Voted early did an antenna ride and met brother in law of real estate tycoon in the town

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This post took advantage of the early voting for Seniors and after coffee, went up Antenna.  The last time I was there was on Maundy Thursday when there was ruckus for a fee for entering the vicinity.  There was none.  A portion of the road going up was under repair and had sand overlay which made pedalling up slippery.   Was I glad that going up was not that difficult.   There was a momentary tukod at the portion 20 per cent incline where I avoided another bike going downhilll at my lane.  Could not get on the bike again so I walked the final 20 meters of the incline.

At the summit, I was given free noodles by two bikers one of whom turned out to be companion for a property tripping at Calaca.  Mr. Ferdie Baracoro.  He is also the brother in law of top real estate tycoon in Angono.  Owner of the Jollibee commercial complex, an ice plant in their 40 hectare property near Laguna Lake.  

Growing interest in alternative sports by bikers - rod fishing

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Rizal Philippines
November 1, 2017

                                                      Si MinZap at ang mga loves niya

                                                                   Tarmac Road bike

                                  MinZap and his Domane Bike with Recyclists - another love

Happy All Saints Day today.

In my bike ride last Monday to San Carlos Heights antenna, I happened to talk an MTB rider who said as he was descending that he was going fishing - rod fishing.  I mentioned that MinZap's new interest is the same.  He said they know each other and they have been together in this alternative sports.   As a matter of fact, they go out of town - Infanta and elsewhere just to fish. There is quite a number of them It could not be just biking.  There has to be another interesting thing to do.

Hmm interesting

2x Climb to San Carlos (Antenna) Heights last Wednesday

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Rizal Philippines
October 8, 2017

I was training officers last week and part of the schedule was physical fitness.  HR brought them to Marian hills on a hike.  I brought my MTB and rode up via Tolentino. I used relatively hard gears going up.   32 x 17 to 19. I had long lay over and could not manage I think climb up by Gate 2.  I was ahead of every body else.  I met them:   a lady and another senior near Sitio Mangga all ready.

Then I went up again riding the bike.   And then when we went down, I rode down to Mangga and  then climbed again meeting them near the last switchback before Mangga.   I rode down again and met them near the first cross.

They walked down  Gate 2,  and rode up and down again as they descended.   As usual, in the afternoon, I was dead tired and had to sleep for two hours

My bike ride to antenna this morning at San Carlos

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Rizal Philippines
April 29 2017

I rode up to SCH this morning, after passing by at Sacred Heart Parish

On the way to Tolentino, I came across Pablo tsinelas, the strong rider from Leyte who wins in competitions. Surprisingly, he was using 24 chain ring;  I was using 32 x 32 going up.  Well he left me before the water tank;   I got near other MTB riders and even passed some of them  They were in their grannies

On the way down, I met Armin  Zap (supremo) whom I learned will be doing a reverse Jarrel peak ride via Infanta  He said he will say hello to the Recyclists who are going to stay over night at Real.

I said I may not be able to join the group because of the extreme heat at around 10 am.  It is a deadly environment for an elderly because there are news of deaths

Nagbike up to Antenna at San Carlos - asphalted na! No more thrill for MTBs

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Rizal Philippines
April 18, 2017

I biked up to Marian Hills entrance this morning with my Sava MTB.  I had a little difficulty managing the climb because I have not climbed SCH for a couple of months and I stayed using hard gears.   32 x 32 (not going down to the granny)   Lo and behold, the posts made earlier that the road leadding to the site has been asphalted was confirmed today.   After the switchback at the concrete portion that ends after the fork at Sitio Manga, all the way up, a distance of about 500 meters, it is all asphalted.  Thanks to some great LGU officials.  I can climb the same on a road bike using compact gears without much difficulty.

Video of SCH Antenna Ascent via Gate 2

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I used to own where the two antennas are.  Sayang naibenta ko

Biking for good health and long life

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Rizal Philippines
June 13, 2016

Today I biked to San Carlos Heights using the Ti. MTB.  I did 3x up and down Tolentino up to the paved portion of the road till the 2nd way of the cross.  That is lung busting.  I must have seen about a dozen MTB climb up the antenna.  I saw Atty Arceo whom I initially mistook at Ego Villamayor.  He had fat bike MTB with him.

Down at Angono, near lugawan, I saw the biker who did the Gate 2 climb doing a cross stitch.  He said he used 24 x 15.  Wow.  He said his name is Jake from Taytay and was with 3 others

This is a way of washing away from my mind the death of a kumpare last Saturday from complications of diabetes.  He died from lockjaw because of infected gangrenous leg, which he refused to be amputated.  But it smelled of dead carcass according to his wife and had fly larva all ready.

I hope biking will give me longer life and lower my blood sugar.  I pray

MTB rides today and yesterday - Happy Valentines day today

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Rizal Philippines
February 14, 2016

                                    Dedicated to the one I love - my bike hahaha


HAPPY VALENTINES DAY.  HAPPY HEARTS DAY EVERY ONE.
Restaurants, hotels, motels, flower shops, chocolate and candy stores must be having a field day.