Wheels of Happiness
This post biked this morning to Morong KM 44, near the New Municipal Building of Morong. On the way, I discovered that there is a Bikol Ni Lugawan in Mambog Binangonan Rizal near the INC church. That means, I have to bike just 10 km instead of 20 km+ to Lagundi Morong Rizal.
At Cardona a 60 ish MTB rider just past the municipal hall passed by and conversed regarding my destination and I said I am up to Morong only, and he said he is from Tanay. I chased him and overtook him at Callahan and over the top he overtook me and chased him again from the exit arch and overtook him near the Bombongan crossing. He inquired about my age and answered 73 and he said he is 59 So that is about 2 decades difference.
I returned and then proceeded to my main destination a bike mechanic from Mambog Binangonan Rizal. He lives at Crystal East Binangonan and arrived there at about 9 am. He awoke at about 9:30 I went there to do a back job on the Wheeltop electronic GS that does not shift up to 36 t. I need the 36 t to enable me to ride up steep hills like the ones going up Mambog. There were 3 hills till Marios place and I only had 32t to manage the climb. The first one was about 20% grade.
While waiting for Mario, I conversed with the regired Msgt from PA. He was being massaged on account of neuropathy from diabetes and difficulty in standing I learned that his wife just died and may be he weas recovering from the grief. We talked about same situation as I have. Diabetic and growing weakness. I advised him to exercise some more and be happy.
As for the bike, Mario was able to make the gears go back to 36t. But he needs to access the apps to smoothne out hte high gears.
