Weekly Newsletter – 25 March 2009 / Issue Number: 433-12-2009

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Weekly Newsletter 25 March 2009 / Issue Number: 433-12-2009

PCC, Your Perfect Cycling Companion

This issue

Note from the Editor P1

The week ahead M+D P2

The week ahead T+G P3

The week that was P4

Interstate 2009 P7

Upcoming Events P8

Spare wheels project P9

Club membership P9

Pedal to Crank: The Interviews P10

Contributions this weekArticles

Malcom Beaumont / Yellow Manta

Photos/Images

James Yap / Jon Zafrul / Bok

/Malcom B

A Note from the Editor

What a weekend it was, be it if you were recceing, playing

mud or just melting rubber on tarmac, it was full of activities.

The Roadies continue to crank out the miles as they whacked

out Bentong with another very interesting ride coming up this

weekend. Im even tempted to join them, but blasting past in

a bike weighing twice as much with rubber 3 times as wide

wouldnt be too flattering. So I guess, Ill just stick to

recceing for the Presidential coming up in June.

Muddies went in two separate groups on the weekend, one

hitting the first ride + camp for the year, and the other

working out more ways to make Presidential more enjoying

for all. Heeding requests to make it easier on the legs and

lungs this year, we decided to add a few more hills in.

Looking at the Telemung ride photos, didnt the news report a

croc around that area a while back?

All in all...enjoy your rides, and dont forget Earth Hour at

8:30pm this Saturday. Should be an interesting hour, I

wonder how many January 2010 babies we will have next

year...

Ed


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Upcoming M+D Rides

Date Ride Distance

29 March Kajang Perdana or KLMBH @ BTP 23km

5 April Sg. Pusu 25km

12 April No ride

19 April Earth Day at KDCF trail opening

The week ahead M + D Sunday ride 29 March 2009

Mud + Dirt by The English Nose

This weekend, were heading from Kajang Perdana over the hill

towards Nirvana memorial park, but avoiding the actual park as it

will be busy with all the Ching Ming.

Starting at the good old Kajang Perdana Shop lots and doing some

of the old Presidential loops, be prepared for a good hill climbing

session.

Date: 29 March 2009

Time: 7:30amMeeting Place: Phoenix Toll on the Cheras Expressway, Kajang-bound. Pay toll and park by the roadside for

convoy to Kajang Perdana at 7:45. Those who know the place can meet us there at 8:00am.

Park outside 7 Eleven. Ride starts from here.

Route Details: A combination of single tracks, plantation tracks and forest trails and a bit of tarmac. Theres 1

gruelling hill to conquer with a fantastic view at the top. Some of the downhill sections can be

quite rocky so beware. Suitable for all level of riders as long as you are fit. Bring 3-litre water

packs and plenty of titbits.

Ride Leader/Contact: Pete (012 227 4443)


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The week ahead T + G Sunday rides 29 March 2009

Tar + Grime by The Don

Leaping for Air in Pee Dee...

Single-filed riding when we leave MTDC. Roads are narrow and quite a few

cars. But it should taper off once we turn right. From Lukut to Kopitiam,

traffic will be moderately heavy, so please ride single-filed & predictably.

Remember to bring spare tubes, a hand pump, tyre levers, 2 water bottles

(loaded w hydrating salts), muesli / energy bars, money, & handphone. Sun

block is recommended. Its gonna be hot so do come prepared. Remember,

its a self-supported ride.

Date: 29 March 2009

Time: 7:15am (please be ready by 7am)

Start/End: Bangi MTDC car park to Kopitiam in front of Le Paris Hotel, Port Dickson

Route Details: Mostly flattish secondary roads before Salak Tinggi with low vehicular presence. Salak Tinggi

Petronas will be our first regrouping and refuelling point. After Salak Tinggi, expect some climbs

as we head on to Lukut town. Lukut is our second regrouping point, and after that we shall ride in

a group to our destination. We will refuel at the Kopitiam before starting on the return trip. Its

not an easy ride by any means. Fitness-challenged riders should opt to turn back at Salak Tinggi

town. 45km / 125km.

