she’s not here

Sunday, 23 March 2008 5:37 pm by noel
posted in cycling, mine

its the holy week. people are out of the city. there’s very little traffic on the streets.
and she’s not here.
its tiring walking alone. bordering on boring. the pace gets unbearably slow.
because she’s not here.
it feels like i’m stranded. others pass me by. but i tread on.
even if she’s not here.
i look forward to the day [...]

karera sa luneta

Monday, 18 February 2008 3:55 pm by noel
posted in cycling, people, places

yesterday was pretty unusual for me. i had to wake up early on a sunday to help out lito man the rudy project booth at the first leg of the 2008 hitachi national grand prix criterium race in luneta. he rarely asks for favors so why the heck not? that’s a no brainer. its a [...]

fixie gift of sorts

Friday, 8 February 2008 9:07 am by noel
posted in cycling

a friend of mine, felix, sent me a fixie. well, he sent a picture of a fixie. sneaky devil. the bike in the photo does look pretty cool. its from alta bikes of norway (i think). their site is cool (and hilarious) too! take a peek.
let’s see… €665 plus tax plus shipping from norway… wait, [...]

moa ride 0127

Sunday, 27 January 2008 1:13 pm by noel
posted in cycling, people, places

i rode to moa (mall of asia) this morning for a little meet up at seattle’s best. there were a lot of cyclists along roxas boulevard as well as walkers and joggers as is usual for a sunday in manila. the drivers were happily accomodating. its only on sundays afterall.
unfortunately, also saw an accident at [...]

4k ride

Friday, 25 January 2008 9:53 am by noel
posted in cycling

despite the fact that i felt a little sick this morning, i took a 4k ride to mendiola and back. i had to. my son needed a change of clothes for practice.
this gave me an opportunity to test the velo 8. nice little gadget for the price but i wouldn’t really trust the [...]

project fixie: the list revisited

Sunday, 13 January 2008 10:56 pm by noel
posted in cycling

its been a while since my last post about my fixie/ss project and since its a new year, i think its time i revisited it. there have been some improvements but, as expected, things are a little slow due to either lack of funds or the absence of fixed gear parts.
the begging list:

road frame (*1)
fixedgear [...]