Cardiac Attack, an uphill mountain bike race

Both cars are in the repair shop. I thought one would be ready in time for the race. Guess not.
As soon as I found out about the car not being available for the race I sent a text message to Togs. I need a ride to the race.
His Mitsubishi Adventure can comfortably fit 3 persons, [...]

Sunday morning rain is falling…

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, [...]

2×2 = 2 trails, 2 buddies

With the freak out moment I had last Saturday I wasn’t able to ride… that, and I didn’t wake up on time. So I went back to bed, fell asleep, and woke up at 7:30 A.M. Too late to join the regular weekend ride.

So I just decided to bring my tube to the vulcanizing shop [...]

DH RACE, but not downhill…

Bladder? Bottle? Bladder? Bottle?
As I was preparing for the Hari ng Daang Hari race that was what was running through my head. The bladder would enable me to carry more water, a maximum of 2 liters, but it would also mean I would be carrying more weight with me than necessary. During my trial runs [...]