Our bike ride to Ternate last Sunday December 1, 2013 was our finest, defining moment

Wheels of Happiness

Angono, Rizal Philippine  | December 5, 2013

Up to now my thighs and body are complaining of pains, a result of last Sunday's ride.  I made an earlier post that was our most challenging, most technical climb.  Gerry and the rest at FB would like to think so.

Compared to various rides:

1.  Real is l00 km ride, there are hill climbs, but we rode the first 100 km one way, spent the night there and road back the following day;

2. Same with Baguio.  We rode 200 km one way up to Urdaneta  slept there and rode Baguio, 40 km away the follwing day.

3.  Bitukang Manok.  That is over 150 km one way, we ride up to Bitukang Manok the last 5 km as the most challenging hard part.

But Ternate was 80 km ride flat one way, 20 km difficult like climbing up Kennon road or Bitukang Manok (but were looking false flat) (total 100 km) ride back the 20 km hard ride and ride back to Angono.  Nothing matched was like it.

That ride separated the boys from men, and showed who were real men.  Real Cyclists

That was our finest moment.  Congratulations everyone.

How I rode today? February 10, 2013

Real Cyclists

Angono, Rizal  | by Jorgeus Biker  | February 10 2013

I started out late today;  almost 7:00 am.  I passed by the sacred heart parish to say a little parish.  Fortunately, soon after, the blessing part of the mass came.  I was blessed.

From Angono to Morong:

I biked alone until the Calumpang highway.  I sensed somebody was wheel sucking  and at Cardona, I recognized him to be Danny riding a mountain bike.  I challenged him to take the paceline.  He sucked wheel saying he cant because he has not been practicing.  At the Cardona Morong boundary though, he trailed a tricyle and left me. So much for the deception.  I caught him though at Simple's lugawan and I was in for a surprise there.

From Morong to Pisong Kape:

The group decided after enjoying the free meal at Manang Simple's fiesta fete,  to ride to Pisong Kape.  The group included:  Gerry, Joel, VM, Luis, Ben, Tito, Choco2, Armin, Archie, Chito Wesluk, Gerry, Netoy.  I had a headstart and even overtook Wesluk and was ahead until the usual attack at km 51.  I was not be denied and was with the group until a Pajero blocked me and I was left behind by at least  a minute  until Pisong Kape.

From Pisong Kape to Morong:

I practiced to take picture on the run from Pililla to Tanay just like Richard but most of the pictures were spoiled.  (they were blurred).  Taking pictures is a strenous and tiring job.  You have to take picture, sometime you stop, then you pursue the peloton again.

I caught up with them before km 53 and stayed with them until the hill.  At km 52, they attacked and left me.  I caught up with them at Morong where we stopped for round 2 with Manang Simples (ang kakapal namin)

Wes

Wesluk and VM leading the peloton, from Pililla to Tanay

                                 Approaching Tanay: those are backs of Ben Joel and Edgar

                                        Master and Netoy

                                  Alan and Wesluk

                                 Alan

                                Tito in a hurry to see his pigs (ha5)

                               Tito pulling Edgar behind

                                  Edgar and Joel;  the rest are not Recyclists

                                  They joined our peloton but were eventually dropped.

                                Ben, a senior doing well as a strong rider

                                     VM, as we near Angono

                               The Zapanta brothers

                                  Ben, VM, Armin and Archie

New Meaning of Recyclist - Real Cyclist

Biking and health

Angono, Rizal Philippines  | February 3, 2013

We used to think that Recyclists means materials recovery process (or making cash from trash) or reusing old materials:  plastic, wood, metal for the manufacturing process.

Now the word has acquired a new meaning for me:   REAL CYCLIST.   THUS RE(al) CYCLIST.

I have added this observation in the blogsite title.