weekly newsletter – 7 january 2009 / issue number: 422-01-2009

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Weekly Newsletter 7 January 2009 / Issue Number: 422-01-2009

PCC, Your Perfect Cycling Companion

This issue

Note from the Editor P1

The week ahead M+D P2

The week ahead T+G P3

Other rides P4

The week that was P4

Upcoming Events P6

Spare wheels project P7

Club membership P7

Pedal to Crank: The Interviews P8

Contributions this weekArticles

TWTW M+D Swee Chuan Khoo

TWTW T+G Hsing Ling

Photos

Purple Hippo

A Note from the Editor

PCC started off 2009 with the first official ride at the

new Putrajaya Mountain Bike park on New Years day.

Though not completed yet, most of the trails are ride-

able and we certainly took advantage of that. From

the rolling cross country trails to the beautifully

designed 4X track that had most of us going up for

many more runs. We even had the course designer

Didier show us a few moves that put most of the riders

to shame, despite his size.

Im sure as time goes along, the trail network there will

grow. As it is, the cross country trails link up beautifully

all the way to the base of the 4X track and then back to

the car park again in approximately a 9 to 10 km loop.

Perhaps in time, the trails will rival that of Kiara in

terms of technical prowess and Kemensah for the

diversity in climbs and long smooth flowing descents.

Last weekends RRI session attracted the fair share of

riders for its mosquito buffet spread, we being the

spread. However the less punishing gradients coupledwith the fun downhill section always bring the fun party

goers out to this trail. The mossie fest was a little

unbearable which encouraged most people to ride that

little faster. Hmm, interesting motivation.

As for the road ride via the newGenting Sempah, read

the ride report on all the fun and games that was had.

Supposedly a great new start.

Part of the initiative to make the newsletter more

interesting, we have Pedal to Crank: the Interviews as

part of our weekly (or perhaps fortnightly) addition.

We will be adding more to the newsletter in the future,

so keep a look out for it.

As for this week, dont forget that the TRAKS Trail Day

thats happening at Kota Damansara. Lend our friends

there a hand in building and learning a thing or two on

trail building.

See you on the trails.

Ed


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Mud + Dirt by The English Nose

From the mossie fest of RRI, we take to the rolling planes of the old prison loop, essentially the original Stage 1 of

Presidential. Starting from Kajang Perdana, climb up all the way to the top and then a fabulous downhill to Nirvana

where we shall break for makan. Then we have the option of riding out to the tar road and back to KP via the quarry and

houses OR do the original Stage 4 way back. We decide when we get to the tar road. Not been here for a while so hopethe trail is all looking good

The week ahead M + D Sunday rides 11 January 2008

Date: 11 January 2008

Location: Kajang Perdana

Ride distance: 25km +/-

Ride description: A combination of singletracks, plantation tracks and forest trails. Expect some tough deeply

rutted climbs (4) going in but be rewarded with a fantastic downhill. Suitable for all level of

riders as long as you are fit. Bring 3-litre water packs and plenty of titbits.

Time: 7.30am (Phoenix Toll Plaza) / 8.00am (Car Park

Contact Person: Rob on 012 6191 308 or Pete on 012 227 4443.

Meeting place: Plaza Phoenix toll, Cheras Expressway Kajang-bound. Pay toll and park by the roadside for

convoy to Kajang Perdana. Those who know the place can meet us there at 8am. Park at the

open carpark infront of 7 Eleven. Ride starts from here.

No Helmut No Ride


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Tar + Grime by The Don

The week ahead T + G Sunday rides 4 January 2008


Location: Genting Peres

Ride distance: 65km (ULCC-Bt 18-Genting Peres-Sg Tekala Waterfalls-Bkt Hantu-ULCC)

Ride description: A winding & undulating warmup ride. A nice gradual climb up misty Genting Peres before

stopping to refuel at Sg Tekala. Save some for the short monster climb up Bkt Hantu. Roads are in

good nick & vehicular traffic is minimal. Single file riding on Jln Ulu Langat and the Sugar cane

drink at finish is highly recommended.

Time: 7.15 Briefing / 7.30 Ride Starts

Contact Person: Your Ride leader is Dennis (016-212 2696) if u need any help on the ride.

Meeting place: Ulu Langat Community Centre (Bt 14).

Getting There: Take the Jln Cheras / Kajang highway. Take the first left after Batu 9 Cheras toll and make

another left at police station and head toward Hulu Langat, park at the Community Hall on your

left. It is just after a football field.

Note: Please remember bring along a spare tube & inflation device. Always practice self-sufficiency.

