Family ride during the Raya Qurban weekend

We went for a ride around the Ampat Tin Old Mine/ Lake. It's a nice scenic route around a big abandoned tin mine turned to water retaining lake. What a wonderful time riding with my famili and my brother and his kids.

The 5 km ride was too much for Adik. By the third KM Adik wa already half asleep in his seat :)

Hari Raya at Kedai Basikal Samy

It's Aidil Adha today and I am back in Jalan Ipoh for the Hari Raya weekend. Incase you're wondering, yes we brought the bikes with us :)

After friday prayers, I went to the famous Samy Bicycle Shop near Batu Chaves. I've just inherited a pair of disc brakes from my brother so we went there to get them installed. Very excited!

Upon checking we found that my Raleigh frame only supports rear disc brakes however my wheel base does not. Pretty disappointed as I could not use the parts at the moment.

I however found a handlebar that fits me better at Kedai Samy. The original Raleigh handlebar is a little short and creates stiffness on my shoulders as I have ermmm "broad shoulders". Got them for RM70 plus RM30 for the part that holds the handle bar to the bike that I have yet to learn the name for.

10km5days day3

Today is my third day of trying to achieve my "Ride 10km for 5 days" goal. Started out as solo ride but at km 2 I was joined by Farid from PUSJ3.

I again hit a snag tonight when the same brake pad got stuck. I decided to remove the faulty brake pad and was left with just rear brakes. I don't think that would be a problem as I am not going at high speed.

I must admit that I have never took the time to check my bike or do any adjustment other than adjusting the seat height. Looks like I will need to spend some time this weekend checking and correcting any bad assembly job the bike shop may have done.

Are you guys bored of me yet? :)

Today's ride was with Birthday Boy Amin. First KM and my front tyre hit a snag. A brake pad has gotten loose and got stuck against the tyre wall. Luckily we're back riding after a quick fix. I was just glad that it was not a flat.

Pop goes the rat's head

Today I rode with Amin on our usual 10km @ 10pm session. Beautiful weather today except for a few road kills stinking up the ride. I think I ran over a dead mouse and heard its head pops under my tyre. Gross!!! Gosh that stink is going to haunt me for a few days so sure.

What footie final?

Solo ride today, seems everyone was out watching the footie final between ATM (Armed Forces) vs Red Warrior (Kelantan). Good news was the road was calm and clear due to this.

I also have to mention that today's ride is accompanied by a full blown fever. I think I got the same amount of water coming out of my nose as my sweat today. I went on a slower pace and successfully completed my 10k.

Hope to be better for tomorrow's ride.

My Cycling Goals

Things I want to do/ be able to do

1. Ride 10km nonstop ( 12/10/2012)
2. Ride 10km everyday for 5 days
3. Ride 15km nonstop ( 19/10/2012)
4. Ride 15km everyday for 5 days
5. Ride 20km nonstop
6. Ride 20km everyday for 5 days
7. Ride 25km nonstop
8. Ride 25km everyday for 5 days
9. Ride 30km nonstop
10. Ride 30km everyday for 5 days

Let me know if they are realistic goals or feedback if you like me to add in a goal.