This was a last minute ride decided upon by the old folks on Saturday. Which explains why there was no ride invite posted prior to this. The original plan was to do the Sungai Buaya Hash run. At the last moment, the old folks realised arthritis might not help doing a 32km ride on a Sunday morning. So, sms's went flying out on Saturday. Riders expected 4. 11 came on Sunday. Turns out we had more young arthritic riders within the group than suspected.
Sunday morning came, 11 old donkeys showed up for Kiara run. As usual, the Korean was again democratically elected to lead the ride into Kiara:-Which is another way of saying no one wanted to decide which trail to go to. The rest followed like lemmings.
Usual suspect. Started with The Office. Watched Krankster slipped on an anthill. Waved me to ride on, gaves him the thumbs up. Saw Bulldozer rubbing his elbow. Exit Office, off we went into the tarmac. Took a short break at the entrance of Magic Carpet. Ride on. Under the tree. Watched Krankster slip on a tree root. Gave him another thumbs up. Up and about. Exited at the tarmac at the bottom of 2k. Met the long elusive Tehnichi. Chit chat. Hellos said. Out from the bush popped the KSH smilling devil (some call him Leong ) on his 29er. More hellos said. Chased the devil away with a twig. Up and away we went. Into 2K out at the cross junction.
Took another break at the Cross Junction. More chit chat. Bulldozer came out with mud on his jersey. Seems he caught those on a tree trunk. Not the ground. I wonder how mud can get so high up on a tree. Did i mention the mud stain was on his shoulder? Stranger things have happen. Krankster was smilling to everyone. In fact, he was smilling too much. Ok. Take note.
Into 2K again, headed towards Mission now. Followed behind Krankster and the Manta. Another slip from Krankster. This time, the front wheel gave way. Overtook him. Manta gave him a worried look. Waved the Manta on. Up and down the Mission. Exited at the tarmac. Regroup. Out came Kranster smilling. This time with mud on his jersey as well.
" Now, what happen to you?"
"Got caught by a tree. More like got stuck on it after failing to clear it at the switchbacks."
More grinning.
Saddle up. Tarmac towards Lower Short says the leader. All 11 started cranking on command. After 500 meters Krankster stopped the back 5 riders.
" Hey look!!. That a huge green snake trying to climb the fence."
All 5 had a good peek at the snake. It was a really green snake. Krankster was very happy we agreed it really is a Green Snake. Snake was pretty pissed having so many donkeys staring at him. Bulldozer wonder aloud if its true that consuming fresh snake blood help reduce joint pain. In his case, his left elbow. I parked myself between him and the snake. Was a wee bit worried for the little fella. Picked up a stick just in case.
Climb climb. Up to the junction of Upper and Lower short. Manta insisted on having Another Break. He must have his dose of apple and buns. Well, it is true that sugar level is important for old folks. No arguements there. You can get a wee bit dazed and senile when the glucose level goes low. Krankster is grinning again. Bulldozer continues to rub his left elbow. More intensely now.
Into Lower Short we go. Krankster high sided himself on the entry. Caught a tree stump.More grinning. Bulldozer still insisted the mud on his jersey did not come from the ground. Ok. Off we went. Came out form Lower Short and continued into Barracuda. Single track till the Bridge at Wasteland. Saw the Manta ride over it. Well done. Continued to the tarmac drop off. The bit that annoys almost all the old folks. They cant quite agree how many degrees the drop off is. Or how many roots there is. Or why Bulldozer continues to rub himself in full view of the public.
Unker Danny rode the drop off. Up to the lip, up and over. Smooth like butter. Watching Danny ride down, Tan Sri Bok made a sound like a rabbit being castrated. The Leader looked like he got wet. The rest decided it was smarter to just walk it and argue on the actual gradient from the bottom up. Better view it seems. Took another break.
Into Plan C the leader decided. Came back out and continued into Boulder and off towards Wasteland again. Krankster caught another tree stump. Manta rode the bridge again. Impressive. It is a wonder how much a bun can help you. Up into the exit of Barracuda. Sky started growling, Could hear thunder in the distance. Tan Sri Bok whimpered like a rabbit again. He sugguested it was probably best to go explore the Nasi Goreng next to KSH instead. Leader looked like he was getting an anal probe done. Thunder roared again. Ok... Group decides that Tan Sri was probably right. Leader gets vetoed out from going to Twin Peaks. No luck this time around for the leader. Off to Nasi Goreng we went. Tan Sri made the same sound again, this time with a little hop.
Summary.
This ride disclosed many ahidden things in all the riders. Some traits puts a smile on your face, others plain disturbing. I present my case. Krankster for one is suffering from Clumsy Grinning Donkey Syndrome. Who can fall over 8 times in a ride and still get up smilling? He probably found find all the tree stumps in Kiara with his pedals last Sunday. That is not an easy feat i tell you. On the other hand, Manta for sure is on some sort of drugs. Note:- Please check the content of his buns.Suspicious. Tan Sri Bok sounds like a little moose when excited. Note:- Check underneath. Bulldozer is right handed. Yet his LEFT Elbow is over utilized.He claims has knife cut like pain in his elbow. Which he explains is why he rubs himself so often. He also claims he goes straight to sleep. Never to masterbed. Hmmm... I stopped at asking him how many times he goes to masterbed. I did mention the bit about being disturbing right?
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| Nasi Goreng Thai |
One thing i can tell you for sure though. The Nasi Goreng Thai i had is excellent. Try it when you are next to KSH. Manta was offended when i did not feed him some. Thats how good the Nasi Goreng was. Try not to get a heart seizure when the bill comes. Its Rm8 a pop...
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