Trail FRIM via Sg Buloh

After suboh, Farid Cakar Harimau and I met at Bon Harimau Belang's house. As planned today's ride will be held at FRIM. It just 3 of us from Klang and we take off at 0645hrs, convoyed to Sg Buloh using NKVE and PLUS highway. By 0730hrs, we have arrived at Pusat Kawalan Kusta Negara. Followed by Hisham and his 21 years old sidekick; and later Anat of Alam Impian.

Hisham lead the pack, while Bon as helmet video guy and Anat as sweeper aka ride's cameraman. Every bikes were set and all riders were ready, so lets the ride begin.

The trail from PKKN will be crossing the historic wards of Hospital Kusta, the Cured Kusta Settlement which now has transform to lovely floral nurseries. Ahead is in the making of Fakulti Pergigian of UiTM and small kampung before we entered to FRIM area.

UiTM branch of Sg Buloh

The entrance has served us with long climb, not so hard but quite tough. This first climb had claimed lot of my power and degrade my energy level somehow. An advice and reminder to myself next time, please warm up!! I am not the one who struggle the climb, some of the rest also. I've conclude, that this pack could be separate into 2 sub groups, hard and tough.

First stop after the big climb. 

From left Hisham's sidekick, kudean, hisham, bon, farid

We continued the ride with moderate climb and downhill to the bottom of Steroid Hill. Before we reach the spot, we were stopped by the FRIM Ranger for entry fee. It is RM3/bike. It is more than reasonable and worth. By paying the fee we have contribute to save and maintain the reservoir and inherit the forest to our next generation. The ranger had inform us that FRIM will organize an jamboree in June and invite us to join the event.

Mobile ranger counter. Efficient and flexible.

Steroid Hill is a must climb to conquer if you ride in FRIM. It is almost 500 meter and about 45 degree climb. I've tried to skip this one with few excuses but none was bought by others. Second time in FRIM but my first attempt to conquer Steroid Hill. Definitely, using the lightest gear. The climb is tricky with bumpy surface. Little by little I've push the pedal. Every push become heavy to heavier. I didn't knew how long to reach the peak but I'm keep pushing till I saw the rest stopby. It is 3/4 to go. We stopped to hale some air and water. 

Bumpy surface has add another difficulty to the trail.

The trail could be continue up to Salem Hill which locate a helipad. That's another hard to die climb, only the daredevil and diehard MTB biker could ride up in one shot. The tough climb pay with excite downhill.

We managed to climb till helipad, but this helipad is for RC type.

A dilemma encounter for the pack as some were eagerly wanna ride up the Salem Hill or going down the Bukit Putus single trail. And another some just wanna get down using the chicken loop. After a short argument we decide to avoid both trails and get down using the regular trail.

On the right beyond riders' head is the trail to Salem Hill. Next time I will conquer.

But for now I wanna enjoy the thrill and excitement of downhill.

Every climb come with downhill. It is time now. This was the long downhill. Started from the bottom of Salem Hill till the bottom of Steroid Hill. The downhill was so awesome till burn almost all bikes brake. Max speed downhill touch 30.1 mph aka 48.44 kmh. The ride to Jalan Kapur are mixed of up and down the hill. It end with full adrenalin down hill of small rock trail. All of us has completed the first chapter of the FRIM ride in one piece. Now it's time for refreshment.

Enjoy and full of excitement. Introduce Anat at the center.

End of chapter one. Will be continue ..