tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869967170625546822024-03-14T03:14:03.318+08:00Putrajaya E Riders (PERs)A cycle a day keep doctor awaymba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-34461329109251386042017-05-07T15:59:00.001+08:002017-05-07T15:59:52.762+08:00ORIGAMI<br />
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HARI ini tanpa sengaja saya masuk ke bengkel origami di Sofa Putih ITBM di PBAKL 2017 di PWTC. Buat kotak dan serigala ...<br /><br />Tanpa saya sedari juga rupanya, saya sudah mula mengenali origami lebih 50 tahun yang lalu. Ia itu ketika zaman kanak-kanak. Pada masa itu dua seni lipatan yang paling popular bagi budak lelaki ialah jet atau kapalterbang dan juga kapal laut.<br />
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Di zaman kanak-kanak, saya melipat apa sahaja kertas yang ditemui untuk buat jet atau kapal laut. Jet lebih mencabar dan lebih seronok kerana selepas lipat-lipat, kami akan terbangkan jet tersebut. Biasanya jet kami akan membuat beberapa jenis penerbangan aerobatik dan seterusnya mendarat dengan tepat. Pemenang dikira bagi kecantikan aerobatik dan pendaratan sempurna yang paling jauh. Jet tidak boleh mendarat secara terbalik. Itu dikira crashed.<br /><br />Kami ubahsuai lipatan ini dengan memotong bahagian bawahnya dan dilipat semula supaya jet kami lebih kemas dan juga lebih ringan. Ha ha ha bakat jurutera penerbangan sudah ada sejak kecil lagi. Kadangkala kami hiasi jet ini dengan ekor yang pelbagai bentuk dan saiz. Penerbangan jet ini akan lebih menarik.<br />
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Bagi kapal layar pula, syarat wajibnya ialah, ia mestu boleh nelayar dengan sempurna dalam air. Kami akan cari parit atau longkang atau anak air untuk melayarkan kapal ini.<br />
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* Saya tidak jumpa pula dalam mana-mana buku origami yang biasa, yang memasukkan unsur jet yang kami buat. Barangkali saya patut bukukannya.<br />
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** Buat masa ini hanya MBC Perak yang giat mempopularkan origami di sekolah-sekolah. Insyaallah selepas ini MBC Sentral dan MBC Terengganu pula akan berorigami.<br /><br />*** Foto dari Facebook Lynn Rahman.<br /><br /><br />
<br />mba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-52407461849230153542017-03-08T11:54:00.000+08:002017-04-01T23:15:46.858+08:00Challenging Putrajaya Wetlands Trail Ride Route Putrajaya Wetlands is a 200 hectares area with a vegetated horizontal surface flow multi-cell wetland system, with different water levels in each of its 23 cells.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map of the Putrajaya Wetlands.</td></tr>
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It has one of the more challenging gravel bike trails in Putrajaya. It is suitable for an intermediate rider due to its challenges, not suitable for a new rider. You need a mountain bike with front suspension and knobbly tyres. Helmet and gloves must be worn while riding on this trail.
The place to park your cars, and to begin your bike ride is at;<br />
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Pusat Rekreasi Air,<br />
Putrajaya Wetlands<br />
Exit Persiaran Utara<br />
Presint 1<br />
62000 Putrajaya<br />
Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya,<br />
Malaysia (GPS N2.952017° E101.699010°) <br />
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Those coming from the north via SKVE may have to circle around the PERSIARAN SULTAN SALAHUDDIN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH to get to the recreation centre as illustrated below.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How to get to the starting point.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Be careful here, you don't want to miss the turn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the bike route of Putrajaya Wetlands.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My two kids on their MTBs, front suspension, complete with helmet and gloves. Don't forget your water bottles!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many scenic bridges with the ducks in the lake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer view of the ducks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really can't remember why I took this photo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at the right side, that black object is a small weir for treating the water. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A broad-crested weir, separating the many cells of the lake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That marshy area is not for walking, it is part of the cells for water treatment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again another cell with a different type of reeds to help treat the water.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the right angle, the water reflects the image of the plants.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At this cell, you have tall trees by the lakeside. One of the more beautiful view, yet unseen by others.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No water plants here. Maybe because this is where Sungai Bisa joins the lake. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No water plants here. Maybe because this is where Sungai Bisa joins the wetlands.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where Sungai Bisa really join the wetlands. The trail is flooded and not rideable. Time to turn back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map showing where we turned back due to flooded bike trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For those young at heart, you can emulate Che Mohd Adib cycling through the flooded section.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After backtracking some distance, we found a safe broad-crested weir to cross the lake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These trees were on the other side of the lake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My two exhausted kids. Must be glad to be near the finishing line. This is one of the safer crossing that you could ride through if you don't want to ride to the end of the "left horn of lake". The route would be much shorter though.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Take note that at the south end of the trail, you have to get on the road & cycle across the bridge before reaching the starting point.</td></tr>
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Expect to spend up to two hours cycling this totally flat 15 km trail. Make sure that your bike is suitable for off-trail riding and bring enough water. You may want to bring some energy bars with you.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summary of the ride.</td></tr>
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drtamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227254832686744854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-29948575289904796932015-09-17T18:39:00.001+08:002015-09-20T10:24:46.169+08:00Hunting for GoPro/Virb mounts? Don't go to Low Yat Plaza!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Last week on Tuesday, I became the proud owner of a second hand <a href="http://virb.garmin.com/en-US/products/virbelite">Garmin Virb Elite</a>. I was advised by the previous owner to go for GoPro mounts for mounting on my bike. He told me to specifically to look for <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/k-edge-go-big-gopro-handlebar-mount/">K-Edge bike mount</a> and showed me a sample.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original K-Edge Go Big bike mount, about RM150.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Virb as my car dashcam.</td></tr>
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In the meantime, I was using the Virb as my car dashboard camera. With a 64GB class 10 microSD card inside it, it could record 15 hours of my driving. I set it to record whenever the car is moving.</div>
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To fulfil my "mounting" needs, I went to <a href="http://plazalowyat.com/1st-floor/#">Low Yat Yat Plaza</a>. Initially I went to the Garmin outlets at 1-TC002 & 1-TC003. They do have the bike large tube mount for road bike but they wanted RM250 for it. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Road bike mount.</td></tr>
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They also have the auto dash suction mount and they wanted RM300++ for it. The prices were too high! So I opted to go for the GoPro mounts instead and started searching for outlets selling such mounts.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auto windscreen mount.</td></tr>
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First I went to an outlet at UG-013 to check out the GoPro accessories there. They have a large collection on display there. The first item I saw was this weird device which the nice Malay salesman claim was for mounting GoPro on a road bike. He was selling it for RM93.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/gopro-ride-hero-handlebarseat-post-clamp/">GoPro-Handlebar-Seatpost-Mount, about RM85 online..</a></td></tr>
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But he claimed that it won't work on the Virb due to the Virb's single mount. GoPro has a double mount. So the 3 rings on the mount will only work with the GoPro double mount. I was still blur about the Virb's GoPro adapter then. The nice Malay salesman advised me to buy the proper Virb's mount instead. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The triple rings of the mount.</td></tr>
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On my way out, I stopped by at UG-42. This outlet was selling the same GoPro-Handlebar-Seatpost-Mount at RM160!!!!I was shocked! But he does have the imitation K-Edge mount though. Initially he wanted RM80 for it but he agreed to RM60 for it. Looking at the itsy bitsy device, I believe it should be much cheaper. Way cheaper! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The imitation K-Edge bike mount.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The triple rings of the imitation K-Edge mount.</td></tr>
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Turns out my Virb came with a single GoPro adapter, which I could use to mount my Virb on any GoPro mounts. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Virb's GoPro adapter.</td></tr>
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But when I asked the official Garmin supplier in Malaysia, AECO, about the adapter, the guy behind the counter insisted that there is no such thing!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How the GoPro adapter is attached to the imitation K-Edge mount.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Virb atop my bike handlebar using the imitation K-Edge mount and GoPro adapter.</td></tr>
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When I visited AECO office in Cheras, I found out that the mounts are much cheaper over there compared to the outlets at Low Yat Plaza.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://virb.garmin.com/en-US/products/bike-large-tube-mount">RM140 at AECO</a> compared to RM250 at LYP. Currently no stock available at AECO.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At AECO, the dive case was only RM220 (<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">RM290 at LYP</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">) and cradle only RM100 at AECO (</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">RM190 at LYP</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">). </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Virb in the dive case and attached wrist mount.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrist mount going for RM140 at AECO.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me trying out the wrist mount and ended up looking like Buzz Lightyear.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Virb's shoulder harness going for RM220 at AECO.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://virb.garmin.com/en-US/products/vented-helmet-strap-mount">Also available at AECO</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="http://virb.garmin.com/en-US/products/head-strap-mount">Also available at AECO.</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="http://virb.garmin.com/en-US/products/acc-remote-virb">Also available at AECO</a>.</span></td></tr>
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As for GoPro mounts, yesterday I discovered that the prices were very much cheaper at the Harvey Norman outlet in Nu Sentral. Cheaper than the online prices!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GoPro mounts galore at Harvey Norman.</td></tr>
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The GoPro-Handlebar-Seatpost-Mount were going for only RM63 at HN, compared to the RM160 & RM93 at LYP (<a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/gopro-ride-hero-handlebarseat-post-clamp/">RM85 at Amazon</a>). The GoPro shoulder harness/body mount was only RM159 and the GoPro windscreen mount going for only RM73.<br />
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If you have the Virb and were thinking of buying GoPro mounts and then buying the Virb's GoPro adaptor to cut cost, forget it. The Virb's GoPro adapter comes in <a href="http://virb.garmin.com/en-US/products/adjustable-mounting-arms-kit-">a kit</a> that will set you back for RM110 each. So it is better to buy Virb's own mounting, much cheaper that way.</div>
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<b>Conclusion</b><br />
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Avoid Low Yat Plaza if you are hunting for GoPro/Virb's mountings. Instead drop by AECO in Cheras for Virb's accessories and drop by Harvey Norman's for GoPro's accessories.<br />
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Disclaimer - the above posting is based on my own personal experience, therefore your own experience may differ.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The landscape of Putrajaya is dominated by its picturesque lake.</td></tr>
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The presence of the lake helps to moderate the temperature and humidity, making it much more pleasant to the surrounding population. When the hot air mass moves across long expanses of cooler lake water, it cools the lower layer of air, thereby cooling the weather when it hits the leeward shores.<br />
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The lake is also is the site of various outdoor activities such as boating and kayaking. The jogging and cycling paths around the lake provides another avenue for healthy activities. For the annual Putrajaya Ironman 70.3, usually held in April, the lake is where the swimming leg of the event is held.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swimming leg of Putrajaya Ironman 70.3 held in Putrajaya Lake.</td></tr>
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Yet the water of Putrajaya Lake were sourced from two polluted river systems, Sungai Chua and Sungai Bisa.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flooded section where Sungai Bisa enters the Wetlands.</td></tr>
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These two river systems were polluted with domestic sewage discharge, livestock excreta, agricultural runoff and waste water from factories. So how does such one comes up with a lake filled with water with a quality index of Class IIb, suitable for recreational use from such a highly polluted source?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Che Mohd Adib cycling through the section where Sungai Bisa enters the Wetlands.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The flooded section where Sungai Bisa enters the Wetlands.</td></tr>
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The answer lies within the 200 hectares of <a href="http://plwmos.ppj.gov.my/v_intro_lake_wetland.asp">Putrajaya Wetlands</a>, a vegetated horizontal surface flow multi-cell wetland system, with different water levels in each of its 23 cells. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 23 cells of Putrajaya Wetlands.</td></tr>
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Each cells is separated from one another by a weir.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many broad-crested weirs separating the cells at Putrajaya Wetlands.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the sharp-crested weirs in Putrajaya Wetlands.</td></tr>
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The water of Sungai Chua and Sungai Bisa are filtered by these cells at Putrajaya Wetlands.<br />
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What is so special about these cells that they are able to filter these polluted water?<br />
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Each cell consists of the following layout;<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Layout of each cells.</td></tr>
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Water will enter through the inlet area. The forebay allows sedimentation, thus reducing the sediment load of the water. The reed beds has waterplants which will enhance organic flocculation and filtration of pollutants via microbial biofilms. The open pond area after the reed bed allows UV (sunlight) penetration into the water for disinfection. The process will continue through the various cells.<br />
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The waterplants differ between the cells by its classification. The cells will be classified according to the following criteria and it is determined by its location within the wetlands, to provide the optimum filtration and water treatment. The classification is as follows;<br />
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<li>Shallow marsh</li>
<li>Marsh</li>
<li>Deep Marsh</li>
<li>Pond</li>
<li>Deep Pond</li>
<li>Fringing Swamp</li>
<li>Swamp Forest</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Graphical explanation of the classification of the cells. </td></tr>
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The Putrajaya Lake lies at the southern part of the wetland. About 60% of the lake water were filtered through the wetland and the remaining 40% came from bordering promenade and<a href="http://www.putrajaya.gov.my/documents/e_garis_panduan/volume_2_-Sectoral_Report_chap4-5.pdf"> through runoffs from the drainage system in the catchment area</a>. The water depth of the lake is in the range of 3 to 14 metres with an average depth of 6.6 metres.<br />
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The level of the Putrajaya Lake is regulated by the Labyrinth Weir at Taman Seri Empangan, near the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labyrinth Weir, also known as the Forbidden Bridge (picture courtesy of Adib Noh).</td></tr>
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The excess water from the Labyrinth Weir, enter a spillway which led to a stream. The stream joins into Sungai Langat, which led to Selat Melaka.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The spillway leading to a stream.</td></tr>
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Thus a lot of effort and resources had been invested to ensure that Putrajaya is known as a waterfront city and its lake water is safe for recreational water activities. So the next time you swim or take part in any water activities at Putrajaya Lake, take heed of the effort that has gone into ensuring the water quality of Putrajaya Lake.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The water from the lake is so clear in contrast to the murky Sungai Langat.</td></tr>
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<b>Caveat (warning); </b><br />
Tale = "a fictitious narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted." <br />
Pristine = "in its original condition; unspoiled."<br />
Bisa river system really refers to the valley located west to Bukit Bisa (IOI Resort). There is a series of interconnected lakes towards north east near to a lake at UNIPERTAMA Golf Club, UPM Serdang. The lake has a small stream which connects to a another lake within UPM. Sungai Bisa connects to the northeast section of Putrajaya Wetlands via a stream that runs underneath a bridge at SKVE as illustrated at the beginning of the article.<br />
Chua river system apparently flows from Kajang to Putrajaya but I can't identify it's location within Putrajaya.drtamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227254832686744854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-69750460373167175392015-03-15T23:45:00.001+08:002015-03-17T16:07:37.743+08:00Ride n Bike from KL to Ipoh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">During last year's December school holidays, Doc Taufik organised a Train Ride & Bike outing from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh. We planned to take the ETS train from Kuala Lumpur (south endpoint) to Ipoh (north endpoint), ride around Ipoh and then take the train back to KL.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">The itinerary was simple enough since this would be our first train ride & bike activity. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><b>6 Dec 2014 (Saturday):</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">8.00am: Arrive at KL old train station (near Masjid Negara)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">9.04 - 11.20am: Train ride from KL to Ipoh </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">11.20-12.00pm: Cycle to Nasi Ganja/Vanggey</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">1.30 - 2.30pm: Ride to nearest mosque & solat Zohor.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">2.30 - 3.30pm: Ride to Mee Rebus Ramli</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">3.45pm: Ride back to Ipoh train station</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">4.00pm: Ipoh - KL via ETS</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Our first mistake were in buying the tickets. Instead of boarding at KL Sentral, we bought tickets online to depart from the old KL train station. </span></span></div>
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So we couldn't utilise the LRTs to go to the starting point. Instead we had to drive and park at the old station and pay the daily parking fees. But it was a very much deserted station, so no one stopped us when we pushed our foldies onto the terminal and packed our bikes. Apparently that may have saved us RM160. More about that later.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Breakfast at the KL old station.</td></tr>
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Since we arrived rather early, some of us had breakfast at the station, while the rest had nasi lemak at Tanglin Food Court.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The intrepid explorers with matching t-shirts :)</td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The bikes were packed into various packagings. Khai sewed his own bike bag, I used an oversized IKEA bag, Doc Taufik bought his bags from the DIY shop for RM18 each. Luckily we had the foresight to wait at the correct part of the terminal for coach F since the ETS is very long. Otherwise we wouldn't have been able to board on time with our heavy bike bags.</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Relieved faces after being able to board in time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy after overcoming the first challenge, boarding the train!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The most sempoi bike bag belongs to Doc Zali, using kain pelikat! <br />
Tip: Book wheelchair-friendly seats since they have space for the bikes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had our second breakfast here!</td></tr>
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Two and a half hours on the train was rather boring. There was only so much scenery that you can take in. So we started to explore the coaches and found the very important toilet and canteen coach!
