It was another normal Sunday morning, i roll out with my Pro-Lite 50mm Tubular wheels on the road for the first time. It was a great wheels, rolling out smoothly.
As i met with other cyclist at Top One (usual gathering area), i was amaze with the smoothness of the wheels. i roll out with only three riders - Remy, Rafi & Kwong Yew. As soon as we hit the main road, Kwong Yew picking up speed together with Rafi. I was still chit-chatting with Remy got drop back about 400m.
As we passed Kg Acheh, Remy begin his chase as i tail behind him closely. The wheels surf to left whenever a big vehicle passes by my side. It was easy tailing behind Remy travelling at 38km/h. Upon reaching Tengku Bainun (Sg Dinding) bridge, i got drop back. The wheels begin to feel heavy and i need to pedal hard to move it.
On the other side, Remy slow down for me. As i manage to get back behing Remy, he begin to speed up again chasing Rafi & Kwong Yew. Before reaching Damar Laut intersection, we manage to catch up and overtook the front group and we together pedalling up to Teluk Senangin.
As Kwong Yew made his u-turn at Damar Laut junction, 3 of us maintain over medium fast rhythm till Teluk Senangin. Everytime passing by a hilly route, i can feel the different of these wheels.
After 10mins of resting, we begin to cycle back to Sitiawan. I struggle to keep up with both of them. I finally blow out at half way point climbing up the Sg Dinding bridge. Passing by the bridge, Rafi & Remy is no where to be seen as they speeding up all the way.
I cycle by my own till Sitiawan with the average speed of 26-28km/h only. This is my first day experience with my new Pro-Lite 50mm Tubular wheelset. I guess my legs still not strong enough to pedal these high-profile wheels. As kumar said to me before, "boleh bawa ke rim nie?". Its not that easy to cycle high-profile rim without a pair of strong piston.
Anyway, i'll be going out again with these wheels next week. See you guys next week.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Perak Sultan Birthday's Solo Ride
Sitiawan - Lumut - Kg Baru - Spg Lima - Sitiawan (55km)
It was raining the night before and i was doubting to go for a ride on 19th April 2009.
I woke up at 6.45am and finally decided to go for a solo ride as most of other riders went for holiday. With no aim on which route to go, i decided to cycle around Manjung. I gear up and ready to ride at 7.10am.
My tires roll out on the road as soon as 7.15am and i decided to climb Bukit Maju in Lumut. As i warming up at the average speed of 28km/h, i feel my legs muscle burning up. Soon i was doing 30km/h all the way to Lumut town. As i do a big loop in Lumut town, i felt tired and decided to slow down just before the hill. It was a strong headwind all the way to Lumut town.
As i climb Bukit Maju in Lumut, i was doing 10-11km/h only using the smallest gearing 39x23 all the way up. My heartrate pump to 195bpm and soon i think i'm gonna blackout. Anyway, i manage to struggle and reach the top.
After Lumut town, i cycle back to Venice of Perak and headed to Tengku Bainun (Sg Dindings) bridge. I was tired and i'm only doing 26-27km/h regardless of headwind or tailwind. The sky turns dark filling up with black clouds and soon i know its gonna rain heavily.
As i climb Tengku Bainun bridge and make a U-Turn at the top of the bridge, the rain started with the wind blowing strongly. I make a turn into Kg Baru and maintain the rhythm to complete the whole journey. I continue cycling under the rain and i was doing 26km/h only. Soon i was left nothing dry with my jersey, shorts, bike, water bottle fill with rainwater and i guess my bike now weight more than 10kg.
I go on and the rain stops upon reaching Sg Wangi. With no energy, i go on and push myself through Spg Lima, Spg Tiga and Spg Dua. With nothing left in my both legs, i only manage to maintain 25km/h and hoping i'll make it back home without fainting.
The rain started again when i reach Spg Dua, my leg muscle started to get numb and cramp. I stand and sit several times while strecthing as much as possible. When i reach Sitiawan junction and check my cyclometer, i was doing exactly 2 hours for 56km only, averaging 27.9km/h for the whole journey.
It was a extremely tired day for me and i slept the whole evening. Now i discover how hard it is to tackle the wind, the journey, the distance, the pressure, the feeling all by yourself. Probably i'll just hang my bike back on the wall and retired...hahaha!
It was raining the night before and i was doubting to go for a ride on 19th April 2009.
