Fri, Apr 20, 2012
The weather here lately has been crazily hot! I guess it’s somehow great for those who hate mud; it makes the trails more rideable and dry which equates to more sections to be ridden!
A couple of downsides to this heat wave are the risk of getting dehydrated faster and possible heatstroke.
I’ll just share the precautions [...]
Tags: common sense, health, heatstroke, safety, tips
Posted in Random Commentary
Tue, Apr 3, 2012
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Tags: South Cycle
Posted in Events, Racing
Wed, Mar 28, 2012
Read Back to Insanity, Part 1 here.
Getting our strength and endurance back slowly by riding every weekend, occasionally quickies on weekdays, with the help of fellow Backout Boys, Team Prima teammates, and our friends the QueensRow Boys, Frank and I sometimes feel a single, full loop of the Malipay trail network just doesn’t fulfill the [...]
Tags: Allan, Backout Boys, Evia, Frank, insanity, Malipay, Puno ng Malipay, QueensRow Boys, Team Prima, Tree of Malipay, weekend
Posted in Weekend Rides
Fri, Mar 23, 2012
When I logged back in on Facebook late in the morning the image at the left was what greeted me. But what got my attention was the caption of the image poster (in all capital letters): “Pusang hilaw!!!!! Hinampas ako ng baril sa may paakyat ng Shotgun at ninakawan ako at kaibigan ko! (<Expletive>!!!!! I [...]
Tags: bike-jacking, Facebook, robbery, Shotgun, Tim
Posted in Cycling News, News, Out-of-Town, San Mateo
Sat, Mar 17, 2012
Evening of Feb. 17, 2012, my phone beeped. “Where are we riding tomorrow?”
That’s the text message I received from Frank, my long-time riding buddy.
We both got back on the saddle at the start of this year.
I was forced to stop due to the trauma of my bike-jacking at gunpoint experience (I haven’t written about this, [...]
Tags: Cris, Frank, Malipay, Nema, Nuvali, Ronald
Posted in Out-of-Town, Sta. Rosa, Weekend Rides
Sat, Feb 25, 2012
I’m back on the saddle, and it feels great! After almost a year off (after the bike-jacking) I’m feeling like a first-timer again.
At the first opportunity I got off my fat ass and went out to ride. Also taking advantage of having my eldest son back home for the holidays I brought him along for [...]
Tags: Malipay, newbie
Posted in Family Rides, Random Commentary, Weekend Rides
Sun, Aug 7, 2011
Just helping a friend dispose off of an extra bike.
Taken from his Facebook album:
Specs:
BMC Trailfox for 08 frame
XT 9-speed RD (rear derailleur)
’08 Fox Float fork
DT Swiss SSD 190L rear shock with lockout
Hayes Stroker hydraulic brakes
Raceface Evolve XC cranks
Shimano LX FD (front derailleur)
XT wheelset center lock, tubeless
Centerlock Shimano rotors
Specialized The Captain tires
Wilderness trail bike saddle
Venn seat [...]
Tags: BMC, DT Swiss, Easton, for sale, Fox, Hayes, Jagwire, Lizard Skin, Raceface, Shimano, Specialized, SRAM, Trailfox, Venn, Wilderness, XT
Posted in Random Commentary
Thu, Aug 4, 2011
* Original article here.
MANILA, Philippines—A bill granting fiscal incentives to bicycle commuters has been filed in the Senate.
Senate Bill No. 2924, known as “An act granting incentives to encourage and promote commuting by bicycles or other non-motorized transport vehicles, and for other purposes,” will entitle employees who regularly and mainly use bicycles or other non-motorized transport vehicles [...]
Posted in Cycling News, News