#256 - Sunday

 It all started with me craving for some Eggs Benedict ...

hmmm actually, no. It all started when I asked Tabs to

plot a route for our long ride. I had an idea how long that

long ride would be but I wasn't prepared for it.

 

I woke up with sore thighs and when I looked at the

clock ... great! It was already 8:30AM... and we were supposed

to meet at Sembawang Hawker Center by 8AM!

 

Nevermind, this just means it's time for a leisurely ride.

I ate a banana and filled my smallest backpack camelback

with tools/pump/spares instead of a bladderful of water

and I decided to do a city ride.

 

I haven't even crossed Victoria St when I heard rumbling

sounds coming from my stomach and so I decided to have

breakfast at McDonald's in Boat Quay ... BUT ! Problem : where

do I leave my bike. I was thinking about that when I was passing

by the Crossfit gym near Lavender MRT when I remembered

there is this very very out of the way cafe which rents out

bicycles! There would be lots of room to park my bike there

and I can order food and eat without my bicycle leaving my

sight! ... and to top it off, just from the looks of that cafe,

I can tell that they serve good Eggs Benedict!

 

So, I went there and as you can see from the picture

above, they do serve nice Eggs Benedict. The pictures below

also attest to the fact that you can indeed eat there with peace

of mind as you can see your parked bike plainly in view

at all times. The clientele often have small 'yippy' dogs with

them. Well, if they are not bringing small dogs then they are

most probably roadies or fixie riders. I am the only one who

was there on a full sus MTB.

 

Anyway! I saw one guy came in on a bamboo bike! Yup,

see picture below. ...and it turned out that bamboo bike guy

was there to meet a roadie guy ... and get this : they were

talking about starting to manufacture bamboo frames!

I think I better start investing in state of the art

eavesdropping equipment .

 

So! What do I think about the Eggs Benedict? Very nice!

BUT it was VERY EXPENSIVE! I ordered Eggs Benedict +

Iced Latte = 17.50$ !!! It definitely wasn't worth it.

But the place is cool and there supposedly is a French

Japanese Restaurant upstairs and also a Bouldering wall !

Next time I go there, I'm going to eat some place else

and just buy coffee there. Or! I am still asking NoLights

Louie if she'll buy me breakfast and in return I'll

bring her to that place :-)

 

Lots of cyclists going to MBS

All the stuff for the F1 race is springing up all over the civic/financial district

 

After loitering at the Civic District, I decided to do a u-turn

and go back home the way I came. I was cycling along the

Kallang PCN, under the Sheares Bridge when I saw a DragonBoat

doing their 250m race piece near Tanjong Rhu and I noticed

that the farther bank of the 'river' (the Tanjong Rhu side)

seems to have a PCN that leads all the way to Marina

Barrage ? ... Since I still have a bit of time, I cycled over

to that side and I was pleasantly surprised to find out

that you can indeed cycle from Tanjong Rhu to Marina

Barrage now! The only 'bad' thing is that at the end

of the PCN, there is this gate that leads to the Barrage

and there is a sign there saying that that gate is only

open from 7AM to 7PM.

View from the PCN

View from the Barrage

 

See pic above? That is a TLR22 2WD RC Buggy.

That is the reason why StairRider Deck became Sleepy

Deck and was not able to join the Weekend Trail Ride.

He didn't stop working on this thing until the buggy

could finally be driven around. He told he finally slept

at 5AM hehehehe just like old times.

 

:-) URGE Helmets. Do you remember how you felt

when you first laid eyes on a Fox Flux? Yes, that feeling!

This is the new 'Fox Flux' for me... and so I owe you guys

two reviews : 1 Kali helmet and 1 Urge helmet hehehehe :-)