Interesting notes on bike ride this morning to San Carlos Hts. Antenna

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
June 11, 2018

                                  Boasting aside, the two lots where the antennas are used
                                  to be owned by the author.  Sayang

Happy Rizal Province day today.  It is non working holiday today in Rizal....

The skies cleared up today. the rains stopped.And I decided to ride albeit using an MTB in view of the wet and still slipper road.  I rode up to San Carlos Antenna

Leonard Cequena, a young and strong rider overtook me some 30 meters from the summit.  The rains fell again and we had time to converse:

1.  That he was transferred at the  RPH system to Bosoboso;

2.  That there are very few MTB mechanics and he was going to his house to a good MTB mechanic formerly working at 4 Cantos.  His bike was creaking as he pedaled.  It could have resulted from him biking at the rains last Saturday and Sunday.  Grit and water could have seeped into the axles, BB, or even seat post.   He just wants the mechanics to figure it out.

3.  Some riders who said they were formerly from Medalva (an OFW from Singapore) was interviewed about his MTB groupset, and Eagle 12 speed with wireless controls.  The adjustment could be made from a smart phone wow.  And his bike cost about P300k .. Wow.  MTB jackable. Ingat sa long rides

Hard climbs/yesterday and Wednesday

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
June 4, 2017

I was not able to ride today because probably of the hard rides I did for the last two days.  Yesterday, I rode up East ridge, trying to climb it at 32 front chain rings.  However before and after Unamonte I had to shift down to 24 and return to 32 before the former SG outpost.   After resting for a while, I rode up to the new guard house and  passing by the MTB riders from Taguig. who had to stop and rest some 20 meters before the summit.  In a conversation, the young riders said they admire me, the senior rider for not stopping.

Last Wednesday, I climbed San Carlos Heights Antenna via the Gate 2 (the more difficult climb, the easy climb is via Tolentino) I also used 32 chain ring.  There were lot of riders last Wednesday.   I did it non stop.    There I met Glen Diestro and Supremo Armin.  Great guys and riders

On those two occasions, I was with new recruits/trainees at the office.  Part of developing sound mind in a sound body