How to get there: Take the KL-Seremban Highway , exit at Bangi toll. Go straight past first roundabout, turn right at

next roundabout and make a right at traffic light junction. MTDC carpark is about 500metres

from the junction on the right. Park there outside the security booth.

Ride Leader/Contact: Don Chan (017-883 0538)


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The week that was (22 March 2009) T+G

Impromptu Saturday M + D rides

Spare PartsChoy with his ever willingness to ride, be it morning, noon AND night will be taking calls with his mistress

Rachel from the Yeti Clan by his side, he would certainly ride anything and everything as often as he can. So contact him

for the Saturday Goodness at +60123955255. All levels and ride suggestions are always welcomed.

Weekday T + G rides

TUESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL TAMAN TUN (SUITABLE FOR ALL LEVELS)

Ride distance: 25km (TTDI Damansara Heights TTDI)

Time: 830pm (check in 15mins before)

Meeting place: In front of KSH (Taman Tun Dr Ismail)

Contact person: Kevin (012 354 7181)

THURSDAY NIGHT RIDE NEW (SUITABLE FOR ALL LEVELS)

Ride distance:

Time: 700pm (70km) / 830pm (35km)

Meeting place: Putrajaya Mosque Car park

Contact person: Vong 016 287 2066

Ride Guideline: Well maintained flat to undulating roads.

Objectives: Improving endurance,leg strength and road bike skills (eg.

Drafting technique, signalling, road safety)

COMPULSORY TAIL

LIGHTS FOR ALL

NIGHT RIDERS

NO HELMUT

NO RIDE

Its Sunday again, so that means up at the crack of dawn andanother ride with PCC! Its now a couple of months since I have been

riding with this jolly bunch and I am now getting more comfortableriding with a group of 50 or more. Over the last couple of weeks I have

successfully managed 100+ km rides, including last weeks 130 km

marathon. So I thought this shouldnt be too bad. After all I have

already cycled up to Genting Sempah and down the other side so I felt

pretty confident. However on my last outing up this monster climb I

had turned round at the swimming hole so my total journey was only

80 km. More of this later.

Anyway we all assembled at the AWE and Don had us all up and cycling

just after 7.15. It was a beautiful cool morning; just right for tackling the

ascent that I knew was coming. It was great to get into the forest and

start the climb. My legs felt good so I managed quite a pace for me, butboy! By the time you get to the 19km mark you know you are tackling a

big one. I kept grinding away and eventually was very relieved to see

the cluster of bikes and chattering riders at the top. A quick break and

then it was off again on the 35 km sprint to Bentong. Still nice and cool

but with the sun shining now this was a very pleasant trip - even had

time to gaze around at the lovely scenery, such a contrast from the city

which we had left only 30 km behind.

Managed to stick with a group and the kilometres whizzed by, past the

swimming pool in no time and on to Bentong, downhill all the way and

pushing the big chain ring! We made it in good time and headed for the

Shell station for some much needed refreshment. Had a good break

and a munch and it was time to start the journey back only 35 km up

to Genting Sempah, no worries! A nice ride back for the first 15 km or

so, nothing too strenuous, following the river and again very pretty. Its

a great feeling to be sucking in all that fresh air while managing to keep

cool and keeping up a steady pace. Then we started slowly winding our

way back up the hill still knocking off the kilometres, but I had forgottenhow steep it was to get as you climb and by the time I had ridden 85 km

I was pretty well out of gas and needed to have a rest. I still have to

learn to pace myself on the hills in the midday Malaysian sun! Only 4

km from the top but it seemed an awfully long way still to go. This is

where Don and a few others stopped and gave me some

encouragement and assistance, including a good drenching near the

top where the water tap is (this diatribe is the payoff!). The cool

mountain water felt so good! So I finally limped into the Petronas

garage for another refuel. Now I know I only had one hill to climb and

then a 23 km cruise home. That proved a little tricky and required a bit

of walking but eventually I made it to the very top.