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Location of toilets & the canteen coach.</td></tr>
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Upon arrival at the Ipoh station, we quickly disembarked. However getting the heavy bike bags to the train station entrance proved to be quite a challenge. The heavier is your bike, the tougher is the challenge! I gave up trying to carry it and rolled it using the bike wheels. Upon exiting the station, we quickly assembled the bikes and put away the packaging into our carryalls.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assembling the bikes and putting away the bike bags.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo taking upon arrival in Ipoh.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to figure out how to get to Nasi Ganja from here via Google Maps.</td></tr>
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Everybody assumed that someone else would know how to get to Nasi Ganja from the Ipoh train station. Turns out nobody knew. So everybody started to whip out their handphones and googled for directions. We decided to take the most direct route.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Majestic Station to Nasi Ganja Stall (2.2km)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;">Onwards towards Nasi Ganja.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The long queue of customers waiting to eat Nasi Ganja.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was no space inside so we had to make do outside. Safer since we could keep our eyes on the bikes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not really sure why, but everyone seems happy that we have arrived.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;">Lucky I navigated to the right place, else malu weh!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Estimating how many hours left before my phone dies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the MRT tunnel engineer Papa Duan!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the meal that we travelled hundreds of km for. Hmmmm.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IMHO the Yong Suan caramel custard is the food that is worth the trip here.</td></tr>
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Once we had our lunch, we decided to go to the state mosque to rest and pray Zohor. I searched for "Masjid Negeri" and Google Maps gave me the mosque in Seremban!. So I just try the word masjid and it gave me the location of a mosque at Masjid Road, about 1km away. Sounds promising............
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using Google Maps to get to the nearest mosque.</td></tr>
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Google Maps led us on a wild goose chase for the mosque, looping back to the front of the Nasi Ganja stall. Sheesh!
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papa Duan attacking with the destination in sight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whoops, I think I got the wrong mosque :(</td></tr>
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How embarrassing! I don't think that this was the mosque that we were looking for. This is Masjid Panglima Kinta. But we did saw a signboard for the state mosque on the way here, so we went ahead to look for the state mosque.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally figured out that the state mosque is Masjid Sultan Idris on the map.</td></tr>
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While at the Kinta bridge, we discovered the name of the state mosque is Sultan Idris Mosque, which was only a short distance away.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doc Zali's bag is way nicer than mine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Route from Masjid Kinta to Masjid Negeri.</td></tr>
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Here was where Zali & I somehow split up from the rest of the group. The two of us led the group towards Jalan Market but apparently we lost the rest somewhere near Jalan Bijeh Timah, where they found one of Ernest Zacharevic's 7 murals in Ipoh. And they all had fun taking photos with the mural.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doc Taufik helping Ah Pak to cycle his bike.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amar helping the Ah Pak loading his bike.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papa Duan helping Ah Pak pulling his load.</td></tr>
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There were a total of 7 of Ernest Zacharevic's murals around this area. Unfortunately we were not aware of them. Otherwise it would've been a better trip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Location of all the 7 murals near the state mosque.</td></tr>
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Upon arrival at the state mosque, I volunteered to watch over the bikes while the rest prayed Zohor. Then Amar took over while I go and prayed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Praying Zohor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While waiting, I discovered a nasty surprise, Mee Rebus Ramli at Jalan Raja Ekram was closed!</td></tr>
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After prayers, we discussed on where to go next since the Mee Rebus Ramli was off the itinerary. Someone suggested Mee Kari Mat Jasak at UTC Ipoh but it was closed on weekends. The carpenter who was working on the aluminium sidings for the state mosque suggested that we try Mee Kari Daud Mat Jasak instead, and he gave directions.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">State Mosque to Mee Kari Mat Jasak (1.3km)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Mee Kari Daud Mat Jasak signboard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bikes at the Mee Kari food court.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Food being served.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I ordered Mee Kari Daud Mat Jasak & and ice cold Lai Chee Kang.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mee kari & mee kicap side by side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doc Taufik ordered Mee Kicap Mat Jasak.</td></tr>
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We arrived at the MARA food court safe and sound. Some ordered mee kari, some ordered mee kicap. I really enjoyed the ice cool Lai Chee Kang, after the ride in the hot sun. Once we were done, we rode back to the Ipoh train station. Here we took as many photos as we could, using the Majestic Train Station as the background.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hahahaha...I needed a new cover photo for my FB.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 8 brave but tired explorers.</td></tr>
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Then we packed our bikes back into their bags and placed them in a corner at the station. Then we had some more ice cold drinks at the cafeteria.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last drink in Ipoh.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Khai "stopping" the train :)</td></tr>
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Once we were allowed to board the train, we quickly loaded the bikes onto the train. We were really tired lugging those heavy bags around.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Khai found a use for those bikes in the train :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See, just nice!</td></tr>
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After such a beautiful outing, our trip was spoilt by the train conductor who insisted that we pay her RM20 for each one of those bikes. Doc Zali showed the email below to her, clearing our carriage of the bikes on the train. Luckily she stopped pestering us for the RM160. Apparently a new "rule" that was recently emailed to all KTMB staff, requires them to charge RM20 per bike. This brouhaha really spoilt our wonderful trip to Ipoh on the KTMB ETS train. Those planning such trips in the future, better clear it with KTMB. Otherwise there will be "extra charges" imposed upon you all, spoiling your trip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our email about carriage of foldie bikes on the train.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KTMB rules regarding foldies as shown on their website. Foldies are allowed and no excess fee to be charged.</td></tr>
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Upon arrival at the KL train station, we were ready and quickly transported all bike onto the platform since we had only a few minutes to do so. Then we went on our separate ways, with new experience and nice memories of the trip to Ipoh.<br />
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Thank you Doc Taufik for organising it. TQ all for making it such a nice trip.</div>
drtamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227254832686744854noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-82838174444551051042015-01-31T23:57:00.000+08:002017-04-01T23:04:45.101+08:00Easy Scenic 11km MTB Core Island Bike Route<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just realised that although this blog is about cyclists in Putrajaya, we hardly post about the scenic routes available in Putrajaya, especially routes suitable for family rides. Allow me to rectify that with an easy, totally flat, scenic 11 km route around the Putrajaya's Core Island which is quite safe, and isolated from the road traffic.<br />
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This is a screen capture of <a href="https://www.strava.com/activities/248362856">my ride today</a> with my two teenage children. I believe you would immediately understand what I meant with the phrase "Core Island" after looking at the image. The route follows the lakeside jogging/cycling path around the core island.
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You can start any where along this route but my favourite starting point is the parking area (N2.92193 E101.68289) near the Umai Cafe, between the Iron Mosque and the Millennium Tower. Best to start right after sunrise around 7.30 am so that it would not be too hot for your kids. Once you are ready, just head towards the Millennium Tower, so that you would be circling the island clockwise. Most of the cyclists ride clockwise, so it is better to follow suit. By going clockwise, there would be less issue of taking blind corners or getting stuck at a dead-end after missing a critical turn (such as the one near Jalan P18D).
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1. The first significant building that you would see on this route would be the Millennium Tower. It is uniquely shaped like an obelisk with etchings denoting important periods and milestones in the nation’s history. The monument is 68 metres tall.
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2. The second significant building along this route is a bridge, the Seri Wawasan Bridge. This futuristic cable-stayed bridge which has a sail ship appearance, connects Precinct 2 on the Core Island to the residential area of Precinct 8.
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It also looks like Rama VIII bridge in Thailand or Golden Gate Bridge, or any other cable-stayed bridge in the world, for that matter. But the sail ship appearance is unique for the Seri Wawasan Bridge. In fact, the bridge reminded me of the <a href="http://www.jumeirah.com/en/hotels-resorts/dubai/burj-al-arab/">BURJ AL ARAB JUMEIRAH</a> building in Dubai.
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3. The next significant building along this route is the "Pink Mosque" or Masjid Putra. It was completed in 1999 and it is the principal mosque of Putrajaya, Malaysia. It's dome was inspired by the <a href="http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/38/3834/9ZCYF00Z/posters/thouvenin-guy-sheikh-omar-mosque-with-blue-tiles-on-dome-islamic-architecture-baghdad-iraq-middle-east.jpg">Sheikh Omar Mosque in Baghdad</a>. Their dome has blue tiles, ours has pink tiles. Hmmm .... male and female version?
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4. Right beside the Putra Mosque is the Putra Bridge. The bridge design was inspired by the <a href="http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/84364744.jpg">17th century Khaju Bridge in Isfahan, Iran</a>. With a span of 435 metres, this Putra bridge connects the Government Precinct to the Mixed Development Precinct and links Putra Square with the Boulevard. It was constructed in 1997.
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4. After this bridge, you would be entering the beautiful Taman Wawasan. It used to be even more beautiful in 2008 but some of the water features such as the lotus pool is no longer there.<br />
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But it is still worth a visit.<br />
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The park ends at Seri Bestari Bridge, is a large arch bridge connecting Precinct 16 and Wisma Putra on Core Island. The bridge has a total length of 152.6 meters with a main span of 60 meters.<br />
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5. After the Seri Bestari Bridge, you would be entering the Precinct 18 residential area. You would be cycling behind these exclusive homes. Once the residential area ends, you would see Seri Setia Bridge, which provides a vital link between Precinct 19 and the Commercial Precinct and the main route to the core island from the southeast. The bridge is made up of eight equal spans of 30 metres each, it also has lancet-arch designs on its railing that complement the fascia panels on its side.
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6. After the Seri Setia bridge, you would be passing the many government towering complexes in Heritage Square. If you look across the lake, you would be able to see the "<a href="http://i.pbase.com/o4/64/665264/1/64383748.N2eIwlhL.DSC_0248.jpg">Forbidden Bridge</a>", which is part of the dam wall which created the artificial lakes of Putrajaya. It is because these man-made lakes, that all these bridges becomes a necessity. At the end of the dam wall, you can see the <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Putrajaya_International_Convention_Center.JPG">Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC)</a>, towering over Putrajaya from it's highest vantage point. Then you will see the Seri Gemilang Bridge, a ceremonial bridge which connects the Heritage Square with Putrajaya Convention Centre. The bridge has a main span 120 metres (394 ft) long, with a 60-metre (197 ft) span at each end, for a total length of 240 metres (787 ft). There are six traffic lanes, each 3.5 metres (11.5 ft) wide. The deck level above the water is 36.75 metres (121 ft) at the centre of the bridge. It is supposed to resemble <a href="http://2cvparistour.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Le-Pont-Alexandre-III.jpg">Pont Alexandre III, a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris.</a>
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7. After admiring the beautiful Seri Gemilang bridge, time to press on north towards Seri Saujana bridge. The bridge's design is unique cable-stayed arch bridge and it is similar to the <a href="http://ewallpaperhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Sydney-Harbour-Bridge-hd.jpg">Sydney Harbour Bridge</a> in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Seri Saujana bridge links the core island towards Cyberjaya and the ELITE Highway. <br />
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Right beside the beautiful bridge however is <a href="http://patokallio.name/photo/travel/Malaysia/Putrajaya/Monorail_Bridge.JPG">an unfinished bridge</a>, which is suppose to be part of the monorail servicing Putrajaya. Sad.
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8. The last but not the least significant building along this route is the "Iron Mosque" or Masjid Sultan Al-Mizan. When it was a "sick project", it was an eyesore along this route. Now it is a beautiful addition to the route.
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Just a few hundred metres ahead is where you have parked your car. After enjoying the ride, now you can put away your bikes and enjoy a nice breakfast at the nearby cafe. Ride Safe!
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On the 7th November 2013, I registered for the Putrajaya 70.3, taking advantage of the opening special of USD199 registration fee. <br />
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I kept it a secret since I didn't want to embarrass myself. Of course it was no longer a secret from my wife when the credit card statement arrived later but none of my triathlete buddies knew about it.
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I thought the secret was out of the bag when Doc Zali Mohd posted this screengrab of the Ironman registration confirmation on the triathlete's WhatsApp group. But it turned out to be a fake created to fool others. Well, it almost fooled me!<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYaCjKTHj9keMLZBbwhWt9ZF5uh5aT9eQzWNQVQ-0WiIPz2C1OycLT3tiU6Fx4UyrVvYxo9phoFRt5iURZBpKMXHD_gMKUwrPuvWovsx6dWmKU5xHCwy-YCTtijrKkTZ5dXxlOHz1GGmY/s1600/IMG-20140421-WA0029.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYaCjKTHj9keMLZBbwhWt9ZF5uh5aT9eQzWNQVQ-0WiIPz2C1OycLT3tiU6Fx4UyrVvYxo9phoFRt5iURZBpKMXHD_gMKUwrPuvWovsx6dWmKU5xHCwy-YCTtijrKkTZ5dXxlOHz1GGmY/s320/IMG-20140421-WA0029.jpg" /></a><br />Doc Zali's fake screengrab<br />
Thus the training began in earnest. The schedule is simple enough, noon Tuesday to Friday I would be running on the treadmill at Sukmaria, usually for 3km. Tuesday to Sunday evening (6 to 7pm) I would be at Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan (PADE), learning and training to swim 1.9km freestyle (FS) on my own. On Saturday and Sunday, I would be cycling at the Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE). Monday would be my rest day since PADE is closed on that day :D
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Undergraduate and postgraduate students examination in January 2014 disrupted the schedule but I tried to find time to train even during the family vacation time at Golden Palms Resort in Sepang.
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Luckily the local triathlete group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/tadonamo.triathlete/">Tadonamo</a> organized 2 swim clinics, the first one on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/240598249434705/">11th January 2014 </a>and the second one on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/793763100638029/">9th March 2014</a>. The swim clinic was held at the Putrajaya Maritime Centre and we swam loops in the lake. More than 160 participants turned up at each session. These sessions helped to generate confidence among the participants for open water swimming.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2j70j0vvC24nHQEw1scQyN8jLLShixzuoGo9drnlEE07RafBg8FWq-0N1MZ1c-fdvTFiB8zwHn7awLP5R_XelRww_A01hhgm_YnmzPXkcyLy64dbzIbK51MEJO345iVoQ8M8aB_YPAxg/s1600/1546035_10152185216179104_593328703_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2j70j0vvC24nHQEw1scQyN8jLLShixzuoGo9drnlEE07RafBg8FWq-0N1MZ1c-fdvTFiB8zwHn7awLP5R_XelRww_A01hhgm_YnmzPXkcyLy64dbzIbK51MEJO345iVoQ8M8aB_YPAxg/s320/1546035_10152185216179104_593328703_n.jpg" /></a><br />Part of the 163 people who turned up for the first swim clinic<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOBIiHoc5sQ2V3JWUmIFREffrVbyN2DNYDV00FqEztQOrZTsM6L56baFjiSGrdBYNWI201mfYicT4ABf75ymQoqcaT_nbi1wHmfNL0MbjGkO16HKizeFCz6cp8LRlKl-JKETBq0jlV2su/s1600/10003390_10152315220604104_51625910_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOBIiHoc5sQ2V3JWUmIFREffrVbyN2DNYDV00FqEztQOrZTsM6L56baFjiSGrdBYNWI201mfYicT4ABf75ymQoqcaT_nbi1wHmfNL0MbjGkO16HKizeFCz6cp8LRlKl-JKETBq0jlV2su/s320/10003390_10152315220604104_51625910_n.jpg" /></a><br />5 of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/282456325160240/?fref=ts">Rangka Triers</a> who registered for Putrajaya 70.3. From right; 1-Maddie, 2-Me, 3-Naza, 4-Acid, 5-Pejal & Luvis Phuah (Tadonamo) at the second swim clinic.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4jfIJf_me4aZbJ2bLfERG584uEzBYg04lGfVw6g_4CQz1EwyAILdh7opiSg5B35pfVMQdsIjaTl3atGErn5wdAlhUDjNZRPn_3TcdJjyWr_Qy0IiGOw0b7WAu0o9hle2SmWILLr8LMuo/s1600/1011078_10152301863109104_1681534348_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4jfIJf_me4aZbJ2bLfERG584uEzBYg04lGfVw6g_4CQz1EwyAILdh7opiSg5B35pfVMQdsIjaTl3atGErn5wdAlhUDjNZRPn_3TcdJjyWr_Qy0IiGOw0b7WAu0o9hle2SmWILLr8LMuo/s320/1011078_10152301863109104_1681534348_n.jpg" /></a><br />Safzan Tripaku & Me in the water
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After the second swim clinic, I tried to ride along the earlier planned Putrajaya 70.3 Ironman route, a loop of 45 km distance but I got horribly lost and nearly ended up riding to Bangi after missing a critical junction. Trying to get back on track, I took the wrong slip road and ended up on Persiaran Timur instead of Jalan Wadi al-Ehsan. Exhausted and out of water, I went back to my car via Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC), the highest visible landmark in Putrajaya. Not a good sign!<br />
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Unfortunately 3 weeks before the Putrajaya 70.3 Ironman event, I caught the flu bug from one of my clinic patients. Gargling with Difflam didn't help. On Sunday 30th March 2014, 2 weeks before the event, the sore throat became a full blown asthma attack. Training ground to a halt and despair began to set in. The same thing happened the year before, a week before the 2013 Port Dickson International Triathlon and I had to give up the slot. I can't do the same for the Putrajaya 70.3 slot since I would have to forfeit the USD199 registration fee :(
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I spent the two weeks before the event at home, on sick leave with acute asthma. I took two courses of antibiotics, hoping to somehow recover before the event. I did recover from asthma but physically I was ill-prepared for the event. There was no way that I could complete the event within the 8 hours 15 minutes cut-off time. Since I was in no physical condition to check out the new bike route announced by the organiser, I recce the route in my car on Monday 7th April 2014 and noted the many climbs (horror!). So when I sent my bike to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/biketechsubang?fref=ts">Bike Tech Subang</a> for the pre-race servicing later in the day, I had them installed my climbing cassette (11-28) on my bike.
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After Friday prayers on 11th April, I went to Putrajaya to check-in and pick up my goody bag and registration material. Check-in was very professionally done and everything was settled in less than 5 minutes. Although there were many souvenirs on sale, I just bought the event official t-shirt for RM89 and RM80 worth of PowerBar & PowerGel. It was uplifting to see my name displayed at the entrance of the venue as one of the many participants.
