It was quite tricky getting meself a bike actually due to my size I needed to opt for a 28in frame. Bicycling in J-land is as common as eating rice and miso soup. Every kid in the block at point or another would have cycled to and fro his/her school. The most common one would set you back around 10,000 yen. You would get the basic stuff in silver, probably with just one gear and fairly heavy in weight and as a final touch, a basket at the front. Mine is a slight upgrade with 6 speed-gear change for those hilly roads and a fitted-automatic headlamp for cruise mode at night. I must admit it's a fantastic way to get in shape and if you alternate running and cross-training with cycling, you'll get a thorough CV workout. Again, it all depends on your training but for a good sweat and a fat burning workout, 1-2 hour(s) cycling a day would do just the trick.
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