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Weekly Newsletter – 10 Nov 2010 / Issue Number: 518‐44‐2010

PCC, Your Perfect Cycling Companion
Mud & Dirt (MTB) by The English Nose
MTB Weekend – NO RIDE
There’s no ride for PCC M&D this weekend, we’ll be supporting the Plentong Ride. Hope to see lots of familiar faces there.
The week ahead – T + G Sunday ride 28 Nov 2010
Sunday Road Ride by Don Chan

A small quaint little town just off our normal ride to Ijok
town. Basically two rows of shophouses settled on a hill.
We’ll stop here to have a quick breakfast before heading
back. It’s always refreshing to see the locals of different
ethnicities having breakfast together under the same roof.
Batang Berjuntai
Date: Sunday, 28th November 2010
Meeting 7.30am sharp
Time: (please be there 15minutes before start)
Start/ End: Centrepoint carpark, Bandar Utama (CP)
GPS: N03° 8.299’ E101° 36.627’
Route: Option A: CP‐Ikea‐Kota D’sara‐Jln Sg Buloh‐Kg Subang‐right turn at Guthrie Corridor‐Kg Subang‐Jln
Sg Buloh‐ Kota D’Sara‐Tropicana‐ Riana Green‐CP (42km);
Option B: CP‐Ikea ‐Kota D’Sara‐ Sg Buloh‐ Ijok (quick regroup)‐ Ijok‐Batang Berjuntai(breakfast)‐Ijok‐
Guthrie Corridor‐Kg Subang‐ Kota D’Sara‐ Tropicana‐ CP (97km)
Description: A flattish road with some baby climbs at Indian Temple and Guthrie Corridor. Option A is a newbies* route
and can be easily completed before ten. Those wanting an extended cardio‐workout can head on to Batang
Berjuntai. Single‐file riding recommended on the Persiaran K.Selangor. There is some unevenness in this
road after the Puncak Alam junction, so riders please give advance hand‐signals to rear riders.
Ride Leader: Azhar ( 019‐337 3971 )
Safety notes:
Also, please be careful of fast rear‐coming vehicles when merging right into Kota D’sara on the way back from Kg Subang.
Those bringing new friends are encouraged to ride with them, and not scoot off. It’s always nice to ride together, safer &
more motivating to these new riders. And you will be doing the Leader a huge favour. See yuh Sunday!

The Week That Was – M + D Sunday ride 21 Nov 2010
Carbon in the Sun by the YellowManta
Date / Time: Sunday 21 Nov 2010
Venue: Broga – combination of Loops 1 and 4
No. of riders: 14
Distance: 24km
Weather: Nice and cool initially
Trail conditions: Generally wet but okay.
It was just after 12 noon when most of us got back to Q: How would a carbon frame fare in the direct hot
our cars in Taman Tasik Semenyih. It was supposed to be
sun like the one we get here in tropical Malaysia?
a no‐ride weekend for PCC but a few oldies who weren’t
taking part in the Sepang Jamboree got itchy and • Would a carbon frame ‘melt’ over time like those
decided to ride a combination of part of loops 1 and 4 of knob switches (made from recycled plastic) in my
the Presidential in Broga.
previous Volvo ?
A nice loop of just under 25km with a mixture of
• Would it get brittle, start crackling and explode
everything thrown in – plantations, fireroads,
sitting atop my car in the hot sun, scattering the
singletracks, long climbs and a finale downhill back
to the cars. other components all over the highway ?
I loaded my new carbon toy onto the roof carrier and • Imagine my fork, handlebar and all flying into the
glanced up at the sky. By now the sun was blazing with air and then zooming into the rear windscreen of
all its might. Some big questions sprang into my mind. the car ahead!

• Would my cranks spin sideways into the window
of the car travelling on the lane next to me ?
• Would the front wheel roll down my front hood
while the rear one down my boot and then slam
into the car behind ?
Photos by Yellow Manta & Ng Chee Hoong

The Week That Was – M + D Sunday ride 21 Nov 2010
Wild and exaggerated thoughts no doubt but
they were honestly in my mind as I drove in
the hot sun to Huat Kee for our obligatory
meal of tilapia fish after every ride in the
Semenyih/Broga area where the bike will be
left to cook in the hot sun for another hour or
two again!
May be I’m spooked by all the ‘horror’ stories
about carbon frames. Already I was told (and
confirmed by the official website) long term
clamping of the frame with the Thule 591
carrier is not recommended. Which was why I
had to spend more money to buy a fork
mounted 561 carrier instead. What’s next?
Downhill too it handles very well, despite the fact
that I got the ‘ON’ and ‘OPEN’ settings of the Fox
Do I sound like I regret getting a carbon RP23 all mixed up last weekend! I had turned the
frame? Propedal lever to ‘OPEN’ position when in fact I
was looking for firmer pedalling on the hills and
>> No way, nothing can be further from that. I love the did the opposite on the descents! Yet the bike
ride of the new rig, partly because it weighs 5 lbs less handled well in both instances. So imagine if I get
than my Nomad but mostly for the efficiency and it correct next ride ….
different ‘feel’ of the carbon frame while climbing.
Well, may be as Gerard put it, we should just
allocate a 5‐year life cycle to the carbon and if it
lasts beyond that, then it’s a bonus! Meanwhile
just go out and ride the heck out of it.
See you in Plentong this weekend!