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My name at the entrance of the venue.<br />
I listened to the event briefing and I was lucky enough to find an empty seat beside the national paralympic triathlete, Sabki Arifin!
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It was stated during the briefing that we would be using the bike lanes as part of our cycling route. I tried out those bike lanes during my cycling excursion on 9th March 2014, so I knew how bad were the lanes. The bike lanes were dangerous with tree roots growing underneath and creating dangerous bumps. Most of the drains lost their covers long ago. This is bad news indeed.
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I spent the night preparing the items for the event. All these items were packed into the <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/2xu-transition-bag/">2XU transition bag</a>, a gift from my lovely wife.<br />
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Items for the event
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All bikes must be checked in at the transition area before 5 pm on Saturday. So I went after zohor so that I could catch the transition area briefing at 2.30 pm. When I checked-in the bike, it was raining. I met Naza of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/282456325160240/?fref=ts">Rangka Triers</a> at the transition area. When we were listening to the Aussie guy giving the transition area briefing, the rain was pouring. But he continued to regard it like a light summer rain. Those who ran for shelter were derided as softies, so I stayed on :p <br />
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My bike at rack 449.<br />
Despite all the preparation, I did not sleep well that night. I woke up twice with stomach upset. The anxiety was getting to me. So at 4.30 am I got ready and drove to Putrajaya, stopping by the Subang Jaya McDonald's for breakfast. I arrived in Putrajaya at 5.30am but I was not allowed into the transition area. Instead I made full use of the nearby public toilet :) So that's the third time I had to go that morning :D
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Upon entering the transition area, I prepared my bike by inflating the tyres to the correct pressure, securing 4 PowerGels to the topbar and inserting the two water bottles into the bottle cages. I prayed fajr prayers within the transition area since it was a hassle going out and coming back into the transition area. Then I laid out everything that I would require during the bike and run leg alongside my bike. I took everything else that was not required, stuffed them into the transition bag and left the bag at the left-luggage tent. Once done, I again lined up at the toilets to relieve myself before the event started.<br />
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We gathered at the swim start area and met with the other 1235 individual participants. I met with the other <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/282456325160240/?fref=ts">Rangka Triers</a> participating in the event such as Ng KC, Acid, Naza, Pejal and Maddie. Two other <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/282456325160240/?fref=ts">Rangka Triers</a>, Sayuti Zahit and Syariz Sehat were in the relay event, taking part as cyclists and/or runner. Anyway the swim event started 20 minutes later due to the tardiness of the officiating VIP. So instead of starting at 7.37am, I started at 7.57am. It was a water start but luckily they have a pontoon which I could hold on while waiting for the starting horn.
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Upon hearing the horn I swam at a leisurely pace to complete the 1.9km using breast stroke. We swam from Menara Monumen Alaf Baru towards the Iron Mosque then towards Seri Wawasan Bridge and then back to Menara Monumen Alaf Baru.
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<br />My swim<br />
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Coming out from the lake after swimming for 1 hour 8 minutes, I leisurely walked to the transition area. Putting on my cycling glasses, helmet and gloves, I pushed my bike towards the bike start. I put on my cycling shoes and immediately suffered cramps on my right thigh. Despite the cramps, I mounted the bike and rode towards Persiaran Timur. At Persiaran Utara, we rode in the bike lane. It was a dumb idea to force the cyclists to use the bike lane. It was a dumber idea to cover the drains with the unsecured red and blue cover which was not nailed down. So when the cyclists hit them, the cover moved and the cyclists went down with it. During the first loop a Malaysian Chinese cyclist fell a few minutes ahead of me and a Caucasian female fell right behind me. Even the national paralympic Sabki Ariffin fell there and ended up with severe injuries, requiring 6 stitches and not finishing the race.<br />
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Cycling near Iron Mosque<br />
My cycling glasses fell apart at the end of the first loop. Luckily I had my normal glasses attached to my heart rate monitor strap so I put them on during the second loop. The weather was especially hot and I ran out of water quickly. I ended up taking 2 water bottles at the 3 water stations just to keep dehydration at bay. During this loop I suffered cramps of both my thighs and right knee especially during the climbs at Persiaran Timur, Persiaran Apec and at the end of Persiaran Tasik. I just reduced the intensity and kept on spinning the pedals. I also started to feel hunger pangs since it was already noon but I already ran out of PowerGels. All the other <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/282456325160240/?fref=ts">Rangka Triers</a> overtook me at various stages of the second loop of the race so I was already far behind.<br />
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At the end of the second loop of cycling with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/282456325160240/?fref=ts">Rangka Triers</a> supporters cheering me on
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I finished the bike leg in 4 hours 7 minutes, a very slow pace indeed but I was not expecting much due to my long illness prior to the event. In fact I already planned on quitting after the bike leg before even starting the race, since I knew I was not physically prepared for this. But upon entering the transition area, I heard the announcement that the event area would only close at 5 pm, giving me 3.5 hours to complete the run leg. So I ran. Run, Forrest, run!
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<br />Me trying to catch up with Azman BJCC aka Ironman during the running leg
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As I was entering the run first loop, I bumped into Azman BJCC who was starting his second loop and he encouraged me to go on. But I was not able to maintain a good pace. Instead I was having epigastric pain and I was not able to differentiate whether it was chest pain or indigestion ("perut masuk angin"). At the first water station near the Pink Mosque, I saw a still, unmoving body on a stretcher being pushed into the ambulance. I asked them what's wrong and they said dehydration. If they said that the person had died, I would have given up there and then, due to my chest pain. Instead I pushed on. The water stations have also ran out of water, only isotonic drinks was available. Drinking that made my epigastric pain worse. So maybe it was indigestion.<br />
After 8km, I ran into Naza <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/282456325160240/?fref=ts">Rangka Triers</a> who was finishing his second loop. I told him about my epigastric pain and my desire to DNF. He asked me not to do that, instead he asked me to continue with the second loop until the sag wagon pick me up. DNF with honour. I also met BJCC Lini Kazim who told me to go on. Instead I took out my phone and called my wife. I told her of my desire to quit and she said it doesn't matter, I am still her Ironman despite all this. So my mind was made up, I would quit at the end of the first loop and walk into the medical tent and get medical assistance for my epigastric pain.
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/282456325160240/?fref=ts">Rangka Triers</a> hard core supporters<br />
But how can I quit after seeing these <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/282456325160240/?fref=ts">Rangka Triers</a> hard core supporters at the finish line? One look at their faces and I immediately continued the second loop. Apparently the gate to the second loop was closed after 5 runners behind me passed through the gate. I tried running but ended up with cramps of my calves so I brisk walked instead. After the 12km mark I tried to run to catch up with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/samsul.adnan?ref=ts&fref=ts">Samsul Bahari Adnan </a>who overtook me but I ended up with severe cramps of both calves. Took me a while before I was able to start moving again. So I walked all the way.<br />
At the 14km water station, I asked the volunteers where is the sag wagon? They told me the cut-off time was pushed to 5.30pm, so no sag wagon yet. Suddenly I felt hope, that somehow I could finish this event. I just had to make sure that I don't have any more cramps. So I pushed on. It was lonely then being the only guy on the running track but I persevered. 3 hours 57 minutes later I arrived at the finish line. The crowd had already left but the volunteers crowded at the finish line and cheered me on. I may be the last to arrive but these volunteers made me feel like a winner. Thank you guys!
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Moments at the finish line. Pictures courtesy of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/khairi.muin?fref=ts">Khairi Muin</a>.
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I finished in 9 hours 25 minutes. They took the timing chip and gave me a finisher's medal. Nice! I immediately walked to the left-luggage tent which was being dismantled but luckily my transition bag was still there. After picking it up, I walked to the transition area and my bike was once again the last bike there. Deja vu!<br />
My wife called me to congratulate me for finishing when I was in the transition area. I was just glad that I didn't get a scolding for changing my mind about DNF at the end of the first loop :D
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Last bike in transition
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Since I finished well beyond the official cut-off time of 8 hours 15 minutes, I did get messages asking me whether did I get a medal and certificate? I am happy to say that I got both!<br />
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Due to the long exposure to the sun and the lack of protection, I ended up being sun-tanned and sun-burnt. Even the race number was burnt into my skin.<br />
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Sun-Tanned Badge of Courage
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Nik Om of Tadonamo shared the full results of the event with me. Out of 1235 people who registered, only 1081 turned up for the swim event. Out of these, only 992 finished the event. A total of 91 people did not finished. BTW I noticed 2 persons (Bib <a href="http://tracking.ironmanlive.com/newathlete.php?rid=1143240175&race=putrajaya70.3&bib=600&v=3.0&beta=&1398069900">600</a> and <a href="http://tracking.ironmanlive.com/newathlete.php?rid=1143240175&race=putrajaya70.3&bib=876&v=3.0&beta=&1398069900">876</a>) who did not swim. They just cycled and ran. Maybe because they just want the finisher medal only. Something to show off at the office. So it is possible to beat the system if you just want the finisher medal.
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Swim survival analysis <br />
Among the finishers, I did okay in swimming. I was above the 90th centile but I was not the one with the maximum time. Overall swimming, Aussies were the best, Malaysians were the worst.
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Bike survival analysis<br />
Among the finishers, I did okay in cycling. I was above the 90th centile but I was not the one with the maximum time. Overall cycling, Aussies were the best, Malaysians were the worst.
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Run survival analysis<br />
Among the finishers, I was the third worst in running. I was above the 90th centile but I was not the one with the maximum time. Another Malaysian and a Japanese was slower than me. Nothing to be proud of. Overall running, Aussies were the best, Malaysians were the worst.
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Despite the poor timing, I was so proud of what I had achieved that I stenciled the Ironman motto "Anything Is Possible" onto my name plate at the office :D
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I wonder if they would make a fuss if I add the Ironman logo before my name? :p <br />
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Name plate on my door
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Joe Woon BJCC produced an excellent video of the Putrajaya 70.3. You can see me goofing off at 1:23 and 18:35.
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/92897634">IM70.3 Putrajaya 2014</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user27300328">Joe Woon</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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drtamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227254832686744854noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-42013108486971235582012-08-13T02:08:00.000+08:002014-05-09T11:05:39.795+08:00My First TriathlonIt began innocently enough. Early in January 2012, Doc Taufik needed enough participants for an adult swimming class. It was on Monday night, from 8pm till 10.30pm, conducted at Desa Tasik public pool, which is quite near to my place of work. The monthly rate was very reasonable (translation: very cheap!). So a total of 8 cyclists/runners signed up. One of us later dropped out due to time-constraints. At least 3 of us would turn up at every lessons, or else it would be cancelled. So after a few months, most of us were able to swim competently, either <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaststroke">breast-stroke </a>or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_crawl">front-crawl </a>or both.<br /><br />
It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks. Being the eldest of them all, I was struggling to master the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_crawl">front-crawl </a>. Yet the rest of the younger crowd were whizzing in that 25m public pool. <br /><br />
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When coach Jeff timed us, I was the slowest of the lot for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_crawl">front-crawl </a>. But since the rest were doing very well, they were pushing for the next horizon, for something to motivate them even further. Three of them joined the Alice Smith School TNT KLASS Triathlon 2012 (400m Swim, 6K Bike, 3K Run) on 10th March 2012. They did the swim leg using <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaststroke">breast-stroke </a> only! Later a lot more of them signed up for the Nexus Triathlon 2012 on 28th April 2012 <br /><br />
On the 16th April 2012, Doc Taufik dropped the bombshell. Turned out that they signed up for the swimming class was because they wanted to join the Port Dickson Triathlon, Olympic Distance. That means 1.5km swim, 40km cycling and 10km running. Everyone in the group had signed up except for me. The PD Triathlon OD is on 8th July 2012 and I already signed up for the Ipoh Century Ride on the 15th July 2012. Two extreme endurance events back to back, wah! Not my cup of tea. I put it at the back of my mind since I had two prior events to worry about, the PCC Interstate Ride 2012 (Kajang->Kuala Pilah->Muar->Johor Baru) from 28th April 2012 till 1st May 2012 and the Letua 100km ride on 13th May 2012.<br /><br />
But a week after completing the Letua 100 ride, I ended signing up for the PD Triathlon. How can I not join my swimming buddies in their pursuit of athletic excellence? ;-) Anyway these guys were very persuasive. I really signed up just to avoid their persistent persuasion. My original plan was to collect my goodie bag, come up with an excuse at the last minute and not participate :-D<br /><br />
I was really not prepared for the triathlon. While I was dilly dallying whether to sign up or not, the guys had already did their trial runs in Port Dickson for a few times. The first and 3rd session was on 12th May 2012 and 16th June 2012 which was organised by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/tadonamo.triathlete/">Tadonamo</a>. The second session was organised by Rangka Riders on 3rd June 2012. They also have their weekly BRICKS (Bike Run Swim) session every Wednesday night in Putrajaya.
I only have my Monday night swimming class and weekend cycling with my missus! Oh boy, I was really in trouble.<br /><br />
Thus begin my training in earnest for the PD triathlon. I signed up with the gym in PPUKM (known as Sukmaria) so that I can make use of the treadmill during lunchtime.<br /><br />
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After work, I would stop by at Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan (PADE) for my swimming practise in its 50m outdoor pool. Since I only had 7 weeks to prepare, I concentrated on doing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaststroke">breast-stroke </a>only. On weekends I tried to fit in 40km cycling, 1.5km swimming and 5km running. Due to the congested pool at PADE during weekends, I would be lucky to even get 1km of swimming.<br /><br />
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In that 7 weeks of training I only managed to fit in only 14 sessions of swimming, 7 sessions of running and 7 sessions of cycling. Not enough training for the PD Triathlon. I was so worried about not being physically prepared that I even forgot to book accommodation in Port Dickson. Luckily Anas Najhi, Jeli's friend, allowed me to share his accommodation at the Port Dickson Golf Club and Resort. Thank you Anas!<br /><br />
After giving my lecture in PPUKM on the 7th July 2012, I drove to PD and met up with Anas and Jeli at the resort. Jeli did his sprint triathlon already in the morning and was on his way back. Even at the sprint event, 22 out of 300 plus participants didn't complete the swim leg although it was only 750m long. Later I drove to Avillion to register, pick up my goodie bag and meet up with the other participants.
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I had a look at the swim leg route and realised that it is a different kettle of fish altogether. Open water swimming is very different compared to swimming 30 laps in a 50m public pool.<br /><br />
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That night after dinner, I attended the briefing given by Uncle Chan. He announced a cut-off time of 4 hours. My heart sank. In training, it took me an hour for the swim, one hour 40 minutes for the cycling and two hours for the 10km run. Total of 4 hours 40 minutes. So it would be impossible for me to do it in 4 hours, consecutively with no rest in between.<br /><br />
Afterwards I went back to the resort, along with Kingmarul and Khai who would be squatting with us. I prepared the bike for tomorrow's ride and sorted out the stuff for the transition area, keeping only the bare necessities.<br /><br />
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I woke up at 4 am and drove to the starting point at 5 am. I prayed at the Avillion's prayer room. I left my bike and the other stuffs at the transition area and had my number painted on me. Met up with Azman from BJCC and he gave me valuable pointers on how to get through the 1.5km swim leg. I found the other guys from my swimming class already warming up, running around the hotel.<br /><br />
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Once it was almost time to start, all the participants congregated at the beach. Those from the swimming class took a group photo, together with the rest of Rangka Riders. <br /><br />
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We were released in waves, according to age group. The first group released was males below 29 years old. 5 minutes later it was males between 30 to 39 years old. Again 5 minutes later, it was males between 40 to 49 years old(my group), then males above 50 years old with the ladies. Those doing relays were released last. From the swim class, only Doc Taufik was in my group. He did the swim using <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_crawl">front-crawl</a> and I was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaststroke">breast-stroking</a> my way forward. <br /><br />
There were no buoys marking the lanes as promised by Uncle Chan due to the massive storm the night before. Instead we had only one massive buoy in the middle of the sea. Upon reaching it, we had to turn left and head into the Avillion cove. At the cove opening, there was a buoy. From there, we swam further in towards the jetty. Once we reached the jetty, we loop back out of the cove and turn right back into the beach. At all the turning points, there was a huge buoy to aid navigation.
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The faster female swimmers caught up with me at the cove opening. When I arrived back at the beach 46 minutes later, I was clearly exhausted since I fell back into the water when I tried to stand up.<br /><br />
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But I was relieved to survive the swim leg alive. Immediately I asked my pal Zali to call my wife and tell her the good news :-). However my heart rate was at 160 bpm.
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I ran from the beach to the transition area (T1), to start on the next leg of the race.
