The Humbling of the Impossible Berm And The Crossing (Updated)

Sat Night Update:

Wah leow. I did so many things today. I overcame the Impossible Berm, and I managed to finally film the wooden crossing. Isyraf, Muhd and I found a new trail at Tamp MTB park also. It includes a new fallen tree trunk obstacle which I also cleared, (but forgot to video).

After Muhd had to leave for station, Isyraf and I went to eat Tenderbest chicken rice. Nothing like half a spring chicken with lots of chicken rice to end a fruitful day. And as if that weren't enough, he tried teaching me how to overcome my fear of mounting up kerbs gracefully and with lots of finesse. He also tried to correct my trackstand. Unfortunately, these two new static skills will take time for me to learn.

And I also bought a Panaracer FIRE XC PRO 2.1" tyre to match the back one I bought yesterday. Now both tyres are red hot, and I'm $80 poorer. lol.

And on a side note, they opened Pulau Ubin's Ketam MTB park 'officially'. Haha. Its been there for 1 year+++ already, hullo?!?!

Aiyah, its going to be crowded with wannabe mountain bikers with their Scott or Trek bikes. There's one thing I notice about ppl. They may buy these Scott, Trek or Cannondale bikes, or they may talk like they know a lot about biking, but they actually don't. They're more like the east Coast park kinda ppl who show off their $3000 bikes to kiddies who may be lulled to think they're pro. And they give my bike the condescending look, just cause its from Giant. The frame my be relatively cheap, but my parts are way better than yours. And I've completed Ubin's double black diamond trail close to 10 times, 3 of which I emerged unscathed (lol.) and you haven't, so please, dun be too overconfident.

But of course, these ppl constitute a minority of ppl. Most Trek pro riders are friendly and more than happy to share their experiences and trail experience with newbies like me. Its the Scott riders who are rather full of themselves. I take my hat off to these ppl. They're nice guys.

Oh, and lastly, thanks ah Isyraf for all the guidance these few months. Without your pointers, I would still be flipping over the handlebars weekly. And without your encouragement, the Impossible Berm, The Crossing, The Logs and The Slope of Death would all just be places for me to get down and push the bike. To more fruitful and new experiences. Next stop, Bukit Timah.

I gotta stop buying stuff for my bike also. Its like an endless pursuit for perfection. I gotta save money... To buy a full suspension Trek/Specialized frame. LOL. Or should I buy a Cannondale Lefty? Its $6500. No la. I'll get a heart attack if I even drop the bike while its standing.

Sleepy ready. I talk too much. On a side note, Wrigley's chewing gum helps you stay awake. No wonder Warren Buffet recently placed his bets on the Wrigley company, cos it had "long term stability and a well established brand name" plus its nice and classic. Thanks Aud.

That's all for this week. Till the next cycling trip.

Sat Morning Update:

Went cycling with Audrey again. She really shocked me beyond belief when we finally met her 'mysterious friend' at East Coast. It was Seng Wai. What was more unbelievable was that I remembered his name, seeing as how I constantly forget people's names.

But how could I forget Seng Wai? The last time I met up with him was in sec 2. I played Magic cards against him. I lost horribly. I was still new at that time, and he was a veteran player. Furthermore, he used restricted and banned cards from an older series against my new competition abiding deck. After that day, I swore to regain my honour................

And then I grew up. Haha. Stupid Magic cards wasted my money.

Completed 70km on Sat. Read Audrey's blog for a more interesting account. She can amazingly remember every single small detail. Scholarly. Haha.

Anyways, after yesterday's trip, I slept like a bloody stone. Slept from 6p.m on Sat to 7a.m today. Haha. I only woke up to join Isyraf at Tamp MTB Park.

And today, after an exhausting trip round the Cannondale track, I managed to tackle the 'Impossible' Berm. (See video above)

I've passed that obstacle so many times but have never dared to try it cos I've always felt that I would just fall off. LOL. I'm not a physics person.

But after a demonstration and encouragement from my MTB guru, Isyraf, I went for it. Yay. Another accomplishment under my belt.

And you know what, after notching another 20km this morning at the park today I'm going for another round this afternoon with Isyraf again. My mum just called me crazy. Lol.\

But before I depart to complete new obstacles, I shall get an hour's sleep. Good day.

Oh, and I bought a red Panaracer tyre to replace my bald Michelin one. I think I'm going to replace the front one also, to balance out the colours. heh.