Monday, May 11, 2009

Mountain Biking Excursion at Keranji, Sematan.

It was 10th May 2009, Sunday. Really was a SUNday...wow! We met at Restoran Seribu Dinar, Gita before we drove off to Sematan. There were 3 cars on a convoy namely Hj Khaider, myself, Rudy, Ahim, Man, Jai, Zahid, Rahim and Ed. We reached Kpg Keranji at 10.00am situated approximately 15 km from Sematan town. Parked our cars at the local houses. There were 20 of us including Siong's team. Masing-masing did whatever necessary before started ride. Warming up, lubricating, etc.








We started the ride at 10.30am from Kpg Keranji towards Pandan Beach at a distance of about 23km on many kinds of terrain.




At km 6.5, Rudy's bike bocor. His rear wheel was flat. Nasib baik ada tube spare and Ahim the expert on troubleshooting dengan sekelip mata ajak nukar tube. Orait...


Hj Khaider, our IRON MAN....with his incredible 'Intense Spider'.


This is quite a big Charcoal Factory. Terasa bahangnya semasa kami lalu di situ....very interesting.

A short distance on hard terrain. Keras macam batu bercampur pasir and the surface was uneven. We stopped for awhile sementara nunggu Siong tukar tube kawannya.


Reached another small village Kpg Belawei where we were offered some drinks by the villagers. Sungguh baik hati. Ahim sempat juak bergambar dengan budak-budak yang bermain di sungai.

Me and Goh Seng Kee (Ah Kee) our trail leader. Very nice guy and very well known in Sematan.



It was quite awhile waiting for Jai pergi buang air besar di rumah ini. Mesti nasi ayam di restoran Seribu Dinar pagi tadik punya angkara katanya. Hehe..



We reached Pandan Beach at about 12.00 noon and took a rest at the kedai minum tepi pantai. Aaargh lega rasanya...kenak setin 100Plus before we rode on back to Kampung Keranji at 12.30pm.















Along the way, somewhere di Ladang Koko .... Jai had a muscle cramp. Kesian kawan tok...dahlah perut meragam kenak cramp lagik di betis. Dah jatuh ditimpak tangga!



This track was very slippery sebab tanahnya penuh dengan daun pokok koko and banyak akar kayu...







Ada pokok tumbang melintang and obstructing our route. Tapi sik apa boleh lalu menyorok bawah pokok.





Terjumpa anak sungai kecil where we had to cross it. Sik dalam and it was interesting.





A single trail in the middle of a Ginger farm. The ginger plant height varies up to a maximum of 10ft high. Boleh tahan jugak tingginya...

Ah Kee dengan senyuman yang menawan...hehe



At 3.30pm after 5 hours riding, we reached the finishing point...a stream at Kpg Keranji. Sesampai nya disini terasa lega yang teramat sangat. Bukan apa, total distance of 46km taklah jauh sangat tapi biking under the sun yang teramat panas, wow! Itulah cabaran nya dan di situlah terletaknya kepuasan yang dicari dalam mountain biking.
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  1. MAT KEDAHMay 14, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    Wow memang best kayuh Off road meredah kawasan desa yang pernah kita sampai... TERINGIN SANGAT NAK JOIN..

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