DUKE HIGHWAY - 090930

The group decided that every wednesday night we do the DUKE instead of cycling at Putrajaya. At the moment the PeRs members are in hibernating so kalau kita cycle kat sana pun it will be only us. Perhaps, when the winter is over then they will wake up from their deep sleep. So tonight, The 5 of us - Norman, Kamat, Faridah, Yam n me - RV at the Oldtown Kopitiam at Taman Permata at 2200hrs and later cycled at DUKE. Total distance is about 40kms with average speed of abt 25kph.
We designate the two tolls as our pit stop.




The Ayer Panas toll aka Kamat/Faridah toll as both of them pernah jatuh here. Dah jatuh kat sini when we used to ride the DUKE at night when it was under contruction n Kamat 'tergolek dog' bcos tak sempat nak unclip bila kena kejar kat anjing here.




Dah n Yam ready to move out after the second pit stop

READY TO CYCLE BUT .......

Today Yam n I were all ready to cycle at Melawati. We completed our checklist;
tyres pressure - pumped both bicycles tyres to 110psi
water bottles - filled with h2o
front n rear lights - attached
gloves - checked
helmets - checked

then at exactly 1800hrs ..... HUJAN!



I was really frustrated as I was not feeling well since raya ( suspected kidney stone).Hence has no chance to really cycle.










found this pic in my album. It was taken on 31st August 2007 .... I was cycling with Yam at Tok Ajam,Pasir Puteh. At that time we just started cycling - about 4 months earlier. So a 30km ride was really something back then.

BICYCLES ON THE WALL .......

Previously our bikes were in the main lounge.... it is quite embarrasing when u have unexpected visitors. Especially those who has no inclination towards cycling.
So we decided to hang all the road bikes on a wall. I must say they look neat and tidy.

Bicycles on the wall ..... which one of you is the meanest of all? A throughbred 100 per cent Italian CINELLI, A sub 7kg Tour de France CERVELLO SLC-SL flagship or the super light feminine SCOTT Contessa CR1 pro? Total weight of the 3 bikes <22kg. How much they cost? Dont lar ask sensitive question :)


However, permission is still not granted for our MTB to enter the house :) too much cleaning up to do after every ride.

3 STICHES N TETANUS JAB

Unfortunate incident happened today. On the way back home from cycling at Melawati, our friend had a fall coming down the hill just before the Surau Kemansah. I hd to rush him to the nearby clinic - 3 stiches n tetanus jab.

He is very new to Recycling. This is his 2nd time with us on his new bike. But he is a pro at handling the bike - like duck takes to water. During his younger days, he used to ride 38 miles everyday to school when he was in secondary school.

On the way back from the clinic I asked him how did it happened? He confessed that he was trying to answer his HP while coming down the hill at 30kph - right hand holding the phone and when he saw the bump, he suddently braked with his left hand (front brake) - so apa lagi..... tergolek DOG la dia. tapi syukur Alhamdullilah - nothing very serious happened.



I called him yday to find out how he is doing - he said the pain has subside but 'sakit telinga' getting worst. Pretending not to understand i jokingly asked him ...apa dia? Dia kata tak tahan B1N1 meleter dah. However, he said he will be riding again in a week time.

He is 59 years old but on a bike he is more like a 12 years old kid - smiling all the way. Sama ler kita dulu2 pun mana ada basikal yang canggih. Our parent cant effort to buy us one. I was riding a 'pass me down DRAGON BRAND basikal' during my secondary school.

For me.... I dare not answer my HP even on the flat going at 10kph. :)

DUKE HIGHWAY - 090915

The 3 of us did the DUKE last night. After 32km of fast cycling they dropped me out of the peloton just after Kamat's toll ( named after him bcos of the dog chasing incident). Nyan n Yap were doing at least 30kph uphill on the home straight and I cud only managed 25kph - so kena tinggal for more than 300m.

After the ride we hd teh tarik n satay kajang at Syed Bistro. Funny episode happened - A guy by the name of Harry approached n asked us whether we are proffesional riders!!! Kah x 3. Not sure whether it was meant as a compliment or otherwise. Anyway, our standard reply was ' we r just taman riders who like to dress well - ride 5 km Lepas tu makan 5 pinggang'. at least we hv 2 balls each bukan macam that fellow proffesional rider with only one ball.

DUKE HIGHWAY - 090913

Another round of DUKE tonight. Total riders 4 - Kamat. Yap, Norman n me. Tonight we extended the route by another 8.2km - so no the total is close to 40km. Brought some presents for our friends at the toll but alas none of them were there. Buat rugi aje carrying extra ballast for nothing
After the ride we all lepak at Syed Bistro..

1,947.9km since 18th February 2009

I was looking at my polar 200cad heart rate monitor. Since 18th February 2009, I hv cycled a total of 1,947.9kms - 1,748.0km on my Cervelo SLC SL and 199.0km on my Specialized Rockhopper. My max speed of 63kph was achieved on 21st February 2009 at Terkala - must be the downhill just before the stop at Tekala. However, my record speed was 68.3kph achieved at same place sometime last year.
Total riding time was 119hrs - or 4 days 22 hours 48mins of cycling burning a total of 58,951calories in the process or 7.65kg of fat. but how come my weight reduces by only 2kg over the same period! cos the input is much much greater than 58,951 calories lost.
I guess i hv to ride more and enjoy the scenery n might as well enjoy the FOOD .....

DUKE HIGHWAY - 090911

Did the DUKE again tonight. RV as usual at ESSO MRR2 at 2300hrs. Did a very fast ride on the DUKE - averaging 29.8kph!

However, on the way back after the toll plaza, we encountered a slight mishap - there were a few wild dogs n two of them were chasing us. Kamat being the sweeper was trying to stop but cud not unclip in time and had a small fall. Physically he is ok but hati banyak sakit cos his brand new cervelo S2's right shifter was slightly scratched.

Dont worry Kamat - next time we ride the DUKE we will stop there n carry some boulders for the dogs as a present!!!!

We finished the ride in less than one hour - lepas tu lepak at Oldtown Kopitiam at Taman Permata

CERVELO SLC-SL

A good friend of mine bot himself a Cervelo S2 for his birthday present about 2 months ago. It is a beautiful bike and he is very happy with it.
Guess what? Today, 090909 he bot a Cervelo SLC-SL - the flagship of Cervelo Bike for his beloved wife complete with SRAM Red n DuraAce wheelset weighing less than 7kg. Double WOW WOW

DUKE RIDE - 090909

Total of 8 riders did the DUKE tonite. We started our ride at ESSO MRR2 at 2330hrs and completed the 26km ride at 0030hrs. We had refreshments and makan at Syed Bistro at Taman Permata after the ride.
Presents were
Kamat
Faridah - on her brand new Cervelo SLC-SL
Nyan
Alia
Mariam
Norman
Yap
Sabri