Some incidents yesterday at the ride yesterday to #Caliraya

Wheels of Happiness

Angono Rizal  Philippines   | September 22, 2014

                    Gerry's flat at Caliraya

                      Choco watches his Tito fix his 2nd flat

Rides would not be complete without spice of incidents/situations.  Situations are spice of rides.

Some of the incidents:


1.  Gerry had two flats.   He replaced his flat tube with one that had 55 mm valve.   I said Gerry's valve (tt) is long.  He had one in Caliraya.  The other one was in Pangil just before FAmy.  When he had the right valve, no more flats took place

Ven says Jorgeusbiker makes sure its finish contract, he says he has breach of contract

Wheels of Happiness

Angono Rizal  Philippines | January 19, 2014

                                  Ven with Edgard, VM, and Vic as we say thanks and God Bless

We finished our ride to Tagaytay early today.  We were in Angono by 4 pm;  we were in Tagaytay early a little under 11 am and we were riding home by 11:45.  We were in Petron Daang Hari by 1 pm where we stayed long. (about  1 hour)

Ven had cramps twice:

First  was 50 meters before our Petron stop/destination  in Tagaytay (passing through the Crisanto de los Santos Highway from Gen Trias to Amadeo) and the second was in Sucat.  He rode from Sucat to highway 2000 and from there he rode home to Angono.  He said that the pain radiated from his abdomen to his toes.   (It has happened to me too)  So I am careful not to strain myself by using easy gears when the going gets rough/tough.  Some 5 km to the destination along the same highway, while trying to catch up with Edgard, the cramps started to creep in (I was at 50 x 23);  so I shifted to 30 x 17 and the cramps that was about to start got away.

Please always bring and wear your helmets lest we lose our heads

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 No, the headband can not be a sub for helmet


We often see that survival rates of those who ride motorcycles and bikes increase when wearing helmets.  Most serious injuries in rides are the head.  Experts say that survivability in accidents in rides increase by 70% when wearing helmets.

So please do not forget to bring and wear your helmets when we ride, lest we lose our heads.

One of our riders yesterday forgot; so he had cramps

We took a different route to Tagaytay - the Mendez road and several had cramps

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                         Jethro Garcia, a duathlon athlete, from Silang guided us to the Mendez route

Post for the Lemery ride, October 27, 2013

We had a guide for this Lemery ride, whom VM Jun Vic met -  Mr. Jethro Garcia from Silang.  He was planning to have a Calabarzon fun ride and was maybe preparing for this event. He is a duathlon athlete and suggested a new route.  It passes through the side of new Robinson in Silang and goes up to Tagaytay, 9 km.  It was however very stiff, steep and unforgiving.  He said it saved 9 km from Rotonda. The new route took its toll:  Ernie Ado had cramps especially at the ala Olalia road in Antipolo. It was pretty steep too.  Ado had to stop.

                                   Eddie P, for trying hard all ready had cramps at Silang

                                   Richard had loose clits and had to tighten them

                                        The wind was strong

                                    Jorgeusbiker and officer Amores nearing end of the Mendez road

                                      Master E

                                   Gerry Cataps

                                          Camp for cramps

                                                 Ernie applying hot ice for cramps

                                      Edgar, Angel and Ernie talking about cramps

                      Despite the stiff and hard ascent via Mendez, everyone was in good spirit and happy

                                Maste E, Tito, VV and VM

                                  Ado rode the last 6 km up to Mendez

                                             Tsalap2;  I promised a website for the expression

                                      Hair stubbles grew because of the Mendez ascent

                                Officer Amores, Nolite and Jorgeusbiker

                                      Ado

                             Edgar would have cramps later in the day, he forgot his helmet

                                        Group picture at Tagaytay, end of the Mendez road

                                 Resting after the hard Mendez road hard ascent

I think I did well in this Mendez ascent.  I was not left behind.  I overtook Nolite, Gerry Y Edgar.  I was strong going up this climb.  Except that I allowed the peloton and the others leave me at some points.  I managed the ala Olalia road climb well

We arrived home late from Lemery ride because of Eddie Pama's flat

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For the Lemery ride - October 27, 2013

 "Ayaw tumigas ang goma dahil maikli ang T, then nabaluktot...."Eddie P hard at work repairing the flat. Notice the time.  We were at the intersection at 3 pm

We were arrived home from the Lemery ride yesterday not because of the distance but because of the flats.

