
ytd, i went pulau ubin to ride!
its been long since i've rode on the trails and since 10 yrs i've been to ubin to ride. ahhas. the last time was with ian to do some joy riding. hhahas
so it was technically, my first proper ride at ubin.

hahas.
supposed to meet at 830am. but i came at 930am! totally cannot wake up.
n now tt i ride a
motorcycle and its been so long since i've ride, the journey to changi v was tiring! hahas. at the long climbs, i can usually pia 16km/h on the full sus. now, 10km/h i'm like damn chuan. HAHA.
okok. its just mental. mental.
giving myself excuses, i think its just the morng/ no warm up/ long time no ride reasons.. haha
on the way there.. $4.50 boat ride.
at the jetty, suan, dickson and i totally reminising the past epic rides to pengerang. ahhas!
but it was seriously such a great day to ride. not so often u get such a great day. nice yellow sun + blue clouds. (:



riding to the trail...

"do not attempt any of the trails unless it is within ur ability to do so safely". AHHAHA. omg. that scared me ya. hahas.

first stop, we tried the pumpin track. did tt in the dark before with adventure club with rented bikes 2 yrs back.
now with light and visibility, totally shocked that i went through the pump track in the dark. ahhas.
and yea. DO NOT start with pump track when u're like in a long-time-no-ride stage.
totally slow to relac and trust the bike ya.
and i had my first fall and punished my bike. ):

damn heart pain yea. its like staring at mine.
can see from far some more!! i need to buy nail polish alrdy! this is when i buy nail polish. ahhas. and i need like a black gothic kind. ahahs
then after that.. first pit stop.
saw the lady i met during my first osim triathlon! hahas.
and great view from the climb. hahas.

dickson's new found friend. found on his goggles. ahhas.

took jump shots.
i am a great count-down timer camera person k. AAHHAHAH.


suan and dickson same bike and fork!

these are the choices, aka. levels.
1) blue square
2) black diamond
3) double black diamond

got this off the mtb site.

hahas. this one, literallly over the rock ya. literally.
even if i have the skill, i dun think i've got an inbuilt engine to pump the bike up la! hahas

more shots in parts of the trail..
out of all the uphills in the trail, i think i probably just cycled 10% of it. and out of the whole journey, i think 80% of the time i was pushing the bike. hahahs.






after the final course...
hahas.
seriousllyy.. i didn't think i would have survive coz i'm really not that of a fantastic rider.
1) bad eyeline
2) no trust
these 2 are enough to not let u improve. but on that ride, i've learnt many things luh. coz there are some parts where u really have to cycle... as in like.. the hard ones are really CMI, while the medium ones are ride-able though risky. and there's no easy routes. so, u really have to ride through the medium ones if not u're really gg to push ur bike 100% of the way.
so its like.. do or die.
but thanks to dickson for being my sweeper! hahas. (: likea big brother like that siol. hahas. awws.
yea and thanks to those who said my riding improved. that's like an encouragement to me. like seriously. hahas. i think coz like.. u're totally cui arldy.. so just.. aiya.. cuii all the way out lor since alrdy at ubin. hahahas.
but yea. last time, i damn gungho one. just chiong only. i still rmbr, the first trail ride with jeff and jamin. it was a very random one. i just chiong only. confident only. at tamp trail.
downhill left turn, then infront's the cliff. so i jammed break, didn't dare to lean and trust, then totally cashed to the side and scratched myself bad and sprained my neck/shoulder.
and tadah.. from then on, 0 confidence in turns and esp downhills.
HAIZ.
so suay pls.















reach sg at around 3pm.
look at the queue to ubin!! hahas
the pengerang side also flooded pls!

HEAVEN.
i had like steak with cheese and it really nv tasted so gd b4! hahas


then a long process hoome.
first stop to alex's house to wash our bikes. first time really washing my bike coz i've got a water hose. ahhas.
oh yea, by the way, by default, we're photographers. ahhahas

ok. things i've taken away:
1) need to really put in effort to ride more if i want to enjoy my trails
2) confidence
3) fitness
i think with no.1 accomplished, the rest will follow through. (:
want to get:
1) better knee pads. unlike my ubi-driving-centre-looking ones.
2) helmet. i like alex's helmet! hahas.
3) grips
4) harp
5) crank set
6) re-bleed my brakes.
ok. 2 onwards i really unnecessary. i think i'll save up for no. 1 first. hahas.
came home. thighs are slowing aching. hahas.
bath was gd.
924309482 mosquito bites.
ok. no la. 8 mosquito bites on my arm and 6 on my legs.

then, met up with utama, elisha and gang to play lan. so random! hahas.
but its wierd how i'm like gd friends with ur best friend who says he misses u. hahas.
wierd things happen man!
all in God's plan,
all in God's plan.