Did urban biking today; a hot day

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This post tried riding to km 10 today at MM.   Surprisingly traffic was light, and not so hot.   I felt stronger as I negotiated the fly over at 36 x 15.   Formerly it was at 36 x 32.   So much better now.  

The only difficulty this post had was with an MC who overtook me from my right near an LTO testing center.  How could they be so unsafe?   And unmindful of traffic laws?

Nearly collided crashed into MC rider overtaking from the right

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As this post rode out yesterday, getting out of M Diaz, an MC following me suddenly overtook me -  AT THE RIGHT side, startling me, nearing colliding crashing into him as I was brining the bike to the edge of the road.   On a narrow 3 ft wide remaining section of the road, he accelerated and overtook me.

I thought, through my long years of driving a motor vehicle (licensed honest to goodness) it is illegal to overtake from the right.   And so I thought.

Am grateful, I did not meet an accident.   The guy must be told.   Lack of education, lack of knowledge of LTO law.  (How many drivers are like that?)

Biked to Pasig, had difficulty with bike lanes

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This post biked to Pasig C5 this morning.  Had difficulty with the bike lanes and those who use this:

1.  Mostly used by MC, and they assert they are bikes who have the right to bike lanes said one who

     was angry that I was in the bike lane.   Clarity must be sought

2.  Parking of MC, customers,  bereavement tent for those who are grieving for their dead.

3.  Garbage on bike lane.

What should be done.  Give up the bike lane or FIGHT?!

My carbon fiber wheelset can be repaired by a local Fiberglass fabricator

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Rizal Philippines

3.26.2021

Our colleague whom we sent to scout for the carbon bike wheel repair just came and reported that the wheelset can be repaired.  All that they have to do is to build up the rim and sand paper to be flat.

That is nothing compared to big job repair of cut and/or broken wheelset, stays, and even tube.

The workers according to the staff are very young,, and hopefully they will not charge much.   

I can only surmise this is their site?    https://rj-bodykits-carbon-fiber-fiberglass.business.site/

However I was quoted a steep price P2,500 for the job.    I negotiated.  Last price is P2,000.  But they will make sure the repair leaves the wheel balanced and flat/even.  

                                                    The more high end alternative

However, I just learned that all that they can do is:

1.   Build up the rim;

2.   With another color (not the original one) and the friction part cant be redone

3.   The wheel seem to be a bit twisted (arising from the motorcycle collision last February 1 2020  at Mabalacat.  

What are the dangerous moves of pedestrians, jeepneys, and other motorized vehicles and that piss me off?

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Rizal Philippines
August 20, 2018

Have you ever experienced the following dangerous risky moves of motorists and pedestrians while biking and pissed off:

PEDESTRIANS:

1.  They cross the road with their backs to the in coming traffic. Hindi ba supposed to look to the left and
     then to the right;  but majority dont.  Hindi itinuro sa primary and secondary schools?

2.  Tatawid pagbaba ng jeep.  Hindi muna tatabi at titingnan and dumarating na sasakyan.  Kaya nagkakabiglaan,, nagkakgagulatan

3.  Tatawid nga sa tamang lugar sa pedestrian lane, kaya lang kung kailan ka na malapit biglang tatawid, as if
     may super brake ka to stop on time

4.  Sa mga nakatira sa Velasquez, biglang na lang lumalabas sa bahay  ang naninirahan, as if sala nila kalye

5.   Pag may trapik biglang lumalabas sa pag-itan ng sasakyan.  Hayon nababangga either kung nagcounterflow ka ng dahan dahan o proceeding ka in opposite direction

MGA JEEP:

1.   Nagbaba maski saan :    sa gitna ng kalye sa kurbada o kanto o pedestrian lane basta kung saan may
      pasahero.  Siyempre pag sa gitna ng daan nag load and unload, magigipit kang umiwas at kung mag-
    swerve ka maaring mabunggo o masideswipe na dumarating na sasakyan from your left

2.  Biglang titigil pag may pasaherong pumara:  sasakay o bababa
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3.  Pipinahan ka gigitgitin maski maluwag ang kalye;

    NARANASAN MO NA BA NA SA TAKBONG 50 KPH DINIKITAN KA NG RRCG PABABA
    HILL SA BARAS?   o SA O NAG SAN AGUSTIN BUS AGUINALDO HIGHWAY COMING             FROM TAGAYTAY?  Maisusumpa mo mga driver at conductor ng nasabing bus.  Kaya iwas
   ako sa dalawang bus na ito

4.  Overspeeding at hahagingan ka at gigiwang ang bike mo

5.  Maitim na usok ng sasakyan, and then pag overtake sa iyo kung kailan nakatapat ang tambutso sa mukha
     mo biglang aarangkada;   Puno ng usok mukha mo lungs at jersey

MGA MOTORSIKLO AT MOTOR TRICYCLE

1.  Overtaking from the right.  Alam nating illegal ito at delikadong move.   Maski nasa bike lane mo ikaw, lulusutan ka from the right.  Ang overtaking ay from the left

2.  Lumiliko sa ibang direksyon ng signal light nila

3.  Counterflow kung umaga at mabibilis pa.  Tumatawid sa lane divider

4.  Mga tricycle at MC na nakaparada sa bike/safe lane to bike

5.  Mga MC at tricycle na sumasalubong sa iyong lane na biglaan at walang senyas

6. Exhaust pipe nila na taas at ang buga ng usok/exhaust ay sa mukha ng kasunod

7. Racing2 nila at crossing over to the incoming traffic (tayo) even though there are two solid lines (bawal
   umovertake) very dangerous moves

8.  Lalabas sa kanto at ipipilit na tumawid maski kalalabas lang at malapit ka na. Dinaraan sa laki

9.  Mga tricycle biglang mag UU turn na hindi mo inaasahan.  Preno sarado ka

10.  Kung traffic at especiallly sa boundary ng Angono Binangonan, binabarahan ang kalye.  Lahat ng espacio binabarahan.   Ginawang terminal tapat ng DIY at Mercury.

Ang mga payo:

1.  Ingat at alerto lagi sa pagbibike

2.   Anticipate na ang driver sa harap mo:  tricycle, jeep, motorcycle ay gagawin o ginagawang ang mga maling driving practices dito.  

I hope nobody gets hurt as they use the bike routes for their race tracks

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Rizal Philippines  | January 12, 2015

             A big roaring bike at high speeds is dangerous

Let us pray to the Almighty that these behemoths do not and will not hurt our riding brethren as they use the bike routes we use at supersonic speeds.  They buzz us inches away at speeds of over 100 kph with deafening sounds, banking dangerously as they negotiate curves.  If they crash, they will come hurtling vs us as deadly missile projectile.

Sometimes they eat our lanes as we meet them, and it a bit surprising especially if they do it on roads with double yellow lines markers.

Maybe it is safer if they set up their own race tracks where they can hurt themselves only or each other.  The leg powered bikes and MTB are no match for the velocity, the speed, the impact of their big bikes.

Is it surprising that two days ago I heard stories near the emergency room of a provincial hospital (I live near the hospital) that two riding in tandem died in an MC accident.