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What the Heck?! Round 1 contest winner!

Francis Arellano — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:55:38 +0000

Finally! The round 1 of the What The Heck?! contest has come to a close! The answer was submitted via Facebook after the rules were revised to accept entries submitted via the social networking site. For round 1 the photo posted was this: It was taken during the Sanitarium ride last year (2009; short video here) right when [...]

[VIDEO] Philmofo’s Southern Attack

Francis Arellano — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:02:45 +0000

Curiosity, and the chance to pedal a long distance (for some), got the best of some Mofos (a.k.a. Philmofo members). I received a PM asking if I’ll be available to lead a a group of Mofos around our local trails. Since majority of the group normally rides in the east (of the metro) I decided to [...]

Sanitarium: The Video

Francis Arellano — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:15:47 +0000

October 24, 2009, the Sanitarium ride happened. Click on the link to read about the ride or refresh your memory, but finally, after almost a year, I was able to fix and upload the video of this ride. It’s mostly the clips of our visitors: Vic, Ria, and her husband Dex — first-timers in Malipay. Video [...]

[June 12, 2010] Phoenix Freedom Ride

Francis Arellano — Mon, 24 May 2010 08:08:52 +0000

[ Sat, Jun 12, 2010; 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM. ] Route: Phoenix Daang Hari >> Pala-pala Dasmarinas >> Trece Martires Phoenix >> Tanza >> Kawit Phoenix >> Phoenix Daang Hari Phoenix Ride for a Cause - community relations-building with residents of the Malipay trail network June 12, 2010, Saturday 6:00 am: Assembly (Phoenix D.Hari) fellowship breakfast (light snacks) 7:00 am: Take off (via Paliparan, SM Dasma, Governor's drive to [...]

DH Day

Francis Arellano — Sun, 23 May 2010 01:28:32 +0000

It started out with a tweet. Me expressing a thought, saying I wanted to try downhill riding, but at the same time hesitant to do so. With Ian’s assurance it will be safe I finally agreed. He assured me we’ll be riding the most newbie-friendly downhill tracks. Plus, he promised to lend me complete safety gear: [...]

[CONTEST] What the Heck?! Round 1

Francis Arellano — Fri, 21 May 2010 03:21:03 +0000

Here’s what you need to do. Identify the photo below. First correct answer via this site’s comment section will win a shirt from either Nema or Bike Statement. Remember, to be eligible you have to be a registered user of TheMTBjunkie.com and you must subscribe to the site’s RSS feed. Answers SHOULD be submitted via commenting on [...]

The Equalizer

Francis Arellano — Thu, 20 May 2010 07:04:14 +0000

Morning errands done. I fired up the PC and opened TweetDeck to check what’s happening with my Twitter friends. Then a tweet jumped out at me, with my name. Coming from the official Twitter account of Nema International (@nemabrand): Congratulations to Francis Arrellano [sic] for submitting the winning name of our 2nd 2011 jersey: The Equalizer! [...]

Minnaar’s bike stolen

Francis Arellano — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:03:29 +0000

From CyclingNews.com. By: Sue George, Mountain Bike Editor. Published: May 19, 21:24. Updated: May 20, 00:44. Race: MTB World Cup Downhill #1 & Four Cross #2, Elite men downhill World Cup downhill leader’s Carbon Nomad taken in California World Cup Downhill Leader Greg Minnaar’s bike was stolen just days after he won the opening World Cup round [...]