They say we have to listen to our body when it comes to vigorous workouts, especially when this old engine takes forever to recover from one. After the recce Lenggeng ride, then came the public holiday in the middle of the week. One had to succumb to the fact that fun overwrites recovery. Half heartedly I cycled the route again with the plan of no-cycling Sunday day due to Kidzania attempt pulak. Sekali sekala kena gak renew visa beb. Hehe.
The second Lenggeng ride was intelligently executed when we have more seasoned cyclists involved. The usual Azmar & Alwin in the group of six, and we have a nicely organised peloton for the whole 90km. That's where everybody have to chip in their domestique skills driving the peloton and no window for 'curi tulang'. The burning sensation from the calves and quads justifies the effort.
After 2 weeks without spinning (can't afford the luxurious time for it), TOK was eager to attempt Bagan Lalang. We have a few first timers for this route, hence I anticipated the pace would be decent enough for a leisurely ride to and fro.
Bagan Lalang route is famous for it's tempting flats and acceptable rolling limitations. Plus, the distance is just about nice for one to stroll at a moderate pace or burn the quads like there's no tomorrow but still survive the ride. Hence, with a tiny lambung across a few chatrooms and text, TOK managed to gather a few invitational buddies to make it merrier.
The half of me was a bit hesitant and lazy for the ride (still recovering? From what pun aku tak tau), hence I only planned to just tucked myself at the back of the group and do whatever I can to kill any necessary boredom. With a few excited newbies on board, we have the train gaining speed in no time.
However, this particular spot was known for it's boredom killer. This small hairy dog will give chase at any lean shaved legs. Saiful and me was chatting and this dog came jumping out of a bush and start chasing. Saiful was merely inches away and I was on the outside. Despite earlier complaint by Saiful that he was recovering from flu, now he was yelling his belly out and spinning like mad. The dog seemed happy enough from the arousal of it's escapees, it barked back and carried on chasing. OMG! Luckily he gave way almost 50 meters later which left us panting our hearts out. Mark that dog-spot in the route map please!
Halfway into the ride, the train speed seemed swinging. It accelerates and decelerates. And the rear riders like me felt a bit obnoxious about it. Just as we peaked at the LBJ intersection, I attempted an attack. Fuiyo! Bunyi macam bagus. Bukan penembak tepat tapi more kepada penembak tak tepat! Hahaha! My intention was to give a wake-up call. I hurdled to the front and craved on the handlebar cranking those big gears until cruising speed reaches 50km/hr before giving it back to the peloton. Of course lah asakan tersebut telah membuat rider-rider berdarah kari teruja, so they reacted instantly with a few warning shouts and latched up like mad. Then, I went back to the rear after noticing Saiful was still shocked from the dog chase, and I slowly rode with him until the famous Shell Sungai Pelek.
Second attack was ignored about 10km later towards Bagan Lalang. Tak laku. Padan muka aku. Semua malas nak layan sebab masing-masing perut dah mula keroncong. Hehe. We dismounted at Gold Coast Bagan Lalang almost at 9.30 a.m. (pretty fast I guess) and gathered up with a group from UPM. Now there's a very long table of satisfied and hungry cyclists.
The ride back was pure license to grill. Toasted. The heat was killing us. I don't know about you guys but yesterday it was SO hot. We stopped at every venue possible. We were drilling the asphalt trying to survive the ride as far as we can. As usual, as the milage accumulates, the peloton started to disperse into it's own pace. Hence, we were a bit strung out by a few minutes apart.
All in all, I noticed happy faces by the end of the ride. And I presumed those faces wanted more. Chill. We'll fix something.
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The half of me was a bit hesitant and lazy for the ride (still recovering? From what pun aku tak tau), hence I only planned to just tucked myself at the back of the group and do whatever I can to kill any necessary boredom. With a few excited newbies on board, we have the train gaining speed in no time.
However, this particular spot was known for it's boredom killer. This small hairy dog will give chase at any lean shaved legs. Saiful and me was chatting and this dog came jumping out of a bush and start chasing. Saiful was merely inches away and I was on the outside. Despite earlier complaint by Saiful that he was recovering from flu, now he was yelling his belly out and spinning like mad. The dog seemed happy enough from the arousal of it's escapees, it barked back and carried on chasing. OMG! Luckily he gave way almost 50 meters later which left us panting our hearts out. Mark that dog-spot in the route map please!
Halfway into the ride, the train speed seemed swinging. It accelerates and decelerates. And the rear riders like me felt a bit obnoxious about it. Just as we peaked at the LBJ intersection, I attempted an attack. Fuiyo! Bunyi macam bagus. Bukan penembak tepat tapi more kepada penembak tak tepat! Hahaha! My intention was to give a wake-up call. I hurdled to the front and craved on the handlebar cranking those big gears until cruising speed reaches 50km/hr before giving it back to the peloton. Of course lah asakan tersebut telah membuat rider-rider berdarah kari teruja, so they reacted instantly with a few warning shouts and latched up like mad. Then, I went back to the rear after noticing Saiful was still shocked from the dog chase, and I slowly rode with him until the famous Shell Sungai Pelek.
Second attack was ignored about 10km later towards Bagan Lalang. Tak laku. Padan muka aku. Semua malas nak layan sebab masing-masing perut dah mula keroncong. Hehe. We dismounted at Gold Coast Bagan Lalang almost at 9.30 a.m. (pretty fast I guess) and gathered up with a group from UPM. Now there's a very long table of satisfied and hungry cyclists.
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| Kalau dah tua-tua, sukan macam ni je paling sesuai |
All in all, I noticed happy faces by the end of the ride. And I presumed those faces wanted more. Chill. We'll fix something.
soalan: kalaula ada sorang dalam geng cycle berjemaah ni tetiba pancit, adakah :
ReplyDelete1. org lain tunggu dia sampai dia hilang pancit
2. tahan teksi untuk dia
Ni kira dia abih tak larat nih, nak kayuh lagi 1K pun takbleh.
saje tanya sbb slalu tgk geng cycle so it made me wonder.
Jawapan:
DeleteIt depends on the group yang that person join. Conceptually when it's called a group ride, this means we start together and finish together. Which means nobody get's left behind, walaupun sipolan tu pancit tayar mahupun pancit kendiri.
What normally a group do is, there's always a dedicated sweeper who volunteer to be the last man & do all the necessary domestique work for the pancit person. But for us, we would normally stick together and take the opportunity to take a breather as well as melambung apa yang patut + some motivations until sipolan recovers & able to continue cycling.
BUT, there are also generally group rides that does not defined the concept. They would normally gather up at the RV point & once you start saddling, they'll cycle like mad & jumpa lagi on the next ride aje terus. Hahaha. I still can't figure this out, because even the pro riders would train together in a group.
So meaning the other group yang start sama abih asing-asing tu, kalau satu member dia pancit kira pandai2 ko la ek?
ReplyDeleteooo baru saya tau mengapa ada rider tinggai sorang2 ataih jalan..sungguh tak patut
ye. maka itu lah hakikat dunia insan yang bersikap individualistik. I've been there, so that's why I know the feeling of being left behind. Which always reminds me to not do the same to my riding buddies. Amin :]
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