The Week That Was – Sepang Jamboree 2010
The Flat P(l)ains of Sepang by Adrian Ng
Crackling thunders and lightning on Saturday night gave
such comfort of a dry ride last Sunday. Not to mention the
wet roads as we got our butts out of bed at freaking 4am to put
foot to pedal in a terrain of race cars and airplanes...the general
impression being that Sepang, is relatively flat.
Come on guys, just because we use the term "flat as a
runway" in certain pub situations whilst window shopping the
eye candy that go past, it certainly doesn't mean that.
When our MTB buddy Winston Slowcow is part and parcel of a
recce across 42km's of oil palm plantation, easy was just
something that I had to take with a ladle of salt. Robots don't
recce easy terrain....
Late as we usually are, we started in front of the starting line, no
reason to push ourselves to the back. Come late and be at the
front...what a concept. We were the epitome of mountain “I could imagine one of those
bikers, a great example to the kids, on our mountain bikes, our Starship Trooper propaganda ads...
12 packs stressing the little button that holds our shorts
together, smoke puffing our through our nostrils. "Ride a mountain bike!!”
Besides, we all have our own “It's OK to be fat,
personal NOS buttons that
drink beer and
allows us to activate our
energizer bunny legs into a smoke lots of
1000rpm spin and fart cigarettes...who
routine that propels us to wants to live forever
some ridiculous elevation in a
anyways !!"
ridiculously short period of
time. It's the beer, junk food,
and cigarettes that fuel this...
shhh... don't tell
anyone. Shame it only
works once!
Aside from the initial 4km's of road riding
In any regards with all the around the race track, the trails were rolling,
cameras flashing at the start up, down, up, down, up, down, up
line, I reckon a beer can in down....getting dizzy yet? Nicely canopied for
the other hand would've most of it, however the unfortunate
made cover of Cycling Asia event of rain...made the trail somewhat
next month. Oh but it was a slippery and muddy.
4x4 Jamboree as well, so
yeah we fitted quite well in, It was rather interesting being able to do a
minus three tires, an engine, power slide on a mountain bike.....not too
and what looks like a tin shed much fun for the guy behind you though as
sitting on a steel frame. I found out :p Sorry, mate.
The Week That Was – Sepang Jamboree 2010
At around the 26km mark,

Elhan started cramping and
just to make sure he didn't feel
left out, I decided to cramp
also.
Hey, that's what friends are
for. Even Alvin felt it, and
called to say that he was
cramping...see we are ride
buddies, we feel you !!
“The remainder of the ride was a We just felt that we needed to cramp more...just not
enough cramping...so we agreed to go back our cars
ride / walk / yoko yoko
and whip each other silly instead....er...ok...it wasn't
meant to sound like that, but as we arrived to the car
.... ride / walk / yoko yoko.”
early, signed out, I decided that cold beer and pizza
That was repeated a few more times (I lost was a much better option whilst waiting for everyone
count) until we got to the last check point. else to finish.

Did I mention that the pizza was fresh hot oven
Here we were sooooooo disappointed at not
being allowed into the final part of the trail after cooked...and I did mention cold beer right?
receiving the 4th sticker. We had missed the All in all, the marshals did a superb job, trail marking
check point by 30mins. As Elhan and I cramped was amazing...i only got lost once because I was too
across the highway, we were cursing that we busy checking out some chick's bike....er..yeah, I did
had come all this way, and we couldn't go on say bike. Well done guys, looking forward to another
cramping for another 4 to 5km's of muddy event from you. Perhaps since you did a joint event
grassy hills. with the 4x4 guys, where were the GT Queens?
That
would've been a
good excuse to sell
more beer and
crap that we don't
need at the
carnival... boys and
their toys eh....

Thumbs up guys!
Photos by Adrian Ng, Andy Lee & Pauline Tan

Weekday T + G rides

TUESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL – TAMAN TUN

(INTERMEDIATE AND ABOVE ONLY – PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE REASONABLY FIT)

Ride distance: 25km (TTDI – Damansara Heights – TTDI)
Time: 8.30pm (check in 15mins before) COMPULSORY TAIL LIGHTS
Meeting place: In front of KSH (Taman Tun Dr Ismail) FOR ALL NIGHT RIDERS
Contact person: Shang (016 209 2999) / Amanda (012 659 3838)

NO HELMUT, NO RIDE
Rules of Road Riding – T + G

Change positions correctly Rules of Road Riding By The Don

‐ Slower moving traffic stays to the left; faster traffic to the right. Never
overtake on the left of the group!

