Finally, it is time for a Saturday early morning rush for a ride after a month of Ramadhan. I trust it's freedom for most of us muslim cyclists. Won't be the same compared to the night rides we've been doing. The first obstacle was to wake up as early as 5.30am. As expected, I failed. Twice the alarm went off and I was tight snuggly on the bed. 6.10am! ooo...man! I was late for the rendevouz time at 6.35am with Saiful. A quick sms to him to delay the meet as soon as I slammed the throttle.
As I let the cold morning breeze through my side windscreens, the sight of fellow cyclists appeared one by one along my way to Sri Gombak. Two riders were seen pedalling through Batu 9 toll plaza which definitely doing the Langat route. Then cars with bikes are visible as day turned in.
We parked at Azahari's place and made way to meet Mukhlis by the MRR2 before we headed off to old Jalan Gombak. Yes, it was a revisit to Genting Sempah as a treat for Syawal ride...hehe.All four of us shifting between grannies and 16 throughout the climb that took us about an hour. Weather was great. We saw a few other cyclists either climbing or rolling back down. Legs felt great throughout the ride.
The drive back home passed through the nightmare of hari raya weekends. It's an every year nightmare actually. Every inch of Klang Valley roads were crawling with vehicles. Yes, these are our fellow muslims performing their ziarah responsibilities. I've noticed that this year the ziarah concept has been accepted and applied quite impressively. Alhamdullillah that we have realised it. Ever since Syawal started a week ago, the ziarah was awesome. Hope to see the next Ramadhan and Syawal again in good heath.
Ride facts :
· Route : Genting Sempah
· Ride distance : 60km
· Ride time : 2:48
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