No Bisikleta Iglesia for JB still today - still nursing an injury

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Recyclists Bisikleta Iglesia 2015

Fellow kapadyak Vhen Apran invited me to join him in Motorbisita Iglesia - ie we ride in tandem as we relive the Biskileta Iglesia.  I declined as I am still nursing a broken shoulder

Traditionally the Angono Recyclists hold a Bisikleta Iglesia for almost a decade.  The church visit is complete with misallete and prayers especially for Recyclists

We did not have for the last two years because of the pandemic

The churches we visited are:

1.  St Magdalene in Pililla (sometimes the Bugarin or Quisao Church  St. Vicente Alcala

2.  St. Ildefonso in Tanay

3.  St. Joseph in Baras.

4.  St. Jerome in Morong

5.  Holy Rosary in Cardona

6.  Sta Ursula in Binagonan or Sacred Heart in Tayuman

7.  St. Clement in Angono Rizal

True to our religion we join the Christendom in commemorating the Passion of Jesus Christ

Kapadyak Ka Recyclist Vhen is able to build a 7500 grams bike at cost of only P46,200. Wow

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Rizal Philippines
February 28, 2018

I was conversing with Vhen this morning and he showed me his just assembled bike which he claims and weighed at 50kg weighing scale to be only 7.5 kg.  Wow that is 16.5 lbs, a very light bike, lighter than most carbon fiber bike. Some carbon fiber bikes weigh over 8 kg.   An Ridley Orion weighs 8.4 kg (mabigat ang carbon fiber niya.  1.4 kg excluding fork)  But Vhens alum bike frame and carbon fork weigh only 1.8 kg.

So how much did he spend?

                   Ridley Fenix Frameset                           -  P15,000
                   Amcla 350 sprint5 wheelset                           5,500
                   105 Group set                                            15,000
                   Labor                                                           1,000
                   Velo saddle                                                  1,300
                   Ritchey seat post                                             800
                   Carbon fiber drop bar                                  1,500
                   ITM stem                                                    1,400
                    Bar tape                                                        300
                    Tires      Conti                                             4,000
                                  Tubes                                              400
                        Total                                                    46,200

               Cost /gram                                                       6.16      very cost effective

It was a labor of love and he meticulously searched for and studied the parts that will be included. He worked very hard with the mechanics

How about my project:

    I may be able to come up with a Bianchi Oltre with the weight of:

               1.  Frame  set

                           Frame    with direct mount brakes                                            1.900
                           Fork      with direct mount brakes                                              .700                                                    

             2.  Group set  (chop suey:    Durace, SRAM  and Ultegra)                     1.623

             3.  Wheel set                                                                                         1.300

             4.  Tires                                                                                                  .700

             5.  Drop bar                                                                                           .300
                  Bar tape                                                                                             .080
                  Stem                                                                                                  .200

                                                                                Total                                    6.803


       How much did will  it cost me:

              Frameset                                      P32,000
              SRAM       GS                               18,000
              Durace crank                                  10,000
              BB                                                   1,000
              Cable set                                          1,200
              Wheelset                                        25,000
               Stem                                               1.200
              Drop bar                                          1,500
                              Total                              89.900

                                              Cost /gram     13.21            
                                              My bike cost is 2x for only  697 grams difference

                                             Its because of the wheelset that cost him only 5,500 bargain

But if Vhen were to buy an expensive wheelset say 17k, his cost will be

P46,200 +  17,000 - 5,500   = 57,700/7,500 =  7.69  still cheap


           

           
                 

Nolite Sulit celebratef his 64th birthday today with the Recyclists

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Rizal Philippines
November 4, 2017

Nolite Sulit celebrated his 64th birthday today in his new place in Kalayaan together with the Recyclists today.  There were about 15 who arrived from Simples Lugawan in Morong Rizal at about 10:30 this morning.

Some of the important visitors included Engr. June, Papa Ric (who still bikes at the age 85) and Edgar (7 days)

   I arrived at 1230 because I still went to work.  The good thing was I had pansit and cake.  They didn't

I learned this birthday celebration from Vhen Apran whom I rode alongside from Tayuman to Montevideo   He said that Meong will text me when he reached Morong.  Meong texted me but I was busy with the meeting.

Preparing for Baguio Ride

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Rizal Philippines
December 27, 2016

Vhen Apran relayed to me the information that during the Christmas party which I was not able to attend (di ko nalaman,, no one informed me.  Nasa facebook daw, I missed that post surely) that we shall have a bike ride to Baguio.  It was initiated by Engr. June Francisco daw and he volunteered to have his place in Urdaneta as a stop over point.   VM daw will provide SWAG vehicle.  That is very comforting.

Time to have increased mileage, at least 100 km  on a long weekend.  Last Saturday, I did 80 km.  This morning I did Antipolo. Mga 30 km lang yon pero ascending.

I noticed increased strength in myself all ready.  Because I was able to climb that 39 x 23 (medyo hard yon) And going back I managed the Manila East Hill up to Tower Hills at 53 x 23 without huffing and puffing  I am and bike in oneness.  Getting ready again Baguio climb.

Vhen told me last night, he would join this one .  He and I are both 65 and in the years to come, we may not be able to accomplish this.    I was able to talk to Master E today too. We three will be team mates for this ride.  We will not be at peloton but we will finish the ride

Fixing the newly bought MTB of Vhen Apran

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Rizal Philippines
July 27, 2016

Vhen just bought a Merida MTB with SRAM FD and RD. However he said, when he biked last Sunday he was troubled with its shifting. He had trouble with the shift at FD (would not shift up and at the back.  It would not go down to #11 cog) He showed me his bike and found out that both shift cables, for the front and back had slack and the low limit needed some loosening.  The drop out was slightly bent and needed straightening.

So we went to his house, tightened the cable and everything worked fine again.

Simple solution to what sometimes can baffle us.

Bike ride with Vhen Apran this morning

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Rizal Philippines
July 19, 2016.

Happy birthday Ms. Apran.

Today I and Vhen, as was agreed yesterday at Wawa, we biked to Antipolo.  Three others were supposed to join:   Reymond, Gelo and the third one.  At agreed time of 6:30, the three were not there and then we decided to go.

Vhen led most of the way until Mercury Taytay.  In  the uphill, I spun and overtook him.  Up to Tower Hills and then to Marian Hills Seminary up to Beverly.   I waited for him before Beverly took his picture and then chased him and waited for him until PNB.  Took his picture.  Chased him again and then overtook him just before the Antipolo City Cathedral premises.  We heard mass for  a while and then descended.

There was all ready traffic up to Tikling from Marian Hills seminary.   And we counterflowed.  Left him again from the Manila East and downhill. to SM.  I was probably doing 50 kph going downhill.  And then waited for him at Shell Taytay before Villa.

It was a great ride.  Plenty of hard efforts and sprint.  He said his perspiration smelled of the drugs he was taking.