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Bike ride@ Taman Pertanian Negara ,Shah Alam 5th Dec 2010

After hearing so much about this place , Jane , Joe Han and I decided to check the place out. I was initially a bit worried after being informed by Jane that the cycling route is 70% climbs! ;something that a single speed BMX isn’t actually cut of out for. The fact that I received stares from the people at the bike rental  shed ( Jane rented a bike there , while Joehan and I rode our own)  made me even more paranoid!!

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Bike Nite #5 @ Putrajaya 3rd Dec 2010

Our little night bike rides have grown in members as we made up a total of 12 riders  for this session!! I am also glad  that the number of BMXs in the group have increased to 2 ( should have been 3 but the 3rd one suffered a pinch punture while ridding off a curb). Anyway, the 2 hour ride went by like a breeze with Terrence Lim on his Rm27,000 mountain bike bagging the king of sprint award for the night!!

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Bike Nite #4 @Putrajaya 26/11/2010

The 4th bike nite was scheduled  on the  day before but due to  the weather , it was canceled . Luckily we had another one planned the next night but this time though,  joining us were family and friends .Besides them only Mike and Cheryl  from the regular group made it , as the others  had other things going on that night

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Some where in the District

Finding BMX parts is tough nowadays. Bike shops are filled with all genres of road and mountain bikes and parts alike  but a mere mention of BMX is usually greeted with sniggers followed by  ” we stop selling those a long long time ago” line .Well I could still recall that ‘ a long long time ago’ every kid had one or at least wanted one and these very bike shops were busily cashing in the craze. However it seems that now  BMXes  are now such an  embarrassment that no reputable  shop here are willing to carry them .Well not all; a quick search online pointed me to a shop off Imbi road called District.

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