Woot. Had my 2nd overnight cycling this year. It was pretty great.
Fellow riders: Shiwei, Royston, Jinhui, Muihian. I guess, riding with more people I know this time round, made the journey more meaningful and fun.
We started at 1015pm, and ended at 0715am.
Happenings:
1. The crashes by Jinhui :(.. and the unimaginable distance he walked with the F-ed up bike, but also the extent of his improvement by the 2nd half. I guess on-the-road cycling for long hours proves to be great training.
2. Supper-stop at Rochor Beancurd, just 1.5hours after flagoff.
3. Transvestites at Orchard??
4. Almost wanted to enter the expressway tunnel(!!!!!)
5. After dropping by DHS, where the roads were empty and deserted at Meyer, we became kings of the roads--flouting rules/cutting lanes/riding in opposite road directions/stopping and chitchatting on the road etc. It was a total freedom.
6. The many impromptu rest points. One of which at Katong Shopping Centre bus stop, where we had some good laughs over chats about secondary school.
7. Did a small portion of the Sundown route and realised how much the route sucked and the fact that I'm gonna complete those unimaginable undulating slopes in a week's time................................
8. Nevertheless, the park connectors were decent and led me to quiet places I've never quite seen.
9. Anymore? Fellow riders: do add on.
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We did quite a considerable distance, more than what I had done a few months ago, and so I felt this was fulfilling. Much kudos to Shiwei's directions and route-plannings. And cycling the park connectors made me quite impressed with how Shiwei does that route when running.
It was fun and I'm glad I didn't miss it. Yes, though physically, it was a butt-splitting experience, but other than that, the other takeaways were positive.
人生是黑白的.
11:59 PM <3
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