‐ Pass slower moving vehicles on the right; announce your intention to do
so

Announce hazards
‐ Most cyclists do not have a full view of the road while riding in a group

‐ Announce potholes and other hazards so others can avoid them
‐ Call out the hazard and point down to it, either left or right. No need to
yell like a maniac tho.
Watch for traffic from the rear
‐ The last rider should frequently check for overtaking cars
‐ Announce "car back" clearly and loudly
‐ It is also helpful to announce "car up" on narrow roads or when riding
two abreast
Watch out at intersections
‐ Leader should announce slowing or stopping at intersections, if necessary
‐ Cyclists should not follow others through intersections without first
looking for themselves
‐ Each cyclist is responsible for checking cross traffic; if you must stop, Practise Good Peloton Etiquette
signal ‐ Everyone in the peloton has to contribute to the workload. That means taking
Leave room for cars your fair share of pulls at the front. It’s ok to do shorter pulls, especially if you
‐ On narrow road or during climbs, leave space between every three or are tired. Just do a token pull, indicate and pull off to the right & back after
four riders you’ve established it is safe to do so.
‐ Motorists will utilize the shorter passing intervals to pass the group ‐ When you go to the front, always keep a constant & steady speed. Do not
‐ Good relations with motorists is the responsibility of every cyclist. accelerate or show how fast you are. It is not a race, moron!
Remember, we share the roads with others; it’s not our Grandfathers’ ‐ Typically everyone climbs at their own pace. So after a climb, recover &
road. regroup before setting off again.
Stop off road ‐ Do not pull too long at the front. Always reserve some energy
‐ When stopping for mechanicals or regrouping, always move clear off the Ride single file
road ‐ It is illegal in some areas to ride more than two abreast. Avoid doing this.
‐ Always indicate you are stopping with your right hand asking them to ‐ In our country, the roads are narrow and winding. It is better to ride single
overtake you on the right. filed in this case, unless it is safe to ride a double pace line.
l i ld ffi i h d
Spare Wheels Project

Your friends have heard you rant about the drops and Boon Foo has recently offered his assistance to put together a few hard tails, and
the endos and have seen the breathtaking scenery together with what we have now, we should be able to cater for height ranging from
from your flickr, Facebook and not to forget the fridge Snow White's pals to the Yang Mings who want to give this ago.

door photos.
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
They finally want to get off their bum and join you for a
ride. Take note that there will be a $15.00 charge to cover expenses such as ferrying the
ride but running behind you, sitting on your top tube or bike around (only if you are riding with us), washing it and of course its ongoing
dinking them are probably not the best ways for them maintenance.
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
Rob (012 6191 308) /
village…er…never mind. They've been ridden a lot.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL US AT THE 11th HOUR ASKING FOR A BIKE. ALLOW 2 DAYS NOTICE

Guidelines to Mountain Bike Trail Etiquette

FROM VARIOUS SOURCES IN RELATION TO SHARED TRAILS AND NON BIKE SPECIFIC TRAILS.

PERSONAL SAFETY

1. Wear a brain bucket (yes..that’s a helmet) whenever you ride.
2. Do not travel into remote areas without informing others

3. Ride within your capabilities. Ensure that if you want to push your limits, your buddies are around to support you.
4. Know your bike and bring the necessary/essential spares.

RIGHT OF WAY IN RELATION TO OTHERS (NON RIDERS)

1. Give way to non motorised trail users, i.e. hikers, horse riders, because people judge all cyclist by my actions.
2. Give way to motorised trail users, i.e. motor cross bikes etc, because generally we will end up worse off in a an accident.

3. Alert others when approaching. Get a bell, or “Excuse me” works quite well.

RIGHT OF WAY IN RELATION TO OTHER RIDERS.
4. Riders have the right of way. If you are pushing your bike, leave the riding line open for others to go past.
5. Rider up hill has the right of way.
6. Allow faster riders to past

SPEED
1. Approach turns and bends in anticipation that there’s someone there.
2. Make your presence know when approaching someone or any turns.

IMPACT ON THE TRAIL
3. Leave the wildlife and fauna alone. Magic mushrooms are bad for you.
4. Stay on designated trails and avoid destroying vegetation if possible
5. Don’t take short cuts over/around technical sections. If you can’t ride it, walk it.
6. Learn how to use your front brakes so that you minimise skidding your rear wheel. If you refuse to learn, then ride only in bike parks where people are
paid to maintain the trails.
7. Do not litter. Take out whatever you take in.
8. Practise minimal impact riding, take only photos and memories with you.

FUN
9. You are to have loads of fun, talk lots of cog, and make good friends on your ride.
10. Develop of sense of humour. Some people say it’s good for the soul.

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