Penang Fellowships Ride 2008

Date : 28th Dec 2008
Distance : 95km
Start : 08.15
Finish : 12.05 (3hrs 50mins)

Route 2 - Long : Start from MPPP Heritage Building Esplanade - Lebuh Light - Jln Sultan Ahmed Shah - Jln Larut - Jln Burmah - Jln Pangkor - Gurney Drive(via turn-off at Starbucks/Gurney Hotel) - Jln Tg Tokong - Tg Bungah - Tlk Bahang -Muzium Perhutanan/CP 1 – Balik Pulau – Jln Baru – Jln Betong – Tlk Bahang - Batu Feringghi - Tg Bungah - Jln Tg Tokong - Gurney Drive - Jln Sultan Ahmad Shah - Jln Fahquhar - Lebuh Light - Finish : MPPP Heritage Building Esplanade . . . . Dist. (approx.) : 95km.

Aku ingat Fellowships Ride tak ada 'sticker' (CP 1 Green, CP 2 Orange) . . . tiba kat CP 1 aku cuma ambil 'lucky draw' dan terus ride . . . tak perasan pulak 'ada green sticker' kat CP 1 he he he baru sedap kayuh dah berhenti pulak . . . . !

niii beskal yg aku guna utk Fellowships Ride ha ha ha !

Ramai gak hari ini walaupun ada 4 events i.e. Kuala Ketil, Taiping, Butterworth, KL

pii laaa tang mana pun . . . mesti jumpa hangpa/TRM - ha ha ha LOSO , zanKX, manMPk & Lan Uitm & anak2 . . . good 2c u all ! Hari tuu ingat nak kayuh epi-epi sahaja dlm 50km (Route 1) utk conditioning . . tapi zanKX TRM dah "kenakan" aku hu hu hu, sampai hati hang zan !

Start ajer ride kami terus pecut, aku tak nampak dah zankx & loso & manMPK ghaib entah ke mana hala . . . aku spin giler nak ligan depa . . . sampai CP 1 ambil kupon terus climb Titi Kerawang masa tuu baru 9.00 pagi lebih sikit . . . sampai kat atas bukit aku jumpa zanKX tgh relak dgn beberapa riders lain termasuk Rin KOTRT Marshal . . . aku tegur zanKX "woiii ! dah habeh ka ? : zankx jawab "ok LT, u terus ajer, kami baru naik patah balik". Dlm kepala aku ingat betoii laa . . . apalagi kampoi lagi kuat laaa nak buat u-turn balik . . . tetapi, hu hu hu hu . . . zankx, zankx sampai hati hang tipu akuuuuu nooooo . . . aku terbabas ke Route 2 (Long) ke Pulau Betong @^&%$ sampai hati hang zankx . . . 40km lebih wooooo turun dan panjat Titi Kerawang . . . hang ingat aku naik motorsikal kaaa ! Kejamnya dikau . . . ha ha ha apa2pun, sebenarnya aku Epi ride habeh 95km hari tuuuuu . . . banyak improvement !

Bagaimana pun, kes ini aku nak bawa jugak ke meja "pengadilan" - - - biar zankx dikenakan hukuman 'setimpal' dgn keringat & peluh aku . . . aku dah contact Peguam Che Ah, dia kata "kes basikal kena selesai d luar mahkamah, hang kena belanja aku makan Mee Magie Che Ah 2 pinggan" ha ha ha ha ! Hukuman kuatkuasa bila2 shja aku turun p Kangar nanti ha ha ha . . . tak boleh buat rayuan . . . !

LOSO, giler punya rider . . . kayuh x toleh kiri kanan takut aku overtake dia. Sampai kat finishing line . . . "haa ada Check Point ka, aku tak jumpa pun" . . . ha ha ha !

Lan UiTM & anakx . . .

