Ronda Riadah 06/2012

Short updates on our Wednesday's session:

We cycled to Anjung, Nusajaya! We were using the same route featured in the earlier post.

Some like Shahriman, Saidan and Suhaimi (3S) started from IRDA office. While the rest - Safuan, Atfina, Afiq and myself, parked our cars near at Muhd Noor's shop Nur Ikhsan Trading. 

Our pit stop was of course Anjung for dinner. We had delicious Chinese fried rice (with an affordable price) from Anjung's Yong Tau Fu shop.

We'll update further later. 

Ronda Riadah 05.5/2012

Perkembangan terkini aktiviti berbasikal kelab ICC pada minggu ini:

Semalam kami mengadakan sesi ronda dan riadah 5.5/2012 menggunakan laluan SS1, laluan yang biasa kami gunakan untuk ke Stulang Laut. Walaupun hanya 8 orang sahaja yang memeriahkan aktiviti berbasikal santai, sesi kali ini tetap menyeronokkan.

Antaranya ialah Iskandar Sabri Rahmat (tegar) , Safuan Yusof (veteran tegar), Emes Mukhris Mohd Mokhtar (tegar), Suhaimi Mohd Salleh (hiper & tegar),  Mohd Afiq Ibrahim (tegar), Mohammad Fairuz Bazin (ahli baru - boleh tahan), Hamdan Naemon (ahli baru - boleh tahan) dan Nor Azyyati Ismail (separuh tegar).

Seperti biasa, kami berhenti di salah sebuah kedai makan di Stulang Laut (iaitu Talam Seafood - agak mahal. 3 bintang sahaja) untuk melepaskan lelah dan dahaga serta mengisi perut yang kosong setelah membakar kalori selama setengah jam dari pejabat IRDA ke Stulang Laut.

Berdasarkan aplikasi Cyclometer yang diguna pakai oleh Iskandar Sabri Rahmat, purata kelajuan berbasikal adalah pada kadar 20.12 km/h. Patutlah rasa cepat sampai di lokasi Stulang Laut sebab lebih laju sedikit daripada kebiasaan.

Kami juga terserempak dengan beberapa orang kawan-kawan sekerja di atas jalan yang memberikan sokongan moral dengan membunyikan hon mereka. Kami cuma mampu membalas baik dengan membunyikan loceng (kring!) dan mengangkat tangan. Terima kasih kawan-kawan!

Sila gunakan hashtag #irdacyclists di laman sosial seperti Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, dll untuk menunjukkan sokongan anda.

Seperti biasa, komen anda amat dialu-alukan. 

Ronda Riadah Makan 05/2012

Another cycling session was held last night. Although the rain was pouring before that, it gradually stopped by the time we were ready for our ride.

This time it was super fun as we welcomed another new member, Norshahfinaz Abu Tazar. We thought she would not make it last night but she came in the end.

To Shahfinaz: welcome aboard, girl! She owns a Merida roadie for quite a while, only that she rarely uses it. Perhaps her roadie could be dust-less from now on. Her performance as the newcomer is not that bad, we would say. We aim to attract more female members of IRDA to join the club.

We also applauded Engku Ahmad Kamel for being able to catch up with the younger troop who left for cycling much earlier than him. Do note he was using the same route as the rest before reaching Dataran Bandaraya JB to join us for light dinner.

Apart from Engku and Shahfinaz, among the members attended this session were: 1. Fadzil Abdul Hamid; 2. Muhamad Saidan Sanib; 3. Suhaimi Mohd Salleh; 4. Iskandar Sabri Rahmat; 5. Emes Mukhris Mohd Mokhtar; 6. Safuan Yusof; 7. Mohd Afiq Ibrahim, and, 8. Nor Azyyati Ismail. Total: 10.

While waiting for Engku, we did our usual deed - pose for the camera

The usual smiley faces of ours with Shahfinaz in pink shirt

Since we have the new member, our chosen route was less complicated though we cycled quite the same distance of 21km like the previous ones with an average speed of 17.63 km/h. The next short term goal that we consensusly have in mind is to achieve at least 20 km/h. More ride outings to be organised for this later on.

