Nite Ride – Klang Your Nite Destination

1433 Ramadhan 28 - During Ramadhan I’m limiting cycling activities to nite site and only during weekends .. Took this month advantages to closer me, myself and I to worship the Great Allah .. Allahu Akbar ..

I would like to share some nite ride memories with Rotor X Team here .. perhaps after raya we could continue the ride as per usual .. ride, ride and ride .. Some common place will look different at night.

But before you hit the road and ride .. Pls make sure you are well prepared in term of safety .. try be more visible to other motorist .. wear bright, put on light front and rear .. reflector vest is highly recommended to every riders ..

Istana Alam Shah 

The Istana at the back ..

Istana Alam Shah is the official palace of the Sultan of Selangor, located in southern Klang, the royal town of the state of Selangor, Malaysia.
The palace was built in 1905 during the rule of Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah, who was the fifth Sultan of Selangor. The Sultan went on to live in the palace for 35 years until his death in 1938. It was also here that the 7th Sultan, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, was born.
Despite the Sultan having two other official residences in Shah Alam and Putrajaya, most royal ceremonies (such as the coronation of a new Sultan) involving the Selangor royal family are held in Istana Alam Shah. - text from wikipedia.org

Royal Gallery 

Sultan Abdul Aziz Royale Gallery

Kota Bridge

Group photo of Rotor X Team on the Kota Bridge

Kota Bridge or Jambatan Kota is the first double-decked bridge in Malaysia. It is located in Klang, Selangor. It is constructed between 1958 and 1960. The bridge was officially opened in 1961 by the late Sultan of Selangor, Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah in conjunction with his coronation as the ninth Sultan of Selangor. The bridge is closed to traffic in the 1990s due to high capacity. The new Kota Bridge is located beside of the old bridge.

 Masjid Baru KLANG 

Reflection on Sungai Klang

Monument KM0

KM 0 Jalan Stesen

Monumen KM 0 ini merupakan asas pengukuran jarak Jalan Persekutuan, Laluan 5 dari Klang ke Sabak Bernam (Arah Utara) dan dari Klang ke Sepang (Arah Selatan) seperti yang telah diwartakan.

Well, these are some stops during the nite ride .. Just stop and snap .. as usual I'll put in the link to my FB Album of the particular rides .. Have a tour and comments are welcome ..

Ride - Nite2

Ride - Warm up Nite

Nite Rite - Klang > Shah Alam


Enjoy ride, be safe.

Ride > Core Island, Putrajaya

1433 Ramadhan 27 -Curi sikit masa rehat tengah hari utk entry kali nie .. masih lagik slot flashback 2011 .. Kat luar tu mendung jer .. berpanoramakan Petaling Jaya, bandar satelite bagi metropolitan Kuala Lumpur .. diselubungi kabus dan jerebu .. mmg mood suam2 ler .. insya allah umat Islam akan berhari raya pada hari ahad nanti .. paling tidak pun isnin lerrrr .. kadang2 tergelojoh jugak nak berhari raya bila dah tua2 mcm nie .. 

Date / Time : 2011 March 01, 0900hrs

Destination : Core Island Putrajaya

Route : Around the Island

   

Sebut jer Putrajaya mesti semua org tau .. klu sebut Pulau Putrajaya pasti ada yang tertanya2 .. Putrajaya tu pulau ker ? Tidak, tapi dalam Putrajaya ada sebuah pulau buatan manusia .. pulau berkenaan dikenali sebagai Core Island. Sejajar dengan nama dan peranan nyer sebagai pusat pentadbiran yang menempatkan ibu pejabat kementerian-kementerian dalam Malaysia .. klik link >> Core Island Putraya

The rides

Dengan perimeter sejauh lebih kurang 11km, laluan mengelilingi pulau amat lengang dan menyenangkan .. kire privasi la jugak ..  terasing dari laluan jalan raya utama sesuai utk berkayuh bersama keluarga .. menyajikan laluan yang luas dan mendatar di pinggir tasik melalui kuarters moden kerajaan dan beberapa taman2 rekreasi ..

