Biked today at Mambog; rode with Weng up to Mambog, did 30+ kph maybe then had breakfast with Sec Noe at Mambog resto; gave me one egg

Wheels of Happiness

Rode again today up to Mambog, now my long ride destination 10 km away.  Fortunately I saw Weng Balubar, and he said he came from Taytay, his new residence.   He said the would join the Sorsogon ride (he is from there) by the end of the month:    Halloween up to All Saints day.  How I wish I could still joiin their ride.

Tried to cope up with Weng who rode a road bike...May be 30 to 32 kph.   I even led up at times.  Then gave up on the last climb to Mambog....

Sweat up quite a bit with Weng.  Then found out Sec Noe was as usual doing his Sunday ride and having breakfast at Mambog.  I joined him The resto ran out of eggs.  Since Sec Noe had two eggs for his lugaw, he gave me one of his eggs.  

Accident at Tikling yesterday near fibertex - a 10 wheeler truck carrying sand blew out its tires, hit 3 vehicles injuring several individuals saw at bike ride

Wheels of Happiness

This post went up Tikling yesterday, up to Antipolo and saw a heavy traffic jamp beginning at Seminary and up to Fibertex.  I saw a truck on its side and several destroyed vehicle which it  crashed into:    two jeeps, a car, and at least one MTB rider who said sand spilled into him hurt him at his side and blew out his tires.  

From Antipolo, the traffic was up to Beverly.    

Many were injured albeit none fatally.  Except the car driver who was trapped....The rescuers had no bolt cutter, nor angle grindeer to cut off the frame that was pinning the driver.   How is he?

They said the cause of the mayhem was tires of the ten wheeler blowing up

Really we have to ride safe... Too many vehicular accidents lately

FB accident at Tikling October 17, 2026

FB accident at Tikling fibertex caused horrific traffic jam

Did not bike today, cleaned and fixed the MTB

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This post biked to Hillsdale, Villa Angelina yesterday, with several tought hill climbs:    5 at least with some maybe at 15%...  Quite a view of the metropolis and Laguna lake.  Today I did not ride.  But fixed the MTB whose shifting has become hard.

So I loosened the cables of the fd and rd.  And found out that the inners all ready were leaking out rusty fluid .  I flushed out the rust with oil,  slid the outers in and out to scratch out rust that may be forming.   Oiled the cables and did the same process 2x.  Then got tissue paper to rub out some of the rusty fluid.  Then I greased the cables and put some more oil.   The shifting became easier.  (I should have replaced the cable but could not find Shimano now in stock)

Getting the back the proper tuning was the next problem.   I could not get the rd shift to the biggest cogs.   It was the problem with the barrel adjuster at the shifter that was the problem I did not screw it back in so

that I could tighten the cable by turning it ccwise.    For the FD, I was not able to get back the cable to the correct stopper thats why the cable at the fd was too long.  I got them back finally.   Then adjusted the brakes which all of suddent were rubbing the disk.

Nice job for me.  

Thats a P100.00 saved and a lot of learning