Had a few doubts the ride plan would pull through. It was planned at our usual kedai Roti Canai at Taman Cheras Prima while Suhaimi, Sham, Zaha and I were having breakfast (usual stuff we do after every Saturday Sg. Long ride).
Geng,
Newsflash from Cikghu Sham:
YDP MPKJ, Dato' Hassan Nawawi will launch The Malaysia Book of Record for ride of 4700 Km across Sarawak-Brunei-Sabah.
Ride Details:
Date : As subject above
RV Point: Stadium Kajang (next to Kompleks Sate Kajang Haji Samhuri)
There was no solid plan for Sunday ride. I was thinking of just doing the default route of Sg. Long. Moreover having blocked nose, fever and cough would just justify the route above. Then I got a text message from Shamsul.... "Jom Pegi Mantin Esok ikut Lekas". Hmmm....not a bad idea anyway....
Cikgu Sham..looking cheerful
Place: Putrajaya (In front of The Palace of Justice)
Itinerary :
Yada yada, VVIP speach, Yada, yada, yada and flag off
Super Easy Ride Single Loop back to start point ( 2-5KM) and tak boleh potong VVIP
Easy Ride From the Starting Point straight to Putrajaya Mosque, through the big roundabout , take left to PM Office, continue through the Mosque again and straight back to the Starting Point.
That's about it folks, solid < 15KM ride and a free T-Shirt...oh yeah...not forgetting the free flow of Milo.
Date: Sunday, 25 January 2009 RV: Balai Polis Kuala Kubu Baru Roda Golek: 8.00am Total Distance: 40KM, 7KM of climbing
Route: Toll-Bukit Kajang-Mantin via Lekas Highway
Mileage: 86 - 100KM
Total Tour Time: 5:46'15"
Total Cycle Time:3:33'12"
Calorie Burnt (according to my bio-spec): 3799 with 44% Fat.
Average Heart Rate: 131
What a ride it was.
The RV point was Toll Bukit Kajang where Man Ciocc and his gang assembled. From Toll Sg. Balak, Zack, Sham (Balakong), Man (Utusan), Romzi, Cikgu Sham and my self.
We started the ride from Toll Bukit Kajang, 13 man strong. The weather was sunny and warm. The sky was blue, promising to be a hell of "berasap" ride and it was true enough.
Route: Batu 18->G.Peres->Sg. Congkak
Sorry for the late posting. I've been kinda busy lately.
This time around, we joined Man CIOCC's entourage to Genting Peres. We started off from Pekan Batu 18 in a huge group (more than 15 bikes, at least).
Then my problem started rigt before we flaged off. My cleat was damaged thus I couldn't get my left shoe porperly locked on the pedal. After numerous attempt (Saipol came back from the peloton) we finally got it locked. By then we were 10-15 minutes behind the last man.
We reached the "kaki bukit" where the pack was already there to take a breather while waiting for the rest to arrive. The group started the climb after 15 minutes break.
Then my ordeal with the pedal started again. After 10 minutes of trying I finally managed to get the shoe locked on and started the climb.
Overall it was a fun ride. Unfortunately I couldn't join the rest of the pack to Sungai Congkak due to the problem with my cleat. I withdrew when we arrived at the RV point at Pekan Batu 18.
Video (From RV to halfway there....)
SnapShots Preparing for the ride
Meeting with friends
Morning prayer from Man before the ride
Who's snapping who
Cikgu on the scene
Was there a Dates party going on up there at the peak
While on my way to a GPS vendor, I came across the Bike Boutique at Metropolitan Square.
Unfortunately i couldn't do the Bike Fitting because the technician wasn't around. According to the sales guy, the fee is around RM 100.
I'd figure before we buy a bike frame it'd be a good idea to get our measurement right since The Bike Boutique has the tools. Let's go here on Saturday. It's open from 10.30am till 8.00PM.
The Bike Boutique Cervelo Bikes
BIKE Tools
Seperti yang telah dirancang kayuhan tahun baru ke Lebuhraya Lekas telah berjalan lancar walaupun cuma 6 orang sahaja yang berkayuh.
Pukul 7.30am aku dah terpacak dekat Tol Sg Balak. Syamsul sampai lebih kurang pukul 7.50am bersama kawannya. Due to technical difficulties Faizol, Saipol & Cikgu Sham sampai sedikit lewat... Tayar golek dalam pukul 8.10am menuju ke Lebuhraya Lekas.