Setiap kali kayuh kat sini, mesti aku parking kat tempat yang berlainan .. bukan ape saje cari variasi .. lagipun parking luas dan banyak .. antara yang jadik feveret ialah bersebelahan Masjid Sultan Mizan aka Masjid Besi .. kat Monumen Alaf Baru pun sesuai jugak .. atte mana2 la parking .. janji free dan selamat ..

Bangku kayu

Empangan Putrajaya

If you re looking for heavy and sweat ride .. this route is not for you .. but still you can find a way one to sweat your pant .. not so hard but just sufficient to tire you out and at the same time favor you with beautiful scenery .. huh .. OME !!! pls mind my english .. 

Bunga kertas aka bougainvillaea 

Tak tahu nama ..

Antara sebab aku suka kayuh sini pasal taman2 nyer .. klu malas nak kayuh pun tak jadik hal untuk membuang masa meny'enap' gambar2 bunga dan kumbang .. turun dan tolak basikal .. asik kayuh2 jer sesekali turun la pulak berjalan .. kuar jugak peluh sambil menikmati permandangan yang mendamaikan .. 

Jambatan Seri Wawasan

Rumput tepi tasik

It is an advantage for those who are working around Putrajaya area .. but the advantage are not been taken by most of the local residents .. not much to say larrr .. cycling for everyone, but not everyone want to cycle .. it is their life and their choice to live ..

if I being offering to do what i like most in this life currently .. i'll say i want to cycle around the world .. perghhh!!! even around selangor pun tak complete lagi .. nak pusing donia .. chaittt !!! but that is a big dream to achieve .. load and full my head with touring idea every time and any time any where i go .. the ideas grow .. i'm just preparing me, myself and the bike for that .. when the time comes .. insya allah

More at my FB Album - Core Island

Enjoy ride, be safe

Ride > Wetland, Putrajaya

1433 Ramadhan 26 - Alhamdulillah ada sikit kesempatan utk mencoret cuit kisah kayuhan dulu2 .. bukan lah kayuhan epik cuma kayuhan layan perasaan dan perasan .. Hmm Ramadhan pun sudah sampai ke penghujung nya .. Seruan kayuhan terpaksa diabaikan .. dahulukan mana yang penting .. ikut severity la .. kali nie nak dirakamkan sikit kayuhan comeback bersama bad .. masa tu dah putus harap dah .. tobat katanya tak nak kayuh .. tapi lepas tu .. lain plak yang jadik .. hehehehe 

Date / Time : 2011 February 12, 0900hrs

Destination : Wetland Putrajaya

Route : Wetland > IOI, Sri Perdana > Lake Club > Taman Botani

Putrajaya Wetland is among the best place to ride .. Pengalaman pertama kali kayuh kat sini memang tak dapat dilupakan .. dan ini bukan kali kedua aku kayuh kat sini .. mau berkali2 dah nie .. rase2 nyer la .. 

first time dulu Adnzee aka ABA bawak .. dia kan sifu MTB aku .. kami start kayuh dari rumah dia kat Percint 11 ke Wetland .. dia la yang kenalkan aku dgn Sydin dan FUJI tahoe comp nie .. dia ada ajar aku pasal teknik2 nak kayuh nie .. dan petik satu nama legend dlm bidang  kayuhan nie yang banyak provide tips kat internet .. tapi sapa nama ntah aku tak ingat .. dah mendiang pun .. kemalangan, basikal dirempuh oleh seorang pemandu mabuk .. laman web tu pun aku tak ingat daa ..  

salah satu tip yang diperturunkan hari tu ialah .. instead of using hadapan kaki utk tekan pedal .. kite boleh gak pakai perut kaki .. effect tekanan serta merta bertukar dari otot betis kepada otot atas peha semasa kayuhan .. sekali gus memberi kelegaan dan kerehatan pada betis .. tips nie keluaq pasal masa tu aku dah nak mengelupoq cramp dah .. terima kasih bro ..  

