Mountain Biking

Mountain biking was once a favorite past time of mine. I enjoyed the gadgets that bikers used in this sport. But I think the thrill of it all is in the adventure of exploring new places! Biking on dirt roads at the outskirts of Miri (actually not that far-la) was exciting whilst going through 'kampungs' was like being thrown back to the early days of childhood (not that I lived in a kampung when I was young but I do remember some kampungs in my early days!). We, Stanley, Robin and I, once did a trip from Pujut 7 right up to Bakam beach and back... and boy, were we sore all over the next day! BUT we enjoyed the company and the trip itself. There was once we cycled from Pujut 7 right to where the new port was being constructed but alas, on our way back (it was getting dark) I had a self accident! Nothing serious but it was due to poor visibility then. Some scratches was all there was ... no scars!

On a safety note, please always use your cycling crash helmets (buckled) when you are on the wheels and prior to any journeys, do check the brakes. Useful things that I would normally bring along whilst cycling is my handphone.. for emergencies. There was once my bicycle chain broke and I had to call my wife to rescue me~ bless her!

I have stopped this sport after our kids came along (for obvious reasons) and resorted to other ways to keep fit i.e. jogging. Today was a cloudy day so I decided to take my bike out and have it cleaned. After many years of not riding it, I found out that the 21-speed bike had reduce to 3! I reckon the Shimano gears, which has served me well, had some of its wires untensioned. Both the tyres were flat, needless to say. However, as I was cleaning and oiling it, I somewhat fell in love with the sports once more.

Perhaps one day, I will cycle again... perhaps!























My first mountain bike!
















Still looking good as new.
















The controls for the gears.





















I changed the pedals to enable shoes with cleats to sit comfortably in. More power in the pedal!
















Tyres flat out!

















The reflectors reflected the cameras flash well! Important feature!


P.S. After some thought, I'm thinking of selling my bike to hopefully give it more life than just sitting covered up... any takers?