I woke up at 6.45am and finally decided to go for a solo ride as most of other riders went for holiday. With no aim on which route to go, i decided to cycle around Manjung. I gear up and ready to ride at 7.10am.
My tires roll out on the road as soon as 7.15am and i decided to climb Bukit Maju in Lumut. As i warming up at the average speed of 28km/h, i feel my legs muscle burning up. Soon i was doing 30km/h all the way to Lumut town. As i do a big loop in Lumut town, i felt tired and decided to slow down just before the hill. It was a strong headwind all the way to Lumut town.
As i climb Bukit Maju in Lumut, i was doing 10-11km/h only using the smallest gearing 39x23 all the way up. My heartrate pump to 195bpm and soon i think i'm gonna blackout. Anyway, i manage to struggle and reach the top.
After Lumut town, i cycle back to Venice of Perak and headed to Tengku Bainun (Sg Dindings) bridge. I was tired and i'm only doing 26-27km/h regardless of headwind or tailwind. The sky turns dark filling up with black clouds and soon i know its gonna rain heavily.
As i climb Tengku Bainun bridge and make a U-Turn at the top of the bridge, the rain started with the wind blowing strongly. I make a turn into Kg Baru and maintain the rhythm to complete the whole journey. I continue cycling under the rain and i was doing 26km/h only. Soon i was left nothing dry with my jersey, shorts, bike, water bottle fill with rainwater and i guess my bike now weight more than 10kg.
I go on and the rain stops upon reaching Sg Wangi. With no energy, i go on and push myself through Spg Lima, Spg Tiga and Spg Dua. With nothing left in my both legs, i only manage to maintain 25km/h and hoping i'll make it back home without fainting.
The rain started again when i reach Spg Dua, my leg muscle started to get numb and cramp. I stand and sit several times while strecthing as much as possible. When i reach Sitiawan junction and check my cyclometer, i was doing exactly 2 hours for 56km only, averaging 27.9km/h for the whole journey.
It was a extremely tired day for me and i slept the whole evening. Now i discover how hard it is to tackle the wind, the journey, the distance, the pressure, the feeling all by yourself. Probably i'll just hang my bike back on the wall and retired...hahaha!
Friday, April 17, 2009
JANAMANJUNG FELLOWSHIP RIDE 2009
I"M IN! I"M IN!
While waiting for others to join in, i decided to register myself first before the 150 spaces filled up with riders from the whole nationwide.
check it out - looks like my riding number is 004.
01-MOHD ZAKI (TOKI)-MANJUNG MCT-L
002-DR KUMAR-MANJUNG-M
003-HJ DIN ESTIMA-MANJUNG MCT-XXL
004-ALBERT TOH-SITIAWAN-XXL
005-RAJA ABDULLAH-S'NGOR-L
006-JASNI BAHARI-MJG MCT-M
007-ALI HASHIM-MJG MCT-XL
008-REMY-MJG MCT-L
009-RAFFI PILUS-MJG MCT-L
(mirror from ZAKI website, official website)
For T-Shirt, I guess i'm getting wider so i need XXL compare to last year.
HAHAHA!!!
While waiting for others to join in, i decided to register myself first before the 150 spaces filled up with riders from the whole nationwide.
check it out - looks like my riding number is 004.
01-MOHD ZAKI (TOKI)-MANJUNG MCT-L
002-DR KUMAR-MANJUNG-M
003-HJ DIN ESTIMA-MANJUNG MCT-XXL
004-ALBERT TOH-SITIAWAN-XXL
005-RAJA ABDULLAH-S'NGOR-L
006-JASNI BAHARI-MJG MCT-M
007-ALI HASHIM-MJG MCT-XL
008-REMY-MJG MCT-L
009-RAFFI PILUS-MJG MCT-L
(mirror from ZAKI website, official website)
For T-Shirt, I guess i'm getting wider so i need XXL compare to last year.
HAHAHA!!!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Pro-Lite 50mm Tubular Wheels
ooooh, my dream wheels....
looks like i'm praying very hard, hopefully it will be mine soon.
HEHEHEHE!!!!
check it out how cool is it when it's on my bike....
HEHEHEHE!!!!
looks like i'm praying very hard, hopefully it will be mine soon.
HEHEHEHE!!!!
check it out how cool is it when it's on my bike....
HEHEHEHE!!!!