Some labours are removing water plants from the lake

First part of the trail is cover with batu kerikil .. actually the trail is a wetland's mentenan road .. you will find labours and workers along the road .. so no need to worries la when cycle inside .. the trail will lead till Sri Perdana .. can find out about the trail from my previous entry in 2009 .. Kayuhan Pertama barangkali Wetland, Putrajaya  . Peta ehsan dari Google .. terima kasih !!!
 

Posing at the residential jetty, at someone backyard

Wooden pavement under shade just
between the lake and the residents

Masa kayuh dgn Bad, kiterang redah jer laluan pinggir tasik belakang Sri Perdana mengunjur hingga ke Kelab Tasik Putrajaya .. Laluan seperti titi kayu tu macam khas utk resident berjogging jer nampak .. mmg nyaman dan redup kayuh sepanjang tu .. tapi awas, mungkin ada paku-paku yang terpacak keluar ..

Dock area at Putrajaya Lake Club.
Background is  Masjid Putra

The wooden pavement end at the Lake Club .. we took some times to relax and enjoy the water activity like kayak and boating there .. and definitely snap some pictures as evidence of the adventure .. no so adventure larrr .. syok2 saja kayuh ... haa .. Then from the club, we crossed over to the Taman Botani Putrajaya and take shortcut back to Wetland, where we had park the car.

Middle-east park at Taman Botani Putrajaya

Bad - a comeback ride after long brake
and then never look back  after that

This is interesting .. entah bila plak wujud taman ala2 timur tengah nie kat Taman Botani .. siap dgn kolam kat tengah laman just feel like Andalusia jerr .. perasan jer la .. Andalusia pun tak sampai lagik aku nie .. Andalas Klang ada la sampai ..

The trail provide an only challenge when
rider must ride thru the lake to cross over 

Ohhh .. mcmana plak gambar nie kuar last .. at the end of the batu kerikil road tu .. kena redah tasik sikit utk ke seberang .. dlm jarak 20 meter ada la .. tapi seram gak, pasal tak tahu ape ade kat dalam air tuh .. heheheh .. saja kasik suspen .. takde ape pun .. boleh tahan jugak dalam, tenggelam la crank tu .. citer punyer citer .. hampir 2 tahun tak ke sana la jugak .. insya allah .. ingat mau ajak si ABA ler .. kasik dia warm up basikal die tu ..

More pictures (7 keping jerrr) of the ride at my FB Album - Ride - Wetland Putrajaya .. Enjoy

End of route, be safe.

Ride > Shah Alam

1433 Ramadhan 4 - No ride yet in fasting month this year .. Even able to ride, but it will be best to spend time with other activities that make us closer to Allah .. Take advantage of what is offering to us in this sacred month .. In this ramadhan, the entry would be flashback ride in 2011 .. since i don't update this blog in 2011 ..

Date / Time : 2011 January 09, 0900hrs

Destination : SUK Shah Alam

Route : Kpg Jawa > Sg Kandis > Alam Impian > Dataran

Group photo in front of Wak Rosni's house in Kampung Sg Kandis.
From left - Kurt, Abg Wahid, Wak Rosni, Jabir, Bro Fariq and Ejat 

This was easy and lazy sunday morning ride to Shah Alam. Using the usual route Sg Kandis, Alam Impian to Dataran Shah Alam via LKSA. Less traffic but still have to pay extra attention while using highway. Some highway are discreed to cyclist due to safety issue like PLUS. It is illegal to ride the bycicle in this highway but few are aware about it. As for me all highway are not for cyclist, just for motorist. Unless there is a lane for motorcycle and bycicle like Federal, Guthrie and KESAS highway. Still there are not so safe for cyclist but at least the lane purposely for two wheelie.  



