MELAWATI - 091025

Yam wanted to test ride her Dorcus racelite MTB. So we did a short spin around melawati n came back via Zoo Negara. total distance was 20km. We did 2 rounds of our normal Melawati route.



Yam resting at Zoo Negara

LENGGENG - 091024

We had a good turnout today - total of 15 riders. Almost everybody was punctual thus tayar golik was at 0736hrs. MARVELOUS


From left; Cheah, Dr Azmi, Kamat, Faridah, Dr Nyan, Dr Sani, Wan Sabri, Wan Mariam, Dr Maryam, Dr Fuad, Dr Taufik, Won, Bruno and Dr Alwi.





The 1st stage on the route is about 23km riding on the LEKAS Highway till Mantin toll. Almost everybody completed this stage within one hour. The fast riders can do it in less than 45mins.



















The 2nd stage is from Mantin toll to Lenggeng. A distance of about 10km. Here we hv to climb a small hill - Bukit Puyuh. Then we will hv our Nasi Lemak Sambal Ikan Sembilan break at Lenggeng.







The Melawati ' Makcik POWER ' - they hv at least 10,000 kms each under their belt. Some riders will try their upmost best not to be overtaken by these two.













The 3rd stage is from Lenggeng back to Semenyih. A total of 24kms - very scenic and undulating kampung route - passing through Broga, Beranang and University of Nottingham.



Safely back at Sentral Bus station and having a well deserved drinks.



Elevation profile by Dr Azmi

DUKE HIGHWAY - 091021

Total of 7 riders rode the Duke Highway today. Our two guests were Dr Taufik n En Zahari. Our friend James got lost tonight trying to catch up with Pak Nyan. He ended going back to Syed Bistro through the MRR2.





Not a very fast ride tonight - average 27kph on the highway. After the ride we had refreshment at Syed Bistro.




One of the topics discussed just now was riding to Gap from Bentong. Shud be interesting - we did that ride early this year.




Yam had a small mishap just outside our house. She unclipped her right show but her weight was on left - so apa lagi. only her bar tape jer koyak.

DORCUS EXPRESS RACE - 9.4KG

I sold Yam's Merida TFS500 MTB about 2 months ago. So today, I built her another MTB - A Dorcus Express Race with SRAM x9 shifter,FD n RD. XT hydraulic brake set. ZTR wheelset wit slick tyres. Colour? shocking PINK. Weight? 9.4kg. Wow... Maybe lighter than some RBs.

TEKALA - 091017

Immediately after solat subuh, we got ready for today's ride at BT18. I was pumping the back tyre of my cervelo n suddenly i heard the air hissing out. Lucky i got a spare tube.... but it took me 10mins to change it. We left the house at 0650hrs n arrived at BT18 carpark at 0720hrs. We were the last to arrive. Today's riders were Kamat n Dah, Chew, James, Yam n me. Just as we were about to move out another rider, Zahari joined us.
It took us about 1 hour to reached Tekala....








Husband n Wife cervelo's team. A S2 n SLC-SL. WOW WOW WOW






We stopped at Tekala for refreshments. After about 20 mins we decided to ride back.
About 1km away, we saw Yap n Han riding to Tekala.















I was the achorman for the ride back - riding with Zahari. He has not riden for the last 3 months so we were only doing about 25kmph. Chew was very happy as he was infront of us but behind the main group. However, about 1km from the junction, I speed up and managed to overtake him just before the bridge - going at abt 42kmph.





