Out of the Bar

It's been a week since I haven't touch my handlebar for a cruise, busy days of business has piled up and cats and dogs were knocking our roof because of typhoon Frank. Nothing much to say about my cruising and playing with trails and wheels of mountain biking.

New parts are available at shop but I have no time to stop over and look and touch for it. Sigh....I'm still engage with my piled up paperworks and my plan to apply for a driver's license. Our raider is stagnant for break end, I just put a few hundreds of kilometers on it. I want to finish the break end by end of July so as to use it with my business and mountain biking deals.

Cruising to Navilan

Just early this morning while I was cleaning the computer room Sgt. Major came by and ask me to come with him and the others to scout the mountain bike cross country trail for the city's coming anniversary in a rush expression. I said I'll chase 'em cause I haven't had my breakfast and immediately I rushed into the kitchen and ate some bananas and drink a glass of milk just to have unempty stomach.

After gearing up I rushed immediately to the starting line and I just arrived just in time as the group started the cruise. We started at a li'l muddy trail and then to rocky one's and when we arrived somewhere in the quarry where about one minute downhill we post for a picture taking before proceeding and I rushed down the hill after the go signal and waited for the others at bridge.

After the bridge was about 400 meters of uphill, it's where I almost lost my strength and energy. As we reached the to top we rested for about 10 minutes before proceeding. The following trail was not that technical but was muddy and full of soil eroded holes.

The sun was high when we finished the cruise and almost time for lunch, the commanding general thank everyone who came with the cruise and we all departed by group from the camp.

The trail was a bit short bu I had fun even though, because it was my first time to take the trail.

From Standard to 31.8

Code name Zagatrix asked if I have something to buy for my mountain bike because he was going go for window shop at the south bike shops for his dh rig. I gave him one thousand bux as budget for a dh handlebar for my freeride rig.

After 48 hours he came back with a 31.8 riserbar with the big "T". It was a nice high end part for a second hand price. Just lately I had time to install after two months due to unavailability of stem for the handlebar. I made a road test just this afternoon and made few adjustment of the angle and hight of the handlebar so as to compensate the feel from my old handlebar.

Now I have a better feeling with my new handle bar a li'l more away from breaking of the standard size handlebar.

My Brother's Bike

It was late November 2007 when my two brothers decided to build their own mountain bike! I decided to help them by inquiring parts and acquiring funds. We sold in game items in an online game and converted it to cash to purchase parts.

We were able to accumulate brand new and some good condition second hand parts. We acquired a Harro V3 frame, manitou splice fork, shimano xt deraileure, specialized xc rims..... The best part of the process was, some of my friends in biking community donated parts like headsets and chain guides. My special thanks to Code Name Lagum for giving advice and for his free use of his titec stem as a temporary stem, to Code Name Zagatrix for giving advice and parts.

Currently the bike was up and running for two weeks and we had fun trail riding and cruising downtown and up hill.

Only In the Rain There is Silence Defined as Freedom

I was Biking to the city proper while it was raining, I had fun pedaling my bike while watching and feeling the water splatter all over my face and jersey!

When I was in the city proper and drove along bike shops where other riders use to stay for past time and chat, I noticed that they where a li'l curious cause it's rare in our place to find a rider who always ride his bike under the rain.

As I passed by another shop, the owner that is not unknown to me called me and ask something regarding my spare parts at home, and he also asked me why do I ride my bike while it's heavy raining. I just said "I'm having fun and much more, only in the rain I fined silence defined as freedom"

Rain! Rain! Come And Play With Aerox

The Clouds was thick the air was hot!!! I stared at the sky, it looks like it's going to rain! I went to my room and geared up to go for a li'l trail. When I was out looks like the rain is at the city. I headed towards the dark cloud to play in the rain.

Disappointed to know that when I arrived at the city I found not a drop from the dark cloud! I rush into the streets while the traffic was high dodging the cars and gaps at the sidewalk. I made it back home safe with a smile on my face!

I had fun biking today without the rain! How I wish it would rain tomorrow by midday so as I can play with Mr. Rain!