Just missed them by 15 to 20 minutes?

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This post met Vic Urbano who is one of the LGU employees at the municipal market when I bought some fruits form the market

He said that he hasnt biked since the Atimonan ride.  I said I tried to catch up with them.  Did they leave at 4:30;   no at about 5.  Thats when I arrived at Jollibee.  I said I was at Manay in Famy by 9:00 it was still closed.  I arrived about 9:10 - 15 thereabouts.  I could have been to Lucena with the out and back ride...

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Keeping up with the Roadies on a MTB to Famy today January 29 2017

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
January 29, 2017

                                            The Mosso MTB

                                              Vhen was the sparring partner at the rear; at OL


We rode today, 10 strong to Manay's at Famy on Etoy Mariposas invitation.  Since most of them had round Jalajala ride yesterday (Engr. Francisco, Master, Gerry Pres Luis) not many were enthusiastic to proceed with a longer ride once were at Bugarin.

Those who were with us were:   Meong, Gerry,Pres  Luis, Etoy, Joel, Vhen, Chito F,  Ambet Jeff and , myself

Those who joined the ride until Morong were Master, Engr June, Alan.  Am just wondering if others who have low mileage and non participation in this long rides can finish the ride:    Jess V, Echo, VM?

As usual, we did not proceed with Caliraya ride because it rained hard in Famy.  Some suggested that we go back to avoid Bugarin by going via Jalajala but I told them Jalala loop is 40 km  while Bugarin going up is less than 10 km. But it was cold and wet as we went up Bugarin. However at the other side, it was hot and humid.  Expect the different weather all the time.

I had a Mosso MTB with with me and I had some challenging times keeping up with the rest.  However, the Mosso was whistling as we negotiated some stretch of the highway of 42 x 13 gears.  Although the bike is a little bit heavy (the wider tires and heavier weight) I think I can manage the difference.

All the food servers at Manays have been taken

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines  June 30, 2014.

Rizal   Philippines  June 30, 2014

                             That is Jane and she is taken

One of the motivation, and we may deny it, for biking to Manay, aside from the great food is the good looking fair skinned food servers.   But they keep on changing and some of them may be taken.

We only got to know Jane (who will get married soon) and Vilma.

The rest  of the food servers do not know how to pronounce their names.

Our group pictures yesterday June 29 2014

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philipppines  |  June 30, 2014

These were some of group pictures in our ride yesterday.  This is the first group pics we had in months.  Either I was not with the group (no cameraman) or there was no significant ride.

We are preparing  for Legazpi City ride in December 2014

Our feedzones yesterday September 8, 2013

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                                     VM enjoying his lunch at Famy resto

Angono, Rizal  PHL  September 8, 2013

Our pit stops feedzones were:    Pisong Cafe  - breakfast,  Manay's resto -  Merienda, and Turo Turo at Famy -  lunch.  Bukohan sa Cardona -  PM snacks.   We paid for our breakfast, the merienda was free, we paid for our lunch, and the PM snacks.  We had pretty good nutrition.  (I sneaked in a BJ at KM 69 on the way back)

At Pisong Cafe

                                   Adobo and kaldereta for breakfast at Pisong Cafe

 At Manay's in Pakil

                Enjoying pansit and monay;  eyes to your food, otherwise you will get hungry

                                    Is it the drink or the lovely foodserver you are looking at?

                                  VM enjoying pansit with Tito and Angel

                                  Alan and Jeff

                                I thought this preparation was for the Recyclists

At Famy food stop

                                  Chito, Tito and JB shared the same table

                                   Do bikes ever get hungry?  What do they like to eat?

                                    VM;  Pres Luis, Chito, Gerry, Gerry Y and Eddie conversing

                                   Resting after a heavy lunch

                                 Pretty landscaping at the restobar nearby

                                   What is this?

                                   Plenty of paint and ficus trees


 At Bukohan in Cardona

                                       I hope the stilts hold out

                                What shall we feed the bikes?

June birthday celebration at Golden view hot springs in Los Banos, June 23, 2013

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Laguna, PHL   |  June 23, 2013

How does biking affect the local economy?  I think it affects the places that bikers visit.  When it is not a biking day, the places we visit are dead - very little business.

At Pisong Kape, we would have probably ordered before 7 am yesterday about P1,000.00 plus in terms of softdrinks, lugaw and sports drink, and banana.  At an average of P40.00 per, we would have bought P1,200 worth of food.  At the buko store, the 31 or so cyclists buying P20.00 each would have bought P600.00 worth.  That could have provided enough income for the  family for the day.

                          At Manay's we paid Pl,100 for canton and monay;  this excludes softdrinks

                                  Food and drinks gone in a little under 5 minutes at Manay's

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                                  Several thousands more were spent at the hot spring resort

                                 P12.00 for a banana at Pisong Kape, masyadong mahal?

                                  Recyclists enjoying their meal

Only 5 Recyclists Rode to Manay today March 10 2013

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Angono, Rizal  PHL   March 10 2013

"Success favors the brave and the persistent"

  Edgar doing a Nolite at Manay showing off his large boobs. Ha5.  May of Manay took the picture

                 Manay has a new panaflex sign

Only Tito, Edgar, Jess, Prez and Luis rode up to Manay today in Pakil Laguna at 930 am today.

I woke up at 5:24 this morning and was late for the 5:20 assembly at the Sacred Heart Parish;  I must have arrived at 5:45 and only Joel Jess and Luis were there.  When we were to depart after the mass started, Armin and Master arrived.  It drizzled a little bit up to Darangan but the shower was gone at Cardona and Morong. Edgar joined us at Cardona.  We bypassed Simples lugawan as agreed and stopped at Pisong Kape.  It rained when we arrived there.   I was 300 meters away from Pisong Kape when the rain poured.  The rain stopped in about 10 minutes.

Then we biked up to OL where we had Buko.  Then we went straight to Famy.  I had trouble with my sprocket which is I diassembled 3 days ago;  it was loose.   Edgar and I were behind from Bugarin and we caught with the peloton in Mabitac intersection.  

We had 1 and l/2 orders of pansit and 2 packages of Buns for our merienda lunch.  It was sumptous though.  We left at 10:30 and by 11:30 we were  2 km to San Miguel and Jess experienced flat.  We were at Pisong Kape by 12:30 and by l:30 in Morong.    We were home by 2:30.

One interesting part of our ride was that we caught up with Jestoni who passed us by in Sacred Heart church, in Morong, then he tried to pass us again near Simples.  We caught up with him on the way to Tanay;  he tried to pass again going up Bugarin;  we overtook him and he caught up with us by 10:20 when were in Manay all ready.

That was a 140 km ride;  70 km one way.   Almost same distance as Tagaytay.  But we came back early

                                  Joel, Prez Luis and Jess were the early birds

                 Armin and Master E came later but did not join the long ride;  because of the shower?

                               Tito, Prez Luis(all smiles) Edgar and Jestoni

                           Having plain lugaw (they ran out of eggs) at Hacienda Pisong Kape

                               Jess meditating at Pisong Kape on the rain

                               Jestoni and Edgar

                               Tito and Jorgeusbiker

                                   Jestoni likes the horse as a background (a mare?)

                                 A fine looking horse with tilburry.

                                      At OL by 8:33;   ready to depart for Manay

                               Just arrived at OL by 8: 13

                                 In Manay by 9:35

                                   Having a pansit and bun meal at Manay

                                Group picture included Jorgeusbiker

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                                 Going home by 10:24;  that was long meal and rest at Manay