The route used was the one from IRDA office (Jln. Skudai) - Jln. Thompson - Kolam Air - Jln. Sg. Chat - Dataran Bandaraya - Jln. Abu Bakar - Jln. Ayer Molek - Jln. Dato Dalam - Jln. Abdullah Ibrahim - Jln. Trus - Persiaran Tun Sri Lanang - back to Jln. Skudai.

We concluded our outing by having a photography session of the new batch of ICC except for Muhammad Saidan Sanib who actually just bought the Scott Sports roadie.

Applause to them

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Ronda Riadah Makan 04/2012

Last night was another weekly session of our Ronda Riadah Makan. We cycled using the new route SS3 (Anjung Nusajaya) with a total of 10 participants, the biggest session ever (more to come).


Emes (already an accomplished cyclist!) is the latest additional to our soon-to-be growing cycling club.   After a few weeks of persuasion attempts, he finally agreed to bring his Giant bicycle from Putrajaya to JB as to solely cycle with us.

1. Engku Ahmad Kamel
2. Fadzil Abdul Hamid
3. Mohd Shahriman Mohd Sodari
4. Muhamad Saidan Sanib
5. Suhaimi Mohd Salleh
6. Iskandar Sabri Rahmat
7. Abd Halim Mohd Nor
8. Nor Azyyati Ismail
9. Emes Mukhris Mohd Mokhtar
10. Mohd Afiq Ibrahim (Azie's fiancé)

Fadzil, Halim, Emes and Engku posing at the Horizon Hills Interchange

According to my trip computer, we cycled a total distance of 21km with an average speed of 19km/h. This time, I used an iPhone application called Cyclemeter - the accuracy is quite astonishing. However, because I neglected to "stop" the clock when we arrived at the destination, the average speed and cycle time became inaccurate. You can view the route yesterday by clicking HERE.

Candid scene when we arrived at Anjung Nusajaya

This time, most of us started from Jalan Rawa, Taman Perling, at Muhd Noor's shop Nur Ikhsan Trading where a few of us bought our bicycles from. Muhd Noor was also planning to cycle last night, but his group planned to start at 9:30pm (we finished our ride at 10pm).

IRDA Cyclists Club obligatory formal pose (1)

2 of us, namely Shahriman and Saidan, started their ride from our office in Danga Bay. They had to cross an additional 3 bridges (6 if you count the return trip) and that feat certainly deserves our respect. Salute!

IRDA Cyclists Club obligatory formal pose (2)

The ride last night was a bit more challenging than the previous rides as there were more slopes throughout the route. Nevertheless, we all enjoyed the challenge and ride. The cool night air rushing past through us, hearing the wind whistle, the pedalling through flyovers brings a sense of achievement and bliss for us all!

We will be doing another feature post on another cyclist today, so stay tuned!

ICC Featured Cyclist: Fadzil (BMC)

Since the update on our next cycling journey is next week, we decided to post a feature story on one of our cyclists - the ICC President, Fadzil Abdul Hamid with his brand new bicycle.

His bicycle is a Swiss made BMC Sportelite SE01. The SE01 is a Mountain Bicycle, and it features 3 front chainrings and a 10 sprocket rear cassette for a possible 30 gear ratios.

Fadzil's BMC Bicycle

Shimano Deore shifters and hydraulic brake levers

Bright LED Lighting for a safer night ride

Cateye Rapid 5 for improved rear visibility

Scor seat

Rock Shox XC32 TK fork

Shimano SLX rear derailleur

Continental Race King MTB tyres

SixSixOne Recon helmet

Here is the video recording of the interview session with Fadzil earlier, sharing his experience in cycling. The story of him witnessing his friend crashing behind a taxi, subsequently plunging into the backseat of the taxi is really one of a kind. I mean, who has that kind of experience right?

Iskandar Malaysia has started encouraging its friends and citizens to consider utilising bicycles as a cleaner, greener, and healthier way of getting around the city and residential areas.

We should start asking ourselves, "Why not?". At least, we can help contribute in helping the environment to be more sustainable, and making the world a better place to live. Though it may seem nothing much, a small personal contribution, will definitely make a big difference when start doing it collectively. Additionally, it will also benefit your life by adapting your lifestyle into a healthier one.

The government's support also plays a vital role for the change. Hence, this is why IRDA is initiating its first step towards that, in line with our constantly hailed office slogan - Work Life Balance.

There will be more featured stories about our club members and their bicycles, so please continue to visit our humble blog. 

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