No Helmut No Ride


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The week that was (1 January 2009) M+D

Impromptu Saturday M + D rides

Purple Hippo Keith has been riding all by his lonesome and needs some company. Therefore, if you have time and don't

have to work on Saturday like him, drop him a line !! Ride details are generally decided upon on Friday evening. Call the

Purple Hippo on 1800 - I LOVE YOUR COMPANY (Just kidding. It's 012 383 1086). All levels and ride suggestions are

alwa s welcomed.

Weekday T + G rides

TUESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL TAMAN TUN (SUITABLE FOR ALL LEVELS)

Ride distance: 25km (TTDI Damansara Heights TTDI)

Time: 830pm (check in 15mins before)

Meeting place: In front of KSH (Taman Tun Dr Ismail)

Contact person: Kevin (012 354 7181)

THURSDAY NIGHT RIDE - NEW

Ride distance:

Time: 700pm (70km) / 830pm (35km)

Meeting place: Putrajaya Mosque Car park

Contact person: Vong 016 287 2066

Ride Guideline: Well maintained flat to undulating roads.

Objectives: Improving endurance,leg strength and road bike skills (eg.

Drafting technique, signalling, road safety)

COMPULSORY TAIL

LIGHTS FOR ALL

NIGHT RIDERS

NO HELMUT

NO RIDE

Location: Putrajaya Bike Park

Ride distance: 10 km

Total riders: Cant remember

Conditions: Overcast

Pains by Swee Chuan Khoo

The one that bite the dust

"For beginners, go slow and its quite enjoyable", I was thinking,yeah, why not, I got nothing to do on the first day of 2009, and it has

been 5 months since my first PCC ride. Fighting the hangover from

too much vodka the night before, made myself ready to drive to

PICC early in the morning. Got there 30 minutes early, can't figure

out where is the nearest mamak stall, getting hungry.

Mistake number 1, no breakfast.

After the whole gang arrived at the meeting point in front of the

PICC guard house, the convoy departs to the park. While everyone

setting up their gear, my bike fell down to the road twice, bad

omen? I think so. Listened to all the experts chatting before the ride,

switchback? Tabletop? What?!?! 5 months of practice on Rover andBukit Hari Track can never prepare me for what it has in store for

me. Single track? What single track?

Mistake number 2, not knowing one's limit.

The rest of the riders were so helpful, giving encouragement and

advices. Special thanks to Choi for helping me got through the first

loop and found my water bottle. Well, basically I push my bike most of

the way. I owe you a power bar, and couple of beers to wash it down.

Too bad I can't able to complete the trails, after a "spectacular" fall

from the bike, the thigh was just too painful to even ride on the

normal flat road. Don't worry nothing serious, bruises here and there.

It was definitely a humbling experience for me; it taught me how

much I still need to learn.

Some advices that I gathered from the gang

1. Eat some breakfast before the ride

2. Apply the front brake gently, do not jammed it

3. Ride slow and relax

4. Setting the seat slightly lower to allow positioning the rear end

further back, more traction to the rear wheel

5. If the cliff is on the left side, push from the left leg.

6. Adjust the gear shifter higher so that I can still reach it while going

downhill with rear end way back

7. Do not look down at the front wheel, focus further in front

8. Don't panic (that was mine)

I will not give up, will practice more, finding some trails which can

provide a downhill to learn and practice the technique, maybe dream

trail? but one day, after few more months of trail ride under my belt, I

will come back to the park and actually enjoy it.

Thanks to Alvin for organizing the ride, the rest of the gang for the

advice and encouragement.


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Location: RRI


Total riders: 25

Conditions: Overcast

Grumbles by the Ed

It is interesting how its easier to wake up in the mornings when

we are going on rides, as opposed to going to work. The normal snooze

button was never required, because I rolled out of bed before the alarm

went off. Perhaps it was that I had ridden 3 times more than I usually

do in a week. Got to love public holidays and the fact that the in-laws

are looking after the kids whilst the wife and I hit the trails.

RRI being the normal beginners trail begged for some heavy sprinting

(because you could) and continuous movement to not only get a great

work out from it, but also to keep the mossies at bay. Alas, that was not

to be.

Ignoring the urge of the bowels and the teasing turtle head, I left the

house before unloading last nights dinner. At the beginning of the trail

as both Alvin and I were bringing up the back due to a leaking Camelbak,

I urged Alvin to continue on, and proceeded to fertilise the land.

Most RRI riders will know that staying in 1 position for any more

than 20 seconds is just a bad idea in this area. I was there for a little

more than 5 minutes.

