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Rode up again at Domsa; saw business opportunities

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Practiced again at DOMSA.  This time the ride up was uninterrupted indicating my growing strength and endurance.   Saw again Pres Ruben, Rommel and some new faces;   two Villamayor cousins:   one sone of Sancho (brod of Inta) and son of Felix.  They were discussing a 30 hectare property in Jala2.    Is this a business opportunity.  I called up Inta, a former staffer and manager.  

Had a conversation too with former staff of Mercury.   

I hope this can be a good business deal

Rode yesterday up to Km 57 for a 60 km ride, came home via Diversion

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After a pause of 3 days (last ride was last Saturday) I rode 30 km one way for  a 60 km out and back ride and then came home via Diversion road in  Cardona.   Was happy with this achievement and probably contributed to my strength and longevity

Rode to Pasig this morning; great practice in city biking and heat training

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This post rode to Pasig MM and managed 17Km one way for total of 34 km.  Was to see ftf somebody at The Grove This was a great practice in riding amongst MC, riding in fumes and heavy traffic.   Traffic was heavy and you are always near danger - MC overtaking from your right;   near collision with vehicles head on or from behind.    

Its odd to see traffic at Highway 2000 being managed according to the whim of traffic enforcer.  They turned off the traffic light and waiting can be as long as 5 minutes.    And you inhale all the fumes

At this hour, the bike lanes are occupied by parked vehicles.  They still have not acquired parking areas for their new cars!

You experience3 one great advantage ie being able to overtake at least 60 vehicles in bike lane.  Some MV still respect bike lanes but in Pasig, vehicles:   public and private hog the bike lanes.   There are great practice for riding uphills going up Rizal Provincial Hospital and the flyovers.   Great hill climbs.

Recyclists maw on a one shot ride to Baguio; they left 6 pm today and expect to be at Baguio by 8 am tomorrow

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Gerry told me that after the round Laguna tune up ride, they will do a one shot ride to Baguio today.  They will leave at 6 pm today and expect to be by Baguio city by 8 am.  They will get back by bus.

Godspeed and Ride Safe

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 54 km last Monday, after week a week of typhoon and vacation out of the country

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This post rode to Tanay Km 54 (up to Municipal Building) last Monday.  On the way back this post passed through Cardonoa diversion (13 to 15% gradient)  first at 50 x 28  and later at  34 x 28.   I can still ride this tough hills

Non exercise for the duration caused my glutes to ache.  (Maybe due to moving large pieces of luggage too, and loading and unloading at vans)  Drivers there do not assist the passengers with the luggage.  How sad and bad

Wrong placement of spacers and loose goat link caused difficulty in shifting

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As I left house this morning I noticed the chain slipping on the cogs. but only for the high (smaller cogs).  The problem disappeared when I shifted to lower (bigger cogs)  And was especially pronounced in 52 chain rings.  So I had to ride at 36t smaller chain ring. 

I examined my cogs when I arrived home and I noticed that spaces between cogs were uneven.  The 2nd and 3rd cogs had wider spaces.  So I examined further and found out that I placed another spacer on the cog that had built in spacer.   So one cog was wider spaced from another and closer  causing the missed shift.   

Disassembled the cogs from the freewheel, reversed the spacer and the problem solved. 

Also saw that the goat link shifted forward and thus the idler pulley was hitting the cogs, and could not even remove and reinstall the rear wheel easily (as it was in the past)  Loosened the goat link and reinstalled this at 90 degrees  Tried the bike today and as good as new

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.  

How to ride 30 kph (or even faster)

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1.  Ride with the wind

2.  Select flat route or downhill

3.  Ride with a group (suck a wheel)

4.  Make your bike aero 

5.  Make yourself smaller

6.  Improve fitness  hiit, attack a climb

7.  Fuel/nutrition

8.  Pacing

9.  Less braking

Game changing pedals used at TDF; will they make you ride faster

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New pedal tech at TDF  Will they  make you ride faster?

Climbed Cardona diversion on large chain ring

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In one of the videos on FTP, I learned that aside from sprinting one of the ways to induce your body to ride faster and stronger, is to ride hills consistently, and increasingly on harder gears

On the way back, I rode up to Cardona diversion.    Instead of riding up on 36, I rode up to the first turn to the left to be at 52t chain ring.  I felt that I could do the remainder of the climb at 52.  But I did not want to hurt myself so I downshifted to 36t

I tried to pass at Mambog but I was on rb and the roads were muddied.  So I just went through the diversion.  