Arrived back safetly at the BT18 carpark

CERVELO BIKES

Was informed by Bike Boutique that our cycling group has the most number of cervelo bikes in this region - 14

Members with CERVELO BIKE

001 - Che Nyan ( Soloist team )
002 - Nasir ( Soloist team )
003 - Moira ( Soloist team )
004 - Hamdan ( Soloist team )
005 - Andrew ( S1 )
006 - Evonne ( S1 )
007 - Sabri ( SLC-SL )
008 - MasAyu ( S1 )
009 - Marina ( S1 )
010 - Chern ( R3 )
011 - Kamat ( S2 ) upgraded from Soloist Team
012 - Faridah ( SLC-SL ) upgraded from Soloist Team
013 - Daniel YK ( Soloist carbon)
014 - Daniel's friend ( Soloist team )

Members with OTHER Brands

001 Yam - Scotts Contessa CR1 pro
002 Zul - BH G4
003 Maryam - Merida 906
004 Yap - Merida 906
005 Norman - Giant
006 Han - Scotts
007 Martin - Fuji
008 Dr Sani - Pinarello FP3
009 Dr Alwi - Pinarello Prince
010 Dr Fuad - Merida 906
011 Dr Taufik - Merida 905
012 Dr Azmi - Merida 903
013 MBA - Bianchi Nirone
014 Muhaimy - Bianchi C2C
015 Col Azudin - Bianchi Nirone
016 Won - Bianchi Nirone
017 Samad - Trek 1.9
018 Dr Hassan - Willeur


Total cost of all those bikes ... about RM350K.Will include their bikes photo in due course



Kamat n Fraridah cervelo

Kamat's Cervelo
Frame - S2
Group set - Shimano Ultegra SL
Crank - FSA SLK compact
Wheelset - DuraAce 7850 c24

Faridah's Cervelo
Frame - SLC SL
Group set - Sram RED
Crank - FSA K Force
Wheelset - DuraAce 7850 c50

GUTHRIE CORRIDOR EXPRESSWAY - 091010

Total of 13 cyclists took part today. 8 cylists from Gedebe - Kamat, Nyan, Yap, Sabri, Norman, Han, Dah and Yam. Chern n 2 of his friends - Yap n Cheah plus one newbie - Nasir aka James n last but not least Dr Sani.

We started at 0730hrs heading towards Rawang toll on the GCE - a total of abt 26kms one way. Then on the way back we deviated to Kuang for Nasi Dagang Mok su.

We had a few mishaps today;
1- Nasir being a newbie forgot to bring his sneakers. So dia pinjam Kamat's croc. First time i hv seen someone cycles in a croc - a good advert for croc.
2- Kamat's bike kenot shift to bigger crank - FD faulty. So he spinned all the way for the whole duration of about 52kms.
3- Yap ( Chern's friend) his saddle was about to come off from his bike. However, he managed to cycle all the way
4- Nasir's bicycle chain came off a few times due to faulty FD.
5- I lost my way. Waited for more than 30 mins for the group at a wrong place

Overheard this conversation between Kamat n Yap. Yap was trying to repair Kamat's Cervelo S2.

Yap: I think the problem is pasal dia tak bolih naik
Kamat: Tak bolih naik ok. Kalau tak bolih turun, I lagi susah nanti sebab I kena kerja kuat nanti

Apa yang dia orang cakap ni? oic it is the front deraileur lah. I tot apa tadi yang tak leh naik. Kah x 3

Even with all those mishaps we still hd a good time cycling. But one of the longest ride for GCE..... alamak dah terlupa that all of us got to attend open houses. CABUT




Clear cycling path. hehehhe we used the motorbike lane



Waited for them at the wrong place. Got nothing better to do .... so took a pic of myself




.....and a picture of my ride.



Everybody hv loaded their bicycles in their cars when I arrived back at Bukit Jelutong





Makan2 after the ride at the nearby Mamak's shop

MELAKA N DUKE HIGHWAY- 091007

Today was a record as far as cycling is concerned. I cycled twice in a day at two diff locations about 200km apart! 32.7km in Melaka and 40km on Duke Highway!

I was in Melaka,well to be more precise - KYS, Ayer Keroh at the request of my daughter Cikin. Today was her 1st day for the PMR.



Teachers briefing the candidates just before they entered the exam hall.