As the group had taken a slightly different route from normal (much

better in my opinion, as it rides in a loop, with almost no back

tracking), I came to the junction with Alvin doing doughnuts whilst

waiting for me. With Yong and son coming up the rear, we kept

moving to re-join the group with mossies in tow.

Standard climbs to the radar tower, and then down the downhill

sections which have eroded slightly, I was mildly surprised that

almost all the riders didnt really want to stop. Woohoo !! The ride

kept flowing on till we got back to the car, and for some White Town

Old Coffee action. All over and done in about 1.5 to 2 hours

depending on whose opinion we took as the start time.

Perhaps as one of the riders recommended, a mossie coil in a

container hanging from the Camelbak would probably be an

essential accessory for a ride here in the future. But somehow,

unless most riders keep the mindset ofgo go go, we will continue to

donate our share of haemoglobins to the our pesky stone age

surviving species.

The week that was (4th

January 2009) T+G

The Tar and Grime officers did well in organizing a sweet and

short ride on Sunday - PCC's first ride of 2009! (clap clap cheer cheer). It

was none other than Genting Sempah, a new and improved route which

started from the mamak next to the Sekolah Teknik instead of the usual

HOA start. The lovely smell of kopi and nasi lemak sure did good for

some of the riders who arrived early on empty stomachs. For yours

truly, it was a chilly morning, but a good one for riding nonetheless.

Needless to say, Genting Sempah was packed with cyclists on this

promising first Sunday morning of the year.

We started off the ride together, with the tall, skinny ride leader leading

the way to HOA which is about 4-5kms away from the mamak. Then as

usual, once the climb started, it was every man (and woman) for his

own. Along the way, we passed a bunch of cute children pedalling their

way up with a support car accompanying them. The little rascals (of

course, this I mean in the affectionate manner of speech) made us look

like giant huffing puffing old farts who don't deserve support cars to

save our asses.

There was something in the air at Genting Sempah that seemed to

attract more and more cyclists (and monkeys too, there were so many

today!) as the morning progressed. Must be the smell. Or pheromones?

Are we any better than insects? Wacky thoughts aside, I later caught up

with a group of mature-looking cyclists (the previous L2A folk) on one of

the hairpins. Good mornings, hellos, the usual small talk.

Location: New Genting Sempah

Total Riders: 20


Weather: Perfect

Words by Hsing Ling

On I went. Eh? Who's that? Whoa, a little kiddo on a mountain bike

tackling the climb. Salute. On and on. More monkeys.

When I reached the last hairpin of the day before the workshop (yes,

the famous one with the splendid view of the mountain and clouds

which we don't get to enjoy anyway) I was greeted by the ever friendly

headwind. Cold. Yes, very cold. (sucking in dripping mucous) Good. All

the more incentive to reach the workshop as fast as I can to get closer

to warm bodies.

I'm at the workshop. My bad. Still cold. Guess the warm bodies idea

didn't quite work out. Many riders were regrouping and deciding

where to continue. A few from our PCC group decided to go on to

Janda Baik. There were at least two other cycling groups apart from us

at the workshop. And a dog (a very cute dog).

After Tall Skinny Ride Leader made sure everyone had reached, we

started the descent back to the mamak. The descent was quite

uneventful, apart from the monkeys trying to get in the way. Passed

more roadies and mountain bikers who were on their way up. Upon

reaching the mamak, my meter read 44 km. A very sweet and short

ride that deserves yummy warm nasi lemak! Happy Sunday New Year,

everyone!

The week that was (4th

January 2009) M+D


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Upcoming Events


Location: Kota Damansara Community ForrestDescription: Most of what we will be doing will involve earthwork so the tool

of choice will be a proper changkul. Saws, rakes and shovels may

also come in handy as a second tool. Sturdy shoes are

recommended - no flip flops please. And of course mozzie

repellent and enough water and trail snacks to get you through a

four hour work session. We need to estimate the numbers so

we can plan better for task assignment and also catering for

snacks and refreshments. So drop us a line if you are coming.Time: 800am to 1200noon

Meeting place: Kota Damansara Community Forrest

Contact person: Yong (012-2259910)

Directions

From KL, head northwest through TTDI towards Ikea. Join the LDP and pass 1 Utama. Take the first

exit after 1 Utama for Ikea, Ikano, the Curve, etc. onto Persiaran Surian.

Zero your odometer as you leave the LDP. Follow Persiaran Surian west towards Kota Damansara.

