Business trip to Europe 2011 Oct part1

Hi, I went to Europe 2 weeks trip, now fighting to jet lag!!

This trip is 4th time in this year for me. It's special year?!

1st day 17th/Oct
Leave from Japan to Germany first.
I took bus for Narita airport, usually 2.5hours running, but over 3hours due to heavy traffic jam by heavy accident....no....
I hope nobody had heavy injury....

Arrive Narita to boarding was very smooth, no trouble and had very relax time in JAL lounge...little bit too much drunk.

Flight was 12hours...too long. Watch two movies...had enough time bored...feel pain on my back...

After 12hours, arrived Frankfurt main airport safely. However I had to move to Baden Baden by DB train.

I took ICE at airport, 2 times transfer at Mannheim and Karlsruhe.
First ICE was on time operation, but next ICE was 20 minutes delay....I think I could not take next IC at Karlsruhe station... But IC also 30minutes delay. I was lucky?!

Finally, I arrived hotel in Baden Baden. Eat some food and drink beer. 24hours from leave my house... Tired!!! Go to sleep!!


Next morning, I surprised I saw view from hotel window. This hotel is in grape plant!!!!

18th/Oct.
Meeting in component supplier.
It wad completely "away game"!! Because meeting with 6 German guys!! I am alone!! Wahaha.

But face to face meeting had so high efficiency!! Could see faces directly, and could use white board and drawings!!

19th/Oct
Meeting again same company for more detail technical discussion, another company guys joined. Very interested!!

After meeting, I moved to Aachen city with another company guys by car. 400km moving. We had two times heavy traffic jam.......

Aachen city is beautiful city.

20th/Oct

In Germany, Sunrise time is later than Japan. Still dark on 7:30am.

German style breakfast

Sunrise on 8:00

Meeting all day. After that I moved to Dusseldorf by DB regional train. I will join to my boss who will arrive Dusseldorf on night.

Dusseldorf HBF

21st/Oct
Meeting!!!
In evening, every Japanese restraint was very clowd!!....we had dinner in Nikko hotel....

Next morning, we have to leave this city heading for Bergium!!

To be continued.

I wanna go WOA someday!!

In this few years, I visit Germany many time for business. But never much to Wacken Open Air metal festival!!

This year, my favorites bands were acting!!
Examples;


Kreator WOA 2011

Children of Bodom at WOA

Helloween WOA 2011

I really want to join to WOA someday!! Next year?....I have to make business in middle of summer!

Hiroshima Trip

I went to Hiroshima city with my family on 30th/Sep to 2nd/Oct.
For me second time visit, last time was 25years ago.


photo: Atomic Bomb Dome, it was very close to center of explosion.

Park of memorial of peace.
Lot of houses were in here, completely destroyed!!

66 years ago, Atomic bomb has been exploded and Hiroshima city was completely destroyed. But now this city is very good city beautiful view and good food.
If Dome and memorial park are not here, we can not imagine about bombing in city.
We have to never forget!!

We did ride tram in city lot of time. Because it is very convenience and my boy is loving trains!

And we went to Miyajima. It's world heritage place. It's awesome view!

Access to Miyajima, we have to use ship, Miyajima is island.

It's really nice place!!

We had good foods and some beer.
I love Okonomiyaki with Hiroshima style!!!

Rotor 3D crank has been equipped my bike

Hi, I did not wrote in long time.
2 month ago, I purchased new crank and chain rings that Rotor 3D crank system and aero Q-rings set.

I ordered to England shop, their work was very quick. Only 5day until arrived my house.

Crank box and chain rings

My choose is CrMo spindle crank compatible for Shimano BB and 50x36 chain ring set. Rotor has also 34 for inner ring. But it is too much wide spread for me and front gear change quality is little bit bad.

Assembled my bike

First assembly, I used Rotor BB1. But thread accuracy is not so good. Therefore I used Shimano Dura ace BB. It oil seal torque is little bit big but accuracy is too high.


Riding impression
It's so stiff!! Comparison with Fulcrum carbon RS crank previous use. Rotor crank has very high stiffness that is same as Shimano Dura ace hollow tech system.

And Outer chain ring has one good improvement.
Number of pins for outer shifting are increase to 6 from 4(my former version). Shift change is very smooth and not necessary fine tuning of Front derailed setting!!

It's nice and good looking crank system!!

Keep fun ride!!