Living a Healthy Lifestyle

Safety in group cycling

Today I read on group cycling guide from NSW,Australia.One item is not more than two abreast.I got my lesson on safety when I cycled during PCM where three of us cycled abreast.I made a mistake,hit Aliff's bike and fell flat and hurt my elbow.Another guide is not to exceed 20 cyclists at one go.I think 10 is more than enough,especially at traffic junctions.

Another lesson I learnt from Kol Azudin is to stop at every 5km to regroup(for MTB ride).This is important to keep everyone in phase,otherwise the slow and the new riders will get left behind.The photo below showed that we stopped as we rode along...

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Photos:New Wetland Riders

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This morning I took three MTB riders for a ride around the Putrajaya Wetland.All of them had successfully pedaled the submerged portion of the trail- under almost knee deep of water.Three quarters of the way,I almost give up but I did not because I had to prove to my friends that we all could do it.And we did!!!Today, we cycled 16.93km in about one hour.Congratulations to everyone.To my son Maher,welcome to the MTB world of cycling.

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Below is the photo of 'older'wetland riders.This was my second trip,led by Kol Azudin.

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Trek3900 Disk

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Today I took my two sons-Amir and Maher to Joo Ngan Bikeshop in Ampang where I bought my Trek 3700 almost two years ago.There,I asked Suhami,the bike mechanic to show my sons brands like Fuji,Trek and Raleigh.

After almost 45 minutes there,I think Suhami will have a new client before end of the year.My son Maher is quite interested with Trek 3900 with disk brake.Price offered was RM 1300.

For the high end range,I am more interested to look for Trek6000.(estimated price is about RM3500).However,I am not buying anything Trek until I see the new 2010 models coming this December,2009.

Raleigh bicycles

After getting my first salary as a temporary teacher in 1973,I bought my first bike to commute from my house to the school.I could not remember the cost but at last I have achieved my dream of owning my own bike.Yesterday,I saw Raleigh MTB bikes at Joo Ngan bikeshop in Ampang.According to the mechanic there it was selling like hot cakes.His boss ordered 10 pieces and within days,9 bikes already sold!The price is about RM1200- a good machine for beginners like my son.

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The Wired Project

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Maher exceeded 60km/hr today!

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I think it is time I must take my cycling son Maher to either FRIM or Putrajaya.BBB is only for newbies and oldies like me.

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Better cycling with new rims;-)

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Ah Chong told me my rear rims 'sudah bengkok'.So how? He suggested that I replaced both rims! I was getting suspicious...You know mechanic always asks us to change things instead of repairing them.Then I asked for the price and he told me RM75 each.On reflection of what I did with my bike and how I misused those tyres,I decided to replace both of them.May be I could ride my MTB better and change gears without any hassles.

A few hours later when I got my bike back,I was happy that I made the right decision after testing the bike.This morning I took my MTB (with new rims now) over a few long climbs around BBB,and it did very well.

Good job Ah Chong.Gua caya sama lu;-)

New Giant Innova

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Basic Giant Innova RRP: RM1800

Giant Innova Disc RRP: RM 2990

Tayar gelong

After yesterday morning ride,my son told me that my Trek 3700 MTB's back tyre became 'gelong'.The rim has distorted sideways and at times,the rim gets stuck with the brake pads.We did minor adjustments to enable me to ride but after 6 km,I felt uncomfortable ring MTB with 'tayar gelong'.This may be due to my riding down the steps at the Clock Tower.Foretunately,it affected the rear rim of my bike and not my backbone!

So this morning,I am sending my bike to a bikeshop at Seksyen 4 Tambahan.I hope it will be repaired with minimum cost.

NB:To my suprise,the bikeshop at Seksyen 4 cannot do the repairs,so I decided to see my old friend at Taman Nirwana,Ampang.Aik chong got a shock looking at how 'bengkok' my rear rim and he recommended  change both of my rims.Not only my rims needs change, but my rear brake also gave away.According to him, my rims are not designed for pedalling down the steps.All in,it cost me RM210-a very expensive lesson.

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Maher wants a new bike!

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My son Maher has been using my MTB bike since last week for his morning exercise.Most days,he covered about 20km and an average speed of 18km/hr.When he was in his teens,he was an avid BMX rider using his Morales BMX that cost me my arms and legs.After this morning ride,he told me that he needs a bike of his own.I am so happy that he wished to take up MTB cycling for his own health and fitness.I am also happy that I have a riding partner at home.My wife refused to cycle with me.She prefers a leisure walk around the park.

Below is Maher's latest trail at BBB:

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