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

Gerry Cataps wrecked wheel set repaired for lower price than the damages he asked from tricycle owner

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Rizal Philippines
September 18, 2016

                                                  The wrecked  wheel set

                                                   Ang nakabangga

Gerry C rode with us today, with the repaired wheelset.  It was wrecked about two weeks ago in ride to Majayjay:   a tricycle bumped him from behind in Namay, Morong Rizal. He was thrown several feet away but his RD and rear wheel were wrecked.  I estimated for the investigator that the damage was P30t. Before they departed, Gerry lowered the damage to P5t.  Later on when they settled, Gerry accepted only P4t for the damages.  Sa awa sa Ms. who works in the munisipyo.

Today I learned that he spent only P700 for the repair.  Edward of Muzon did the repair.  I suppose Gerry must return the P3,000 to the tricycle driver if he is truly kind?

Or the rest should compensate him for the pain and anguish he suffered.

Hey hey the gang was here at Simples Lugawan

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Rizal Philippines
July 17, 2016

It was a great day to bike today.   Many ART were at Simples Lugawan this morning:    Ed de los Reyes, Meong, Master, Pres Luis, Angel Balubar, Pres Luis, Jess Verchez myself, Gerry Cataps, Vic. Tsalap Joel.

On the way, I did tempo and even race like ride with Meong. (Before going up Mambog, Buboy was pulled from behind.  At Callahan, Meong raced up but slowed down at the ice plant.  I stood at the Queen Mary and chased him and overtook him at the crest.  He was ahead downhill but I raced ahead of him at munisipyo.  At Namay, he and Ed de los Reyes coming from nowhere raced up and gave up before the crest.

We ate lugaw at Simples.  Gerry Y arrived when we were about to leave for Pisong Kape. It was a great day for bikers. About 3 dozen bikers ate lugaw at Simples today.

Then we went to Pisong Kape.  I chased the lead group consisting of Gerry, Meong.  Then Angel went up ahead and followed him  He left me when he got ahead of a Reymond bus and the rest overtook me at the Baras hill.  They left me and could not get in touch with them.  I turned back at Pililla municipal building. And went home.

I saw Secx at Simples who just arrived. I decided to depart.  It was hot day today for a ride.

Hard and long ride yesterday November 30, 2015

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Angono, Rizal, Philippines
December 1, 2015

Christmas is just around the corner.  Merry Christmas

Yesterday, I rode to Jalajala, a distance of nearly 90 km, returned via Cardona diversion with only 34 x25 gears, and did at least 10 sprints including the early part of the ride where this post tried to outride Richard at Cardona (near Queen Mary Hospital and Namay in Morong)

Couple that with very warm conditions.  And you could just imagine why the rest of the afternoon, I was dead tired and asleep.

I could say that I improved a lot with my riding by the at least 3x a week ride, sprinting and interval training suggested by Pablo tsinelas. It is not about the bike but about the rider (although I rode the Fuji carbon yesterday - one of the rare occasions I did)

Jorgeusbiker chased and even overtook much younger roadies yesterday

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Rizal  Philippines   I   August 25, 2014

I intended to have slow drive to Morong yesterday.  So I chose light gears and rode at leisurely pace of say 18 to 22 kph and using low gears.  34  x 17 and 34 x 19.    So it went from Tayuman to Cardona.   However near the crest of Montevideo,  two riders overtook me. One with Yellow Orange Jersey with white bike, and other one with yellow bike and pink jersey.  They were ahead of me by 100 meters all of a sudden.  I caught up with the pink rider near the crest of hill before Iglesia in Cardona. Then the orange yellow rider loomed right before the Cardona municipal hall and caught up with him at the foot of the hill of Callahan. He recognized the bike that I brought as belonging to VM I was ahead of him going up till Mary  Hospital but he stood up and left me by some ten meters near the iceplant.   And was side by side with him at the summit. I overtook him downhill and was ahead but I lost steam at km 43 to 44.   I caught up with him after the market and even surged ahead of him at Namay.  If the Simples lugawan was the finish line, then I  was the winner.

The two riders were very much younger than me.  When I asked the yellow and orange rider, (he said his name is Ramson and from Taytay) he said he was 40+ and was surrpised I rode that hard and even overtook him

My bike ride today May 22, 2014

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Angono, Rizal  Philippines   |  May 22, 2014

I rode again today, departing at 6 am.  I used the Fuji SL bike with the newly installed ITM handle bar.  I reached Morong by 7:00 am but I continued up to km 53 in Tanay.  On the way I chased Nolite from he Tayuman and was with him before the Binangonan Convention Center.  We were together until  Callahan but he overtook me and was ahead of me by 20 meters till the crest.    That gap widened by some 300 meters up to Cardona/Morong boundary but at Namay I caught up with Nolite.  He turned left at Sagbat to bike to Antipolo via Teresa.  I went to Tanay.

This simply means:

1.  I am getting stronger;  (I can give chase to Nolite and even keep pace with him)

2.  I can give chase and cant be dropped very far behind

On the way back I met many Taytay riders like Bubuy.  I also met Ven at Sagbat

How Hills Appear When it Rains December 4, 2011

Bikers for Health....

Early on, I have difficulty sleeping when I think of these hills.  These  is how they look like in rain. (I was not able to take other pictures because the camera stops functioning when it gets wet)

                                That is almost peak of Callahan, the ice plant is over there

  That is the apex of Calllahan hill, here you are now overheating, slowing down, thighs stiff

                         The other side of Callahan, on the way back, you stand and shift to 25

  

                                             Callahan, downhill

                                            Namay, Morong Rizal; you have to shift or stand