Inside SUK hill park

From Dataran Shah Alam we headed straight to SUK. SUK located on top of the hill area. Next to the SUK, at the bottom there is a small swamp area that has been developed to be a recreation park. Equiped with tarmac and betumin pavement for people to walk, jog, and cycle .. the pavement was build along to hill and go thru some bushes area, rubber tree area and link to other parks at other side of the hill. The landscap geography flat with small climb and down. It is shade along the pavement, very please to ride. But be aware of monkeys.

View SUK Park in a larger map

Enjoy ride, be safe ..

Trail > Alam Budiman > Bukit Ramlee

ALAM BUDIMAN July 01 - This trail was my favorite last time. Introduce by abg Nasir TM. Until today it still be my favorite offroad trail. Accessible from Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam and Meru, Klang. Surrounded by hills, the trail offer stages of climb from moderate to not so hard type. Means it is ride-able if you have guts. As to name here, there are Bukit Botak, Geenhill, Bukit Altantuya (+ the extension), Bukit Cempedak, the famous pineapple orchard Bukit Ramlee, Dragon Back and Kampung Budiman.

As for me, this ride is a warming up and small preparation before hit Thomson Trail, Cameron Highland scheduled on July 8th. Up to the date, this will be the 5th Edition of Thomson Trail Ride organized by KayuhBeb. Hopefully i could make it this time after miss all the rides from First till Fourth Edition. 

Greenhill - Single trail climb and downhill

After long break of offroad, it seem like I'm still able to paddle up the hill without TNT (turun and tolak). The trail is much more better than the first time I've tried it. Credit to NerdCycle and Alam Budiman riders, who's responsible to open, repair and maintain this trail. 

Downhill lead to the gate of the dam 

Climb at Bukit Altantuya

Bukit Altantuya's climb start with tarmac road. The road had been claimed by nature from left and right of the side. Quite tough but if started with the correct gear it won't be a problem paddle up to the top. Gear pondan? Not a necessary. I'll save if for other climb if needed.

One of the check point that offer a nice view

Downhill to main road

Downhill sound exciting. But it also offer something to remember. As an senior(not to mention old) rider, I always put safety in front of all. Better slow than sorry. Admit there is some ketaq sense while get down of the hill.

Gems of Bukit Ramlee

The pineapple of Bukit Ramlee is so sweet. After all the climbs and sweats, it pays when you have a slice of it. But one slice never enough. A plate of them also won't be enough. Other than this, Bukit Ramlee offer the a special Jumbo Pineapple Cincau juice to all riders who could make it to the top. It kind of trophy or reward to taste it.

Group photo - it compulsory for next 'visa' application

Get back to Alam Budiman thru Dragon Back, Jalan Paip and Kampung Budiman. Almost 5 hours easy ride to complete the route. Started at 8am and finished at 1pm. After this ride, a conclusion of my current performance overall are still - OK. But mindset must be find tune before the ride.

Enjoy ride, be safe.

P/S : TT5 Appearance - absence

WitWit and Papa

WitWit is the shortened version of the phrase "What is That, What Is That" this is when referring to an extremely ugly or weird looking person. My sweet WitWit It's been a long time I didn't update this blog.   Busy myself with nothing.  Just live my life with the family, the never finish works and assignments, and unplanned rides. Rides ?!!  There are some rides made along the year. But they were only solo and small rides. No Jamborees, No Touring and No Events rides attended in 2011. Ramadhan is around the corner. July 20th perhaps. During Ramadhan maybe there will be less ride along the fasting month. Will take that opportunity to write about the past rides. Insya allah.

New Born Rider

Dean Bike Diaries and Rotor X team are welcoming a New Born Rider aka Heart Breaker to the world of MTB.

Qayyim Darwiss Khursaini

My precious mystic.

End of Year, New Year, New Begin