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I went through the showers on my way to the transition area.<br /><br />
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Only Doc Taufik and Abah were at the transition area. The rest had left already. I swallowed the contents of a PowerGel in my vain attempt to recover my energy. I also wasted precious minutes getting ready and resetting my watch for the bike leg since my Polar doesn't have multisports mode.<br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I took <a href="https://www.facebook.com/firstendurance.msia">EFS Liquid Shot </a>with me since I was seriously exhausted. The route from PD towards Linggi was a rolling route with plenty of climbs. Once I reached the 5km mark, the lead riders were already on their way back. Abah overtook me at km 8 and I couldn't do anything about it since I was spent. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaststroke">Breast-stroke </a>swimming really took everything out of my legs. Sipping the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/firstendurance.msia">EFS Liquid Shot </a>kept me going especially the last 10km of the 40km ride. My legs were beginning to suffer from cramps due to the various climbs. Once I reached the 35km mark, I was relieved since it was downhill all the way.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As I rode into Avillion on my bike, the leaders were already finishing their 10km run and making their way to the finish line. You can see the pain etched on my face as I made my way to T2 to change into my running gear. I completed this leg in 1 hour 36 minutes.<br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After changing into my running gear, I slipped a GU rehydration tablet into my water bottle to help me stave off my cramps. Not only was I having cramps, I was also suffering from jelly legs from the cycling. So I could barely walk the first 2km of the run leg. <br /><br />
Although Uncle Chan promised 100+ at all water stations, which was stationed at every 2km, only the second last water station had 100+. The rest of the water stations only had plain water. After Tg Tuan Resort, I attempted to run on and off, or walk at a brisk pace. By the time I reached the 5km checkpoint, they already ran out of yellow ribbons so they gave me their last red ribbon instead. The return leg was on the beach ("off-road"). By the time I was about to reach Avillion, the early finishers were already leaving the race site, including almost all of my swimming buddies.<br /><br />
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I arrived so late that only Abah and Zali was still waiting for me at the finish line. Thanks guys! I really appreciate it. Otherwise I wont have this excellent picture/video of me at the finish line!<br /><br />
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I completed the running leg in 1 hour 38 minutes.<br /><br />
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What's left was the long drive home. At least I completed the triathlon despite the lack of training, within the cut-off time. I have no one to blame but myself for the overall poor timing/personal best.<a href="http://www.triathlonmalaysia.com/uploads/file/od_m40-49.pdf">Out of 300+ of males in my age group, only 202 made it back before the cut-off time</a> and <a href="http://certificates.myfinishphoto.com/events/pd2012/bib3024.pdf">I was number 199</a>!
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<b>Conclusion</b><br /><br />
Everyone from the swimming class survived the swim leg of the race. Coach Jeff was very proud of the achievements of his adult students. As for me, I need to master <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_crawl">front-crawl </a>so that I can save my legs for cycle and run legs of the race. Most importantly I need to learn to run and do the 10km run in 1 hour instead of 2 hours!
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BTW despite swimming 1.5km, cycling 40km and running 10km, I did not lose any weight. My weight was exactly the same before and after the event ;-) <br /><br />
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P.S. - I didn't recover in time for the Ipoh Century Ride on the next weekend. <a href="http://results.dirtraction.com/static/20120715-IpohCenturyRideMalaysia2012-MensVeteran.pdf">I ended up doing the 170km ride in more than 7 hours</a>. Lesson learnt; "Don't bit off more than what I could chew."
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Photo credits :- Most of the photos were taken by Zali Mohd, one by Eng Tiong, one by Swee-Chuan Khoo and another by Ivan Bengho. Copyright of the photos belonged to the respective photographers.drtamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227254832686744854noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-56419882300134671162012-05-29T12:35:00.000+08:002012-05-29T12:35:07.791+08:00SHIMANO Vs. CAMPAGNOLO VS. SRAMSHIMANO:<P>
Road groupsets
For 2011, road bicycle groupsets include:<P>
Dura-Ace Di2 [7970] (10 speed electronic)<BR>
Dura-Ace [7900] (10 speed)<BR>
Dura-Ace Track [7700] <BR>
Ultegra Di2 [6770] (10 speed electronic)<BR>
Ultegra [6700] (10 speed)<BR>
105 [5700] (10 speed)<BR>
Tiagra [4600] (10 speed) 9 speed on older models<BR>
Sora [3400] (9 speed) 8 speed on older models<BR>
2300 [2300] (8 speed)<BR>
CAMPAGNOLO<p>
For 2011, road bicycle groupsets include:
Super Record EPS (11 speed)<BR>
Record EPS (11 speed)<BR>
Super Record (11 speed)<BR>
Record (11 speed)<BR>
Chorus (11 speed)<BR>
Athena (11 speed)<BR>
Centaur (10 speed) (Daytona groupset before a trademark conflict was discovered)<BR>
Veloce (10 speed)<BR>
Record Pista (Track)<BR>
SRAM<P>
SRAM currently has 5 road bike groupsets (in descending order of price/quality) that all use the SRAM Double Tap shifting technology:<BR>
SRAM Red 2012<BR>
SRAM Black Red (New for 2011)<BR>
SRAM Force<BR>
SRAM Rival<BR>
SRAM Apex (new for 2010)<BR>mba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-78480696536365317092011-12-31T21:26:00.001+08:002011-12-31T21:26:23.330+08:00LAST RIDE OF THE YEAR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lima budak hitam,<br>
satu baju kuning<br>
tinggal lagi empat<br>
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Ampat budak hitam<br>
satu angkat Brompton<br>
tinggal lagi tiga<br>
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Tiga budak hitam<br>
satu angkut Dahon<br>
tinggal lagi dua<br>
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dua budak hitam<br>
ingin beli Ferari<br>
tinggal lagi satu<br>
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Satu budak hitam<br>
itu sahajalah Putrajaya E Riders (PERS) yang tinggal ....<br>
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Selamat tahun baru 2012.mba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-59791583730182484602011-11-26T11:28:00.119+08:002014-05-09T11:05:39.803+08:00Review: Tacx Flow Computer Ergo Turbo Trainer and PC UpgradeMy beautiful and shapely wife loves to cycle. It helps to maintain her youthful figure. She looks so young that whenever I ride with her, people commented; "Bagusnya bapak dia, temankan anak dia kayuh basikal." (Very good of the father, to accompany his daughter cycling). <br /><br />Keeping her company during rides was not a problem except during Ramadan since we can only start riding after 10 p.m. due to tarawikh prayers. Turning in at midnight, waking up at 4.30 a.m. for sahur was not a good idea, since I would be walking like a zombie the next day.<br /><br />In August 2010, with Ramadan approaching on 11th August 2010, I decided to buy a bike trainer for her as our 19th anniversary gift, then that she could continue to ride during Ramadan. A bike trainer allows you to ride your bike without having to venture out into the dark night or during poor weather.<br /><br />To choose the best possible model, I referred to the inaugural issue of <a href="http://www.cyclingasia.net/">Cycling Asia (Nov/Dec 2009)</a>. Two models were highly recommended in that issue. They were;<br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/resistance-trainer/product/review-tacx-fortius-vr-trainer-with-video-reality-and-vr-software-09-35269/">TacX Fortius VR Trainer with Video Reality and VR Software (iMagic).</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/resistance-trainer/product/review-tacx-flow-10-35270">TacX Flow Computer Ergo Turbo</a><br /></li></ul><br />One of the BJCC riders (Boon Foo's best customer!) bought the iMagic model for just above RM4000 in June 2010. Although <a href="http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/resistance-trainer/product/review-tacx-fortius-vr-trainer-with-video-reality-and-vr-software-09-35269/">the review</a> sounds impressive, it was way beyond my measly budget.<br /><br />So I opted for the second model, TacX Flow. Later once I could afford it, I could buy the PC Upgrade which would turn the TacX Flow into the iMagic model since both utilises a similar turbo trainer. Only the interface/software is different between the two models. Another TacX trainer model which could also be upgraded into the iMagic model is the <a href="http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/your-guide-to-turbo-trainers-1010">TacX Cosmos</a>.<br /><br />So I went and bought the trainer from Boon Foo's Pro Bike Shop on the 6th August 2010. Initially I got lost since I didn't know that his shop moved just before the 2010 PCC Interstate Ride. With guidance from Prof Sani via phone, I found Boon Foo's new place (N3.11645 E101.61259).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1x1TPVDWRlgPg25x5Km7bm73EVeDwRpaGKKw3qFVf-JSYH8nHp0tnQjuvSmkFP1SfT0u5BBvi6FzWcKQXI7vIE1ZEpmdxAQ6ZnSj8d1sGUZ0zTHwpzSNnVihQdLYAXXccgeDImLz0ZkR/s1600/boonfooN3.11645+E101.61259.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1x1TPVDWRlgPg25x5Km7bm73EVeDwRpaGKKw3qFVf-JSYH8nHp0tnQjuvSmkFP1SfT0u5BBvi6FzWcKQXI7vIE1ZEpmdxAQ6ZnSj8d1sGUZ0zTHwpzSNnVihQdLYAXXccgeDImLz0ZkR/s400/boonfooN3.11645+E101.61259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679521617724278162" border="0" /></a><br />The list price was almost RM2.4K. When I told Boon Foo that I am a friend of his best customer, he gave me a 20% discount. :D<br /><br />Setting it up was easy once I learnt to ignore the instructions in the manual. Instead I relied on the images in the manual instead. For the bike, you only need to change the rear wheel skewer with the supplied quick release skewer, otherwise your bike will fall out of the trainer. It was easy to put in and take out the bike due to the quick release on the trainer. Fitting the cadence sensor,head unit display and assorted wires was a bit messy though. A wireless system (like <a href="http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/resistance-trainer/product/review-tacx-bushido-trainer-w-computer-head-and-front-wheel-block-10-37437/">TacX Bushido</a>!) would be a nice change.<br /><br />Once up and running, the Flow is smooth and quiet, and the frame felt stable with no wobble even at high speed. To ensure quiet running, I used "road-slick tyre" on the rear wheel. Using a "semi-slick tyre" would cause a weird humming sound. It was so quiet that now I have the trainer installed in my bedroom. My wife could ride it at night and it won't disturb my sleep at all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHe4LYGWmsTbtGTt5gwTQTfzVtYbkcykQqy2z5piFh_MTynJeuc4UTT2d1B3wAa8yE5XcxIw-FOACyQt_60zsvQskwO_Z8Eyv6cTpcEIC-jpF7S4I1iqLnEAEf0APOhe37hLs9r_K0Roh/s1600/tboltontrainer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHe4LYGWmsTbtGTt5gwTQTfzVtYbkcykQqy2z5piFh_MTynJeuc4UTT2d1B3wAa8yE5XcxIw-FOACyQt_60zsvQskwO_Z8Eyv6cTpcEIC-jpF7S4I1iqLnEAEf0APOhe37hLs9r_K0Roh/s400/tboltontrainer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679538260416839202" border="0" /></a><br />Resistance feels good and is more than adequate for training purposes. The head unit is fairly intuitive and the display is large enough to see. The resistance is set based on the gradient or the power setting. You can change the gradient of the ride from minus 4 up to plus 9 (minus for descents, 0 for flat, plus for climbs). But changing it yourself while riding takes the fun out of it. Felt like cheating since you were more likely to change it to 0 once you couldn't cope with the climb any more. Please note that the resistance is simulated. Resistance +9 does not correspond to an actual incline of + 9 and resistance - 4 does not correspond to a 4% descent. It goes without saying that at - 4 the trainer will not freewheel if you stop pedalling.<br /><br />Or you can set the power setting. Once you set the power setting, the computer will adjusts the resistance on the roller so that you will continually pedal at your original power setting. If you change pedalling frequency or resistance, the computer will immediately adjust the resistance on the roller. You can set the power between 10 and 990 Watt, in increments of 10 Watts. At 100 watts, cycling feels pretty easy once you hit above 25 km/hour.<br /><br />Although the head unit displays the heart rate of the rider, the TacX Flow do not come with a heart rate transmitter. Instead you have to buy it separately. The manual recommended that you to buy the Polar T31 Transmitter/Electrode Belt Set - Non Coded. However my Polar Wearlink Coded HR transmitter that comes with my <a href="http://www.palmx.org/mambo/content/view/186/39/">Polar S725X</a> does work with it. Even the HR transmitter from <a href="http://www.palmx.org/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=184&Itemid=39">Cat Eye Dual Wireless Cyclometer & Heart Rate Monitor CC-HR200DW</a> seems to work with it. But my wife's Polar Wearlink W.I.N.D. HR transmitter that comes with her Polar RS800CX does not work with TacX Flow. It is stated in the manual that the Suunto transmitter belts (ANT) and Polar W.I.N.D transmitter belts are not compatible with Tacx trainers.<br /><br />All-in-all this is an excellent product which is helping to motivate my wife to increase her fitness. The only downside is the boredom whilst training. The most that I could do on the trainer was 25km in one session.<br /><br />A year after buying the TacX Flow, it was very much under-utilised. It was "not fun" riding on the trainer, unlike riding on the road. So to avoid it from becoming a white elephant in my house, I decided to get the <a href="https://www.wiggle.co.uk/tacx-cosmosflow-pc-upgrade-head-unit-software/">PC Upgrade from Wiggle</a> as her 20th anniversary gift. I got it for only GBP180 (RM890) with free delivery. It arrived 11 days after ordering.<br /><br />I just have to exchange the head unit of the TacX Flow with the new iMagic head unit. Then I installed the software on the home computer which is running on Windows XP. I was immediately disappointed. The installation and upgrading of the TacX Trainer Software (TTS) needs to be improved. They should ship it with the latest version of TacX Trainer Software (v3.6). Currently you have to install version 3.0 first, which comes in a CD with the new head unit. Then you have to download v3.1, then install to upgrade. Then repeat the same steps for v3.2, v3.3, v3.4, v3.5 and lastly for v3.6 to finish the upgrading. Why can't I just download the full v3.6 and install it straight away? The upgrade procedure really needs to be improved.<br /><br />But once you've finished installing and upgrading it, everything is hunky dory again. To ensure that my wife will get the full benefit of the new virtual reality trainer, I also bought a 32 inches LCD TV to connect to the PC for RM900 from Giant Shah Alam. That was the biggest TV that I could install in my bedroom without hindering access to the bathroom ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fSlG0WcUIh_sD-_MHDZC5abJJgDEHa1dGux5kl_IoRhgYtbn6qZmLs69UfcQVe_3umMLSbWGNiETv_tKpoTJKo3vcK_Ppr68wSo8hPPToN4usxi1Jgiihl0JNUSPBozx5jc6FCdd5xrB/s1600/P1010216.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fSlG0WcUIh_sD-_MHDZC5abJJgDEHa1dGux5kl_IoRhgYtbn6qZmLs69UfcQVe_3umMLSbWGNiETv_tKpoTJKo3vcK_Ppr68wSo8hPPToN4usxi1Jgiihl0JNUSPBozx5jc6FCdd5xrB/s400/P1010216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679575175177014370" border="0" /></a><br />I ended up spending more than RM5.5K, excluding the cost of the bike and internet access. Quite a huge investment, a lot more than what I paid for my wife's road bike.<br /><br />However riding on the TacX Flow trainer now is so much fun. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaorpZSyBG9CumKOjUxfOBr6vbVW1tOy6fZbz5O8XyhDWx2lUTLOQZGQsmesDhNW4PYzWiI3ZDZH38m7WA9Qi-DEWiGmOVbD8YXuZFi6Pv7agfGHw-cEh_-M3TAwUJWFp40YmzuCZTry82/s1600/options.