Japanese engineer who had always ridden bikes to work. Upon coming to the USA and trying to ride on our crazy roads, he bought a third-hand Geo Metro. Maybe that's more attributable to the new ekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038021877872435768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755271.post-54804171107089790782007-05-04T21:24:00.000-04:002007-05-04T21:24:00.000-04:00I was just in Japan last week and found the whole ...I was just in Japan last week and found the whole bike culture very fascinating. For one, the Japanese ride on the sidewalks. that was weird to me cuz i'm used to NY where folks ride in the street. In Kyoto and Nagoya, alot of the sidewalks are wide and have marked bike lanes(usually closest to the curb); some people adhere to them and some don't. On other more narrow sidewalks, bikers ride andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com