Whilst waiting for her to finish her Pendidikan Islam paper, I took the oppurtunity to tour the area on my MTB. I did 32.7km starting at 1420hrs n finishing at 1550hrs. For a small state, Melaka got lots of hill n some are quite steep.
Left Melaka at 1650hrs n arrived home just after maghrib at 1920hrs. I stopped at Nilai for a very very late lunch.

Then at 2200hrs, I rode the DUKE with the Gedebe gang - another 40kms. We were a bit slow tonite, averaging 25kph.




Posing at Kamat/Dah toll plaza. For short we shall call it DAMAT TOLL



With the Petronas twin towers as the backdrop

PUTRAJAYA IRONMAN 70.3

Why do they call it Ironman 70.3? bcos the distance that an athlete has to cover is 70.3 miles - swimming for 1.2 miles, cycling for 56 miles and running for 21.1 miles. Thast is equalvalent to half ironman lar...

Funny eh? for someone to endure the pain involve in taking part for such an event. Somemore got to pay one n train for at least 6 months. That was what I tot bfore ...... now I personally think that they are normal humanbeings who just want to prove to themselves that they can do it.

Today we were in Putrajaya witnessing such an event.



We were waiting for them during the biking session at the most difficult part - the hill just before Allamanda - here u can see real man struggling up the 3km hill. The slope is not very steep but try doing it 3 times in the hot afternoon sun ..... oso after a 1.2 miles swim.


We then went to see the running event - 21.1km distance.




That looks like Emma of Bike Boutique.....




She gave inspiration for Yam to take part in the Trithalon Sprint at A Famosa next year. Swim for 750m, cycle for 20km n run for 5km. Bolih kut





Ahmad Jauhari aka AJ .... a 3X ironman himself doing the last leg of a relay team.








n if u think that this is crazy. You shud go n watch the Real ironman event where they swim for 3.8km, cycle for 180km and run for 42.2km n they must finish it within 17 hours. WOW

TEKALA - 091003

This morning it was so difficult to get out of bed. However, we managed to be at Bt18 carpark b4 0800hrs. Only Yam n me did the ride today but of course there were many other cyclists here this morning - there were the MSN trainning group of about 15ppl with their van following closely behind them. There were oso a group of MTB cyclists, about 10 of them. None of them were wearing helmets - one of them was wearing a clown headgear.... maybe to show everyone what they are.

We reached Tekala at 0905hrs - after abt 1 hour of cyling. We met 3 other cyclists at the gerai makan. They are from Sg Besi - they never bring their bicycles in the car like what we usually do but cycled straight from home.

On the way back, the rain started drizzling near the dam n then pouring about 20 mins later.... it was fun to cycle in the rain. Yam was saying than she had a flood in her shoes :) n I was having a tough time trying to follow behind her ... with a fountain of water from her back wheel. We stopped for a few mins at Sg Lui to clear our glasses n oso a loo visit.

Total distance for today was 54km. We did it in 2hrs 5mins of cycling time. We stopped at Tekala for abt 10mins. Cud not go any faster because of the rain n the road was very slippery.




We put our bicycles in the car n I went to hv a good shower at the nearby kedai makan.





Our 'reward' for the day - Nasi lemak bungkus, telor ayam kampung 3/4 boiled, roti bakar n air limau kasturi asam boi. THE BEST IN THE WORLD after burning 1,400calories.




Yam enjoying her nasi lemak..... before her 1/2 boiled eggs n roti bakar.




There were a few malay men in the kopi shop ..... thery were talking about penyakit 3 serangkai. So i pun pasang telinga as I never heard about this diesease b4. One of them said dia ada sakit jantung tapi tak ada kecing manis n darah tinggi. Another one was commenting that he had both high blood n diabetes. So rupa2nyra tiga serangkai is when u hv all three of them! n the 2 of them having all three were saying they r the winner.The funny thing was that when they were lamenting about these dieseases, THEY WERE PUFFING AWAY THEIR CIGARETTES ....