Maski 67 years old na at MTB dala, nakakahabol pa

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
June 24, 2018

Ngayong umaga, ipinasiya ko na MTB dadalhin ko sa akala kong uulan ulit. Baka madulas ang daan at kalawangin piyesa ng S works. Hindi naman pala.

Sa Binangonan, nakasabay ko ang isang kapadyak  (sa may Mambog na) at siya ay ang inspirasyon ko kung bakit ako nag Road Bike.   Siya ay naka Super Ligiht carbon frame at high end GS ng Shimano  Nauna ako ng bahagya sa kanya sa pagsalunga ng Mambog hanggang Cardona.  Subalit naunahan niya ako sa Calllahan hanggang sa palusong at siya ay nalampasan ko hanggang sa patag papuntang Morong.  Nauna ako ng ilang minuto sa kanya sa lugawan.  Sabi niya  malakas daw ako... (mas bata siya sa akin)

Papauwi naman sa may LLDA ay umuna sa aking 2 Rbiker mula sa Taytay:  isang may idad na naka Pinarello at isang bata   Mga 20 metro agwat nila hanggang sa sila ay makaabot sa Montevideo. Subalit naabutan ko sila sa may Batingan at nilampasan hanggang sa Pantok.

Ako ay naka MTB ang gear ko ay 42 (big chain day ako ngayon) Sa flat 42 x 11 ako. Salunga 42 x 22. He6.

Cosmetic improvements you can make on your bike

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
June 20, 2018

Everyday we itch to improve see something new in our bikes.   This week, I wanted to put Specialized sticker on the Sworks VV.  And Venge on the  top tube. This were my inspirations:

Sticker job:

                                        Note the Specialized logo on the fork

                                  The name of Peter Sagan on the  bike + Venge on the top tube

I went to the sticker shop an hour ago with a USB of these pictures and the sketches and dimensions of what I wanted for the sticker

                                                Plan for the  name plate

                                                    Proposed dimensions (measurements)

The results:

                                             Specialized logo on the fork  (1.5 cm x 14)

                                         Venge + name plate on the top tube

                                           The name plate

Evolution:

                                                 Sketch of the  proposed name plate

                                           Ang inspiration

                                                              Ang kinalabasan

Repaint works


A very young painter suggested that to improve the appearance of the bike further, he could have this repainted with glitters or blue with pearl effect (irridescent changing colors)

Does S works bike really work?

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
June 20, 2018

Today I am 67 years old.  I will just stay home today.

Yesterday, I biked up to km 58, 31 km away from home. That is all ready Pililla. I only planned to ride up to Morong.  Why did I end up riding that long.?

Because in Morong a young long legged  rider on a Bianchi XR4 overtook me just after the  Morong Gas station.  Of course, this post wanted to test if S works really work.  Just before Laguna junction. this rider overtook  the Bianchi XR4 Oltre and sustained the distance ahead by a some 100 meters until km 51 when the latter overtook this rider again.   I caught up with him just before the ascent to the Baras Tanay boundary (km 52)  but when we crested he overtook me again. That was the original target destination. And so I just let him go.

The cooling down period took me up to km 58 hahaha.

Conclusion:  when driven hard, S works bike really works