It’s the holidays.
What else except to ride out for food a day before flying off to the Land of the Rising Sun?
The same evening, headed out for a training ride, knowing that it’s going to be 2 weeks of non-riding.
Popped by Missus’ favourite shop for her dinner.
Till I return…
Finally the busy period at work is over. Things are going slow for a while so there’s some time out for a couple of rides.
Fiddled around for some nicer shots of the B after upgrading.
Broke a kitchenware and had to head out to get a replacement. Didn’t want to drive so rode out instead.
On the way back after shopping. Scorching afternoon but am I glad to have cycled out instead of driving.
Made it back with the stuff in that orange storage bag.
Till another month.
With fasting month over, time to get back onto the saddle.
Not an ideal day out for a recess ride. Gloomy and overcast. Turned back immediately with the showers coming in.
One of those days where I get to bike home from work. At the same time, conducting a recce for an upcoming ride. Gorgeous evening it was.
Used to stay at the town in the background. Lovely memories there.
Well, it’s getting late. Time to zoom home, with another 20-odd clicks to go.
Did a group ride with a bunch of B pals. No agenda and route. Just riding around till where it takes us.
The ride took us to an abandoned housing town which is slated for demolition to make way for newer housings. Rustic place with a lot of character.
July had been fun. Wish it will continue in the months to come.
Till the next time, ciao.
Two months since the last ride. Finally I got back onto the saddle and also to prepare for an upcoming ride as a ride marshal.
Slow ride around the neighbourhood.
The next day, on the road again for a ride with some cycling buddies to a local bicycle fair.
On the way home, did some shopping for the home. The S-Bag held 3 packets of rice, 2 cartons of milk and some knick-knacks from the bicycle fair.
Good day to all. It has been a long break for me from here ever since the last entry. The last 2 years was a hectic time at work, restructuring and refocusing on the direction, vision and mission.
Nonetheless, there was still time set aside for some exploration on the wonderful Brompton. Here are the updates from 2016 itself. Mid-2014 to end-2015 will have to be included in the next entry.
Acquired the 4th Brompton in one of my favourite colours, Racing Green.
Final look of the 4th Brompton after swapping out the H stem for a M stem and adding a rear rack.
The last year also saw my missus and I shifting to a new location.
One of the many gorgeous sights the new area I shifted to has to offer.
Took me some time remodelled the storage and display area for the Bromptons. This is after selling a Montague and an Alex Moulton.
It has been a while since I posted. The month of April and May was hectic with work back to back. Nonetheless, I still managed to squeeze some time out for riding.
Brought the nephew out for his first long distance ride on his fixie. Must saw he is doing great, averaging 12km/h for a total distance of slightly more than 11km.
My last ride on Tannus tyres. Had planned to attempt a half island ride but abandoned the idea at the quarter mark due to the weather and these tyres.
The first time I took the B along with me on the metro.
Managed to catch the sunrise on another ride to a neighbouring town with the Missus, after both of us swapping out the Tannus for Marathons.
Missus’ Dr Seuss against a field of lallangs.
Missus’ reward for her first long distance ride after a long time.
The local Brompton group, Brompton Riders @ Sg, celebrating its second annual Brompton Day where Brompton owners came together to ride together and network. We had close to 190 Bromptons turning up on that day.
Met up with a few riding buddies for a ride for coffee and food. At the same time, conducted a post-mortem and forward planning for the following year’s anniversary and some upcoming events for the year.
Reconed a route for a ride the riding buddies and I were hosting.
The ride hosted by the riding buddies and I to a waterfront jetty.
After the waterfront jetty, we headed to the last hot springs in the country.
Managed to get hold of two pieces of these extremely hard 3rd-party suspension block. Ti B is now a hardtail.
Cleaned the Ti B after a month of acquiring it from the previous owner. This B would have rode more than 10 times by both owners.
The total distance and time taken for a recent ride with the riding buddies. Maximum speed reached for this ride was 30.6lm/h.
After the recent ride with the riding buddies, and only less than 24 hours since it was cleaned. All muddy and wet.
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Missus has been experiencing very bad back pains in recent months while riding. Thinking that it could be the saddles, it was changed from B17 to B67. She loved the B67, but it still gave her the pains. When a pal advertised that his Selle Anatomica saddle for sale, and having heard so much about comfort on this saddle, I grabbed it and installed it on the Missus’ B.
In matching colours to Missus’ B.
Brought it out for a very short ride to assess how the saddle fairs for her. Too short a distance to tell.
With me having returned from Shanghai from a working trip 2 weeks ago, I dropped off our Bs at the distributor for a long overdue full servicing plus some upgrades for the Missus’ B. One of these upgrades was to swap out the Tannus tyres on hers to Schwalbe Marathon tyres. We concluded that it could be the tyres being too hard and not offering much absorption for her.
Back from the distributor.
Out and about that very weekend for a ride, after having breakfast.
Considering that we rode close to 20km and Missus not feeling much sharp pains, except for occassional aches, I am happy to say that the swap of tyres have helped greatly.
One last thing for this post. The times when she was on Tannus tyres have trained her stamina and fitness greatly. So much so that she was zooming off on the new tyres.
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Missus had not been well 3 weeks prior to our trip to South Korea for 3 weeks. So in all, she had not been cycling for 6 weeks. So time to get some distance on her Dr Seuss.
Cycled to another town for breakfast, a good 8.5km away. Had some Burger King and off we went on our return home.
Some posing before heading off.
Along the way home, we detoured to visit a hot spring which was near our home. A place which we have never visited although Missus and I have been living in this area for more than a decade and a half.
Found a toad who was admiring Citrus.
Information about this hot spring.
Going to revisit this gorgeous place some time soon.
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Went on a morning ride to mark the last ride for 2013.
More rides come 2014.
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Months ago, Missus and myself had wanted to ride to a neighbouring town but we stopped midway.
On Sunday, I decided to attempt this trip again, this time completing the whole journey.
Midway along the journey. Possibly the last untouched natural setting around.
The reward upon reaching the neighbouring town? Sea breeze on a cool, humid and hazy morning.
Before returning home, I took a detour to explore some parts of the town that will be developed into housing in the near future. A metro station and tracks were already built in preparation. And it remains unused till this area is developed.
Along the way home, dropped by a local eatery to grab breakfast for the Missus, who was sick and resting at home, and had a cup of longan drink to replenish some sugar.
It was really a good feeling to be riding again, especially over long distances. One very important lesson I learnt from this ride was how to cycle correctly so that I can cycle more effectively and efficiently, especially when I am at gears 5 and 6. Something which I have always done incorrectly.
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Adventures on Brompton 