Cycling Addicts

Node Mission to TREK Bicycle Shop

2012-02-12T00:46:00.000+08:00

TREK Boutique at Solaris... One of important accessories (or gadget if you like) for cyclist is Cycling Computers. Yes that small thing that looks like a digital clock attached to the bicycle stem (If you don't know what a bike stem is, please click the link) or handle bar. To better illustrate why this particular accessory is so important, try to imagine Batman without his grapple gun or

The Limau Manis Double Trouble

2012-01-29T21:10:00.001+08:00

How often have your plans changed when you least expected it? Not just crude oil or stock prices but weekend ride plans are highly volatile too. To many variables to the equation. In the case of our ride plan, all that is needed is someone to throw in ideas and few buy-ins that constitute a majority. When such things happened, luck favours those who are prepared. It's best to bring along extra

The Yellow Ride is Back!

2012-01-27T23:41:00.002+08:00

Image soured from: LTDL 2012's website The Le Tour de Langkawi 2012's Yellow ride is back! It's going to be held at different places and times but the Putrajaya ride is going to happen on Feb 20th, 2012. It's a night ride but you get to ride with Vinokourov and the Astana Team. For more info or to register online, please check out LTDL 2012's Official Site: http://www.ltdl.com.my/2012/

Wet Monday Morning

2012-01-23T22:29:00.001+08:00

It rained on Sunday morning, at night and it drizzled in the wee hours on Monday. It was still a bit dark and breezy at 7.00am. I took a quick glance through the window and saw loads of nimbus clouds over the horizon. But slowly the dark clouds subsided. That's it, that's the sign I was waiting for. The ride was ON. We decided to do a short ride due to the unpredictable weather. I'd expected

The Epic Port Dickson Ride!

2012-01-01T23:04:00.003+08:00

We made it guys! We finally did the PD ride. What a way to open the 2012 Cycling Addicts calendar. Firstly our sincere apology to our friends for the black out. Trust me it was unintentional and pretty much a last minute decision that took place on Saturday while we were having a break at the Mamak restaurant after the 2011 Closing Ride to Putrajaya. It's not easy to commit ta crazy plan as

2011 Closing Ride to Putrajaya

2012-01-01T22:02:00.003+08:00

As 2011 comes to an end, it's high time to reflect things that matter to us be it personal achievements or the (almost) forgotten previous new year resolutions. Do we have the guts to ask ourselves "What Have I Achieved This Year?" or do we just "Forget about it". Yes, I'm referring to the illusive PD (Port Dickson) ride! It has been 3 freaking years and we still couldn't bring ourselves to

The December Syndrome

2011-12-20T21:26:00.003+08:00

We're back cycling after a few short breaks, here and there, sort of. It's December again thus the spasmodic blog entry, perfect "December Syndrome": weddings, weddings and more weddings, holidays and the rainy season. We got back cycling together as a group last Sunday and did the Sungai Long route. The crew were Suhaimi (with his new Pinarello), Romzi, Cikgu Syam, Zam Besar, Farizal and me.

The Setul Epic Ride

2011-10-30T22:48:00.002+08:00

I have to admit that I was a little worried about the reception of the Setul ride on LEKAS Highway. One have to be crazy enough to spend his/her Sunday morning cycling 100Km against the unforgiving LEKAS's headwinds and under the searing hot Sun. Utter madness! While it might seem like ordinary Mantin ride's routine, the Setul trip presented a valuable opportunity to provide the best

Funny Stuff On the Net

2011-10-27T09:25:00.001+08:00

Imagine one day while you're on you bike climbing a hill alone and suddenly you were surrounded bike escorts and team car coming from behind telling you to crank up and calling you "Richard". And then the cheering crowds as if it was you're on Tour de' France. You'll be treated as a stage winner, given a trophy and interviewed by TV crews. It would have been awesome would it? I found this

The Big Loop

2011-10-24T21:41:00.002+08:00

There has been a lot of discussion about the PD ride these few days.Yes, the talk has been going on for a couple of years with no "yields" to date. Frankly speaking, I think we already ran out of idea to add on to the "Great Book of Excuses". The sleepover, escort, yada yada yada. The Gaban Blitz Man There were suggestion that we should do the ride during school break. Personally, I don't

Sunday Mantin Oct 16th Ride

2011-10-17T21:57:00.000+08:00

So far we're on track with the Recovery Programme even though there are some tweaking and "creative" adjustment done during the tours. We haven't done any rides so far to Bukit Antu or Genting Peres. Perhaps the gang could consider doing either one this month and the other on the next one. It's just something for you guys to think about. The ride destination for Sunday was Pajam, a small

Saturday Ride Oct 15th

2011-10-16T22:26:00.005+08:00

It has been a while since we last ride with Cikgu Sham. We recently met him at a mamak restaurant at Precinct 14 when we did "The 38°C Putrajaya Ride" last Sunday. If there's anyone with the latest and rare bicycle gadgets, it would be him. From odd looking portable bicycle stand to shoe cleat's cover, he'd have them first. Cikgu Sham joined us on our Saturday ride. Zack, Dr. Azlan and me

