The most difficult part of our ride to #Majayjay yesterday; we had to use 42 gear!

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Rizal Philippines  |  October 6, 2014

              Man this is steep;  very steep; steeper than Kennon, or even worse than M  (Bitukang Manok) Two Recyclists struggle walking and guiding their bikes uphill.

We had long, wet, and challenging ride yesterday to Majayjay Laguna, fellow rider Jeff Arquiza.  His parents who have house and farm there.  It took us 2 hours to arrive at their place; and 6 hours from Angono.

The most challenging part of the ride was the km or so hill that all but 5  (Choco2, Jeff, Pres Luis,  Idol and MTB Mario) of us use #42 gear.  You are right.  Using size 42 biking shoes to walk.

My bike ride yesterday to Pililla October 3, 2014

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Rizal Philippines  October 4, 2014

It was the birthday of my late mother and I offered a long ride for her to Pililla. I envied the time of Gerry of 60 minutes to ride to Pililla.  I was able to do 1:10 going there.   I did not stop at Morong;  I did Morong still in 40 minutes.. I left 6:10 and arrived at km 58 at 7:20.

I was in Morong by 8:30 and things began to slow down.  Val was there and we had Lomi and puto breakfast.   We parted ways and said he was going back to Angono via Teresa.

We started out past 9:00 and I was home by 10:15.  I had an appointment at 10:30 and had some minutes to spare to dress up and wipe off dust and perspiration.

I saw Choco2 extreme practice of attacking hills at #Eastridge

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Angono, Rizal  Philippines  October 4, 2014

This morning our office staff and I had PE at Eastridge.  Lo and behold, there were two very young roadies who climbed near the guardhouse of Eastridge riding road bike with gears of 39 x25.  One of them was Choco2.  Wow.

They even proceeded to Thunderbird.  I could only reach Unamonte.

Keep this up Choco2

                        Butt view of Choco sucking wheel of Fortuner going uphill at East Ridge near guardhouse

                 Choco2 and other rider

                    This young rider arrived ahead of Choco2