Tuesday, December 30, 2008

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 !

1 comment:

mopiko said...

bro ramly...tahniah atas kejayaan buat soloride ke koh samui...mencabar.Saya tertarik dengan beg basikal yg anda bawa semasa naik train tu,,mana anda dapat? semoga anda dapat kayuh solo ke ditinasi yg jauh lagi..K..CUAGN