Batu Pahat "Epic" Hash Ride 12.7.09

I recently wrote in ECC's facebook group that the majority of mountain bike jamborees and rides are held in the northern region and to have a club down south of Malacca organising a ride was a good change especially the shorter traveling time.

I have known Terry Ho who is the president of Batu Pahat's Nature Bikers Club (NBC) since I joined the Malacca Mountain Bike Hash (M2BH) in year 2000. NBC and M2BH have always had a good ride relationship with each club supporting each other in rides.

Goody bag and its contents for participants

11 riders from Malacca drove down to Batu Pahat on 12.7.09 and took part in NBC's grand ride of 55km off road. Their selling point for getting us there? Guaranteed off road suffering. Not to mention the value for money ride fee of RM15.00 which includes Nasi Beryani and a bag full of goodies.

Terry doing the briefing and getting the local municipal president to flag off the participants.

ECC members on the forefront ready to go

Lots of hills to keep the fit riders happy and unfit riders cursing

Happy to have reached one of the peaks. Payback after that-down hilling.

Lee CH

There were a number of stream crossings that took away most of our strength as we struggled to push the bike up on the banks.

Which way dude? Check point that has no leads. After a long futile search, a desperate phone call to Terry revealed that we need to back track and take another route.

Lee CH on a short downhill trail

Overall, it was a very good ride with ECC's Ah Yong first hash ride and also taking the podium as first rider to finish the ride.

I wished the organisers had not put in the checks and false trails especially when the ride is going to be a long one. 55 km ride with additional 2 km looking for the correct routes. Aarrrggghhh!

Thanks to Terry and his group for a well organised ride. Bravo!!

GPS track available here