My Current Ride
This is my current ride
Frame : Proton T-Sprint R CVS Full Carbon Frameset with Carbon fork
Drivetrain : Ultegra 10s
Handlebar : Ritchey WCS
Stem : Ritchey WCS
Saddle : Fizik Arionne
Seatpost : Ricthey WCS
Bootlecage : ELITE Carbon
Wheelset : Alex Rim Swift X300
Tire : Monaco 700x23 Tire
Meter : Shimano 10spd Flightdeck
Pedals : Shimano 105 wide pedal
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
EUMORA Moor Bar
Have you guys heard before this EUMORA Moor Bar?
It seems it will smoother and brighter up your skin, remove wrinkles, black spot or stain and restore your original beauty of your skin.
It's RM95 per pc. Deep clean and rinse with water after 3 mins. Twice a day and you'll feel better within a month.
What about us? As for cyclist, when you have smooth, white skin...you intend to reduce wind friction...is this true? Let's try it out! HAHAHA!!!!
For more information, give me a call 014-6043366 (albert)
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Another Sunday Ride
5 April 2009
I wake up with lots of hesistation to cycle or not. Its been weeks i have not on the saddle and i decided to join today's ride.
I met Yong in Petronas Seri Manjung and together we ride to Top Two (Samudera Manjung) our meeting area. My legs begin to feel sore and pain after 3km ride. I soon have a feeling that i might not able to complete today's ride. Probably might do a U-Turn half way point.
It's been great to see all other seniors rider back on the road together with those strong rider - Kumar, Rafi and not forgetting Remy.
After a few ideas of today's route, we decided to hit the hills in Gelung Pepuyu via Beruas. The wheels rolling out with 10 riders on the road (me, yong, remy, ah chui, rafi, kumar, anuar, jasni, ali, rizal...did i miss anyone here)
I begin to ride with a fast pace lead by ah chui right after passing by Manjung Go-Kart. With ah chui leading almost all the way, soon we got caught up by the peloton just before Sungai Wangi.
We ride single file with an average of 32km/h still lead by ah chui. Upon reaching ayer tawar town, ali's bike having a puncture and we stop to repair. I take this opportunity to rest and decided to u-turn soon. As my heart rate is rising, my muscle is cramping...i dont think i can go on anymore.
Tube change, air pump and soon we are back on the road. Passing by ayer tawar town and we all still in one whole bunch. Ah chui still leading and everyone seems enjoying the ride.
Yong breaking away with his steady pace right after the Kg Raja Hitam traffic light and soon he is flying away in front of the peloton. Kumar & Anuar passing by my side and begin to chase Yong that is about 100m in front alone.
Half way point to Beruas junction, we manage to catch up with Yong and begin to speed up. Kumar, Rafi is leading the whole way to Gelung Pepuyu junction with me hanging right behind them. As i look around, it seems all other riders seems very strong and ready to break away. Upon reaching Gelung Pepuyu junction, i begin to feel tired and decided to U-Turn back to Sitiawan.
The remaining rider continue their ride through Gelung Pepuyu as ah chui u-turn and started to cycle back to Sitiawan. With my body condition that nearly cramp and the remaining time and distance, i decided to turn back instead going on that i might probably blow out in the middle of the ride.
I leave the bunch and begin to pedal back. I saw ah chui in front of me about 500m and i begin to chase after him. With the tailwind, i pedal as fast as i can, hopefully to draft behind ah chui. Pedaling at 38km/h steadily, i begin to close the gap and finally overtook ah chui just before the beruas junction.
i begin to lead at 36km/h approaching ayer tawar town with ah chui riding strong behind me. Passing by Kg Raja Hitam junction, ah chui begin to lead as i take this opportunity to rest behind him.
Passing by Ayer Tawar town, i begin to feel good and strong. With the help of the tailwind, i maintain 36km/h for the rest of the ride until Sitiawan. I was focusing my pace line and soon i discover ah chui no where to be been. Probably he is way too tired (for not taking breakfast).
I pedal the remaining distance alone and i only managed to cycle average 30.7km/h overall back to Sitiawan. I guess i was too tired after the ride and i slept the whole evening.
Will ride again with your guys next week!
I wake up with lots of hesistation to cycle or not. Its been weeks i have not on the saddle and i decided to join today's ride.
I met Yong in Petronas Seri Manjung and together we ride to Top Two (Samudera Manjung) our meeting area. My legs begin to feel sore and pain after 3km ride. I soon have a feeling that i might not able to complete today's ride. Probably might do a U-Turn half way point.
It's been great to see all other seniors rider back on the road together with those strong rider - Kumar, Rafi and not forgetting Remy.