Salam & Jumpa lagi tahun depan > "Ride Fast - Ride Safe" - ramly sp

Samui Solo Ride

"Quote . . . bike touring is a good way to let mind & body travel at the same pace. Traveling at 'human-speed" leads to a level of interaction, whether wz changing landscapes or wz peole met on the way, that makes the journey awesome, and not just the destination, part of adventure . . . Unquote"

(All Time in Hotel for Malaysia & for Thailand (G) -1hr)

Start/Date : 17th Dec 2008

Finish : 22nd Dec 2008
Distance : 555 km
Bike : SCOTT Scale 40
Tires : Off-road 2.1 - Air Pressure 40psi.
Note : Short Tour - Unsupported Ride !
Riding Log :
Wed 17 - 07.00 Start Ride SP > Kangar Dist. 112km. 18.15 Train : Pdg Besar >S/thani
Thu 18 - ETA Suratthani 00.45am. 08.00 Start Ride Suratthani > Donsak > Samui = Dist. 87km R & R Samui 2 days. Island Tour & Swimming.
Sat 20 - ETD Samui 09.00 ETA Don Sak Pier 10.45.
Start Ride 11.00 Don Sak > Nakhon Si Thammarat > Hua Sai = Dist. 200.4km
Mon 21 - Hua Sai > Songkhla > Hat Yai - Dist. Approx. 137 km
Tue 22 - Hat Yai > Sadao > Utan Haji, Kangar Perlis. Distance 110 km.
Sat 27 - Off-road Aman Jaya for Conditioning !
Sun 28 - Penang Fellowships Ride 2008. Dist. approx. 95 km - Conditioning !

Padang Besar . . . . dah lebih 20 thn aku tak naik keretapi he he he !
Beg ur Bike to Thailand . . . . Thanks Mr Ron !
'Man behind the scene' Mr Ron yg banyak membantu aku dlm persiapan 'solo' ride ini i.e. dr aspek keselamatan, budaya, route yg selamat/recommended. Ron sering SMS aku bertanya khabar 'where r u ? . . r u OK ? dan apabila 'solo', sms dari rakan2 Ron & Roslan Mobil jadi dos/semangat aku utk kayuh. Thanks Roslan & Ron ! Tapi Ron, semasa kayuh balik dari Don Sak melalui ke Hua Sai > Songkhla aku tak dapat 'angin arah belakang dr Gulf of Thailand' . . .'perit'nya meredah angin Teluk Thailand <> drpd 3j am jadi 5 jam lebih hu hu hu !
Turn out 2b 'hard work' => but full of satisfaction !
Thanls Mr Jonz . . . sanggup luangkan masa d Padang Besar !
Date 18 Dec : Surat Thani to Don Sak Pier approx. 87km. . . (R & R Koh Samui 3 days). Date: 20th Dec Ride from Ko Samui > Don Sak Pier > Khanom > Ban Sichon > Ban Tha Sala > Nakhon Si Thammarat > Hua Sai. Distance approx. 200.4km. I arrived Nakhon Si Thammarat 16.00 . . . still early, intend proceed to Hua Sai . . .

From Nakhon Si Thammarat to Hua Sai is about 66km. . . 'confidence' to arrive Hua Sai within 3hrs . . . so, i ride/push myself to maximum . . . but d' nature "wind conditions & hot weather" nearly kill my eagerness . . . at last . . . after 'scary 2hrs night ride' i arrived Hua Sai at 21.00pm. Approx 10hrs++ ride . . . he he he body & bike all working together . . . superb !

Thanks to Power Bar Recovery 3 . . . Ha ha ha !
Drink, drink & drink to avoid dehydration & heat exhaustion !
Eat, eat and eat for energy . . . he he he !
Solo ride highly demand ur' attitude, strength & self motivation ! I really enjoyed daily 'hard work" he he he !
(front row > Left: ramly sp)
Met Songkhla MTB Group on my way to Songkhla . . . thanks for the drink & Snacks !
Khàwp khun khrâp . . . Láew phóp kan mài !
Songkhla MTB Group
"some people just want to be nice with you . . . admiring & symphatic to you"
Khàwp khun khrâp . . . ! Khàwp khun khrâp . . . !