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 129px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaorpZSyBG9CumKOjUxfOBr6vbVW1tOy6fZbz5O8XyhDWx2lUTLOQZGQsmesDhNW4PYzWiI3ZDZH38m7WA9Qi-DEWiGmOVbD8YXuZFi6Pv7agfGHw-cEh_-M3TAwUJWFp40YmzuCZTry82/s400/options.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679596920117643682" /></a><br />There are 6 possible training modes with the PC Upgrade as you can see in the image above;<br /><ul><br /><li>Catalyst consists of professional training programs for scientific analysis. There are three different program types (slope, watt and heart rate) adjustable for distance (in 100 meter increments) or time (in 10 second increments).<br /><li>Real Life Videos were specifically shot for the Slope/Distance workouts. The film's speed is influenced by your tempo. When you are riding uphill the brake will generate so much resistance that you can really feel the incline.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWvrGq5cs0g342SP4g1FpAHjNgb7ZwO7JssyI9F8pMrOpaZ4uzBd31zEUCy0siXHDzAtariHD2nO4q5HPv3dSbyFkSKakg5vycrSVxF-2qD60KpysNoTHHmd3MgWwRAJbulKlg1Ojmj0o/s1600/realvideo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWvrGq5cs0g342SP4g1FpAHjNgb7ZwO7JssyI9F8pMrOpaZ4uzBd31zEUCy0siXHDzAtariHD2nO4q5HPv3dSbyFkSKakg5vycrSVxF-2qD60KpysNoTHHmd3MgWwRAJbulKlg1Ojmj0o/s400/realvideo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679626527604344530" /></a> <br /><li>ErgoVideo stands for power training with the pros in Watt/Time. It's a very efficient way to improve your fitness and cycling technique over a remarkably short period. <br /><li>Real Life Training - You can upload GPS tracks of your previous rides and ride them again on the trainer. Courses that you have personally ridden can be repeated, thanks to Google Earth. It's life like, but without the inconveniences of riding outside. With the help of the 3D maps you can also ride courses you would never dream of going to. You can copy a real ride or create one with the route planner. Makes planning and training for rides a breeze. Below is route created from the January 2011 LeTua 100 GPS tracks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirq0S9zlwgashl-Rmw0dRzFC-ZueJVvWeOl2CicUObP6_SwPDcoD3GSeY5OYoqmTAsFEXpb24PlPqJ3SjuEzKx9ExvTt-iURmmCznUTEIkTAsxtoUkbQASLlcbYCUD8Tx7767OcEa6av1H/s1600/reallife.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirq0S9zlwgashl-Rmw0dRzFC-ZueJVvWeOl2CicUObP6_SwPDcoD3GSeY5OYoqmTAsFEXpb24PlPqJ3SjuEzKx9ExvTt-iURmmCznUTEIkTAsxtoUkbQASLlcbYCUD8Tx7767OcEa6av1H/s400/reallife.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679625510283696738" /></a><br /><li>Virtual Reality - You can ride inside a pre-programmed course with five VR terrains;<br /><ol><br /><li>Atlantis - road terrain for road cyclists and mountain bikers through dunes, along pastures and villages<br /><li>Callisto - mountainous terrain for mountain bikers and road cyclists featuring many turns and short climbs <br /><li>Extreme mountainbike - an adventurous terrain, demanding the utmost from your steering<br /><li>Olympus - mountainous terrain with tough climbs for road cyclists<br /><li>Velodrome - a cycling track with real competitions, day and night<br /></ol><br />The virtual reality trainer is an acceptable mode of training but be prepared to be nauseated due to it's lack of smooth turning.<br /><li>Multiplayer allows you to race against real opponents, anywhere in the world, thanks to the internet or a local network. In Virtual Reality this can be done with 5 opponents, with the other training types it is possible with up to 19 opponents. With the upgrade to version 3.6, you can only join races created by TacX servers. No longer can you create your own races. I don't really mind since I lack the confidence to join such races :). If you're interested in such races, you can check out the promo video below; <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUW0WvV_s8uE2rc5DWkoA64AzrIyV8XMATpUWMBuOmo0u3a9RGmOC5mhcILEDz-6h4RMe6lk5kJxwlGqF6cv3hvArF8WuZ6r9gFPVk6fbkcj0tQ0OGdJe_LAIthXBLOv8tn9ZQergP5t1/s1600/multiplayer.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUW0WvV_s8uE2rc5DWkoA64AzrIyV8XMATpUWMBuOmo0u3a9RGmOC5mhcILEDz-6h4RMe6lk5kJxwlGqF6cv3hvArF8WuZ6r9gFPVk6fbkcj0tQ0OGdJe_LAIthXBLOv8tn9ZQergP5t1/s400/multiplayer.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679623370268039730" /></a><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Thz7hRH7E6I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></ul>But to me, the best of all the above is the real life video training routes. It is really fun to ride the video routes. Although the demo version is only 3.9km, everyone who drops by my place, rides it again and again.<br /><br />I wanted to share the experience of riding the demo real video route on the TacX trainer. I included my wife's and my previous best attempts as virtual competitors during this ride. With no warm-up, I started the ride at top speed. I ended up injuring myself and ended watching the 3 virtual competitors leaving me far behind. You can watch that video below;<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1Kl_IOfdk4Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />You can buy the real life video training routes from <a href="http://www.tacxvr.com/products/films">TacX itself</a>.<br /><br />They have;<br /><ul><li>Cycling classics<br /><li>Mountain stages<br /><li>Training with the pros<br /><li>Cycle tours<br /><li>City trips and<br /><li>VR games</ul><br />Each video is around 35 euro which is about RM150. Quite cost effective. For example, it will set you back more than RM15,000 in fare, lodging and guide fees to ride the Stelvio in real life. Forking out only RM150, will allow you to ride the <a href="http://www.tacxvr.com/products/videos/giro-del-mortirolo">Mortirolo (1,851 m), the Stelvio (2,758 m) and the Passo di Gavia (2,621 m)</a> on your trainer. No need to pack your winter ride clothing!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeVFUe1-kOU2KqiGTa8RMbmS4qvjIsetIUTQp_GiSU-YBwsCa-eKJGYGF2BK_tK-hUUfEBk-OC5McBWD5wblCCNpdr1bBXUgno72ZNtJk3_WPo7rgp9w173kNBHyeCGIlOTXwWkIGhKz2/s1600/stelvio.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeVFUe1-kOU2KqiGTa8RMbmS4qvjIsetIUTQp_GiSU-YBwsCa-eKJGYGF2BK_tK-hUUfEBk-OC5McBWD5wblCCNpdr1bBXUgno72ZNtJk3_WPo7rgp9w173kNBHyeCGIlOTXwWkIGhKz2/s400/stelvio.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679631622950759282" /></a><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TaskOFDexSw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Inaccuracy of Speed & Distance Displayed</span><br /><br />If you check out the forums, there are a lot of comments on the inaccuracy of speed and distance displayed on the TacX trainers. To check it out, I rode a short 16.48 km real life video route and compared it with the distance recorded on the Polar watch. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-vOlwBHkLfyt7l2_37P5QAnz-IXLwCIDPx6Vlv9nxgvevWWxn3Ee9Q8FpnSwkS5pjUqrH_85Wi1QPD_OR-myeaP3Yg50QZRRTgagah0fB9dJ5rEjL5AsN2voKaRFU0LxVp6KzDk41t5U/s1600/16.48vs13.62km-zoom.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-vOlwBHkLfyt7l2_37P5QAnz-IXLwCIDPx6Vlv9nxgvevWWxn3Ee9Q8FpnSwkS5pjUqrH_85Wi1QPD_OR-myeaP3Yg50QZRRTgagah0fB9dJ5rEjL5AsN2voKaRFU0LxVp6KzDk41t5U/s400/16.48vs13.62km-zoom.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679639327533017234" /></a><br />It is possible to compare since I installed the speed sensor on the rear wheel instead of the front wheel. The watch recorded only 13.62 km distance. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg774swHzxLgMGcGfrMDY7tCFWI28EWy2nZNKNCM1cv_FYPqmTfPEb4gxh7GEkN1jd79WAZ7vQwzJqtE56xhswZm02dhPVJl8kRk2N1KecSRDJf8I1P6LFykHqM5VXQoYl13s4R9jVUspJR/s1600/P1010694.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg774swHzxLgMGcGfrMDY7tCFWI28EWy2nZNKNCM1cv_FYPqmTfPEb4gxh7GEkN1jd79WAZ7vQwzJqtE56xhswZm02dhPVJl8kRk2N1KecSRDJf8I1P6LFykHqM5VXQoYl13s4R9jVUspJR/s400/P1010694.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679639580501318066" /></a><br />The speed during ride also varies especially whenever I am going downhill. The TacX Trainer Software (TTS) would be displaying a speed of 50km/hour while the watch was showing a speed of only 20km/hour. <br /><br />This is due to a "software trick" to compensate the fact that the trainer's roll will not turn by itself during a descent in the terrain, like it would in real life. So the software engineer has introduced "virtual speed formulas", in order to imitate reality as much as possible the rider's speed is artificially increased during descents and decreased uphill. As a result of this application the speed indicated on the screen will in many cases be superior to the actual riding speed. This will also affect the actual distance travelled as displayed on the TTS screen. This is explained in the manual. I guess not many users/reviewers read the manual :D.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Conclusion</span><br /><br />My wife rides the trainer daily nowadays. I'm riding it almost every night. So the TacX Flow trainer is no longer a white elephant since now it is fun to ride. I can choose the distance and type of terrain that I want to train on and I will try to finish it. This RM890 investment for the TacX PC Upgrade gave me the best return in cycling. I hope to be a better and stronger rider in the near future. Boon Foo's best customer summarised it better with this remark; "Buying it is the easy part. Staying motivated enough to ride the thing which essentially goes nowhere... now that's the challenge."drtamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227254832686744854noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-30016232336410329482011-11-21T10:32:00.041+08:002014-05-09T11:05:39.786+08:00Tips for a Roadie NewbieYesterday I "baby-sat" a new rider on his maiden 60 km group ride. The 10 members of the group consisted mostly of his work mates. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo-czsIHiHMElwVIHA38KuR85EzFRsKKgO-GfHeC_0_7xeoXDUD0MrpbG0EIA6b1crqixQiE1MczSY4vxXAQ6JBOzIh6b5XkEBGAcT2PWpnm6xNT5EOT80OYUqlolsT2KHSBjUaZQ_HlV/s1600/maidenride.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo-czsIHiHMElwVIHA38KuR85EzFRsKKgO-GfHeC_0_7xeoXDUD0MrpbG0EIA6b1crqixQiE1MczSY4vxXAQ6JBOzIh6b5XkEBGAcT2PWpnm6xNT5EOT80OYUqlolsT2KHSBjUaZQ_HlV/s400/maidenride.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677847859841297346" /></a><br />The newbie rider has a loving and generous wife who bought him<br /><ul><br /><li>a nice carbon road bike (only 7.3 kg!),<br /><li>complete with helmet, gloves,<br /><li>cycling shoes with cleats, Look clip-on pedals,<br /><li>bottle cage, water bottle, saddle pouch,<br /><li>jersey and cycling bib for his birthday.</li></ul><br /><br />Of course the wife was clever enough to get the advice of well-informed co-conspirators!. The birthday boy completed the 60 km Bt 14 Hulu Langat to Sg Tekala and back route under his own steam, which is pretty good for a newbie. I myself was huffing and puffing along the way. I really need to lose some weight!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 145px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677281006465046722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5MziFtp2KsAHL3fSzRlPZpwT5yTGNy9l95NWeIbVGP_otvDVzkbXoP26mThCOfuY0tYpq-uPF_yTwf-eoCyYZxy8DyiqB_9WnkI-8spiP4icvub8hcZNZB79scOWgNQrtJefT2fUd8wt/s400/polar-langat.JPG" /><br />Although the above items seem complete, there were a few items missing from the birthday boy's saddle pouch.<br /><ul><br /><li>Must have items; spare tube, bike pump & tyre levers.<br /><li>Good to have; cyclecomputer (if possible complete with speedometer, HRM & navigation aid).<br /><li>Nice to have; a bike rack on your car and a good rain coat.</li></ul><br /><br />During the maiden ride, we had 3 tyre punctures, due to poor road conditions. I was one of those who had to replace his tyre inner tube during the ride home. The first one occurred much earlier, about 2 km before reaching the T-junction at Sg Lui. There was a delay in getting the first tube replaced due to a broken air-valve of the spare tube. The rigid hand bike pump and unskilled hands led to the broken air-valve. So a good hand bike pump is necessary. I have went through many hand bike pumps to date. For me, the best would be a model with a flexible hose to avoid breaking the air-valve, yet able to pump above 120 psi in a short time. Based on my reading, I bought the Lezyne Pressure Drive exactly two years ago.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 350px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/images/products/medium/lezyne-pressure-drive-mini-pump-IMG21549SMALLRED_L.jpg" /><br />Two years and many inner tube replacements later, I still swear by this hand bike pump. With this bike pump, I'll be up and riding again in a very short time. The aim is to get it done before the last rider of the group is already beyond the horizon, otherwise I'll be hard pressed to catch up.<br /><br />You'll also need a tool to remove the inner tube. Previously I used the Topeak Alien Multitool which I had since 1991.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/images/tools_alien.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 420px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/images/tools_alien.jpg" /></a><br />But it is like getting an atom bomb to kill a mosquito if you buy it just to remove the inner tube. But it is nice to have all these tools with you while riding. When the spoke of my my rear rim broke 6 weeks ago, the multitool came in useful to remove the broken spoke. Otherwise there was no way I could ride home that day.<br /><br />So nowadays I use Park Tools Tyre Levers to remove the inner tube. So tough that you don't worry about breaking them. I think I bought 6 of them, a pair for each of my three bike pouches.<br /><br /><a href="http://crucialbmxshop.com/assets/images/Tools/Parktool_Tyre-Levers_Plastic.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://crucialbmxshop.com/assets/images/Tools/Parktool_Tyre-Levers_Plastic.jpg" /></a>You also need to have a spare tube or two in your saddle pouch. I always carry two spare tubes due to my tendency to suffer tubes blowup during long rides. Must be due to my weight, because whenever I hit a pothole wrong, there will be a very high chance of a tyre/tube blowup. The weight weenies ends up buying lightweight tubes priced RM46 and above. I feel that it is better to buy the normal 700x25c tubes at RM12-RM15 each. Try to get MAXXIS tubes. Make sure the length of the air-valve is suitable for your rim. A high profile rim will require an extended valve or a valve-extension. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.moruyabicycles.com.au/contents/media/maxxis%20tube%20700%20x%2035-45.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 388px;" src="http://www.moruyabicycles.com.au/contents/media/maxxis%20tube%20700%20x%2035-45.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />As for the HRM, speedometer, navigation aid combo; the best is to get the Garmin Edge 800 performance bundle. It has a built-in basemap and tracks your distance, speed, location and ascent/descent. It also comes supplied with the ANT+ heart rate monitor, speed/cadence sensor. Buy an 8GB microsd card and you'll be able install USA, Europe & SEA maps in it. Then you can also use it to get around during your overseas holidays. Most of the PPUKM riders that I know, got it from ebay. BJCC riders prefer to buy it from <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/garmin-edge-800-gps-performance-bundle/">Wiggle</a>.<br /><br />I myself uses <a href="http://www.palmx.org/mambo/content/view/186/39/">Polar s725X+HRM+speed sensor+cadence sensor</a>. It was a big investment for me so I refuse to upgrade further. For my wife, I bought the Polar <a href="http://www.forrunnersbyrunners.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=88">RS800CX+HRM+Speed Sensor</a>. A much better one than mine.