After a few ideas of today's route, we decided to hit the hills in Gelung Pepuyu via Beruas. The wheels rolling out with 10 riders on the road (me, yong, remy, ah chui, rafi, kumar, anuar, jasni, ali, rizal...did i miss anyone here)
I begin to ride with a fast pace lead by ah chui right after passing by Manjung Go-Kart. With ah chui leading almost all the way, soon we got caught up by the peloton just before Sungai Wangi.
We ride single file with an average of 32km/h still lead by ah chui. Upon reaching ayer tawar town, ali's bike having a puncture and we stop to repair. I take this opportunity to rest and decided to u-turn soon. As my heart rate is rising, my muscle is cramping...i dont think i can go on anymore.
Tube change, air pump and soon we are back on the road. Passing by ayer tawar town and we all still in one whole bunch. Ah chui still leading and everyone seems enjoying the ride.
Yong breaking away with his steady pace right after the Kg Raja Hitam traffic light and soon he is flying away in front of the peloton. Kumar & Anuar passing by my side and begin to chase Yong that is about 100m in front alone.
Half way point to Beruas junction, we manage to catch up with Yong and begin to speed up. Kumar, Rafi is leading the whole way to Gelung Pepuyu junction with me hanging right behind them. As i look around, it seems all other riders seems very strong and ready to break away. Upon reaching Gelung Pepuyu junction, i begin to feel tired and decided to U-Turn back to Sitiawan.
The remaining rider continue their ride through Gelung Pepuyu as ah chui u-turn and started to cycle back to Sitiawan. With my body condition that nearly cramp and the remaining time and distance, i decided to turn back instead going on that i might probably blow out in the middle of the ride.
I leave the bunch and begin to pedal back. I saw ah chui in front of me about 500m and i begin to chase after him. With the tailwind, i pedal as fast as i can, hopefully to draft behind ah chui. Pedaling at 38km/h steadily, i begin to close the gap and finally overtook ah chui just before the beruas junction.
i begin to lead at 36km/h approaching ayer tawar town with ah chui riding strong behind me. Passing by Kg Raja Hitam junction, ah chui begin to lead as i take this opportunity to rest behind him.
Passing by Ayer Tawar town, i begin to feel good and strong. With the help of the tailwind, i maintain 36km/h for the rest of the ride until Sitiawan. I was focusing my pace line and soon i discover ah chui no where to be been. Probably he is way too tired (for not taking breakfast).
I pedal the remaining distance alone and i only managed to cycle average 30.7km/h overall back to Sitiawan. I guess i was too tired after the ride and i slept the whole evening.
Will ride again with your guys next week!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Janamanjung Fellowship Ride 2009
ANNOUCEMENT!!!
JANAMANJUNG FELLOWSHIP RIDE 2009 is here again?
Let's together support our local ride by joining in this ride. Lock your date on your calendar 14 June 2009 for this outstanding ride. This year ride will be 133KM with the same starting point location as last year.
Thanks to TNB Janamanjung and those internal strong man preparing this ride.
A big applause for them.
Let's us together make this year ride another great ride!!!
HIDUP MANJUNG! HIDUP MCT! Oops...macam politik pulak...
JANAMANJUNG FELLOWSHIP RIDE 2009 is here again?
Let's together support our local ride by joining in this ride. Lock your date on your calendar 14 June 2009 for this outstanding ride. This year ride will be 133KM with the same starting point location as last year.
Thanks to TNB Janamanjung and those internal strong man preparing this ride.
A big applause for them.
Let's us together make this year ride another great ride!!!
HIDUP MANJUNG! HIDUP MCT! Oops...macam politik pulak...
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Ipoh Century Ride 2009
ANNOUCEMENT!!!
Will there be any rider representing Manjung for this year Ipoh Century Ride 2009?
Let's voice out and prepare for this year ride. May this year, lots and lots of Manjung rider joining this Ipoh Century Ride 2009.
COME, COME, Let's crown ourself CYCLIST! 160KM in 6 hours is the time we gonna beat. Let's make this year ride another great ride!!!
Will there be any rider representing Manjung for this year Ipoh Century Ride 2009?
Let's voice out and prepare for this year ride. May this year, lots and lots of Manjung rider joining this Ipoh Century Ride 2009.
COME, COME, Let's crown ourself CYCLIST! 160KM in 6 hours is the time we gonna beat. Let's make this year ride another great ride!!!
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