Fred Rambo from Canada - 71 yrs old. Riding from Bangkok to Genting ! It was great to meet & ride wz u to Sadao. Bon Vovaye !
Home Sweet Home !
Thanks my friends !
Cikgu Fikri, Ron, ChanNXT & Jonz jumpa aku kat Depan Poli . . . alahaiii terima kasih laaa maii jemput aku . . . semua dok gelak besar, fasal dok 'offer' aku naik kereta Ron "rack" kosong . . . hantu betoi hangpa nii he he he ! Kalau aku naik kereta alamat 'berebut2' laa hangpa ambil gambar publish dlm blog masing2 "ramlySP naik kereta' ha ha ha ! Thanks Bro's. Dah dekat . . . 40km kejap jer dah sampai Kangar. Apapun terima kasih pd kawan2 yg 'jemput' aku balik. No Joke, No Fun . . . Semoga Budi baik anda mendapat balasan. . . insyaAllah !

More Pictures > Click http://picasaweb.google.com/ramlysp/SamuiSoloRide#

Lessons Learned :
> I need to ride solo more often to build up strength, self confidence & motivation.
> Need more train "rain or shine" . . . !
> "Fall in Love" in long distance ride - challenging - really test ur' attitude & endurance !
> No More Solo night ride . . . !
> Drink b4 thirst to avoid dehydration & heat exhaustion.
> Next Ride > Northern Thailand i.e. Chiang Mai > Chiang Rai > . . . sejukkkkk sikit he3 !
> Last, but not least - Thanks to Mr Ron, Mr Jonz, Cikgu Fikri, Chan NXT, TRM crews zankx sohaimee LOSO, Nizam SP, Md nOh, Zailani and not forgotten my "missing touring partners" Mr Roslan & Yusof from Sg Petani . . . your support is highly appreciated ! May Allah bless for all ur' kindness !

Hua Sai - Longest Ride

Sorry to all friends . . . . too tired after 'hard work' ride from Donsak Pier to Hua Sai approx 200.5km . . . man vs wild 'dark' . . . . start ride from Donsak 10.30am (thailand) and arrive Hua Sai about 20.45pm . . . . dari Nakhon Si Thammarat ke Hua Sai 66km, masa tuu jam 3.45 pm thailand. . . . aku amat yakin dapat ride 66km ni dlm 3 jam . . . 'but nature, can't expect . . . . . hot & wind condition . . . all the way to Hua Sai nearly 'kill my eagerness' . . . oooohhhhh man, what a scary night ride . . . no 2 man tent & i'm hunger ! perghhhhhh . . . . . what a bloody mistake ^(^%(%%$$^$ . . . . I will upload d video clip later !

60 km to Songkhla i met Songkhla MTB group on their way to Hua Sai. . .

Songkhla MTB Group . . . Abdul Rahman your phone no. incomplete ! ! !
Thanks for the drink & snacks !

kat kedai buat biskut nii la aku dapat makan percuma . . . hati mau baik beb !
Aku sempat rakam pics ni dgn mereka . . . . kalau lah Ron atau Zankx ada tentu seronok berbual dgn mereka . . . mereka cukup baik hati dgn aku dan membekalkan aku dgn biskut di bawah ni.
Thanks Thailand !

Tiba Hat Yai aku check in City Park Hotel RM 59.00 shj, luas bilik nii boleh main Futsal !

p/s. Ok Guys nanti aku balik SP aku upload semua pics dlm mypicassa albums utk kawan2 semua.

Best Regard . . . . ramly SP "Ride For Fun"

sawàt-dii khráp !

Just a short write . . . . luv u all !

