MAKE IT SAFE FOR CYCLING

There are many ways to make road safe for cycling in Klang Valley and elsewhere in Malaysia, among others we can have a dedicated bicycle lane on road shoulder or slow lane like what Penangites got, get it gazetted as an only bicycle lane for Saturday, Sunday and even Public Holiday. Only then, cyclists are seen and felt presence on the road by other motorists otherwise we were often being hit by other road users.

The event organiser for jamboree or fun ride can also play a major role here by giving out bumper car sticker or windscreen car sticker “Share the Road” as part of goodies to put it onto our car, so that we get the message across effectively to other road users.

Those two solutions are not exhaustive here and only temporary that possibly can be materialised towards to the safe road for cycling besides plenty of tips on how not to get hit by other vehicles on the road you will find on internet. Some useful tips how to ride safely from bicyclesafe.com as below:
• Avoid busy streets/road
• Light up
• Take the whole lane when appropriate
• Signal our turns
• Re-think music player, e.g. i-pod
• Ride as we were invisible( full explanation available in blog above)

RANGGOK DR4, MTB EVENT

Over 300 MTB riders took part on 10th Mac 2012 at Marang, Terengganu. Myself was one of them and this is my first event offroad for 2012 especially in Terengganu, away from normal event in West Coast Malaysia. MTB event was not the main event on that day, it was held in conjunction with 4 x 4 and motocross event, this is seem to be true when we were told before the flag off the distance supposed to be 30km but end up with 13.3km with 2 CP and lucky draw to be drawn only on the next day. Lack of crew and trail for the XC could be the main reason why the distance is made shorter by the organiser. The organiser had prepared medals for first 300 riders together with number of placing, this probably made riders happy and immediately gone back.

I am looking forward to have this kind of event again next year but with extra distance for MTB.


Mampeh Cycling Team..a Paka based "WhatsApp" club




..with pok Sam,from Kemaman


finished at 100th..is just a number

“FIXIES RULE” AT YELLOW RIDE LTDL STAGE 8

Approximate 300 cyclists took part Yellow Ride aka fun ride in conjunction with LTDL Stage 8 from Pekan to Chukai, Kemaman. 95% were fixies and I have seen only 5 MTB around during the ride. We rode for 15km after flag off at finishing line LTDL, round Chukai town, passing by Hospital, went thru Bukit Mentok and came back to where we started at Padang Astaka. This is the first cycling event in Kemaman I have joined since left former employer in Klang Valley and work here for new employer in early February 2012.

...awaiting flag off


...some more fixies

Hardly see MTB in Chukai and it seem cycling MTB odd things to do here, if multiply the 5 MTB that took part in Yellow Ride with factor of 5, may I conclude that only 25 MTBs are active in Kemaman. Hopefully the number would grow for the sake of their own health and active lifestyle.


meet another MTB, Burn Petrosa and Pok Sam


domestic riders of LTDL