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.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Off Road Biking at Kerinchi, Sematan.


Assalamu'alaikum & selamat sejahtera kepada rakan-rakan mountain bikers. Trip seterusnya iaitu pada esok hari 1hb Mei 2009 di Kerinchi, Sematan. Berikut adalah jadual perjalanan:-


Offroad Trip : Kerinchi, Sematan

Est. Total Distance : 70 km

Organiser : Rudy Santa Cruz


Note :

Sesiapa nak drive sama dari Kuching ke Sematan sila tunggu di depan Petronas Jln Matang kita bertolak 6.45am dari sana. Parking kereta di pekan Sematan dan jam 8.00am kita mula kayuh ke Kerinchi.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Cabaran MTB Padang Pan, Bau.

Pada hari Ahad, 26hb April 2009, aktiviti Mountain Biking yang seterusnya adalah di Padang Pan, Bau. Kawasan yang terletak diantara pekan Bau dan Serikin. Sayang sekali, aku tidak dapat turut serta dalam expedisi tersebut. Daripada foto-foto ini, pasti kepuasan yang tidak terhingga!! Wow! Apa kan daya, aku terpaksa memilih antara 2 perkara; tugas penting yang harus aku pikul tanpa memilih waktu atau hari DAN aktiviti lasak 'Mountain Biking' di kawasan pergunungan dan hutan asli. Tapi sempat juga aku pergi memecut mengeluarkan peluhku walaupun hanya untuk seketika sahaja di hari Ahad awal pagi dan lewat petang. Rakan-rakan yang pergi ke Padang Pan adalah Rudy Santa Cruz, Zainal EPF, Yen & Ahim. Hanya mereka berempat sahaja. Berikut adalah rekod expedisi tersebut:-

Total Distance = 13 Km
- 7 Km Jalan tanah/Singletrack
- 3 Km Uphill
- 3 Km Downhill

Mula 9 pg habis 12 tgh




































Monday, April 20, 2009

Mountain Biking at PADANG PAN (on the way to Serikin)


Assalamu'alaikum dan selamat sejahtera kepada semua rakan-rakan kayuh. Berikut adalah offroad trip yang seterusnya.


Date : Ahad, 26 April 2009 - Berangkat dari Kuching jam 7.00 pagi.


Track : Padang Pan, Serikin


Organizer : Rudy Santa Cruz


Note : Tempat berkumpul atau pertemuan belum diputuskan lagi dan akan diberitahu kelak.