Bike ride to Morong and Quarry Road

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Nagquarry road ride after going to Km 47 in Morong.  Then rode to DOMSA via Quarry road.     

On the way to Morong, tried to race mga nakasabay:   isa sa from Cardona to Morong, 2 at Namay.   Also overtook one elderly MTB rider in Pag asa.  On the way back, overtook a similarly aged MTB rider at Diversion in Cardona, then another one going up LLDA at boundary of Binangonan and Cardona

Now all my legs and thighs ache after the racing and hill climbs

Biked to Morong, Bombongan yesterday; they held Recyclists Christmas party and forgot to invite me (again!)

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After one week of inactivity (I could not bike because of threat of dog disease to spread in the house, because of stray dog straying in front of the house) i was able to bike again.  It was a short ride -  up to market of Morong, and then to Bombonga,  About 20 km one way (40 km total)

Really the growing weakness brought about by advancing age is noticeable.  Could no longer catch up with group riders in MTB or RB.  But I could still bike.  It is very important.

On the way back home met cousin Smith and another senior rider 76 yo from Kalawaan Pasig.  Was in tandem with them but left me downwill at Calahan.  Anyway was not in the mood for racing

Later at noon, Peter texted me that it was the Christmas party at Jess v's house.    I could not get myself to attend as I just slept.  They forgot to notify me again

Rode to Morong on S works, with higher gears now.

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Rode up to Km 47, 20 km from Angono on S works RB.   The cogs are 11-28 and had to use much higher gears unlike before when  I was using 11-36.  Good for the heart and better exercise at my age.   Noticed more strain on my calf

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.  

Aping the pros- riding up the hills on big chainrings.

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This post climbed from Morong Teresa to Antipolo until Avida communities on big chain rings 52.  and rear cogs at 28 at the steepest portion.   When I was younger I always climbed this on 34/36  and 34.  This time am aping the big chain ring riders at the big event even using 54 and 60 chain rings at hill climb.

Thats a ratio of 52/28 =  1.85

Whereas before I rode it at 36/34  = 1.05.   Thats a large difference.  

I found out it can be done.  Prior to this, I shifted to small chain ring, 36, before climbing at Island Cement turn.   I experimented today and I came through.  Congratulations to me

Here are the reasons why the bigger chain ring, the better  :

1.  Less strain on the chain

2.  Less bending because of bigger circumference

3.  Less friction

4.  Less cross chaining

Kuwento ng Biyahe ni Senior Rider mula Morong Rizal hanggang Daraga Albay

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Naimbitahan ako at nakumbinsi na sumali sa 400 km padyakan (bike ride) mula sa Morong Rizal hanggang Cagsawa ruins sa Daraga Albay para maging bahagi ng isang documentary ng isang TV program na 23 gulang na sa industriya

Ang tema ng padyak ay JOURNEY.   Tatlong kuwento:   

1.  Isa si Kuya Reineir isang elelctrician ng muni golf link sa Intramuros na umuuwi minsan sa 3 buwan sa Daraga para makapiling ang mahal sa buhay

2.  Ang TV host ay dadalawin sa Pilar Sorsogon ang namatay niyang iskolar (namatay dahil nabangga ng sasakyan ng isang militar) at makilala ang

     kapatid na pumalit

3.  At si ako.  Gurang na gusto pang may patunayan na Age is but a number

Ang ride ay 3 araw Nob 3,4, 5 at may distancia na humigit kumulang sa 400 na km.  Mahigit na 100 km kada araw.

Day 1  -  Morong hanggang Atimonan

Day 2 -   Atimonan hanggang Naga

Day 3  -   Naga hanggang Cagsawa

Ang ganda nito ay libre lahat hotel at food, hatid sundo sa bahay.  Dahil sa anniversary episode ito, 3 ang support van;  3 video camera 3 go pro,

isang drone.   Suportado na social media:  tiktok at FB, IG

Ang kababayan ni Boy Martin na si Josh Nicdao, researcher ng isang TV station ang talent scout at nadiscubre niya ako sa blog ko at isa daw ako sa

10 napiling sasama sa ride.  Ok lang kung hindi mapili sapagkat kaya ko namang pondohan ang padyak kong ito  At isa pa ensayado ako sa ride sa Jala

Jala, bosoboo at hanggang Pagsanjan,

Sa Nob 19 ang showing ng full video sa GMA 7 i witness

Labis na pasasalamat ko na napili ako sa mahigit na 10 finilter nila.   At labis ang pasasalamat ko na nasama ako

Paano ako nainvolve sa maitururing mong extreme sports:?