<br /><br />Having a bike rack will make transporting your bike around much easier. The best is to get Thule roof bike rack. For those with carbon bikes, please remember to get the Outride model, not the ProRide model. I use ProRide bike racks since all my bikes are aluminium bikes. <a href="http://putrajayaeasyriders.blogspot.com/2011/02/buying-roof-mounted-bike-rack.html">I wrote about alternatives to Thule bike rack before </a>but in the end I myself uses Thule bike racks. Thule is a much superior product than other wannabe brands. <br /><br />If you've some cash to spare, please do consider getting a good rain coat to ride in the rain. I myself bought the Gore-Tex Rain Jacket from <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/gore-bike-wear-path-ii-gore-tex-waterproof-cycling-jacket/">Wiggle</a>. I tried to get it locally since April from a local dealer but still no sign of it 6 months later. I bought it because it has excellent waterproofing, warmth and at the same time packing down into a small size to fit into my jersey pocket. Additionally the Gore Tex material means that the jacket remains highly breathable to prevent me from sweating (while riding in the rain!). <br /><br />Any more tips for newbies? Please use the comment box to give your suggestions.drtamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227254832686744854noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-38373334449855593432011-11-15T17:05:00.257+08:002014-05-09T11:05:39.791+08:00My First Century Bike RideA century ride (100 miles=161km) is a major accomplishment for a cyclist. Despite having <a href="http://putrajayaeasyriders.blogspot.com/2009/02/boy-cott-or-buy-kot.html">bought my first road bike</a> more than 2 years ago in February 2009, I have never been tempted to do so. <a href="http://putrajayaeasyriders.blogspot.com/2010/05/cycling-on-lekas-highway-south-kajang.html">The furthest ride I ever did was 103 km in May 2010</a> and it was an experience that I did not want to ever repeat. With a body mass index (BMI) of 31 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, I am obese, therefore it is a bit hard to lug this tub of ghee (lard is not kosher!) around, especially on that small saddle. Yet somehow I was sweet-talked by the Bukit Jelutong Cycling Club (BJCC) members into signing up for the Ipoh Century Ride, organised by Kelab Roadrunners Ipoh (KRI) on the 17th July 2011. Below is the screengrab of the online discussion persuading me to sign up. I really fell for it; hook, line and sinker!<br /><br /><a href="http://palmx.org/images/icr.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 705px;" src="http://palmx.org/images/icr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681070357903934370" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Preparing my body for the ride</strong><br /><br />The main principle of training for a century is to increase your mileage gradually over a number of weeks. By doing it that way, you help avoid injury, burnout and over-fatigue. When I agreed to join the ride on the 24th May 2011, it was 8 weeks to the day of the ride. But I would be away in Toronto for two weeks in June, coming back only 2 weeks before the ride. So I started training daily, to the extent of keeping my MTB in the car, so that I can ride in my working clothes while waiting to pick up my daughter from school in the evening. Whenever possible, at night I drove to Bukit Jelutong so that I can rack up the mileage by riding along the well-lighted streets. I also started riding with "Grup Haluan Kiri" (GHK) clique of BJCC, learning to ride in formation and in a peloton. With them I started riding further and faster. When I rode with the GHK BJCC from Bukit Jelutong to Kuala Selangor on the 29th May 2011, it really pushed up my confidence since was my personal best ever for longest distance (112.5km) and fastest average speed (27.1 km/hr). From Bukit Jelutong to Kuala Selangor, the average speed was 30.1 km/hr! Not bad for a morbidly obese person!<br /><br />Below is a screengrab of that Kuala Selangor ride (brown=altitude, blue=speed, red=HR);<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO2TUsgoh0VcpgQb8O9suYCdZxoOPxzhw2boGRP5Qo-MH9AVfAYKzgHD2Io54cxzU-z2SR892sz9A8l0lCnHb-EKqyw1bk9XP5EbFJPC5LS3MTZ-5ABUGIVs2oR6aauj0GIm8cZMc9z3J/s1600/112km.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO2TUsgoh0VcpgQb8O9suYCdZxoOPxzhw2boGRP5Qo-MH9AVfAYKzgHD2Io54cxzU-z2SR892sz9A8l0lCnHb-EKqyw1bk9XP5EbFJPC5LS3MTZ-5ABUGIVs2oR6aauj0GIm8cZMc9z3J/s400/112km.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681424887011193250" border="0" /></a><br />BJCC, under the guidance of Captain Razali Mantis also organised weekly rides to ensure that the riders were ready to tackle the century ride. The training went well until 18th June 2011, when I had to depart to Toronto to attend a research meeting. There was a long layoff from training until I arrived back in early July. I started training in earnest again, taking leave from work whenever possible so that I could find time to ride. Despite all my attempts, I only managed to ride 19 times before the ICR. Boy, was I in trouble!<br /><br />Here is my training log for ICR;<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTWlIRPgzaV6eZI7BjQKooHni5KO1f5UU9jNzW8_rt4g81d8adseBMoX7JqJaftAPWlao8ckU48EHL_-1_VVeCBJffQ-V6rrkuQug4EsExso_EbOQbZ6B3UPJelnJYgPOW9p-dONwtVLy/s1600/icr-train.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 382px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTWlIRPgzaV6eZI7BjQKooHni5KO1f5UU9jNzW8_rt4g81d8adseBMoX7JqJaftAPWlao8ckU48EHL_-1_VVeCBJffQ-V6rrkuQug4EsExso_EbOQbZ6B3UPJelnJYgPOW9p-dONwtVLy/s400/icr-train.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681151769651684498" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Preparing my bike for the ride</strong><br /><br />To make sure my bike was ready for the ride, I sent it to <a href="http://heehongcycle.blogspot.com/">Hee Hong Bike Shop in Taman Nirwana</a> on Tuesday 12th July 2011 for servicing, after my morning ride. I picked it up back the next day, along with four packs of Powergel, so that I could test it out on the road on Thursday 14th July 2011. Although it was raining on Thursday morning, I still rode the full loop of GCE with the bike since I needed to test it out. It was a nice weather for a slow and easy ride with the sun out of sight, drizzling rain and cool wind at 27 degrees Celcius.<br /><br />The tyres were in good shape and inflated to full pressure. The brakes were properly lined up and worked as expected. The pads were hitting the centre of the rim, not the tyres nor under the rim toward the spokes. The gear shifting was working smoothly. The wheel were spinning true and no rattling sound anywhere except from my knees ;-)<br /><br />Glad to say that the bike passed the test with flying colours!<br /><br />I also checked my <a href="http://putrajayaeasyriders.blogspot.com/2011/11/tips-for-roadie-newbie.html">bike repair kit </a>in the saddle bag, ensuring that my 2 spare tubes, tools and bike pump were present and in working order.<br /><br /><strong>Preparing the logistics for the ride</strong><br /><br />Luckily for me, BJCC is fantastic at organising their participation in any cycling events. The vice-president and his cohorts collected the registration fees, sent in the registration forms, booked lodgings and organised the transport to and fro. They even picked up the riding kits and timing sensors on behalf of the participants from the organisers!<br /><br />They even had a sponsor, <a href="http://www.fusionexcel.com/">Fusion Excel</a>. With their sponsorship and the help of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ciclista/135989036456849">Ciclista</a>, all 32 BJCC riders riding in the ICR were suited up in a beautiful jersey adorned with the <a href="http://www.fusionexcel.com/">Fusion Excel</a> logo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZBASe9KFn8PVsLMo27ylqg4ndCig_1VOU_OlpZrZrqIGf9oBsyYpGy4py0j55nXsrmBAXZQuquIYmK_Rwc5jaSYT19au7VSUjC9OPURwjEdpy1gMbZQ8D81IYHnkSDL8kKMMBEDtlh9p/s1600/jerseybjcc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZBASe9KFn8PVsLMo27ylqg4ndCig_1VOU_OlpZrZrqIGf9oBsyYpGy4py0j55nXsrmBAXZQuquIYmK_Rwc5jaSYT19au7VSUjC9OPURwjEdpy1gMbZQ8D81IYHnkSDL8kKMMBEDtlh9p/s400/jerseybjcc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681546656037713618" border="0" /></a><br />All 32 riders also received one <a href="http://www.fusionexcel.com/products_quantumpower.html">Quantum Power Bracelet</a> each. Fifteen lucky riders also received;<br /><ul><li>One <a href="http://www.fusionexcel.com/products_quantumflask.html">Quantum Flask</a><br /></li><li>One <a href="http://www.fusionexcel.com/products.html">Quantum Pendant</a></li></ul>I was one of the lucky fifteen! I wore both the <a href="http://www.fusionexcel.com/products_quantumpower.html">Quantum Power Bracelet</a> and the <a href="http://www.fusionexcel.com/products.html">Quantum Pendant</a> during the century ride.<br /><br />We need to eat and drink a lot of water during a century ride. We need to eat before we were hungry and drink before we were thirsty. Since this was an organized ride, KRI would have rest stops with food and water at almost every 40 km (km 48, 75, 104 & 144). They had bananas, isotonic drinks, bottled water and cooling stations at almost every rest stops. I also brought 4 PowerGel and two water bottles which I need to refill regularly. Initially I wanted to bring my 2.5 litres Camelbak with me during the ride but Taufik reassured me that there will be regular rest stops, so I left the Camelbak behind. Getting dehydrated is one of the most common problems on long rides so we need to avoid this.<br /><br />The night before we travelled to Ipoh, I created the route of the ride based on the tracks of the test ride done 2 weeks earlier. Then I uploaded the route of the ride into my Garmin GPS60CSx.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoyKHPkp5KLoG-PU7nqqYn_PtwFFsyJYxD2rFIPEUWMq1nOovsrwDlHEGnhhhfzrYAwCSgX0diTGrPS6MtFYITX5DmYnXk1Vfa93GrsA5UzkTIZcMmt4FMKRRhhqTFRqLaaT9XYUQQ5xt/s1600/routeicr.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoyKHPkp5KLoG-PU7nqqYn_PtwFFsyJYxD2rFIPEUWMq1nOovsrwDlHEGnhhhfzrYAwCSgX0diTGrPS6MtFYITX5DmYnXk1Vfa93GrsA5UzkTIZcMmt4FMKRRhhqTFRqLaaT9XYUQQ5xt/s400/routeicr.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681835428020092738" border="0" /></a><br />Prof Sani was kind enough to give me a lift to Ipoh in his Hyundai Trajet MPV.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Ride</span><br /><br />After suboh prayers, the BJCC riders rode 10km to the starting point from our overnight lodgings. The ride started at 7 am. My riding plan was to ride with the GHK clique but somehow I got separated from them and I ended up behind Alwi. You can only stick together if you have similar fitness level and experience; and Alwi is way beyond my league. I tried to keep up with Alwi but I lasted only the first 27km. With an average speed of 40km, my heart rate was in the 170s, even hitting 179 bpm. You can see from the picture below how tough it was for me to keep up with the pace.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP5ubW9BuJS8S_hv8jRguR4ZPYDshAFs2N0HQQUoJqI6_GftXV4z0xJg6ECNBzlkBGm-ygf5pI4Ywq8rjjKQLsHx0iSlzTpVjfT34bJg510VDOV_W5KooRRoFuHoQWvlICTq_MgY9IGOk/s1600/icr-kejardocalwi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP5ubW9BuJS8S_hv8jRguR4ZPYDshAFs2N0HQQUoJqI6_GftXV4z0xJg6ECNBzlkBGm-ygf5pI4Ywq8rjjKQLsHx0iSlzTpVjfT34bJg510VDOV_W5KooRRoFuHoQWvlICTq_MgY9IGOk/s400/icr-kejardocalwi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681836498989043026" border="0" /></a><br />Not surprisingly I ended up with leg cramps after only 27km of the 161km ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4IJxFDmxVeAUIjXEckx9GI_vaNEMv3TE1oTRt22WgT_r8xmTpKT1ItoZDkEtuf1rfG-Q8-3qKOGkh5hqKTpDv3FJ_M0My_WEsVuzuNeX7MSYhtHiaGvSGwX4vGOuB_JJdJEghmeDpXRN/s1600/icr-tghcramp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4IJxFDmxVeAUIjXEckx9GI_vaNEMv3TE1oTRt22WgT_r8xmTpKT1ItoZDkEtuf1rfG-Q8-3qKOGkh5hqKTpDv3FJ_M0My_WEsVuzuNeX7MSYhtHiaGvSGwX4vGOuB_JJdJEghmeDpXRN/s400/icr-tghcramp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681836960974997138" border="0" /></a><br />I consoled myself that the first rest stop was only 10 km away, but it turned out to be almost 20 km away. I continued to plod on alone until I reached the first rest stop at km 48. After refilling my water bottles and gorging myself on bananas and one of the PowerGel, I was about to ride off when Zali from GHK BJCC arrived. Apparently he got dropped from the main GHK peloton.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZigth8VGSwApDtmU5SadZjlCDHcV5yfw9YTmesqs4ll2SqwnlAvxXQ9PU084C38g-vLbazhnMFkPe4nXjcgW8_EiBu1wxiptYEjOeTXHM7EDQX72ghST46u3RwJoVDRMRr0x_bpbAjcTL/s1600/icr-firstpitstop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZigth8VGSwApDtmU5SadZjlCDHcV5yfw9YTmesqs4ll2SqwnlAvxXQ9PU084C38g-vLbazhnMFkPe4nXjcgW8_EiBu1wxiptYEjOeTXHM7EDQX72ghST46u3RwJoVDRMRr0x_bpbAjcTL/s400/icr-firstpitstop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681837817836707458" border="0" /></a><br />I waited for him and we took turns to lead the 2-man peloton. At Jalan Parit (km 59), Zali told me to tag behind a young Chinese male, but he did not take kindly to that and started sprinting. I kept pace with him for 4 km although he was going up to 42 km/hr when he suddenly slipped behind another rider and I had to overtake. Then he tagged behind me and I kept a steady pace above 30 km/hr. When he got bored 2 km later, he overtook me and asked; "Where is your friend?" That was when I realised that I had lost Zali.<br /><br />I continued on and reached 70km mark at 9.26 am, more than one hour before the cut-off time. Those who reached here after 10.30 am will have their timing chip taken and will be asked to turn back via a shorter route (chicken loop). I rode on to the second rest stop at km 75 and had my first experience of being soaked with cold water. Oh God, it was a heavenly feeling. Thank you KRI volunteers! Unfortunately my earphones no longer works after that. Instead there was a weird humming sound emanating from the earphones. Again I refilled my water bottles and gorged myself on bananas and my second PowerGel.<br /><br />Then Keat Wong caught up with me kept me company until Kampung Simpang Tiga, when he dropped me at the start of the climb. This was when I noticed a thin girl in green who was on a S-Works bike with the number of A018, riding with the TV3 team. Since category A was for guys younger than 40, I commented on that and she frowned at me. Hehehehe.....<br /><br />I caught up with the GHK BJCC main peloton at the first big climb (km97). Shahirudeen flagged me down as I was passing by. One of the GHK members suffered cramps at the first of the 3 big climbs, the Dragonbacks of Ipoh (please refer to the vertical profile below), so they stopped to help him recover. When I arrived, they were about ready to continue but I was in no shape to follow them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8koZ_HSR-yF1-6ik_FfkXY1sSwEtXP2ljyFMwmsT2aAjhWj0ns4hCS4HvtszftfJy-GU68TQxWHQavX0LttRfScqFw6wJz-bpM_8Wl474jawi4kxt5FKVhF56wEoBrl1IHGTs8IIaYXCE/s1600/dragonbackofIpoh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8koZ_HSR-yF1-6ik_FfkXY1sSwEtXP2ljyFMwmsT2aAjhWj0ns4hCS4HvtszftfJy-GU68TQxWHQavX0LttRfScqFw6wJz-bpM_8Wl474jawi4kxt5FKVhF56wEoBrl1IHGTs8IIaYXCE/s400/dragonbackofIpoh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681839519971437842" border="0" /></a><br />As I come down the first twin peaks, I was going down so fast (58 km/hr) that the momentum pushed me over the second big climb as well. As I was arriving at the third and final climb (km 102), most of the riders got off their bikes and pushed (TNT - Turun N Tolak!), but not me! Foolish me kept on riding up that steep climb. I was okay until halfway through the climb when I suddenly suffered cramps on my left thigh. Luckily I managed to unclip from my pedals in time, else I would've keeled over. Followed by cramps on my right thigh. Imagine that, I was having cramps of both my thighs, with my bike between my legs on a steep ascending gradient, unable to move at all. Luckily Wan Mustafa of GHK and another rider came to the rescue and helped me off my bikes. Later he kept me company until the third rest stop at km 104. This rest stop was located at the Kampung Chopin Kiri Community Centre.<br /><br />At that water station, there were only drinks available. No cooling station. The few bananas left was located beside the female rider that I kidded earlier for riding in the wrong category (the SYT dressed in green, bike number A018). She passed me 3 bananas, but I took only two of them. She insisted, saying that I'll need one banana for each half hour of cycling. I replied saying that I need a miracle for me to finish the ride, not bananas. She laughed and said;"You better start praying then!".<br /><br />I asked the community leader for permission to use the toilet at the community hall. I used that opportunity to drench myself with a tub of water. I walked out dripping wet and pushed my bike with Wan Mustafa over the timing chip sensors.