Am I all ready old?

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I am past the limit of senior 70 and Filipino longevity of 70.   I am 75.    And all ready am worried when is my way.

But I try hard to maintain my health:   I visit my MD regularly and take RX meds for maintenance.   I bike

And I am still very much interested:

     1.  To upgrade my old parts in my bike

     2.   Possibly buy a disc bike  (mine is rim brake)

     3.   Buy an SUV (possibly a TLC)

     4.   Take on several B amount deals.

In this respect I am still young

Visited kapadyak Jett who had appendectomy (by laparascopy) at San Isidro Hospital

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This post visited Jeff Gaffud two nights ago at San Isidro Hospital and he had appendectormy by laparascopy method.    He was as as rider very strong because he was able to wake up just barely 6 hours post op.    Even appendectomy is done almost less traumatically using laparascopy (But expensive very expensive)

Antoine Huby pinatag Bessang Pass, Kalikasan Rd at Mangatarem and Kennon rd ride

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The foreign riders  weathered the hot weather and the steep climbs and dominated the local riders.   Those who did were barely domistiques of TDF teams.  One such rider was Antoine Huby who flattened the mountains of Bessang Pass, Kalikasan of Mangatarem and Kennon rd.    I know I could barely complete Kennon.  He must have ridden this at 54 chain rings.

Congratulations.   Our riders will prepare hard for you when there is ntext TOL...

As riders too we celebrate with you your victory and your quest for long life and good health

Great appreciation to the organizer and sponsor, MPTC for financing for this huge undertaking and continuously waking up the nerves of bikers in the Philippines and making our riders more competititve.  Thanks to the riders to the commisarries, to the HPG patrols and all others who made this undertaking a huge success

Planned practice ride to Jeff2 place in Majayjay - cancelled due to rain?

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                                                        Majayjay church

                                                         Local delicacy bibingka

There was a planned ride to Majayjay this morning as a training for ride to Atimonan whicch will be on May 30 to 31- climb to Atimonan sleep at Lucena and 31 ride back to Manila.   May 30 is 170 km, May 31 is 146 km via south road and Calamba.

Unfortunately they were rained out. 

I am thinking hard whether I will go or not.    I am worried about the heat.   

Much cheaper way to rejuvenate your BB by buying bearings

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                                       Just the bearings or entire  bb for replacement?

The bottom brackets of my two road bikes seem to be acting up.   The Pinarello's crank play was 2 to 3 mm.   The s works bb bearing has not been replaced since its acquisition.  I have read that the BB can be replaced cheaply.

The Pinarello is bearing is 6805  with 25 mm holes and 6 mm thickness.  You have to find the 6 mm.  The 7 mm is thicker and will not fit.   For the BB30 of S works it 6806 with 7mm thickness and 24 mm holes.

Both the bearings  4 pcs set cost P250.00++ delivery included.  I had the 6805 installed by Mario because you need a special puller and/or the bearing is difficult to remove.  I changed the 6806 for the s works myself.

The BB would be very expensive say 2 to 4k.  How much did I save.

I did not get ceramic bearings because they are expensive and I do not see much difference is friction.   Am not a superbiker

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Foreign riders dominate the 2026 Tour of Luzon; practice pa more for local riders?

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It was total dominance for foreign riders for stage win and GC.  Nikita won the first stage and never gave up his advantage.  The Korean champ last week took a stage    Huby won brutal mountain stages twice.   

That result could result in two things:   our local riders giving up or being motivated more to try harder.

Yes there were local riders who held their own, but could manage only third and 7th.   The foreign juggernaut was overwhelming.       

Or should TOL limit the race to locals?

Or practice pa more?  More investment in science:  nutrition, physiology, aerodynamics