1.  Nagsimula akong magserious sa physical fitness nang mamatay ang atang ko ng cancer sa idad na 55 noong 1985,  Tinanong ko ang Dr niya si Dr. Jaurencio Jarin ENT sa Medicall City graduate ng Harvard.   Ang naka display sa office niya ay ang higanteng retrato nang siya ay makatapos ng Boston

Marathon   Ano ang sikreto ng mahabang buhay.  Mag ehersisyo.  Paano ma magsisimula na mag ensayo sa marathon.   

Sagot niya magsiumla ka ng 10 steps, then  11 steps sa susunod na araw hanggang maka 1 kilometro ka, then 2, then 3, then 4 then 5.

Then join ja ng 5 k   Ganon din sa 10 k.

Nakatakbo ako ng maraming 5 k, 10,, 21 k at 42.195.  Fulll marathon  Mga 5 marahil.  Pero ang pagsasanay doon ay mahigit sa 42 k.

2.  Then nag mountain trekking ako.  Naakyat ko Makulot, Pulag Matutum, Pinatubo   Mt. Apo

3.  Then nag 4x4 ako laro sports ng mayayaman. At nahilig sa mga sasakyan din

4.  Paano naman nagulo ka sa biking?

     Noong 2015, member na ako ng media (medyabetes) , ni rayuma ako at hindi ako makalakad.   Ikinosulta (siyempre libre) sa estudyanteng MD sa MBAH 

     si Dr. Edmund Martinez  head  ng PT ng San Juan De Dios hospital.  AT ang payo niya ay bumii ng bisikleta.  So bumili ako ng mountain bike   

     na may halagang P2,000.  Sa loob ng 2 linggo nawala rayuma ko at bumababa na blood sugar ko cholesterol at siymepre uric acid.  

     Ang bisiketa pala hindi biro ay GAMOT

     Simula nalulong na ako sa biking.  Dumami na bike ko (5 lahat 2 mountain bike, at 3 road bike) .  May halaga din inabot

     Nakaabot ako at ang  tropa (may Recyclists sa:

    1.  Baguio 8 times

    2.  Vigan pinakamalayo sa Norte

    3.   SAn Felipe, walalng swag vehicle

    4.  Real Quezon

    5. Laguna Loop,

    6.  Bosoboso Sierra Madre 

    7..  Jariel Peak Infanta

    8   Lucban Quezon

    9. Majayjay Laguna

   10.  Bitukang Manok Atimonan  

   11.   Padre Burgos Quezon

   12.  Calauag Quezon

Noong day 1 ay mali ang naituro ng yours truly kung saan ang kamay ni Hesus sa Lukban at napunta ng Tayabas, kaya bumalik ng ahon ng 

6 na km.  Ang pag ahon sa Bitukang Manok sa Padre Burgos Atimonan ay inabot ng napakalakas na ulan kulog at kidlat Mabuti tumigil ang ulan

at nakasalunga rin

Day 2 ang challenging kasi lalagpas ako sa self imposed mindset of impossibility na hanggang Calauag lang ako. (2 attempts na)

Tama lang dahil isang tambak na salunga mula Calauag at Tagkawayan.   Grabe

Then salunga pa sa Ragay at Sipocot  Subalit hindi ako nagtulak o tumukod  Bunga rin siguro ito ng mahabang ensayo na umaabot sa 150 km

Kadalasan ay 80 - 100 km ang padyak.  Nababatak ko pa ang mas bata sa aking riders

Day 3 Mula Naga hanggang Daraga.    Hataw ang takbo ko sa Pili hanggang Camalig at nilalagpasan ang kasamahan.  Suballit nanghina ako

nang makita ko ang Mt Mayon.  (Akala ko iyon na) at naubusan pa ng tubig Nahulog ang water bottle subalit narecover naman  20 km pa pala

Subalit ang pag ayaw ay wala sa vocabularyo.  Tiyaga at determinasyo ng nanaig  Hindi aayaw hindi bibitaw

Kung titingnan mo 2d map ng waze at Googe maps hindi mo makikita ang mga salunga lalo na sa Lopez, Calauag, Tagkawayan, Ragay at Sipocot.  Oh

pati sa Guinobatan.  Kaya pala bihira vlog sa Bicol, kasi parusa.   

