Kiara Ride 22nd MARCH 2015 Ride Report:-
For those of you who are familiar with Kiara, you will know
this particular trail which everyone refers to as the Twin Peaks. Now,
you can access this trail from the X-Road where tons of mountain bikers
normally converge for a break after energy-zapping and the most intense
of rides, for instance, up the 2K from the end of the Magic Circle,
which is the new extended end of Magic Carpet. Which is preceded by the Coronary
Bypass, Overtime and the Office. Now, don’t get too confused
here with all these fancy names, they are just mountain bikers’ way of ensuring
that their buddies/spouse/girlfriends/boyfriends have a reference point in case
they go missing inside the magical hills of Kiara.
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| Kiara Wildlife |
We at PCC Mud & Dirt are no different and we look
forward to the “commercial breaks” at the X-Road so as to feast our eyes
on things other than just mud, sand, dried leaves, branches, fresh falls,
roots, rocks, gullies, monkeys, soiled
bottoms and whatnots. You know, people always say to ride Kiara, you cannot
afford even a moment’s lapse in concentration lest you fly instead of ride. So
these commercial breaks do make a lot of sense and provide our eyes with a much
needed relief. Boy, are we glad that Kiara is a multi-use place with so many
SYTs indulging in their sport of hiking or jogging here. Last Sunday was no
different and a number of commercial breaks were called out, one even at the
end of Magic Circle when this SYT came jogging by as we were mounting to take
on 2K.
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| SYT Spotting exercise. |
Now, why twin peaks you may ask. For me I see many peaks.
Well, to me at least, each point where I stop to catch my breath on the way up
is a peak. And mind you, I used to encounter at least 2 of such peaks before I
even get to the Tokong. Which for sure is not the highest peak. At least
2 more to go I would say. But to me Tokong
is a benchmark. This is where most riders will stop to take a breather. After
all the next peak is the old entry to Janice’s Addiction which our
wrench Teres will never cease to tell you is the HQ of all the mozzies that you
can find in Kiara. Better to rest here at the Tokong than be eaten alive. Also
at the Tokong, considerate folks have put in place fallen logs that make for
good seats. Great to grab some qi gong meditation to recharge whilst waiting
for your buddies to catch up. And last Sunday a lady who looked suspiciously
like a hakka moi decided to join me. I was later told by Choy that she goes by
the nick of ‘Bing’. You know, as in Fan Bing Bing and Li Bing Bing, famous
actresses from China. Not Jar Jar Bing, of Star Wars fame. So now I know we
have in our midst a Hew Bing Bing. But truth be told, she doesn’t need any qi
gong. All she needs ( and Choi! will vouch for it ) is to move her butt further
behind.
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| Release gradually... That's how you fart covertly. |
So why is Tokong a benchmark? Well, fact is back when I was
riding a GT I-Drive, I always needed at least 2 breaks before I could
reach it. And that was starting from the X-Road itself. Now after much
poisoning from the TLNs ( concocted from a hakka word – ti lin ngong ), I got
meself a titanium hardtail 650b last year. I’m not sure if it’s the bigger
wheels or what but the fact that it weighs only 22lbs certainly plays a big
part in my being able to ride all the way up to that Tokong without taking a
breather! And that is starting the climb all the way from Snake &
Ladder, mind you. And now with my latest N+1 full susp 650b, I too was
wondering if I could repeat the feat...
Teres, you there? He would tell you I
screwed up at the very last moment.
Anyway, back to the Tokong. Our flow of qi was finally
interrupted by the arrival of our most improved biker, Jesse who shooed Bing
Bing away to take his rightful place on the log. At that juncture, we could
tell that our friend, though breathless and pale, was most intent on
finishing the ride as soon as possible so that he could get back to his newly
acquired DNA collecting device then charging in his car. Our fear now is
whether his passion for mountain biking will diminish with his newfound toy and
lose his most improved rider status…
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| Happy boy Jesse... |
Anyway to cut the story short, suffice to say that the rest
of the ride for Jesse was purely a
manifestation of the one and only kind of motivation that would keep him going
up the Twin Peaks, climb even more hills as we ventured off to Devi’s Corner in
Desa Hartamas for 100+, and tackle Plan C, Wasteland and Barakuda.
It’s like a little boy who has been promised a trip to Toys’ R’ Us. But for
sure he declined our final offer of Lungbuster in Reverse as he needed
to hurry back to the car. Understandable.
Great ride. For the first time ever, Crazy KC actually
completed an entire ride in Kiara. No scooting off ¾ way like he was prone to
before. Must be the latest N+1 bike too.
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| Huge snake spotted in Kiara. |
Oh by the way before I forget, Vincent Chin got spooked by a
2-incher when he took a pee and tried to impress us with “Can You Spot It?’
pictures and videos of what was supposed to be a big snake. We couldn’t
spot the snake but Gerard did. Hmmmm………..
Ride Report courtesy of YELLOW MANTA.
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