#231 : Saturday Group Ride

Efren wearing goggles ... by Speedo hehehehe

Brother Oro looking peachy even after his early spill

Alvin on his way to jumping, and I mean JUMPING into
the first stream.

Alvin after his jump



Jun resting after his 2nd(?!) lap of that trail that leads
 to Casuarina.

Friday and our Facebook Group was finally abuzz

with late feelers as to who wants to go on a group

ride today (Saturday). In the end, Efren and

Sugar Rush Rey were the only ones free to go to

Bukit Timah. I wanted to wake up late and so

I didn't respond so that they won't have to wait

for me.

... Saturday morning came and I dragged myself

out of bed ... I really want to go on a trail ride, it's

the getting there part that I hate ... anyway, I

went inside Bukit Timah from the Visitor Centre

at 9:15AM and I took my owwnnnn sweet time

in getting to Zheng Hwa Park.

By the way, did you all notice that the mountain

bike trail has been invaded by trail runners? I mean

I'm ok with sharing the trail BUT some of them are

listening to MP3 players and are ambling like

spaced out zombies. I'm not sure if they hear the

bikes coming???

Ok, back to my trail ride... when I finally got to

ZH Park, I saw Efren, Sugar Rush Rey and new

guy Mon. They told me they will be going to Rooty

Trail and then go home. Hehehehe too bad they

saw me. I convinced them to go Casuarina trail and

back after Rooty Trail and they agreed.

After Rooty Trail, we saw a few guys from MTB

Brothers. Our friend Oro was sporting some nasty

scratches on the face that promises to boost his machismo.

No doubt you heard that saying 'chicks dig scars'. I

enquired as to the cause of the scratches on his face

and his helmet (!!!) and I was told that he had an endo

at the first downhill in Bukit Timah. Arrggghhh gnarly!

MTB Brothers went home early as this was their

first ride for the year and everyone was still lugging

excess pounds due to drinking and eating during the

holidays.

... and off we went to Casuarina Trail.

Casuarina Trail is quite dry except for the first

stream ... speaking of the first stream. We found some

guys playing in the first stream. One guy (we later found out

his name to be Alvin) was doing a banzai run coming from

the direction of the 2nd stream and he wants to jump that

2 or 3 foot drop that leads to the 1st stream. When I said

jump, I mean jump! I have seen many many people roll

that 'drop' ... but seeing his speed, he has no intention of

rolling it! He was literally gonna jump! Into the soft ground!

... Spectacular ENDO if he makes an error.

On his first try, he was going fast... and when he landed

his jump, he turned to the left, went into the stream and

he was thrown off his bike. Hehehehe if I was that,

I'd go home by then. ... He picks himself up and he

seemed to know what he did wrong. He picks up his

bike and pushes it back uphill.

Now every one was waiting with a camera pointed

in his general direction. ... This time I saw he is going

even faster than the first try! ... and this time he jumped

perfectly, didn't even bother to avoid the soft ground

and I think he landed almost at the first stream !!!

Everyone watching was whooping!

... after that, me and my mates continued with our ride

while wondering aloud, if we were 20 years younger

and if we have access to a decent FreeRide/DH bike,

would we do that? Me? No way! :-)