The final ride home was then great, there is nothing like belting down a

hill that you have already climbed knowing you wont have to tackle it

again, at least until next time!! So we finally made it back to the AWE

and the nasi goreng never tasted better. So another great day for those

that like punishing themselves, and no doubt I will be back again to

master the run to Bentong (and back!!) MB

BENTONG OR BUST by Malcom B


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The week that was (21 / 22 March 2009) M+D

Telemung Ride-n-Camp by The Yellow MantaDate: 21-22 Mar 2009

Weather: Couldnt be better!

Ride distance: 15km one-way

Elevation gain: 1500ft

Trail condition: Wet mostly & muddy in last sectionCampsite:

Happy campers: Pete, Simon, Fong, Bok, Albert, Vincent Lim & son,

Lam, Leong, Jon, Nagai-san, James Yap, Danny and

Andrew.

Hikers: James Bak, Ivan, Annie, Demi, Soh & Selina.

Day tripper: Yong

If you pit the two legs of a hiker against the efficiency of a27-speed MTB and the might of a hardcore 4x4, where the elevation

gains in excess of 1,500ft, who do you think will make it first to the

waterfall at the end of a 15km trail? A 4x4? Nah. A MTB? Not even

close. Last Sat, our hiking friends beat us bikers to the waterfall by

more than an hour!

I could blame the slowness of the MTBers on the fact that we all had a

heavy pack to carry on our shoulders. At least 30lbs extra weight for

each of us. Make that 100lbs each for Vincent Lim and Lam! Being the

novices that they were to bike camping, they had brought their whole

kitchen sink along! But then again, the hikers were carrying equally

heavy packs. Actually it boiled down to the fact that the trail had at

least four or more horrendous climbs where we all had to get off and

walk. And of course it helped that you didnt have a bike to push too. It

helped the hikers too that they drove and park their trucks at least 5km

further into the trail.

We started our ride from the grounds of Chow Kai Peng Enterprise just

about 10am, half an hour ahead of schedule. The first 3km to the

trailhead was on tarmac which was perfect for a good warm up.

Fortunately or unfortunately, another 2km of the trail are now tarred

all the way to the 1st

orang asli village. So this helped us gain more

time. Overhead we had a cloudy sky. Perfect!

We made good progress, stopping intermittently only to let 3 4x4s to

pass us which we overtook again and again when they came upon

obstacles like deep ruts and huge rocks which posed no problem to us

bikers at all.

Yong and I were the first to reach the campsite after our happy hikers.

There were no one else there so we booked the whole island for

ourselves. As before, Danny came in the evening but this time he had

the company of James Yap and Andrew. But horror of all horrors, they

told us that they passed a convoy of more than 20 4x4s, all headed in

our direction! And when they eventually reached the campsite, they

provided us with great entertainment watching them struggling to get

the 4x4s one by one across the river and to get to the campsite on the

other side of the river. It was amazing how they could get all 22

vehicles into the site which when lighted at night looked exactly like a

pasar malam in the jungle, all with gen set and karaoke. But thankfully

they were not loud or noisy to the extent of being annoying.

At night, we were thankful for a sky full of twinkling stars. As usual our

President and official firestarter Ivan had a great campfire going while

we sat around drinking whiskey and brandy and talking cock until close

to midnight. And boy, was it freezing cold that night! Guess the

temperature were just in the high teens

We broke camp at 10 the next morning and commenced pushing our

bikes up the deeply rutted first 500m. The wreckage of a truck was

there for all to see, 2 of its doors could still be seen 20 or 30ft down a

ravine next to the waterfall. Apparently it was climbing out from the

campsite when it toppled over the side of the trail and into the ravine!

Nobody was badly injured but we understand the owner had since

sworn off 4x4!

At the start of the descent, I warned all the first timers to take it easy,

especially on the steeper and rocky sections. More so when conditons

were slippery. Albert drew first blood when he skidded sideways on a

loose sandy descent. Fortunately nothing serious except for some cuts

and bruises. Nagai-san wasnt so lucky. He had no more rear brakes

(pads completely worn) when he hit a rocky descent, slipped into a rut,

squeezed the front brakes a little too hard and endod. We were told

he needed 7 stitches to close a deep cut on his right hand but

otherwise nothing broken. At least he now has the perfect excuse to

buy a new bike. We wish him a speedy recovery!