Ang pag sasanay ay pinipilit ko lalo na at senior  Ang payo ay isagad mo paminsan minsan ang lakas mo para lumakas at lumusog ka.  Tama sila

Huwag laging nakahiga o nakauposa rocking chair hinihintay ang pagtigil ng paghinga Dapat ang pag eensayo ay hindi mo iisipin na senior ka. 

Dapat 100% para mawala ang Alzheimer, at pagutong ng buto.   Bukod sa biking, nag free weight exercise ako:   crunch, push up, rubber bands, some

weights.  Hindi mo dapat babyehin katawan at pagtanda. 

Kaya ito nag extreme bike ako   400 km.   Beyond imagination ko at lagpas sa limit   Naka 150 out and back ang kung 3 araw kayang2 ito 100+ 

Kaya eto buong lakas ng loob na sumama ako.  At nakaya pa.  ang mga salunga, ang mga sprint at Hard Interval Training

Ito ay isang opinyon po lang:

    Maaaring nagawa mo na ang mga ganito:

    1.  Napagpagawa ng mansion bilang bahay

    2  May mga SUV at European luxury cars

    3.  Nanguna sa pag aaral

    4.  May naitayong maraming malaking negosyo

    5.  Isang sikat na tao (pulitiko o artista)

    

   SUBALIT hindi kayang gawin ang nagawa namin noong Nobyembre 3,4, 5, ie ang maglakbak ng 400 km sa sariling padyak. sa idad na 71.  Maraming kaidad ay kinain na ng mga bulati o kasalukuyang nagdurusa sa sakit o dami ng maintenance meds.   

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Tayo ay yayao subalit hindi ngayon o bukas, Kailangan maging malakas malusog at maging maligaya.  Gaya nito proud na proud ang cycling club

ko.  Bihira ang Bikol ride veterans sapagkat ang dahanng bikol at matarik at mapangsubok

Ano ginagawa mo para buhay ang "Mens sana en corpora sano..Matinong pag iisip sa malusog na pangangatawan'Isa sa magaling na natutunan iyan 50 years ago

Riding for strength pedalling at 50 t chainring all through out at RB, and 42 at MTB

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4.16.2021.

Yesterday, I rode up to Morong using only 50t chainring.  Its same chainring on flats and hills.  For the hills it was 50 x  30     Today at quarry road, I road up hill using 42 x 32.   My legs and thights now ache.

At the steepest part, I downshifted to 32.    (No choice, otherwise the bike stops moving and fall)

I understand that is the rationale for the one by.   To use only one chain ring through out the shifting range.  

What do you choose at number of teeth for the crank:  30, 32, 32, 34, 36, or 38.?

I would choose 34.   That would be the ideal gear for a RB and MTB especially for senior. 

Converting to a one by MTB 

One by 9 speed is better?

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

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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.  

Does S works bike really work?

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Rizal Philippines
June 20, 2018

Today I am 67 years old.  I will just stay home today.

Yesterday, I biked up to km 58, 31 km away from home. That is all ready Pililla. I only planned to ride up to Morong.  Why did I end up riding that long.?

Because in Morong a young long legged  rider on a Bianchi XR4 overtook me just after the  Morong Gas station.  Of course, this post wanted to test if S works really work.  Just before Laguna junction. this rider overtook  the Bianchi XR4 Oltre and sustained the distance ahead by a some 100 meters until km 51 when the latter overtook this rider again.   I caught up with him just before the ascent to the Baras Tanay boundary (km 52)  but when we crested he overtook me again. That was the original target destination. And so I just let him go.

