I had to ride. I had too many rides canceled just this week due to a number of different reasons.
I felt the desperation yesterday. As soon as my 5-year-old left for school I was alone & it hit me suddenly — I should have prepared to go out for a ride. Timing is crucial in [...]
Road trip. Most of the single track trails were still wet so we decided on staying on pavement (mostly) for this ride.
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Another day of strong rains… another day of a canceled ride. I wonder what the weather will be like this weekend. A Reverse Palace ascent (Palace in the Sky in Tagaytay) is planned by the Backout Boys this Saturday (something worth getting excited about on my part as this would be my first time to [...]
Just a quick post about the 2nd Karera sa Hacienda race which was held last March 22, 2009, at the Hacienda Escudero resort at Tiaong, Quezon.
The event falling on a Sunday I brought my whole family to the event. Instructions for support were given to my wife.
We met up with my fellow Backout Boys at [...]
Article title taken from Maroon 5’s song Sunday Morning.
After the freak out #2 moment I was sitting at my PC, checking mail, checking the 4×4 Philippines and PhilMoFo forums, and thinking of going back to sleep.
My cellphone then beeps at a little past 5 A.M. It was Frank. He’s asking if I would be riding.
Well, [...]
Wallet, check.
Cellphone, check.
Bike lock, check.
IPod, earphones, check.
Energy bars, check.
Sun block, check.
Camera, check.
Gorillapod imitation tripod, check.
I’m ready to go. This is the first time again I’m going to use my hydropack, mainly because I’ve been using my Deuter Nordic Lite water bottle hip pack, plus the bite valve of my hydropack’s bladder has been leaking (after [...]
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New mission for the Backout Boys
I was brushing my teeth when my phone started ringing. I let it ring and finish up. When I checked the caller ID it showed Togs’ name. I was about to send a text message asking what’s up, when it rang again. I press the green button.
“Hello?” I say.
“Addict,” Togs greets me.
“What’s up?”
“We have a [...]