Ven - "we will no longer join long rides"

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Rizal Philippines   |  October 13, 2014

                    Ven at extreme right, Gerry at the center

I visited Ven this morning and inquired how they did after the collapse from Pagsanjan last Sunday, October 5, 2014.  They (Gerry, Joel and Chito - the Mit boys) and him rode from Pagsanjan to Bugarin at Navarra, apparently tired.

According to Ven, he had 1.  huge cramps, 2. it was indeed a punishing ride and said that he and the guys who rode with him would not join the long rides again.  3.  It was dyahe because I did not collapse.

I said no such nonsense as the #2 because maybe they lacked the endurance ride.  More endurance ride will solve the cramping.

We hope to see you again in long ride.

We plan to bike to Sorsogon in December right?

Ven finally got his Aksium wheelset

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Angono Rizal Philippines |  April 27, 2014

                             Ven shows off his Aksyum wheelset which he bought for 9t;  China cost P7t

Ven's Shimano wheelset broke when he attempted to replace the ball bearings sealed bearing.  Perhaps the races broke when the bearings were forced.

He aspired for my Aksium Mavic wheelset but I needed  replacement and his wheelset cant do.  He liked it because VM said it is France made and true enough when he inspected it there was no wiggle and it ran straight and true.

He got the opportunity to buy his Mavic wheelset from Christy last Black Saturday when he joined VM who went to Christy's in Cartimar, Leveriza, Pasay City.

Congrats Ven

The Tagaytay ride took heavy toll on the Recyclist riders

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Angono, Rizal  |  Philippines   |  January 21, 2014

                          Ven seated at the extreme right, resting while waitng for Ado to repair his flat

I came across Ven early morning at Wawa and he told me he ached all over. It was the same experience.  I slept the whole afternoon and evening last Sunday nursing fatigued body, painful thighs and legs.  Gerry told me his thighs swelled yesterday.  For riding too hard.

I guess everybody went too fast and did not want to be left behind.  If you are left behind, and because of the strong headwind, you suffered as I did on the way home.  I struggled alone at Daang Hari (from Gen Emilio Aguinaldo side up to Bacoor and at C6.

Ven told me that I was one of those who initiated the hard ride:  at C6, at the service road, and going home at Amadeo.  As we are of the same age, he and Vic had to catch up and did not want to be left behind by another senior

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                                    Ven back to the camera, Armin over there

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Angono Rizal  Philippines | January 19, 2014

                                  Ven with Edgard, VM, and Vic as we say thanks and God Bless

We finished our ride to Tagaytay early today.  We were in Angono by 4 pm;  we were in Tagaytay early a little under 11 am and we were riding home by 11:45.  We were in Petron Daang Hari by 1 pm where we stayed long. (about  1 hour)

Ven had cramps twice:

First  was 50 meters before our Petron stop/destination  in Tagaytay (passing through the Crisanto de los Santos Highway from Gen Trias to Amadeo) and the second was in Sucat.  He rode from Sucat to highway 2000 and from there he rode home to Angono.  He said that the pain radiated from his abdomen to his toes.   (It has happened to me too)  So I am careful not to strain myself by using easy gears when the going gets rough/tough.  Some 5 km to the destination along the same highway, while trying to catch up with Edgard, the cramps started to creep in (I was at 50 x 23);  so I shifted to 30 x 17 and the cramps that was about to start got away.