<br /><br />When I tried to get on my bike, I suffered severe cramps of my left lower limb. I waved off Wan Mustafa, telling him to continue the ride without me. If the sweeper lorry was there and then, I would've swallowed my pride and got onto it for the 60km ride home. Instead I swallowed the contents of my third PowerGel and gingerly got onto my bike. I learnt to start the ride without fully getting onto the saddle so that I wouldn't stretch my calves, triggering another leg cramps attack. I was riding alone the last 60 km, slowly and struggling to keep away the leg cramps. Riding at the lowest possible gear, sparing one limb, then the other, just to avoid another leg cramps. The terrain was not helping either since it was like riding over a rolling plains, with its ups and downs. At that moment, my spirits were pretty low and I had little hope of finishing the final 60 km.<br /><br />Yet I still kept on riding, not stopping because I didn't know whether I could get back on the saddle. Eating one banana every half an hour as advised, drinking sparingly but regularly from my water bottles.<br /><br />Almost 30 km later, the miracle that I prayed for, suddenly happened! Suddenly all the cramps went away. My body felt refreshed and I pushed on at a good pace of 30km/hr. Till that moment in time, the <a href="http://www.fusionexcel.com/products_quantumpower.html">Quantum Power Bracelet</a> and the <a href="http://www.fusionexcel.com/products.html">Quantum Pendant</a> that I wore, were nothing more than dead weight. Maybe somehow the positive flow of energy helps to maintain energy balance and restored the energy that has become weak in the body. I really don't know. All this mumbo jumbo is not possible to be tested scientifically nor statistically.<br /><br />The picture below, taken at 12.24 pm near Taman Pelangi, captured me during that moment, 31 km away from the finishing point. The moment that I got my second wind.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4u7O4ShiEm6VniXSR9eE1b04vd23vjIACGOMV-s5LWob61Zoon05WL0pxoSu6SDPJ5PWB5pZqUuxhdVtBsq8Zx4ab7psqRTVW_XwLDPEQjab2YaDO1BcbPqG0Aq9Z47VmkihJkmC5Pfs/s1600/icr-batugajah.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4u7O4ShiEm6VniXSR9eE1b04vd23vjIACGOMV-s5LWob61Zoon05WL0pxoSu6SDPJ5PWB5pZqUuxhdVtBsq8Zx4ab7psqRTVW_XwLDPEQjab2YaDO1BcbPqG0Aq9Z47VmkihJkmC5Pfs/s400/icr-batugajah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681839893648170802" border="0" /></a><br />I caught up with Shahirudeen after Batu Gajah but I pushed on ahead instead of cycling with him, very unsporting of me. Sorry Deen! I shouted at Deen that I was the last BJCC rider, not knowing that Zali still persisted in riding despite suffering numerous cramps.<br /><br />Upon reaching the fourth and final rest stop at km 144 near Perak Herbs Garden, both firemen holding the two fire hoses showered me as I was riding in, nearly pushing me off my bike. I refilled both my water bottles and ate the offered bananas. I also took my last PowerGel. With 15 km to go, I was suddenly confident of finishing the ride.<br /><br />I caught up with Pak Nyan of Gedebe Cycling Club 12km from the end but Pak Nyan declined my offer of riding with me. I was on a roll and rode on at a good pace to the finishing point at Dataran Ipoh. I finished the ride in 6 hours 38 minutes. Not bad for my maiden century ride. When I turned in my timing chip, the organisers returned my deposit and gave me a beautiful finishers' medal. My most beautiful medal ever!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFNi5j38iXTQdSbmNpz4HQg1NdMNyH2AvCv_u1FGwY542cQklFVgnM_Wk6l7-v1rTvSn5OhDj_Naz5yTgFaBZVWEDTZrVZnQJrfO0sKE65gAc4MyeejkwVbEPlhil-Gt-oou7UzU3OFnE/s1600/finisher-medal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFNi5j38iXTQdSbmNpz4HQg1NdMNyH2AvCv_u1FGwY542cQklFVgnM_Wk6l7-v1rTvSn5OhDj_Naz5yTgFaBZVWEDTZrVZnQJrfO0sKE65gAc4MyeejkwVbEPlhil-Gt-oou7UzU3OFnE/s400/finisher-medal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681840187667987538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31m1Ij8e4n8ChwS9I6a_o4G_6cKBojRiJ214N3vqUi8w7KMUc-9E5mQRBkwBdYItIKvLNNMWceZLD8BOl4SvB7xYyLaG1wjq_nLrNmc1caZavpgGhX49aoVtZuihvjXNP5oF-10oNksqI/s1600/cert.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31m1Ij8e4n8ChwS9I6a_o4G_6cKBojRiJ214N3vqUi8w7KMUc-9E5mQRBkwBdYItIKvLNNMWceZLD8BOl4SvB7xYyLaG1wjq_nLrNmc1caZavpgGhX49aoVtZuihvjXNP5oF-10oNksqI/s400/cert.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681840335651887106" border="0" /></a><br />Turned out that I was the third last among the BJCC riders since Deen arrived a few minutes after me. Zali arrived much later.<br /><br />A018 turned in a much better time at 6 hours 18 minutes, 20 minutes earlier than me. Prof Sani utilised a "non-stop strategy" and finished in an amazing 5 hours and 15 minutes. Prof Bond did it in 5 hours 36 minutes and he is 64 years old! All the other BJCC riders posted very reputable times as listed below;<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqKEIH2CZQbBHURv_d9Vq-tSUT-h0tTyStXQWhxUEgx5HkZfMxvHMlpgyR-i8r4ZyO-hASEDdsy6HlbXBfe8k6rNcbiZ-i4epecsx4SKU40zz7GMxXICAFfMOWf9TOwwYZAtk9Df9-ipY/s1600/bjcc-icr.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 113px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqKEIH2CZQbBHURv_d9Vq-tSUT-h0tTyStXQWhxUEgx5HkZfMxvHMlpgyR-i8r4ZyO-hASEDdsy6HlbXBfe8k6rNcbiZ-i4epecsx4SKU40zz7GMxXICAFfMOWf9TOwwYZAtk9Df9-ipY/s400/bjcc-icr.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681445448111555506" border="0" /></a><div>The icing on the cake, was when I found out that I came in much earlier than my school senior, JB, a century ride veteran, who did it in 7 hours 1 minute :D.<br /><br />Out of 1021 riders that signed up, 869 finished the ride. Only 152 riders didn't complete the ride. That was very good indeed.</div><br /><div>One of the BJCC riders, Haji Jalil wrote after the ride; "It was my first century ride and it was a humbling experience. I thought I could easily went sub 6 hours but man...it was really tough. I managed to complete the ride but my time was 6hrs 20 minutes and this was after a few bouts of muscle cramps and in fact the whole body was cramping and not to mention the pain in the @$$ after 6 hours on the saddle under the hot sun. I realised that you really need to train hard for these kind of ride and I admire our BJCC boys and men that went below 5 hours and to Prof Bond who at 64 years did it under 6 hours. You guys are GREAT.</div><br />Below is the screengrab showing my performance during that century ride (brown=altitude, blue=speed, red=HR);<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_JNK0XjPXW4oscqU6hSPcbtZyljl0dtKeGOF6l4kY4Kmk7McW_aBPHATofkP4Ec71eSA0oC3QZ2YBdijU-6P6PhAa1CQ-vw3VK7cr5PjqsrdhQ3chCkItUptY0Ekgwkhoupt1b183rzR/s1600/icr-polar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_JNK0XjPXW4oscqU6hSPcbtZyljl0dtKeGOF6l4kY4Kmk7McW_aBPHATofkP4Ec71eSA0oC3QZ2YBdijU-6P6PhAa1CQ-vw3VK7cr5PjqsrdhQ3chCkItUptY0Ekgwkhoupt1b183rzR/s400/icr-polar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681841295324925234" border="0" /></a><br />Below is the vertical profile of the ride;<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMIOyKqKw3xYZgv4QJzujLSmJowv_rq5h-5j1qbp05ZOPeTLU5rUE24U5m-Amgo5UKkgmbUvx0ycOo4JzdxJwI-TxKQqcOu-vQapfeWQcoTVFmQ7DtHpqVIR0Sbpv1ofokYggX6mA_FmF/s1600/icr-vertical.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMIOyKqKw3xYZgv4QJzujLSmJowv_rq5h-5j1qbp05ZOPeTLU5rUE24U5m-Amgo5UKkgmbUvx0ycOo4JzdxJwI-TxKQqcOu-vQapfeWQcoTVFmQ7DtHpqVIR0Sbpv1ofokYggX6mA_FmF/s400/icr-vertical.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681840996495618098" border="0" /></a><br />For those interested in having GPS tracks of the ride, please <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_0qI7iLxVpmMDMxODRmMDMtNmFhOS00ZjM1LWExOTItZGM0NzM3ZTc1YTYw">click here to download it</a>. You can view it in Garmin Mapsource (Windows) or Garmin Basecamp (Mac). You can even upload it into your trainer such as <a href="http://putrajayaeasyriders.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-tacx-flow-computer-ergo-turbo.html">TacX Fortius/iMagic/Bushido</a> or Computrainer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion</span><br /><br />It was great to achieve that milestone as a cyclist. Although I was riding a cheap aluminium road bike (RM2K), I was able to do so with the right preparation and support from the BJCC members. I hope to achieve better time in future century rides.<br /><br />Luckily for me at the end of this century ride, I didn't have to ride back to the lodgings. Prof Sani picked me up at Dataran Ipoh and sent me straight home to Shah Alam, using his favourite "non-stop" strategy. Thanks Prof!<br /><br />Credits: The pictures above were taken by Prof Sani, Alex (KRI Cycling Club) and Andrew Chuah.drtamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227254832686744854noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-9645180254538090852011-07-23T20:57:00.000+08:002011-07-23T20:59:10.488+08:00KAYUHAN PAGI NKVE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrkkfFQqGvuSbsHi9i2F2ItJLfWKYmpYqzpwJLmNGhg2MhX4NxWGsoxOtGTqZy2QLjNcH5jcJbC4qM33FgZnw2879LH3qQmdXb3BZd3lPeu4DMRftaj7sLaohVx0lmAg86FPMIBel8Ea2/s1600/270161_10150302505448109_595468108_9130501_8256605_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrkkfFQqGvuSbsHi9i2F2ItJLfWKYmpYqzpwJLmNGhg2MhX4NxWGsoxOtGTqZy2QLjNcH5jcJbC4qM33FgZnw2879LH3qQmdXb3BZd3lPeu4DMRftaj7sLaohVx0lmAg86FPMIBel8Ea2/s400/270161_10150302505448109_595468108_9130501_8256605_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632531330942430882" /></a>mba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-57435960464173958952011-02-23T11:54:00.042+08:002014-05-09T11:06:42.735+08:00Buying A Roof Mount Bike RackThere are several types of bicycle racks for cars; <ul><li>Trunk mount (most common)</li><li>Roof mount</li><li>Spare tyre mount (rarely seen)</li><li>Receiver hitch mount </li></ul><p>The first bike rack that I bought 10 years ago was a trunk mount bicycle rack which I bought for RM360 from a bike show at Endah Parade. Back then my bike was a Raleigh Trek King which cost me RM399, so it didn't make sense for me to spend RM1400 for a pair of Thule roof mounted bike racks (2001 price). Nanti "lebih sudu dari kuah" pula! (Malay proverb; spoon larger than the gravy bowl).<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNB_cieFClYlvBU7Zk6-r6kT-LL96fZP2kMLt8jZzJdOtPuSGKp6yCu93GWG1Y6toyo6D12uWzq-QI8oi9CJkwfMc1ru_4KXDdmRoNQnD5MjFx-LlMDdqbCKZWTfju4QVyGqGEmDk5y3t/s1600/IMG00148-20101029-1247.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576736910273279458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNB_cieFClYlvBU7Zk6-r6kT-LL96fZP2kMLt8jZzJdOtPuSGKp6yCu93GWG1Y6toyo6D12uWzq-QI8oi9CJkwfMc1ru_4KXDdmRoNQnD5MjFx-LlMDdqbCKZWTfju4QVyGqGEmDk5y3t/s320/IMG00148-20101029-1247.jpg" /></a> But 2 months ago, when I mounted 3 MTBs on that trunk rack for a family ride in Putrajaya, my rear bumper sagged under all that weight!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilXT5QFoEVfBnglA2GR6z0zhXW6x8NQzClwYK4XYaym-jhvI5uzdlxGyapBhv_WRd4Wljea43Pta3wzCsYOO_XhoDCQVB_1kisBn_tmNjLw8qmrWlCbXMTgBc7y-h2TMMYL4MayG6-WNF/s1600/IMG00180-20101205-0841.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576739645859523554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilXT5QFoEVfBnglA2GR6z0zhXW6x8NQzClwYK4XYaym-jhvI5uzdlxGyapBhv_WRd4Wljea43Pta3wzCsYOO_XhoDCQVB_1kisBn_tmNjLw8qmrWlCbXMTgBc7y-h2TMMYL4MayG6-WNF/s320/IMG00180-20101205-0841.jpg" /></a> On the 16th January 2011, I joined the LeTua 100km bike ride. My ride ended after 62.4km when my rear tyre burst it's sidewall. I was rescued by Mohd Faiz who was driving his Kancil which had three Thule roof mount bike racks on top of it. It was such a breeze to mount my road bike on the Thule ProRide 590 that I decided that I must get one for myself! <p>On the 12th February 2011, I dropped by at the Thule outlet at the Ikano Power Centre to check out the prices. Apparently as of the 1st February 2011, the new pricelist became effective. For my Proton Wira, I would need the following items;<br /></p><ul><li>Thule Rapid 754 roof rack = RM1,250</li><li>Thule ProRide 591 bike rack = RM850 each, so I need to cough out RM1700 for a pair</li></ul><p>So a total price of RM2,950. No discounts are given at any Thule outlets. So I had to put the idea on hold.</p><p>I spent the next Sunday and Monday checking out the prices at a few bike outlets. They all gave the same quotation. Most of them were willing to give 10% discount but that would still set me back RM2,655.</p><p>Luckily for me, a fellow rider and former schoolmate, Gazali Rahman suggested that I check out Meng Thai Bicycle Centre at 11-1, Jalan PJU 5/15, Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-1-FzzknA4Zh_zBiOGDDPRkqdtqYFTUw-KugAt15lt0YOF-9ReDFywS66B2haTKySlomsol125NK6hW6PTCfKCy1ss7gPN5p1fLyrPII0zfe5OruPjVwHVWB7LIv1cXqBtqG9J9oEnnh/s1600/IMG00305-20110213-1549.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576762257028689618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-1-FzzknA4Zh_zBiOGDDPRkqdtqYFTUw-KugAt15lt0YOF-9ReDFywS66B2haTKySlomsol125NK6hW6PTCfKCy1ss7gPN5p1fLyrPII0zfe5OruPjVwHVWB7LIv1cXqBtqG9J9oEnnh/s320/IMG00305-20110213-1549.jpg" /></a>Husher Lai who works there, suggested that I install <a href="http://www.bnbrack.com/en/ProductDetail.aspx?product=84">BNB CB-2002AL rooftop rack </a>instead. It was about half the price of the Thule rooftop rack system. He also has a reasonably-priced roof mount bike rack for sale, which was far cheaper but had the following features;</p><ul><li>Light and elegant aluminium design. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o3Mwqrk3KwWMnL4kPhRP9oQWwGZ1Bel7qSo8guka0M_kqrCOZxoq4O6znoD6RN7zv2akOK3PRcwuEYOQQZ06PVgCaKLSQJAhmchwoPNBb_Bb12QbteXs3S4lsgKXmETYSgFac7ypyk_0/s1600/rail.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 87px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577628979767953218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o3Mwqrk3KwWMnL4kPhRP9oQWwGZ1Bel7qSo8guka0M_kqrCOZxoq4O6znoD6RN7zv2akOK3PRcwuEYOQQZ06PVgCaKLSQJAhmchwoPNBb_Bb12QbteXs3S4lsgKXmETYSgFac7ypyk_0/s320/rail.jpg" /></a></li><li>The frame holder and the wheeltray are designed to automatically position the bike correctly in place. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezb8TqqcZ19OGC2LjBqVdJIUOwFkI3WXclFankrkwSUt30YMHUSx5jFubuZRai0_qvxiKu-HkWoQJhQck3SHvH9RuAOOZ1cA_I1FlVZtxMnSf_OE48FPLJ1Z8LGqi3KjeUbPBJByd79H0/s1600/IMG00315-20110215-1257.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577624780789194210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezb8TqqcZ19OGC2LjBqVdJIUOwFkI3WXclFankrkwSUt30YMHUSx5jFubuZRai0_qvxiKu-HkWoQJhQck3SHvH9RuAOOZ1cA_I1FlVZtxMnSf_OE48FPLJ1Z8LGqi3KjeUbPBJByd79H0/s320/IMG00315-20110215-1257.jpg" /></a></li><li>The bike is automatically resting against the self-adjusting frame holder. Meanwhile all the securing of the bike can be done comfortably at car roof height, by tightening the turning knob using a single-handed grip. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5DNqPgEztODbTTNQhyphenhyphenTEVnRPVw2O5Acp9-BMSMB4xzmNBI2yDxZAE_f-YHJ_ZQYCyu-4DEV-YJf5WW_ZToO5AB_ptvy3cWmyD4f1PNK6yV-89Xf1T52UjWEqgsy-rdWnmUGGziN7UFv8/s1600/IMG00313-20110215-1256.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577625744708207986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5DNqPgEztODbTTNQhyphenhyphenTEVnRPVw2O5Acp9-BMSMB4xzmNBI2yDxZAE_f-YHJ_ZQYCyu-4DEV-YJf5WW_ZToO5AB_ptvy3cWmyD4f1PNK6yV-89Xf1T52UjWEqgsy-rdWnmUGGziN7UFv8/s320/IMG00313-20110215-1256.jpg" /></a></li><li>With quick-release wheel straps for quick and convenient loading and unloading of bikes, adjustable for different wheel sizes up to 2.5 inches, the wheels are securely fastened.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpYzUXnTlQcHEV42ghl8ew-MtSaJMqU8dBDBFCB9FGWKDuUaHTDn77TP_FE6aFX2rEeL2DoFbuu3S4sf05XXlpAXF02Mw02t1W0dOJfKcCd3txg8nAWLL2YQC_LJ-bAOvplBkXITptZ5e/s1600/IMG00314-20110215-1257.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577626717937141010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpYzUXnTlQcHEV42ghl8ew-MtSaJMqU8dBDBFCB9FGWKDuUaHTDn77TP_FE6aFX2rEeL2DoFbuu3S4sf05XXlpAXF02Mw02t1W0dOJfKcCd3txg8nAWLL2YQC_LJ-bAOvplBkXITptZ5e/s320/IMG00314-20110215-1257.jpg" /></a> </li><li>Fits bike frames up to 100mm (oval 80x100mm, round 22-80mm) </li><li>A capacity to carry bikes up to 17 kg. </li><li>Can easily be fitted on either side of the car roof by moving the frame holder to the left or right side. </li><li>Lockable – bike to bike carrier, bike carrier to load carrier.