Earlier, I rode with Pastor Exequiel and Sec Noe.   Between Morong and Cardona, I accelerated at 52t and tried to lead them 

Steepest street ride

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Biked to Antipolo using big chain ring, up to San Roque and went down to Cabrera road

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Biked to Antipolo today.  I turned on the external bike ride function of Huawei watch started and ended it when I reached San Roque, But could not access the data.  I was not able to use this feature of the watch which was like strava.

I climbed using the 52 chain ring up to Shell however shifted to 36 approaching Beverly and up to Provincial Capitol.   Went town via Cabrera road.  Cabrera road reverse is not all down hill.  There are two ascents.  -  to the Memorial Park, and one to Havila.   Was on big chain rings for these two ascent

Aching body because it was a hard ride

Rains from typhoon Carina destroys our bike rides

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Incessant torrential rains have wrecked havoc on our biking plans.  Stay house muna.  Carina which used to be a tropical depression blossomed into a typhoon.

Typhoon Signal No. 2 have been declared  over Northern Luzon.  My phone has been given Red Rainfall warning several times by NTC.  As of yesterday, several streets in MM were up to 30 cm of water.  Araneta Avenue was impossible.  In our town, several siren blasts were heaard.  

Spent  lot of time on TLC of the bike.   Wiping, cleaning the chains, lubing this.   patching up tires and tubes with leaks.   So that when rain stops, and the sun is up.....

Rode up to Cardona KM 40, then went up Kasinay via Macamot using large (52) chain rings

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Its Sunday and rode light today -  up to KM 40 in Cardona.  On the way back, I tried again my legs to Macamot and  and Kasinay using large chain ring.   I stalled in one of the climbs and walked about 10 meters on large chain ring.   For the rest of two climbs where I did tulak, I shifted to 36t chain rings.

My calf and thighs ache now

Why go far away to test your cycling ability? Look no further - biking at Macamot and Kasinay is so challenging

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Did not go distance biking this morning.  I just decided to bike to Macamot and end up at Kasinay.   It may be only 5 - 7 km but its all ahon.  At the same time, it was an opportunity to see proposed project

two of them Macamot and Kasinay.  B1 - B2.

I decided to use only 52 chain ring in the ride.   Most of them were done and finished and summited using those gears.   But there were three times that I stalled:   one after the intersection near Jon Jon farm, one before doing the leg dog at Kasinay, and one at Kasinay Mabuhay homes intersection  Mere 15 - 20 meters before the summit.  

Felt stronger than  before.   Lakas is not just at Antenna or DOMSA.  

Saddle sore from my ride last Tuesday

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Cant ride well today because of a saddle sore.   Its painful at the left side of the butt cheek probably from chafing the saddle.  But it was a short ride - only 40 km total.

My problems are:   how to remove pain and remove the swelling     The sore does not seem to be responding to medication.

I wonder how I got the same.   I have a good saddle, the ride was short.  

Avoiding extreme heat conditions in ride

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This post had less rides when temperatures were so high and dangerous.  I did not join the Pagudpud ride and try to leave early for a ride.  Thanks God its raining now.  There is typhoon now at Signal No 2.!!

However when delays cause me to ride at 10 - 11 am, I stop often, hydrate more and put wet gaiter over my head.  

Many tricycle drivers have died from heat stroke.  

God bless us all

Its too hot, ride safe, avoid ride

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There are published reports of temperatures outside from 42 to 51 degrees.  These are dangerous temperature level.   My daughter lost an expensive dog to heat stroke at 10 am.  

Thus this post avoided the Pagudpud ride and Audax.  The risk was too great at my age to tempt faite with the very high temperature.   

I did though the Ayscycle challenge of 10 lops, 5 loops at DOMSA.    Took me 5 hours.  

Thus I try to leave at 6 am and be back by 10 am.   However sometimes there are delays and sometimes I make it back at 12:00.  In that case, I stop often, take a lot of drinks and wet my neck gaiter and wrap around my neck.

Ride safe every one.