Climbed two hills yesterday - testing for health and endurance

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Yesterday, climbed two hills:    Sikatan in Mahabang Parang and Antenna Hills.   What was surprising was despite that it was hot, the efforts seemed light.   

For Sikatan, going up to Pitallo at 34 -36t was continuous and there was no stopping.   This was on a road bike.  This post invites other riders to visit Sikatan and patronize this establishment  There were no customers when I biked there

For Antenna Hills, the plan was to go up only up to intersection of Aristorenas, then at the Church, then at the water tank and eventually ended up at the Antenna.   Many think that the road bike is inappropiate for hill climbs but this post did this well on a road bike.

This post feels very much accomplished for this climb

As temperature rises, so do tempers and cases of road rages

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Since Sunday, the number of road rage seem to have been on epidemic proportion:   one lately at Masinag near Decathlon, the other a involving a baseball bat incident.   Thus be careful kapadyak hold yout termpers in check and be paciencio.

Some lessons in the Boso boso incident:

1.  Keep tempers in check;

2.  Be humble;  bikes should defer to motorcycle, motorcycle should bow to 4 wheels;

3.  Do not exage.  The allege victims were not sideswiped nor giniliran based on their own video;

4.  If the offenders have fled do not pursue nor challenge them anymore.   After all the alleged offender may not have meant no harm;

5.   Your vehicle (car, mc, road bike, mtb)  and your ego are not the same.   If na bangga or scratched  paciencia, you can touch the bike or your MV< MC up

6.  Always presume that the MV owners are armed and dangers.   Thats a caveat in US where everybody has the right to bear arms.  Do not presume that the other party does not have arms that are lethal.   They may be hidden in fanny sling bag, or even bike bag.   Reduce your bravery or braggadocio.  

7.  Dispose off firearms.  I did that decades ago.  Guns do not allow you to think and your impulse may get the better of you.   Guns have the devil with it and can cause you to take actions that you may regret later on and change the course of your life 180 degrees.  So be careful

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.