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsai2nayVGaInam0hnTVnVFHOjewk9e5HJL0K7YUpEZIsPTyah0ngPqirhEaG4zSOGXk1zf6JY4V2PemxvPAAyKokrOgJqQyAQOhjWgXd3flUdqeGcbJiDivu5PGlE5DKsIniW7TAPFnL/s1600/lock2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 162px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577631512671659474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsai2nayVGaInam0hnTVnVFHOjewk9e5HJL0K7YUpEZIsPTyah0ngPqirhEaG4zSOGXk1zf6JY4V2PemxvPAAyKokrOgJqQyAQOhjWgXd3flUdqeGcbJiDivu5PGlE5DKsIniW7TAPFnL/s320/lock2.jpg" /></a></li></ul>Since this option was far cheaper than the Thule option, I had these items installed on Tuesday, 15th February 2011. It took Husher 3 hours to install these items but the final result was worthwhile.<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYa9xTfb4g6eL70GJEP5siz3ZSJqApVKCljJEWE-RDCHeoZ5Yh5LvhJqN6D1ozvSxGYtNGJyaDCseIvHg5qvvbRUNHdi2w8K7anCGR8KuSEROV9UMJ83G7P_ox2GocwqzNnWL7QQlyt86U/s1600/IMG00322-20110215-1406.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576763758886591362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYa9xTfb4g6eL70GJEP5siz3ZSJqApVKCljJEWE-RDCHeoZ5Yh5LvhJqN6D1ozvSxGYtNGJyaDCseIvHg5qvvbRUNHdi2w8K7anCGR8KuSEROV9UMJ83G7P_ox2GocwqzNnWL7QQlyt86U/s320/IMG00322-20110215-1406.jpg" /></a>I tried it out last Saturday when I went cycling with my wife. It was a breeze mounting and unmounting the bikes from the bike racks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxU75yjvgsNJscYijLkkX7v_hydG602PPfhgZyoIV2CFmaz1diB8bvGadsuiu95Pkmzy4AHpqnoudtiGss1GGm1enl7aiKPZmrKELB2-YXO0dmuRjUDS5hc-xv0uq62_xFdWVkEUmbfaL/s1600/IMG00332-20110219-0733.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576765563618918930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxU75yjvgsNJscYijLkkX7v_hydG602PPfhgZyoIV2CFmaz1diB8bvGadsuiu95Pkmzy4AHpqnoudtiGss1GGm1enl7aiKPZmrKELB2-YXO0dmuRjUDS5hc-xv0uq62_xFdWVkEUmbfaL/s320/IMG00332-20110219-0733.jpg" /></a>The bike rack can easily be transferred to other vehicles. I transferred one of it to my Fiat Ulysse when I needed to send one of the kid's bike to my wife's hometown last weekend.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisojDNoor8lP_bZ1SpRVjXlvM7zCEpFHbbgVkx2LCXjARlZxgnAdW__Jar-a-zWBq1ch6MnlyhTpOOS42OLtwLf_Xy_5nvzDLbrBFevCbcdQUsXNZwh3UHHVwm5yIpS8n-74k5rfhcnNdw/s1600/IMG00334-20110219-1058.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576764595112418034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisojDNoor8lP_bZ1SpRVjXlvM7zCEpFHbbgVkx2LCXjARlZxgnAdW__Jar-a-zWBq1ch6MnlyhTpOOS42OLtwLf_Xy_5nvzDLbrBFevCbcdQUsXNZwh3UHHVwm5yIpS8n-74k5rfhcnNdw/s320/IMG00334-20110219-1058.jpg" /></a> So if you feel the need for a reasonably priced bike rack, please drop by Meng Thai Bicycle Centre. I assure you that you won't regret it. </p>drtamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227254832686744854noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-68096257787648023342010-12-26T18:48:00.001+08:002010-12-26T18:50:38.695+08:00FOTO-FORO KKP2010 SIRI 1KLIK <A HREF =http://picasaweb.google.com/gengbasikalputrajaya/part1myjicahealthride> SINI </A> untuk melihat foto-foto KKP2010 siri 1. Siri 2 dan 3 akan menyusul kemudian.mba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-13837951996186407902010-12-22T08:05:00.002+08:002010-12-22T08:08:05.329+08:00KAYUHAN KESIHATAN PUTRAJAYA 2010 (KKP2010)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPvn8OvSQ5fiWcZ4-tNOQTGGLVFMn9xyB_MQ2uPAVBsoxoc9zde7trnGQO_a6Zhv0AntHP-uZ5t6aSbmksaYapPGBptCzBxbEUbVcMO6JmusMrzYICApwcFEqvhGNiNbasIgJRAYIbFiC/s1600/matt_001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPvn8OvSQ5fiWcZ4-tNOQTGGLVFMn9xyB_MQ2uPAVBsoxoc9zde7trnGQO_a6Zhv0AntHP-uZ5t6aSbmksaYapPGBptCzBxbEUbVcMO6JmusMrzYICApwcFEqvhGNiNbasIgJRAYIbFiC/s400/matt_001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553291660780455378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uo4x_2omrgxC4PyFHGrtTspwlgEHUgh0XTIRxN1v68Ls3Ieua5LIRB-WW46pADstIvlo6xs9wXAKF-YWeT3oQr4f3ASHWKITX8tK_XLu8M1l1bsoNUCd44PCrQ2UP4UgmlDNfFs65YVU/s1600/farhan001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uo4x_2omrgxC4PyFHGrtTspwlgEHUgh0XTIRxN1v68Ls3Ieua5LIRB-WW46pADstIvlo6xs9wXAKF-YWeT3oQr4f3ASHWKITX8tK_XLu8M1l1bsoNUCd44PCrQ2UP4UgmlDNfFs65YVU/s400/farhan001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553291653759599362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5tGJ9px4j9N6vTbBd3W_kFJflF5nSyeuJ_vrzMsPGxcYN5ggkNzUG4GSl8nLbZFNDm4IgDSWlShGvbjeGNpk52S-tv8x3_seJeUayXvMtFWVVWGjXwHKmr0Y9qkJsRekBwGO3DovzG_C/s1600/yazid_001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5tGJ9px4j9N6vTbBd3W_kFJflF5nSyeuJ_vrzMsPGxcYN5ggkNzUG4GSl8nLbZFNDm4IgDSWlShGvbjeGNpk52S-tv8x3_seJeUayXvMtFWVVWGjXwHKmr0Y9qkJsRekBwGO3DovzG_C/s400/yazid_001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553291652577778114" /></a>mba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-31922492838367880632010-11-12T08:54:00.004+08:002010-11-12T09:05:20.876+08:00JERSEY UNTUK TEMPAHAN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZif1M8IZiDB7ce6iS9RNad4FsFeYtbYfQmncyf4xCZcrjD145nLM4fxVrFTwapTUyUiBh78YDTgWcylyjj0gcI8it0IyxCt3yDfxxqq_sUumzOTzduYd7eIt05Fg8YKXQ6sFJmiFhh92c/s1600/pers_bib_timbang.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZif1M8IZiDB7ce6iS9RNad4FsFeYtbYfQmncyf4xCZcrjD145nLM4fxVrFTwapTUyUiBh78YDTgWcylyjj0gcI8it0IyxCt3yDfxxqq_sUumzOTzduYd7eIt05Fg8YKXQ6sFJmiFhh92c/s400/pers_bib_timbang.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538462683059583554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZIJtwLd-9XN7qPKtPcfzO_lcsqE4xNMAUsykCwO30aZoXxkADSpiOVPZTw3pOAurCIUUW4jvUk0Hpeob_9hmj_x5i71IR2Hmy_yIYBSc4TOKiSz4jLyim67F9DdTEe7DhgNlmCDkCGXs/s1600/pers_jersey_timbang.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZIJtwLd-9XN7qPKtPcfzO_lcsqE4xNMAUsykCwO30aZoXxkADSpiOVPZTw3pOAurCIUUW4jvUk0Hpeob_9hmj_x5i71IR2Hmy_yIYBSc4TOKiSz4jLyim67F9DdTEe7DhgNlmCDkCGXs/s400/pers_jersey_timbang.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538462680045662898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinb4RQa39ODnN04PAkxhU998bO7yWGfgnh1YA72gKPN61wgUPtOjg1Twx-1AaAYG1SaNsL0C9Vjrn751HAcUs6fX-Dr8izh5bi5BlH8hhuElIqipTCexBgxDPHTKwjkeOk3P8oQ8i-dEFM/s1600/mba_pers_jersey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinb4RQa39ODnN04PAkxhU998bO7yWGfgnh1YA72gKPN61wgUPtOjg1Twx-1AaAYG1SaNsL0C9Vjrn751HAcUs6fX-Dr8izh5bi5BlH8hhuElIqipTCexBgxDPHTKwjkeOk3P8oQ8i-dEFM/s400/mba_pers_jersey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538462675842028978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Y9qVyAm1GXg7yuLunBCzknHwzVQuAjCrYqnhnLTMbsBViJnU8uKXfZe9fh-T7fJ6MbaFUVF7Z9-UJyNGxk7km8QjTWaveDmNk5zrETBy6zcTfq2hFNZYfZPTtfKFm2l0qsPEjAdxZNrf/s1600/Short-Sleeve-Size-Chart.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Y9qVyAm1GXg7yuLunBCzknHwzVQuAjCrYqnhnLTMbsBViJnU8uKXfZe9fh-T7fJ6MbaFUVF7Z9-UJyNGxk7km8QjTWaveDmNk5zrETBy6zcTfq2hFNZYfZPTtfKFm2l0qsPEjAdxZNrf/s400/Short-Sleeve-Size-Chart.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538460515553821026" /></a><br /><br />PERS ada 100 Jersey dan bib untuk diberikan kepada sesiapa sahaja yang berminat untuk sama-sama berkayuh "Kayuhan Kesihatan Putrajaya" pada 12.12.2010. Jarak kayuhan ialah 50km. Lokasi: Putrajaya.<br /><br />Harga sepasang Jersey & Bib: RM450.00<br />DISKAUN: RM350.00<br />Syarat: Komited untuk menyertai program kayuhan pada 12.12.2010 dan tertakluk kepada 100 tempahan & bayaran peertama yang diterima.<br /><br />Kuantiti & saiz: S(10), M(30), L(30), XL(20), XXL(10)<br /><br />SMS 0193887659 untuk tempahan, saiz dan akaun bank.mba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-15748490434449262812010-10-18T18:27:00.002+08:002010-10-18T18:29:42.939+08:00Program Eco Hunt Berbasikal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamSLmkBsyMNnKJB-eFRUe0SyNN1A6oplBej5eTPVFGHQPu46xC-LSWsKVyHeCPcJXnjzOXqvj5wxmv2bvYYOx4zwnWztpuCIIoOM5XS92lD7f6HFm-qGblAAZk7pBHhy6G5DLdOfdOhve/s1600/poster+eco+hunt+2010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamSLmkBsyMNnKJB-eFRUe0SyNN1A6oplBej5eTPVFGHQPu46xC-LSWsKVyHeCPcJXnjzOXqvj5wxmv2bvYYOx4zwnWztpuCIIoOM5XS92lD7f6HFm-qGblAAZk7pBHhy6G5DLdOfdOhve/s400/poster+eco+hunt+2010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529331133907678546" /></a>mba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-26068170183838729572010-10-16T16:13:00.000+08:002010-10-16T16:14:06.710+08:00JERSEY: IT'S FINAL<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwM9CmAvgLp6ElsShXIte_-Ey_PtNGjlpqu8LW-ki25Fm4UupudBl_kdk_cby4HRuC8BsBDqk41TC6NjRomcAxDQkSeAFrkKnVK39i9nuhsC-fbmR-NesvDVONA116ZO2i8G4ij4V0lfMU/s1600/myJICA_JC2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwM9CmAvgLp6ElsShXIte_-Ey_PtNGjlpqu8LW-ki25Fm4UupudBl_kdk_cby4HRuC8BsBDqk41TC6NjRomcAxDQkSeAFrkKnVK39i9nuhsC-fbmR-NesvDVONA116ZO2i8G4ij4V0lfMU/s400/myJICA_JC2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528554175038392450" /></a>mba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-4732565935513996472010-10-01T14:49:00.002+08:002010-10-01T14:50:17.723+08:00PERS JERSEY (ALMOST FINAL)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0wS2IhvfCYK9jm6MlPmamKW45DWQJ0ZZeucgDCM4it-8aYSdEe9BcoH7g3uQd4zS9wynoMnKbcejF3bXfMVMuPaGDsO4u-hOc3QQHRm1hxfzBE2f30s1WEcVdMJ9zNPBW_UH8DrOlodv/s1600/myJICA_JERSEY2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0wS2IhvfCYK9jm6MlPmamKW45DWQJ0ZZeucgDCM4it-8aYSdEe9BcoH7g3uQd4zS9wynoMnKbcejF3bXfMVMuPaGDsO4u-hOc3QQHRm1hxfzBE2f30s1WEcVdMJ9zNPBW_UH8DrOlodv/s400/myJICA_JERSEY2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522966331527872690" /></a>mba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-80191087886072537102010-09-29T02:20:00.001+08:002010-09-29T02:22:32.074+08:00BROGA ROAD RACE ROUTE 65<span style="font-weight:bold;">Time </span>8AM - 4PM <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sunday</span>, November 7<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Location </span>Broga, Starting from University of Nottingham at Broga Campus<br />The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga<br />Semenyih, Malaysia<br /><br />PLs use this link to down load the info page for this event + registration form many thanks =D<br />http://www.sendspace.com/file/szsimf<br /><br />First Malaysia Cycling event grace by the Sultan of Selangor & supported by many Business Corporations.This event is voluntarily organised to promote cross-culture integration in a sporting activity which is fast gaining popularity in South-East Asia – CYCLING.<br /><br />...Charitable Event<br />For every participant registered for this event, Rm 10 shall be put aside to be donated towards “Nourish the Children” program.<br />www.nourishthechildren.com<br /><br />IMPORTANT DATES NOTED<br /><br />05-11-10 (Fri) Collection of Goodies at Snips Signature @ Bangsar + Event Briefing + Press Conference 8p.m + Sign Indemnity Form.<br /><br />06-11-10 (Sat) Collection of Goodies at Snips Signature @ Bangsar (11a.m. onwards) + Sign Indemnity Form.<br /><br />Arrival of outstation participants<br />Check-in hotel, free & easy<br />Health check : BMI, Fat-Muscle index @ Snips Signature Bangsar<br />Bio-photonic scan for anti-oxidant level @ Snips Signature Bangsar<br /><br />07-11-10(Sun) Race Event Day<br /><br />6a.m. Assemble at meeting point<br />7a.m. sharp Route 65 flag-off by HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah<br />1.30p.m. Lunch & prize-giving by HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah<br /><br />Details of the Event:<br /><br />Clockwise format starting from University of Nottingham @ Broga Campus.<br /><br />Uni – Semenyih Town – Nirvana – Sg.Tekala – Dam – Perez – Titi- K.Kelawang – Jeram Toi – Lenggeng – Uni<br /><br />Distance : 116km<br /><br />Water Station : 3 in total with water<br />Uni Nottingham<br />After Prison<br />Lenggeng<br /><br />RULES & REGULATIONS of the event:<br /><br />2 categories, Competitive & NonCompetitive.<br /><br />Allow drafting.<br /><br />Every partcipants are insured.<br /><br />Over-taking / Attacking moves are accepted but not encouraged.<br /><br />Registration up to 500 pax<br /><br />REGISTRATION DETAILS:<br />An administrative and minimal registration fee shall be required as follows:<br />All participants : RM70-00 (Rm 10.00 goes to Nourish The Children charity program)<br /><br />Payment can be made to :<br /><br />Name of A/C Holder : Loh Ming Choon<br />Maybank A/C No: 5142-8021-9106<br />Maybank Branch at Tmn Segar Cheras<br /><br />Registration shall not be deemed complete if fee is not banked in by 25th October 2010 (Mon)<br /><br />Registered with your details & send to:<br />fax : +603 2287-3233<br />email : brogaroadrace@gmail.com<br /><br />Fax in or Scan your bank in slip with your personal details attached.<br /><br />Full Name<br />Contact Number<br />Address<br />Email Address<br />DOB & Age<br />Category : pls indicate Competitive (C) NonCompetitive (NC)<br />Tshirt/Jersey size<br /><br />Please retain your bank in slip as a prove of payment when you come to collect your goodies with bike number bib.<br /><br />PRIZES:<br />Winner:<br />One return ticket to Paris to witness the final stage of Tour de France in 2011. Ticket courtesy of Air Asia. Travel only in yr 2011, all other expenses are borne by winner. Ticket is not exchangeable for cash and is not transferable.<br /><br />I-Rewards complimentary travel package consist of hotel, logistic and meal to Shanghai for 2 pax.<br /><br />Bonus Link Points: 10,000 pts<br /><br />England Optical Sunglass<br /><br />SNIPS Hair Salon Rm 300 worth of products<br /><br />ING Rm 100,000 Personal Accident Policy<br /><br />2nd Place Winner:<br />I-Rewards Complimentary travel package to Quilin 2 pax<br />Bonus Link 5,000 pts<br /><br />3rd Place Winner:<br />I-Rewards Complimentary travel package to Macau 2 pax<br />Bonus Link 1,000 pts<br /><br />4th Place Winner:<br />I-Rewards Complimentary travel package to Hong Kong 3D / 2N 2 pax<br /><br />5th Place Winner:<br />I-Rewards Complimentary travel package to Bali 3D / 2N2 pax<br /><br />6th Place Winner:<br />I-Rewards Complimentary travel package to Chieng Mai 3D / 2N 2 pax<br /><br />For 4th, 5th, 6th place winner only pays Rm 200 & below in order to utilize these packages, flight & visas for all are not inclusive.<br /><br />Top 10 Winners:<br /><br />SNIPS Sponsor hair cut @ Singature Snips Bangsar<br />S2 Official Beauty Care Sponsor facial program<br />England Optical Group sponsor sunglasses<br /><br />* More Corporate sponsorships coming along the way and will keep you all updated.<br /><br />For further details please contact :<br /><br />Mr. Mike Loh : +6012 2216161 mcloh@hotmail.com<br />Ms. Zalina Azman : +6012 3382656 zalina_azman@yahoo.com<br />Ms. Elaine Wong : +6016 202 7025 lovelykaryan@yahoo.com<br />Mr. James Bak : +6012 222 1200 james@ebakz.com<br /><br />** 50 pax volunteers needed for the event, each will get paid Rm 50, pls come to support and help if ur free. Pls send ur contact name, phone number and email for us to contact you.<br /><br />** We also need volunteer photographers for the event, pls send me ur name, contact number amd email.See Moremba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-47335313288588828862010-09-25T22:24:00.002+08:002010-09-25T22:27:18.480+08:00ALAMAT BARU PERSSalam;<br /><br />Laman PERS ini telah menggunakan alamat baru:-<br /><br /><a href = "http://www.pers.co.cc">WWW.PERS.CO.CC</A><br /><br /><br />Terima kasih.mba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-44594841107764633692010-09-06T08:41:00.002+08:002010-09-06T08:42:31.546+08:00PERS LONG SLEEVES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagCSfF9-2gYmyxiLAVypjUVjSYgz9OV4LsZYBdDGQJjBZLybMAlR3uownBOmZc0xyo2NVmZGP6v7gtCezaqOEZf9HA9PQRdfFReN6C6rJ_J3LClTHXwrDahPT_LQjIvuq4VpfGmlH_stG/s1600/PERS_longsleeves.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagCSfF9-2gYmyxiLAVypjUVjSYgz9OV4LsZYBdDGQJjBZLybMAlR3uownBOmZc0xyo2NVmZGP6v7gtCezaqOEZf9HA9PQRdfFReN6C6rJ_J3LClTHXwrDahPT_LQjIvuq4VpfGmlH_stG/s400/PERS_longsleeves.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513594399406718114" /></a>mba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586996717062554682.post-66309938099221382542010-09-03T16:43:00.001+08:002010-09-03T16:43:51.837+08:00JERSEY DESIGN 03<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Kyb2RtYsnY7QyhwV8bYDfx_Zd0kUpSQz9D4cKlCwv_dOAX7KPxjv64p8aO-0KWfNaGLj2qyMztkmWm9avU2xPzv4GJ5rnX8tSOem5HVuwV-EH5jFd1trUZeo_iqvBZm-PmMsWCXzy6KI/s1600/PERS_jersey3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Kyb2RtYsnY7QyhwV8bYDfx_Zd0kUpSQz9D4cKlCwv_dOAX7KPxjv64p8aO-0KWfNaGLj2qyMztkmWm9avU2xPzv4GJ5rnX8tSOem5HVuwV-EH5jFd1trUZeo_iqvBZm-PmMsWCXzy6KI/s400/PERS_jersey3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512605215294687250" /></a>mba2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379213944611019711noreply@blogger.com2