Seperti biasa Faizol dah tarik awal-awal lagi diikuti oleh Syamsul & membernya. Saipol, Cikgu Sham & aku tertinggal dekat belakang... Regroup semula dekat Tol Kajang Selatan Lebuhraya Lekas. Kayuhan bersambung ke Tol Pajam & Faizol memulakan tarikan silih berganti dengan yang lain. Headwind all the way to Tol Pajam.. downhill pun tak terasa sangat disebabkan angin...
Exit Tol Pajam & heading to gerai nasi lemak in front of Komuter railway track before Stesen Komuter Batang Benar. Refill apa yang patut & seperti biasa berborak pasal basikal & isu semasa. Anyway thanks to Khairi (betul ke nama dia nie...member Syamsul) for the treats.
Return trip bermula & bertembung dengan group kayuhan organised by Due Roda Extreme dari arah Beranang ke Nilai. As we enter Tol Pajam dah terasa angin bertiup dari depan... aduh... headwind sepanjang Lebuhraya Lekas... memang torturous... Pit stop dekat Tol Kajang Selatan & regroup. From there we decided to take Silk Highway towards Sg Long... ada la sikit climbing.
We split into 2 groups after Tol Sg Long. Faizol, Saipol, Cikgu Sham & myself continue cyling to Tmn Sutera via Cheras Jaya & Syamsul & his friends decided to take Jalan Cheras lama via Sg Sekamat back to Prima Saujana.
Overall mmg menyeronokkan. Cuaca pun cantik... panas. Tapi sorry la gambar takde...Faizol tak bawak camera sbb tak charge battery.
Sebagai pembuka tirai tahun baru ini aku propose kita kayuh ke Lebuhraya Lekas.
Detail seperti di bawah:-
Masa: 7.30am tayar golek Tempat: Tol Sg Balak Jarak: 75KM Route: Tol Sg Balak-Silk Highway-Lekas Highway-Exit Pajam-Kg Enam Kaki Beranang-Rinching Hilir-Bangi Lama-UKM-Silk Highway-Tol Sg Balak
Route map seperti di bawah
Klik untuk gambar penuh
Description:
Mula dari Tol Sg Balak menuju ke Sg Ramal. Masuk kiri ke arah Tol Sg Ramal menuju ke Kajang Utama. Melepasi tol Kajang Utama & exit di Kajang Perdana Interchange. Teruskan perjalanan ke Tol Kajang Selatan (Lekas H/way). Laluan agak landai tapi tiada flat road... samada mendaki atau menurun bukit. Keluar Interchange Pajam & masuk ke kanan menuju ke Pajam. Terus ke jalan Seremban & ambil kiri ke Beranang. Jalan sedikit berbukit. Masuk ke Kg Enam Kaki selepas memasuki sempadan Selangor/N.Sembilan. Laluan kampung agak lengang & sempit... dah nama pun Kg Enam Kaki mesti la sempit... Laluan naik bukit & turun bukit sehingga ke Rinching Hilir. Ambil kiri ke arah Bangi Lama. Ada satu pendakian sebelum sampai ke Bangi Lama. Ambil kanan ke arah UKM. Ada sedikit pendakian & turun bukit. Sampai UKM & terus ke Kajang. Ambil simpang masuk ke Silk Highway & teruskan perjalanan ke Sg Ramal. Melintasi Tol Sg Balak & sampai ke penamat.
Pheew...It has been a while since the last posting.
My apology for those who came for updates and found out that the blog has been very quiet this few weeks. December has always been challenging to organise rides.
During this period of the year is where all the domestic issues escalate: weddings, vacations, balik kampung etc. It's a predictable pattern...sigh.
Anyway back to the activity.
Shamsul texted me yesterday informing about the Lekas Higway Ride. Zaha and I responded. I was a bit late due to unprecedented event that took place at Sungai Balak Toll this morning. I have to thank Shamsul and Zaha for waiting. Thanks for your patience guys
Lekas Highway was just awesome...not too to steep not too flat...suitable for heavy gears, overall...coupled with great weather (sunny and windy) the ride was just fantastic.
Thank you for organising the ride Shamsul...looking forward for the next one next week
Video: (Jangan jealous Saipol!!!)
Images:
Shamsul and Zaha at Starting Point
Perghh..Colnago tu....
Zaha...taking a peek at Shamsul's bike while he went to re-fuel