The cooling down period took me up to km 58 hahaha.

Conclusion:  when driven hard, S works bike really works

Solving missing shifts problem of Campy at my Fuji bike

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December 29, 2017

I rode today up to Morong to fulfill my mileage requirements for the Vigan ride  I had 50 last Wednesday, and today 40 km. I rode on the Fuji Carbon

I was trying to ape Alberto Contador who boasted of standing up going uphill (on slight or medium hills) at 53 x 17- 19.  However, as I used the 6th gear (the 19 teeth) it jumped.   I tried to adjust the cable tension from the front adjuster, to the barrel adjuster, then the screw adjuster.  But the bad shift kept on.

I avoided the 19t and used 21 or 17t to experiment the standing up when climbing the hills (instead of 34 x 25) which was slower and lazier way to climb.  Surely such a practice makes one stronger and faster

So I peered at the gears and I suspected a broken 19t gear. (Whew where will I find a 19t spare Campy cog?) What is saw surprised me:  there is an uneven space between 17t and 19t.   So I removed the cogs from the free wheel.  The trouble was with the spacer.   The first two spacers with the groove was between the 25 23 set with 21 19, and  17.   I placed the flat spacers which caused uneven spacing.  When I rearranged the  spacers and the cogs looked of even spacing, I tightened the nut and tried to shift  It was perfect.

Without this observation and analysis, this problem would persist and the mechanic could have fooled me and recommended something expensive.

Ride to Morong today using FujiCarbon

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October 8, 2017

I rode to Morong today using a road bike.  The FujiCarbon. I had not used this for the last 2 months and molds and mildew were growing on the tires and other parts  I decided to use the 50 chain ring and the 13 to 15 sprocket even while going up Callahan. (a hard gear set day).   There is a big difference with MTB ride because pedaling is relatively light and was not left very much behind by a fellow road biker aboard a GTS alum bike

As I saw in a bike contest in Lombard, when the gear is harder, all I had to do was stand up

I met Jimmy and Sec Noe and both wore the same windmill uniform.  There was a slight drizzle as I rode home.   Many I think did not ride because there was light rain/shower early in the morning

Dapat talaga lahat ng bikes ginagamit

Pleasant day today for a bike ride; slightly overcast and light breeze

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July 30, 2017

Today was a very pleasant day for biking.   The skies was overcast (not much direct sunlight) and light cool breeze blowing from the south (but sometimes it got very windy) due to a reported typhoon system in the north.  It could have a been fine day for biking at US.

I left later than usual, about 7:30 because of  digestive system disorder.  Again I bought the SAVA Ti and rode side by side by a former fellow Taytay rider (whose name I forgot, friend ni Joel)  He had a Ridley carbon fiber bike and he noted that what I had was a Ti.  I even left him at times.  And also I took the Cardona diversion and he took the usual route. He said it was malupit.  Going up Namay Morong, I left him and another companion.

There was no more lugaw at Simples when I arrived (a little over 8:00 am) and just said hello to the husband of Ms. Simple who is having challenges with diabetes.

And then I decided to return home via Teresa and Antipolo.

I happened to ride with two young MTB riders who had Eagle SRAM group.   I was able to catch up and even overtook them really going up Teresa.    But well they were young.  So a 70,000 gear set can not leave you far enough. It is about strength and endurance.  (Am I beginning to lose some of that)

In Antipolo, and going home there were patches of  strong rain, or showers and dry roads. I was able to get home before real rain started to pour  

Bike Ride today, July 2, 2017

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I started out 6:00 am today to catch the start of the mass at Sacred Heart. and had a chance to kiss the hand of  the  Parish Priest. And then caught up with Min Zap and Pres Luis in Bilibiran, but they left me at Binangonan Convention Center.  I had my Mosso MTB with XT group set, and was riding at  42 x 13 just o keep up.  But I lose out to their higher gears. I bet, I would have arrived later on by not more than 2 minutes.

We met the other Recyclists there:at Simples Lugawan    Netoy, Engr June, Joel, Peter A (who paid for my lomi) Master E, and Ed de los Reyes. (7 days)  He said he got better but it does not seem so.