(all time in Hotel (Malaysia) & - 1hr for Thailand
Date : 17th Dec 2008

Ready by 07.00

SP > Yan > Sg Limau > K. Kedah (approx 74km) . . .
selepas masuk spg sg limau dah mula 'redah angin laut' sepanjang kawasan bendang menuju ke Kuala Kedah (KualaMuda Triangle. . . dulu aku pernah sebut route ni sbgai Bermuda Triangle). Kali ke 4 aku ikut route ni . . . memang perit redah angin sejauh 30km. Nyaris2 nak berhenti, nak jimat tenaga . . . tapi nanti masa terjejas. Ride juga ler walaupun speed antara 14 ke 15km sahaja hingga ke Kuala Kedah. Cuaca redup sepanjang jln ke Kangar . . . cuma angin yg perlu di redah dgn sabar . . . Lunch kat Kangar after 6 hrs ride ! ! ! Giler !

Padang Besar Railway Stn.

Date : 18th Dec 2008

Arrive Suratthani . . . nearly 1am ! Badan terasa letih, tak sempat tidor. Asyik berbual dgn pelancong Bryan dari England . . . juga se org MTB'ers. Bayangkan lah kalau dah jumpa geng yg satu kepala . . . tak ada topik lain . . . bikes & trails he he he. . . sampai jer SuratThani terus pasang basikal . . . he he he kat sejam jugak, Masa dok pasang ramai dok tengok aku . . . pot pet pot pet speak thai . . . mana aku tau !

From Suratthani to Donsak Ferry Pier approx. 87km . . . a long hilly route . . .
"smlam tidor jam 3.00 pagi, jam 8 pagi dah mula kayuh ke Donsak . . . dizzy less sleep !

Location : Kanchanadit . . . oohhhh man. i tell you . . . . %#%&% !

he he he panas beb . . . . bibir mulut dah nak hitam he he he !

At last after 5 hrs ride . . . . Donsak Pier !

Raja Ferry Donsak to Ko Samui. I force myself to smile . . . as it was 'fun ride' he he he !

Am Samui Resort - Ko Samui

ohhhhh ! nice place, mengantuk teramat sangat fasal smlm d Suratthani tidoq dlm 3 jam jer !

19th dec . . . . all i want to do . . . . swimming . . .

and swimming for 'conditioning' . . . .

refleksi . . . What a Wonderful World . . . . . !

p/s I will upload pics later . . . . he he he . . . see guys !

Countdown . . . !

Insya Allah, all Set For Samui Ride . . .hope. . . d' weather is fine tomorrow !
ETD SP by 07.00 . . . . ETA Padang Besar Unknown ? ? ?
ETD Padang Besar by Train 1800 (Malaysia)
ETA Surat Thani 18th Den 03.00 (Thailand) . . .

. . . . May d' spirit b wz me . . . !

jersey . . .

& d' T-shirt . . .

diesel power !

Tools & supplements for 7/10 days ?

p/s

Khaw khun khrap @ thanks pada kawan2 yg 'call', sms & chat box . . . ie roslan mobil, nizam merida, zankx TRM, zailani perwaja, cikgu azwan perlis, pak non kona, ron, Ong Eng Soon SP Clocktower, Francis, Mathew, John, Ah Fook and bla bla . . . many many thanks my friends. Just an easy ride . . . !

aku akan update bila sampai Koh Samui 18th Dec nanti . . . will try !

KO SAMUI

At last . . . KO SAMUI is ON . . . . hopefully, RON will join me for short touring. I will start 'paddle' from Sungai Petani, Kedah on the 17th Dec to Padang Besar (approx 140km++) , then . .

From Padang Besar to Suratthani . . . . by train !
The Next day : Start from Suratthani to Donsak Pier . . . to Ko Samui !

3 to 4 days in Ko Samui . . . .
"all i want to do . . . round island cycling, beach swimming & offroad ride
"Samui From The Top"

Day 1 : "Round Island Cycling . . . "

Day 2 : Offroad "Samui From The Top" Trail . . . ?

Accommodation : Green Villa, KO SAMUI

p/s

I will try to update 'Samui Ride' daily . . . . with short write & pics !