The 38°C Putrajaya Ride

2011-10-10T11:01:00.002+08:00

It was a sunny Sunday morning and the condition was perfect. One thing for sure, it would get hotter during mid day. The plan was to finish the ride by 11am. The original route was SKVE, Putrajaya's Persiaran Selatan, Bukit Malang, PICC, Precinct 14, Uniten and back to Sungai Ramal where we broke off. Usually on a good day, plan will always change with detours and new routes. That makes

Ride with New Friends

2011-10-08T21:27:00.001+08:00

Jacky and Liu It's 7.30am and there's nobody at the Sungai Balak RV. Yes, another solo ride through the SILK highway. It was a cloudy morning and slightly breezy. Weather like this, most people would just pull their blankets and continue to lie on their beds. For cycling addicts, this is a perfect weather to ride, especially when you live in a country that is generally hot and humid. I

Flu Bugs and Upgrades

2011-10-07T22:56:00.002+08:00

So many things happened in the last couple of weeks. Its interesting to see some new "hupgrades" in the family. It started with Azmi from his Cervello to TREK 2.1. Quite recently Zam Besar had had his Raleigh frame "hupgraded" to half carbon Specialized fame. Yesterday I saw a Giant with a brand new Spinergy Stealth Wheelsets at the a workshop. Little bird told me it's going to be another

Lo-Fi Weekend Rides

2011-09-19T07:12:00.001+08:00

Both Saturday and Sunday were blessed with sunny morning. Even though there were clusters of moving white clouds hovering above the city, the sky was bright and blue, radiated by the golden-rich light of the sun. Too bad we're still on recovery plan. It would have been nice if did a long distance ride. It was unfortunate that only a few managed to ride on sunny Saturday and Sunday morning as

Friday Ride With Joe

2011-09-17T10:31:00.002+08:00

It felt great to get back in the saddle after a long break. Last week we only managed to cycle on Sunday since Saturday was a no show due to the rain. Friday, September 16th is a public holiday commemorating the establishment of the Malaysian federation, a sovereign nation. Happy Malaysia Day everyone! This Friday ride to Sungai Long its a bit exciting because a new friend will be joining

Sunday Morning Sungai Long Ride

2011-09-11T14:04:00.002+08:00

Group Photo @ 2nd RV We missed Saturday ride due to the rain and the weather didn't get any better on Sunday either. It was gloomy Sunday morning. The road was slightly wet because of the rain in wee hours just before dawn. Three reasons why wet road is bad for you. One, its always risky cycling on wet and slippery road. Two, the tendency to get the splash when other vehicles drive over

My All Time Best Cycling Movies

2011-08-29T02:03:00.002+08:00

You don’t see a lot of movies about cycling races made, perhaps cycling it is not such a popular genre or less appealing compared other high grossing movies. The list below is my all time best cycling movies. Breaking Away (1979): This is one of the best cycling movies ever made. The story was about Dave, small-town teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team and of course a girl. When a

Selamat Hari Raya & Maaf Zahir Batin

2011-08-24T21:13:00.003+08:00

Alhamdulillah, soon Muslims across the world will be celebrating Aidilfitri (Eid Ul Fitri), marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. CA's and I, would like to seek forgiveness for any offense that might have be done unconsciously through this blog, or when replying to comments. We wish all of you a meaningful celebration with friends, family and loved ones. For those who are travelling

Recovery Training After A Long Break

2011-08-23T08:24:00.013+08:00

We're coming to the last week of the holy month Ramadan and soon we'll be celebrating the Eid Mubarak. During the previous years we used to have night rides on Friday and/or Saturday nights to satiate the addiction to cycling. This year however we seemed to have chosen to hanged our bikes for a good 4 weeks. That is a one costly long break. To start back cycling is going to be really tough.

Recovery Training Hit a Snag...

2011-07-19T09:57:00.000+08:00

One of the worst thing that could happened during any recovery program is you're hit by another injury while in process of getting back into shape. That happened to me when I participated in the office games, last Friday, during a tug of war match. Luckily the injury wasn't bad but enough to make me limping off the field. I was lucky not to have gotten my knee "twisted" otherwise that would

The Double Flats "Geli-Geli" Ride

2011-07-12T11:58:00.007+08:00

The Sunday’s ride route was Putrajaya. The original ride plan was to ride on the SKVE towards Cyberjaya through the B15 road up until the Putrajaya exit. From here we were supposed to ride through the Persiaran Selatan’s road passing through Desa Pinggiran Putra, climbing the Bukit Wawasan (nickname "The Dreaded Hill" - Bukit Malang) until the Lebuh Perdana Timur exit, heading towards the

The Pajam Connection

2011-07-04T09:22:00.017+08:00

I missed cycling last weekend. Saturday was a false alarm and on Sunday I got wasted. I missed yesterday's ride due to a domestic problem and today, again it was a close call but managed to ride, yeah! The Wasted Weekend Last weekend was a complete mess. It was really cloudy and the ride was called off. A few minutes later, the morning suddenly turned bright and sunny but it was too late to

Super Hero in Training?

2011-06-18T21:56:00.004+08:00

I had a busy evening on Friday filled with back to back adrenalin pumping activities, a speedball game and go kart race with colleague. I went home exhausted, flat and even missed dinner. I had no idea that waking up on Saturday morning would require an effort. Nonetheless I got to make time for my morning ride. Saturday route will almost always be the CA Arena. I started late again. Yes, I