2.7km - You will pass a large collection of shoplots on your right. 3.0km - There are traffic lights,

turn right here onto Jalan Mahogani. The large red "Toyota Showroom" sign at this intersection is a

lot easier to see than the street sign. Follow Jalan Mahogani until you reach Jalan Beringin at 5.5

km, turn right here. Follow Jalan Beringin to 6.2 km and park here. Kota Damansara SMK Seksyen

10 is on your left, the large shelter for Kota Damansara Community Forest is on your right.

Sportline Sdn. Bhd

Apt. 1-0-4 /5, Ground Floor, Block 1,

Jalan Api-Api centre.

88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Telephone No : 6088-237745

Mobile: 012-8270757

Fax No : 6088-261070

General Email Address :

[email protected]

Skype: sabahadvchallenge

Website: www.sabahadventure.com

MTB DUATHLON RACE 2009 @ KIARA

Organiser: MTB Duathlon race executive

committee(Voluntary Group)

Chairman: Mr. Tomoo Inoue (JSKL)

Race Date: 17 January 2009

Race Location: Bukit Kiara Cross Road.

Registration Closing date: 12th January 2009Race Format: Run (Paved Road 1 lap) / Bike (2K 3 Laps) / Run

(Paved Road 1 lap)

Race Category: Mens Open / Womens Open

Schedule of Event 730am Registration Starts @ Crossroad.

800am Registration closes.

815am Race starts.

945am Race finishes.

1000am Results announcement, commendation

Prizes: Prize money will be awarded from 1st

to 5th

place.

(Amount to be determined after deducting the

cost of organising from the total registration fees.

Application (by email) : [email protected]

Name / Gender / Contact Number.


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PLEASE DO NOT CALL US AT THE 11th HOUR ASKING FOR A BIKE. ALLOW 2 DAYS NOTICE MIN

Spare Wheels Project

Your friends have heard you rant about the drops and

the endos and have seen the breathtaking scenery

from your flickr, Facebook and not to forget the fridge

door photos.

They finally want to get off their bum and join you for

a ride but running behind you, sitting on your top tube

or dinking them are probably not the best ways for

them to experience it with you. Of course, he/she

could be shit hot, then no one would probably say

anything.

In any regards, PCC has the SPARE WHEELS PROJECT

underway. Currently made up of generous owner's

bikes, they are available for people to borrow and

ride. Some of them have been ridden more than the

villageernever mind. They've been ridden a lot.

Boon Foo has recently offered his assistance to put

together a few hard tails, and together with what we

have now, we should be able to cater for height

ranging from Snow White's pals to the Yang Mings

who want to give this ago.

In all SERIOUSNESS, if you have someone who wants

to join us for a ride, please do not hesitate to drop us

a line and we WILL do our best to get them a bike for

the next suitable ride. Take note that there will be a

$15.00 charge to cover expenses such as ferrying thebike around, washing it and of course its ongoing

maintenance.

Rob (012 6191 308) / Peter (012 227 4443) /

Alvin (012 3070 830) / Adrian (012 383 2618)

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PEDAL TO CRANK Get to know your PCC Riders....

ROB THE ENGLISH NOSE SCHORR

PCC Now Gone President 2008

M+D Ride Director 2009

Having lead the club brilliantly for 2 years, this stupid fast, crazy fit

Englishman from Sussex, now more Malaysian then some

Malaysians I know, is this years M+D Ride Director. The standard

list of questions have returned with some answers that perhaps

we didnt really need to know.

1. When did you start riding and who got you involved?

Probably about 1983. My brother would have been the likely

suspect.

2. Why did you start riding?

To get away from my brother.3. Why do you continue riding?

Fresh air, fitness, freedom, friends. Just for the love if bikes really.

4. What (or Who) do you ride now? Give us the juicy details.

MTB 99% of the time, but a bit of road touring never goes a miss. I

find riding behind vehicles exhausting.

My bike - the Santa Cruz Superlight. 12 year old design and not

changed. Simple and functional, just like me.

5. What and why (is it) your favourite trail?

Broga. Rolling hills, beautiful vistas, fresh air, not too many

leeches or mozzies.

6. What type of rider would you consider yourself?

Frantic: as in fast and flowing trails are what I enjoy with the odd

sprint for extra speed and the odd jump thrown in for good

measure.

7. What is your dream bike?

Very tough question. I think a Honda Africa Twin or a 1983 Suzuki

GSX 1100. Bicycle - er I think a Titus FTM Exogrid with new Cobolt

Wheels.

8. What is your favourite ride food (include drink)Carmen's Meusli bar, rasins, chocolate and water mixed with

isotonic drink.

9. Do you fantasize about riding when you are not?

Occasionally, quite often on a Monday

10. Do you or did you sleep naked with your bike?

Yes

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