We had two cases of flats (actually 3 - I was the third victim):  Ernie and Eddie.  Ernie had flat at the Seaoil gasoline station on the way to Lemery;  but Eddie had a flat at the corner or Daang Hari and Molino.  And there at least 3 tries to get the flat fixed.  It must have taken an hour to get the flat fixed right.  The inflation would not get hard the first time:   the interior was pinched.  The second time, the Presta valve was bent, and it was only on the third time that VM lent an inerior with 60 mm valve the flat fix was right.

I had my flat on the way to highway 2000 after our last stop at around 645.  I ran into a deep road joint and must have made a snake bike hole on my interior.  I did not fix it anymore and I rode with the Suzuki carry call driven by Nanding.  Edgard had cramps at the last stop at Bicutan and decided to ride the service vehicle

Cramps, cramps by everyone.

Bike and Save the Earth

Today we biked to Cavinti and Caliraya.  We left at 5:30 am and arrived home at the same time.  The ride took us to Pagsanjan, Cavinti, and Caliraya lake.   The  bike ride is l7l km as per Google direction and distance computer, and l77 per actual cyclo computer count.

The steep climbs at Caliraya and 2x climb at Bugarin, the long climb at Cavinti and the race like situation took its toll on many.  (It is not PMS cramps you).  Those who had actual cramps and had to stop were:   Edgar, VM, Gerry (he had to ride) Angel.  and myself (I had one before Japanese garden, and one on the way home from Caliraya.  I found out that my seat was low,  and the uncleating motion was stretching my sartorius muscle.

Those who felt they had cramps were Tito and Armin.  They ignored and overcame the cramps

I Joined the Ride to Luisiana Oct 30, 2011

Have bike, we will help save the earth...

This is the second time the group went on a long ride without transpo going home.  Such a brave attempt endurance and to prepare Recyclist Bikers for stage tournament (tours)

Chronology:

This is the chronology of the ride:

5: 00 am  -  Assembly at Jollibee Angono.

5:l5  -    ride to Sacred Heart Parish to say some prayer

5:30 -   departure

6:00  -  arrive Morong

7: l0     arrive pisong kape

7:30    leave pisong kape

8:00    arrive bugarin

8:30    arrive Famy Petron station

8:45    coffee at Manay

9:00    leave Manay

9:30  arrive Pagsanjau church, leave asap

10:30  arrive Luisiana.

It took 5 hours from Angono to Luisiana.  The average speed would be less than 20 kmh.  But some guys like Joel and Richard did 47 kmh at plains and 20 kmh at Bugarin.  At Cavinti and Luisiana, which were mostly climbing, guys just did 8 to ll kmh.

A quick lunch and by l2: 00 depart for home

l:00 arrive Pagsanjan

l:45 the sweeper including me arrive at Famy Petron.

3:00  Bugarin

3:30 Pisong Kape  again.

4:30 Morong

5:30 Angono

The trip going home was 5:30 hours.  It was hot and there were lot of rests.  At Famy station and Pisong Kape

Casualties:

Alan  -  had several flat tires

Gerry Cataps gave up nauseated or low batt?  some 2 km to Luisiana

Nolite had a crash at Bugarin

Engr June had cramps at Luisian going home and had to take a ride at service vehicle.

Who joined:

 Luis, VM. Richard,Angel, Gerry Cataps, Alan, JUS, Edgar, Diego. Engr. June, Nolite, Joel, Smith, Chito Francisco (welcome sir) Joel, Tito, Master Edwin (sorry for missing him out on first post.  You always neglect the one closest to you - at the derrierre- end of the pack hehehe)

Special Event:   It was Angel's birthday

Distance traveled:  89 km one way (or l78 km)  It is almost the same distance as round Laguna Lake ride but more exacting.

Degree of difficulty:  More difficult than Nagcarlan.  As severe as Caliraya or Real Ride

Trending:

Why Engr June had cramps?

                                Master Edwin and Engr June deeply analyzing why Engr had cramps?

                           Alan was plagued by a bunch of flats;  first fix at Famy Petron