Hello! Myself (American), my wife (Japanese) and two kids will be moving to the Kyoto/Nara area (we’re not exactly sure where yet) in 1.5-2.5 months (pending CoE and visa). I am an avid cyclist and climber and was looking for recommendations for areas for road/gravel and mountain biking and for climbing gyms. I’ve found one gym in Nara that looks nice (City Rock Gym) and it seems like Crux no longer exists in Kyoto. I’ve found a few MTB areas as well, but hopefully someone here can point me towards some I’ve been unable to find thus far as what I’ve seen have been in blogs of locals. There doesn’t seem to be much mapping of trails like we have in Europe/US/Canada via apps like Trailforks.
The MTB won’t be arriving until a while after we get there as its going to be shipped via boat. I also won’t have a car at first so.. the bike might not get a lot of use until we get settled and I learn the area better. If anyone has a car with a rack and a willingness to bring along someone new to the area, I’ll pay for gas and bring snacks!
Additionally, if anyone has any recommendations on cycle shops for both new and used bikes I’m going to be looking for a XL/59-60 gravel bike. Been looking at a Canyon Grizl/Grail 7 as a reference.
Thanks in advance.
by kbick675