All in all, it was a perfect holiday, thanks to the fine weather we had.

Now everyone is looking forward to the next ride-n-camp. Vincent Lim

has promised not to bring his kitchen sink next time. He knows better

now.


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The week that was (22 March 2009) M+D


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IS 2009

Yes, Tar & Grimes biggest event is drawing near! The Interstate 09 : Seremban- Gemas- Gunung Ledang- Melaka.Its gonna be different. Its gonna be challenging. Its gonna have something for everyone.

And its only 64 days left to go..

IMPORTANT POINTS

1. FULL PAYMENT OF RM 350.00 is required, regardless of whos friend you are or whether you show moreleg than the other guy.

2. Return bus ride on Monday 4th of May 2009, please ADD RM 50.00 extra to your payment. No extramoney, no seat.

3. Latest registration date is the 31st of March 2009, or when we have reached our MAX participants.HOW TO REGISTER AND PAY

1. I only deal with 0s and 1s. I download everything. Weve uploaded it to 2 servers for your convenience.- http://www.pcc-cycling.freeservers.com/IS2009_Form.pdf- http://www.goforth.com.my/IS2009_From.pdf

2. I havent bought the Internet, so I need a hardcopy (you can submit your filled forms and $ to these guystoo)

- Bike Pro in Taman Megah (+603 7805 1989) Tan Boon Foo- KSH in Taman Tun, KL (+603 7727 5173) Leong

3. I only own a fax machine, live too far away and havent bought the Internet, plus I dont like Boon Foo orLeong.

- Go to the bank, and bank the money into the account stated on the form.- Fax the deposit slip (write your name on it) AND the fully filled out form to +603 9221 1899

If you have any queries, please forward them to Dennis Soh(016-212 2696), Ivan Chan(012-379 2979) or Don

Chan(017-883 0538). There will be limited places due to hotel constraints, so we do encourage you to confirm your

saddle time with us ASAP.

possible. Its first-come, first-served basis, so do hurry.


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IS 2009 - Update

Accomodation on 30 April 09 at Klana Resort Seremban

This will be the starting point of Interstate 09. Cars will be parked here in the hotel carpark. The busfrom Melaka will drop off participants here upon the completion of IS09 on May 4th.

Please be advised we have managed to book some rooms at the above hotel at special rates for PCC members for

the eve of IS09.

A double-bed room is RM161 nett, excluding breakfast. Extra beds will be additional. Please call Dennis Soh at 016-

212 2696 or email him at [email protected] to book your rooms with him.

Please make payments to:

"Soh Tze Hong" Maybank Berhad A/C No : 114133088434 and fax deposit slips to 603-9221 1899.

Please indicate your name & contact details on fax.

Link to Hotel website: http://www.klanaresort.com.my/html/intro.html

Map to hotel: http://www.klanaresort.com.my/html/map.html

Please direct any questions you may have to Dennis Soh at the above hp no. Thanks.

Upcoming Events

Are you ready to rumble?

The 2009 'Rumble in the Jungle" KLMBH EPIC is here.

35km of heart stopping, action packed fun and quality Kampung, Palm and Rubber trails. Threecompletely new sections in Batang Kali and Ulu Renning. 100% ride-able trails and climbs hard

enough to test the strong.

Hares : Ying How, Scott Roberts, Ai Ling, Reme, Paie, Ajis

Date : Sunday 26 April 2009

Time : 9:30am

Location : Batang Kali to Ulu Renning and back.

http://klmbhash.ning.com/events/klmbh-2009-epic-bash-176

http://fakawitribe.com/home/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=29&func=view&id=9044&catid=51

http://www.facebook.com/editevent.php?success=1&picture=&eid=57679861724&new=&m=1#/event.php?eid=57679861724&ref=nf


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PLEASE DO NOT CALL US AT THE 11th HOUR ASKING FOR A BIKE. ALLOW 2 DAYS NOTICE MIN

Spare Wheels Project

Your friends have heard you rant about the drops and

the endos and have seen the breathtaking scenery

from your flickr, Facebook and not to forget the fridge

door photos.