Simples Lugawan looks like a garden setting and looks more charming to eat Lugaw there.   The owner said that the new smaller location (their former place was knocked out due to road widening) did not diminish the number of their customers

On the way back I rode up the diversion using 32 x 23.   So I get more confidence in climbing steep roadlike the Cardona diversion.

It seems that my Mosso fork Suntour lock is not working.  The seat too  is not properly set and I had trouble with my pedaling stroke.

Simples Lugawan has been relocated - gone from its former place

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May 1, 2017

Simples Lugawan link

                                  It is a joy to me to find out that when I  searched the google for
                                  Simples Lugawan, my pictures and the post came out.  Ha6


If you have been biking to Morong and eating your breakfast at Simples Lugawan, you may be surprised that the lugawan is no longer in front of the house.  It is all ready at the side of the house fronting the road towards Baras.  The DPWH took possession of the location of the former lugawan (including that of the barangay hall to give way to geometric dividers for the highway as beginning from Sec. Singson, the highways have been widened.

So if you bike this week and other week ends, you know where to find the Lugawan.  At the same low low price (Lugaw with egg only P15.00.  Butsi  only P6.00, Mt. Dew  with lots of ice only P14.00

We just finished Bisikleta Iglesia today, Holy Thursday, covering 7 churches

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Holy Thursday, April 13, 2017

We Rizal Recyclists riders, just finished the Bisikleta Iglesia 2017.  We started out at Sacred Heart Church at 6:00 am and finished the last church  Angono St Clement Church at 11:40.  We capped the ride with a lunch, boodle fight at the house of Jess Verchez in Villa Gloria from 12:15 to 1:20.   It was a great day for penance and sacrifice (except the boodle fight) to bike that long and under the hot summer sun (in the 30's)

There were 14 of us who joined the ride:

1.  Alan Astorga
2.  Jess Verchez
3.  Pres Luis
4.  Engr June
5.  Master E
6.  Ado Gonzaga
7.  Meong
8.  Gerry Y
9.  Gerry K
10.  Jorgeus Biker
11.  VM
12.  Jose A
13.  Richard Ang
14.  Nolite

See other pictures


We were on a fast clip and arrived at Pisong Kape at about 7:05. We couldn't get into Pisong Kape and opted instead at Carmens.  The food price was a  little bit steeper

                                   Engr June chased us;  he just arrived at this pic

At Pililla Mary Magdalene church  (the first church)

                                    This is a funeral procession

                                        Other church visitors:  cyclists and non cyclists

                                            Frescoes on church ceiling

                                         Nazareno image adorned by fresh flowers

                                     Elaborate design on the altar

                                   Richard reporting his whereabouts to... his loved ones

                                       Jose A rejoined us after 2 years of absence

                                       Inventory of images joining Good Friday procession


See Tanay church pics at next page

                                             What is this image at the Church yard of Tanay?

                                   Master E just got off his bike and was looking at...

                                        Jess, Ado, Pres Luis and Engr. June

                                                     Master E and VM at Tanay Church

                                             3 Retablos at Tanay Church full of saints

                                                  Filipino saints

                                                 View from altar as you exit the church

                                                Black Nazareno

                                   Intricate design of the Nazareno dress

Group pics at Tanay church

See the Baras Church pics at next page

                                               Our bikes

                                  The high church bell tower was used to watch for pirates coming
                                   down on town from the sea.

                                   Which row has the brightest student?

See other pics at succeeding churches

At St Jeromes Church in Morong, Rizal

                                   Richard asking for forgiveness before he pounds the thighs of Meong
                                         and Gerry (he was stalking Joel too but latter was ready for Richard)

                                              Dambana ng ...... Happiness

                                       Heavy traffic in Morong from the town proper up to Palengke

At Cardona church undergoing construction. Raising the roof

                                            Nolite arriving at Cardona church yard

                                       Master and former Cardona rider conversing;  the latter
                                           requested us to take care of Master who is the Pres. of....>>

                               What is the commotion all about ..  picture a groupie

                                                Raising the roof tower of Cardona church

At Binangonan church

Riding to Angono, the 7th church