Category Archives: Touring

Audax Malaysia’s inaugural 200km BRM #audaxrandonneursmalaysia

As a touring cyclist, I had never ever thought of cycling 220km a day and on top of that, the distance has to be completed within 13.5 hours. This goes directly against my “go slow and enjoy the sights” attitude when I cycle. Before yesterday, the furthest I’ve done in a day was 140km; withContinue reading “Audax Malaysia’s inaugural 200km BRM #audaxrandonneursmalaysia”

Kayuhan Asam Pedas : Cahaya SPK Shah Alam ke Jeram Kuala Selangor

Assalam. Pada cuti umum Deepavali baru baru ini, Abang Zol, Muzammil serta anaknya dan saya sempat mencuri sedikit masa untuk melakukan kayuhan santai dari Cahaya SPK ke Jeram, Kuala Selangor. Kayuhan “tiba tiba” yang dipersetujui secara spontan melalui Facebook ini merupakan kayuhan “reunion” bersama Abang Zol dan Muzammil setelah hampir 2 tahun tidak mengayuh bersama.Continue reading “Kayuhan Asam Pedas : Cahaya SPK Shah Alam ke Jeram Kuala Selangor”

Getting owned by my clipless pedal

I have not taken my road bike out for more than 8 months. It sits at the corner, forlornly, with flat tires waiting for its turn to hit the road (or get back at me). These days I much prefer my  mountain bike for a quick spin around the neighbourhood. The truth is maybe I’mContinue reading “Getting owned by my clipless pedal”

Bike Touring in Malaysia: Day 4 Port Dickson to Putrajaya 73.2 km

Kayuhan Mental (It’s all in your mind) and some life lessons from bike touring The noise from the group of families camping and having their BBQ party until very late after mid night made it quite difficult for me to fall asleep the night before. I was trying hard to get some rest knowing thatContinue reading “Bike Touring in Malaysia: Day 4 Port Dickson to Putrajaya 73.2 km”

Bike Touring in Malaysia : Day 3 Pengkalan Balak to Port Dickson 52km

Kayuhan Dalam Hujan (Cycling in the rain) Today was the day we had to say goodbye to Pengkalan Balak after our two night stop over. We packed our panniers very early in the morning and started to load them onto our bikes. Today’s cycling will be much heavier compared to yesterday when we were travellingContinue reading “Bike Touring in Malaysia : Day 3 Pengkalan Balak to Port Dickson 52km”

Bike Touring in Malaysia : Day 2 Pengkalan Balak to Malacca Town and back (62km)

“Kayuhan Lempeng dan Coconut Shake Klebang” Good Morning Malacca! All of us woke up early this morning feeling fully rested and raring to explore our environment since we got in very late last night. The program for the day was to cycle to Malacca Town which is about 32km away and spend the time exploringContinue reading “Bike Touring in Malaysia : Day 2 Pengkalan Balak to Malacca Town and back (62km)”

Bike Touring in Malaysia: Putrajaya to Malacca (Day 1: Putrajaya to Pengkalan Balak 114km)

The night before my first long bike tour I could not sleep well, call it excitement, nerves or what have you, but my mind was occupied with anticipation.That morning, I was up earlier than my alarm clock and I double checked the contents of my panniers and took out several things that I felt IContinue reading “Bike Touring in Malaysia: Putrajaya to Malacca (Day 1: Putrajaya to Pengkalan Balak 114km)”