They finally want to get off their bum and join you for

a ride but running behind you, sitting on your top tube

or dinking them are probably not the best ways for

them to experience it with you. Of course, he/she

could be shit hot, then no one would probably say

anything.

In any regards, PCC has the SPARE WHEELS PROJECT

underway. Currently made up of generous owner's

bikes, they are available for people to borrow and

ride. Some of them have been ridden more than the

villageernever mind. They've been ridden a lot.

Boon Foo has recently offered his assistance to put

together a few hard tails, and together with what we

have now, we should be able to cater for height

ranging from Snow White's pals to the Yang Mings

who want to give this ago.

In all SERIOUSNESS, if you have someone who wants

to join us for a ride, please do not hesitate to drop us

a line and we WILL do our best to get them a bike for

the next suitable ride. Take note that there will be a

$15.00 charge to cover expenses such as ferrying thebike around, washing it and of course its ongoing

maintenance.

Rob (012 6191 308) / Peter (012 227 4443) /

Alvin (012 3070 830) / Adrian (012 383 2618)

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n Nipples.

Membership is FOC, no subscription fee. All

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poh amongst themselves! Target is to publish it every Wednesday but do not be surprised if you receive it only on Thursday or, worse still, Friday. After

all, we got another job to tend to which unfortunately demands more priority from us.

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each Wednesday; otherwise well pin the blame on you if the newsletter is delayed! And of course, like they always say, we may edit all articles

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PEDAL TO CRANK Get to know your PCC Riders....

1. When did you start riding and who got you involved?

Cant really remember when..I think I was brainwashed sometime in year 2004 by my outdoors gang

from FYC.

2. Why did you start riding?

It started out as one training session for the AXN urban race. Later, we decided to try mountain biking for

real instead of cycling on the road. Then, we suffered some permanent brain damage-which is why Im

still riding after 2 young kids and 1 big one.

3. Why do you continue to ride?Aside from the brain damage, you mean? I did stop riding for 2-3 years during my stint as a baby factory.

After a lot of encouragement from my factory materials supplier and a desire to relive the good old days,

I started biking again.

4. What (or who) do you ride now ? (i.e MTB / Road or both). Give us the juicy details of your ride...

Now Im riding my spanking new (bling bling) white Yeti 575, hereforth (albeit temporarily) known as

Rachels sister. Why bling bling? Come for a ride with me and you will be able to see for yourself. Why

Rachels sister? Go ask Choy.

5. What and why (is it) your favourite trail?

So far, that would be Broga. Nice views, good company, delicious food and the luck of having good

weather for my first time there.

6. What type of rider would you consider yourself?The scared-of-pain type. Prefer cross country trails that dont require too much technical skills so that I

can enjoy the ride without being too preoccupied with the fear of falling.

7. What is your dream bike?

Hmm...a beautiful light bike with long travel to give me THE experience in mountainbiking. Eh, kinda

sounds like my Yeti.

8. What is your favourite ride food (include drink)

Dont eat much during the ride but the post ride binges are quite indiscriminate.

Anything good goes. For drinks, plain water is the best. Though Ive been

known to fantasize about ice kachang when the weathers hot.

9. Do you fantasize about riding when you are not?Dont do that normally but since I got my new bike....

10. Do you or did you sleep naked with your bike?

No more room in the bed, kids occupy too much space.

Tey Kiat Hong

After taking some time off, Kiat Hong is now back as one of the now regulars at PCCs M+D rides. Fuelled by

determination, sustained by stubbornness to give up, shes one of the girls that certainly doesnt mind mud on the faceinstead of blush and mascara. Heres a little bit about her...

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Weekly Newsletter – 25 March 2009 / Issue Number: 433-12-2009