Strange feeling after biking here on televised documentary with TV personality

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It is kind of bizarre seeing footages of the Kristine wrath at Bicol, after having biked to Bicol three years ago (by Sunday Nov 3).  It was nice and scenic.

Now its flooded and scene of destruction.   How easily good things can turn bad.  My heart goes for them.  But like PBBM, cant go there.  They are well taken of by DSWD and their representation

Elderly at a wake thought this post was younger - physically and mentally

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Those who attended the wake last Wednesday of our prospective contractor noted my younger appearance, physique and my mental capacity despite being 73 (will be 74).   They asked for the cause.   I said it was because of biking, some calisthenics, and reading constantly.  The desire to improve self.  

Watching pics and vids of flooding at Bicol

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It is kind of eerie and weird watching videos  and pics at social media of flood and destruction being shown at social media.  I together with 2 others biked to this place for a TV program three years ago next month .  And they were all so nice nod fantastic

Now the beauty is gone.  All destruction and even death.

How this post wished that concrete measures will be done to mitigate the floods.   And that allegations of graft are untrue

Brother of a kapadyak passed away last night due to daibetes

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This gives this post anxiety since I am diabetic.  However I have a quarterly check up and am on medication.  I try to take the drugs religiously

The kapadyak is also a business associate

May his soul rest in peace

Did a Bagumbong ride, and Teresa Loop again

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Did a second Teresa loop last Saturday and via Bagumbong.   The Bagumbong ascent is hard.  There are five hills.   Again tried, except fot the 3rd and 5th hill on 50t chain ring.   

Same with Teresa.  50t up to the Real Cove siko. 

Striving to be stronger and healthier

Wrong placement of spacers and loose goat link caused difficulty in shifting

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As I left house this morning I noticed the chain slipping on the cogs. but only for the high (smaller cogs).  The problem disappeared when I shifted to lower (bigger cogs)  And was especially pronounced in 52 chain rings.  So I had to ride at 36t smaller chain ring. 

I examined my cogs when I arrived home and I noticed that spaces between cogs were uneven.  The 2nd and 3rd cogs had wider spaces.  So I examined further and found out that I placed another spacer on the cog that had built in spacer.   So one cog was wider spaced from another and closer  causing the missed shift.   

Disassembled the cogs from the freewheel, reversed the spacer and the problem solved. 

Also saw that the goat link shifted forward and thus the idler pulley was hitting the cogs, and could not even remove and reinstall the rear wheel easily (as it was in the past)  Loosened the goat link and reinstalled this at 90 degrees  Tried the bike today and as good as new

Biked today, was together with Sir Bubuy

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This post biked today to Morong for business and exercise.  (had to check the site cleanliness in preparation for Nov. 1 celebration)  As I was getting our the site, I saw Sir Bubuy who as on Twitter MTB .He was riding towards Teresa.  

As my grears were not working well, I had to bike at 36t chain ring, 28  and 30 on steep portions   We went non stop from Morong up to start of climb at Teresa.  We took BJ.   Then it was non stop till Taytay at SM.   His place is near Rusi near the corner.  

He said I could still bike well going up because at zigzag I pulled away.  

Crank bolt /cap keep getting loose

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After this post cleaned the crank axle of MTB, regreased this, the crank bolt cap, m20 kept getting loose.   Although this post followed to tighten the pinch bolt well first, tight, the end cap get loose.   I tried putting teflon on the thread.  But still the same.

I have to tighten the same after every ride?

Debate over types of brakes misplaced; we race to get there first, not to stop first

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There has been a lot of debate on:  rim brake vs disc brake  

An old pro described this to be worthless debate as in race we determine who gets there first, not who brakes first.   

So focus on more efficient and sturdy drive train:   pedals, shoes,  crank, chain ring, chaings, cogs, wheel set.   It turned out that rim brakes are faster vs disc brakes being lighter.

Rim brakes rb faster?

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Here is comaprisonn of rim brakes rb vs disk brake.   Rim branke rb is faster.

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Because of lack of investment, my rbs (two ) are rim brakes.   So they are faster?

Will there be a party list Congressman for bikers?

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As we see video of Diwata filing his COC as nominee for vendors group makes one wonder if we have all ready a Party List Congressman for bikers.  Batting for bike lanes, safety, taxes, insurance, vs other motorists.      Pershaps the PRBI moderator ARF could be the one.  We should have one like Bositas to represent bikers.  We still have 5 days remaining.

We could have also a party list for car owners.  Robbie Consunji of AAP representing motorists,!!!

How are Filipinos faring in the Tour of Langkawi in Malaysia.

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We still have a lot of sharpening and hardening needed in international tours.   The only Filipino who figured well was rider Francisco in KOM caregory.  Morales figured in a crash and his collarbone needed surgeery.   Oranza and others show their brilliance once in a while but fadeway in the final phase of the race.  We are ranking in 50th or 60th .  With Francisco 4th in Asian Category

More work still be done in the international arena.  More exposure...

Felipie is No 60 and Navarra is 92 in GC.     Eurosport Tour of Langkawi

Two sudden deaths in cycling

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One was at Antipolo Cathedral  ER, and other one was yesterday, Abeth Ocampo.  Both of an apparent heart attack.  

Rest in Peace, God with God.  Bike forever free.  

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Eddie Merckxx has now acknowledged Pogi to be the goat

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The TDF and Giro victories did not quite convince Merckxx one of the cycling great that Pogi is the Goat.

But his victory at UCI world chycling championship did.

Pogi wins UCI World Cycling championship