M2BH April FRB

M2BH's hash ride in April was held in Lubok Cina. A virgin area for hashing and thanks to Doha who moved to Kg Sungai Siput and found this fabulous trail.

Doha (right) congratulating April's FRB Award that went to Helmi (left) from the Armed Forces.
Helmi was using a iron welded mtb bike which weighed almost 20kg yet he easily cycled over hills and obstacles along the 27km ride. Good job Helmi!

Abdul Wahid going over a narrow patch

Raymond in high spirits and completed the ride

One of the challenging hill all of us had to go through

Almost there!

ECC Burung Hantu Ride 2010

For those who are waiting for ECC's Burung Hantu 2010 Night Ride, mark your calendar for the night ride of the year, made even better with mixture of new and some old trails that all of you who attended last year cried with joy when you cycled the single tracks.

Don't worry, we won't be playing Black Eyed Pea's "I've Got A Feeling" anymore

30th October 2010 (Saturday)

Details will be published in ECC's blog

Plan A or Plan B?

A group of 6 of us from Malacca have registered for Kulim's Night Ride Jamboree to held on 1st May (Saturday). Hotel arrangements have been made. Should be a done deal right? Just that I forgot one thing.

I am a council member of the place I stay. This Saturday, 24th April is our AGM. Shouldn't have any conflict with our plans to Kulim. Unfortunately I didn't see a technical glitch that comes with AGMs. If this Saturday's AGM does not have quorum (which means there are not enough members attending), then it is automatically postponed to the following Saturday, same time and same place. Arrrgggg... that means it falls on 1st May!

Anyway, I have plan B in place.
I have also registered for Jasin Mtb Jamboree that will held on 2nd May (Sunday).
If Plan A fails, backup plan B will spring to place.

News Update: 26/4/10
Looks like it's Plan B for this weekend.

We were short of only 1 registered owner or proxy to make the quorum. We didn't want to carry on even though we were so close to getting the quorum because just outside of the meeting room was a bunch of inconsiderate owners who had the proxy and qualified to register but just wanted to frustrate everyone by making them, most are Singaporeans, come again next Saturday. Carrying on would give these nimcampoops reason to declare the AGM null and void.

Anyway, what they did was just to ignite the feeling of anger amongst those who had made the time and journey and vowed that they will be back next weekend even if they had to crawl from Singapore. Yes!! that's the spirit.

Plan B it is. Jasin Mtb Jamboree here I come.

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Anyone sleeps on their arm and wakes up like your arm feels a ton? I do, at times.

Saw this pillow that will provide all the comfort and sleep that you need for Arm Sleepers.
This is the link http://gizmodo.com/5521016/arm+friendly-pillow

The making of Giant Carbon Fiber bicyles

I have always been curious about how they build carbon fiber bicycles.

Do you have a frame that acts as a mould underneath the carbon fibre? If yes, then how to take out the mould once the carbon fibre sets?

Is it wrapped around layer by layer as what they do with fiber glass?


One of Taiwan's biggest bicycle manufacturer, GIANT open it's factory door to reveal how they make carbon fiber bike frames.

Check this link out.
http://www.bicycling.com/mb/slide/home/1,8155,s1-2-261-0,00.html

Photo of the day

We have some extra riders who are fans of "The Mike Goh Fan Club"

Sg. Lembing Mtb Challenge

Cycling is an addictive hobby. If you're hooked, no place is too far to go, no mountain too high to cycle, etc. When I first heard of this mountain bike race held in Sg.Lembing, the first thing that came to mind is "Where is Sg. Lembing?". A quick search revealed it is almost 300 km away, about 4 1/2 hours drive from Melaka. I remember driving to Kuantan for our family holiday 2 years back and felt it was a long drive. Looks like another long trip to a place that is just 30 minutes away to Kuantan.

Come Labour day in May, it's another long drive to Kulim, Kedah to take part in their night ride jamboree.

Went for my first mountain bike challenge in Sg. Lembing, Pahang on 20 & 21 March.
My category was the Veteran B, 41 - 15 years age.

I have been to quite a number of mountain bike jamborees and this was a different experience but I gotta to admit that I didn't go for the experience but rather the jersey that is given that attracted my attention.

Didn't take many photos as I forgot to charge the camera battery before going. Got this few photos below from facebook posting by other participants and some taken with the phone camera. Note of thanks to the persons whose photos I used.


What a tranquil town that time forgot. A peaceful and scenic town.
Main street

Don't know the age of the tree but it is definitely very old. Good job by the local municipality in maintaining the trees when they develop the main street.

Something new among the old. A newer and modern lodging place to stay. The contact number if you are interested. Lembing Country View Inn 019-9126369 & 019-9176360

Road signs in English, something rare nowadays in Malaysia.

Our Malacca group stayed at Sg. Lembing Rest House, a coffeeshop cum resthouse. Large bedrooms at the back with domitery style double decker beds.

Food - did some research on food in Sg. Lembing found out that the roast fork and biscuits are good. There are 2 places to buy roast pork but we managed to find 1 that was close to our resthouse. I wish I can repeat the good reviews posted on travel sites but found nothing special about it. The biscuits shop that sold Sg. Lembing speciality, Sungai Lembing coconut biscuit and the tau sar piah with black tau sah fillings, did live up to it's reputation - Good stuff!
Don't forget to try the fried mee that is springy (like spaghetti) and cooked with sweet sour source.

The difference between taking part in a mtb jamboree and race is the level of intensity. You can take your time and plan your ride on a 40 km or more ride. A race of only 16 - 20 km requires fast pick up and a consistent energy to complete the race. The initial 3 laps were torturing as I was panting and gasping for oxygen to refresh the tired muscles. It became easier after that as the body warmed up and you paced the ride to a comfortable cycling level.

We were encouraged to test the track before the race. I remember cycling to the 1st steep downhill area and saying to myself that I must be crazy to cycle down. Then, after flag off, everything is forgotten and you just take the plunge.

Waiting for flag off

The photo below is one of the most challenging area of the race where you need nerves of steel to cycle, no...cycle is not right word...glide down the steep terrain. My category required us to cycle 8 laps which meant 8 times going through the same routes, obstacles and challenges like the one below. On my 7th lap, with much less energy and concentration, I fell off the bike after gliding down this area. Fortunately, it was also my last lap as the champion rider had already completed 8 laps and finished the race. No regrets of finishing 7 out of 8 laps.

A satisfied customer

Just trashed a very expensive bike

A sight for sore eyes. The finishing line.

Quotable Quotes

When you cycle with friends, you can get gems with the quotes that they make.
Will start with a few and reveal more as I hear them.

"It's not that I cannot cycle up, the terrain is not suitable"

On cycling up a steep terrain
"The back wheel is spinning because the legs are too powerful"
- Sifu Heng LH

"My bicycle won't move, so I had to push it up"
- Sifu Kalvin

If you have any cycling quotes or heard of any good ones, please share it by clicking on the comments button