Unfortunately the return journey was a chore. The mornings ride left me in a great mood for a day at the office, and I spent all day looking forward to the ride home. Needless to say the ride to work was one of the most enjoyable in a long time. With time on my side I managed a few detours around Shimokitazawa, and Setagaya Kouen to take in some terrain not normally accessible by commuter bicycle. But above all the urge to launch myself into the air is just irresistible.
I want to go fast, I want to ride through the puddles, not around them, I want to hit those bumps in the road that I normally try to avoid. The STP1 is a very playful bike, with just a single stroke of the pedal I'm transformed back into my 10 year old self.
To my surprise the ride to work was a lot of fun. The correct way to ride such a bicycle is with as few wheels on the ground as possible, which is the direct opposite of commuter cycling where rubber on the ground is considered essential. The STP is designed to take a flight of stairs at full speed, to survive large vertical drops, and is much more at home in a skate park, than on the streets of Tokyo.
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