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Aug 7, 2011, 9:21 am
Just helping a friend dispose off of an extra bike.
Taken from his Facebook album:
Specs:
BMC Trailfox for 08 frame
XT 9-speed RD (rear derailleur)
’08 Fox Float fork
DT Swiss SSD 190L rear shock with lockout
Hayes Stroker hydraulic brakes
Raceface Evolve XC cranks
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Aug 4, 2011, 9:03 am
* Original article here.
MANILA, Philippines—A bill granting fiscal incentives to bicycle commuters has been filed in the Senate.
Senate Bill No. 2924, known as “An act granting incentives to encourage and promote commuting by bicycles or other non-motorized transport vehicles, and for other... Comment - Like
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Jul 26, 2011, 7:06 am
Starting point will be at Boso-boso Cycle Park. Open to non-members of Philmofo.org
Date:
Sunday, August 21
4:30am - 8:30pm
Categories:
All Men
Mixed
Events:
120KM event (start time @ 5:00 A.M. sharp)
200KM event (start time @ 4:30 A.M. sharp)
Prizes:
All finishers, regardless of their dista... Comment - Like
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Jul 20, 2011, 1:16 am
Time: Saturday, August 20 @ 7:00am – 10:00am
Location: Assembly at Phoenix Gas Station, Molino road Corner Daang Hari, Bacoor, Cavite
We are inviting you all to the launching of Bacoor Bike lane along Daang Hari, Bacoor, Cavite. The bike lane will start at Phoenix Molino Gas Station up to Verdana... Comment - Like
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Jul 12, 2011, 1:34 am
Got this from the Rideables! Facebook page
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Jul 10, 2011, 11:48 pm
* Original article here.
Manila, Philippines – The Prima Cycling Team, representing the Philippines, pocketed two gold medals and one silver medal in the recent 2011 Singapore National Open Cycling Championship at the Kent Ridge Park in Singapore.
The father-and-son tandem of former Philippine d... Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2011, 4:36 pm
Great video highlighting the positive effects of cycling:
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Jul 8, 2011, 3:30 am
* Original article here.
In a bid to reduce air pollution, the Pasig City Council has approved an ordinance promoting biking as an environmentally sound mode of transportation.
Signed by all members of the council and Mayor Bobby Eusebio, the ordinance titled “Bicycle Transportation Promotion O... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2010, 11:28 pm
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Hey Junkies,
As you may have noticed I haven’t been sharing any of my latest adventures. Reason being is the lack of riding opportunities — mostly because of rain.
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Aug 11, 2010, 11:26 pm
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That’s one of the main problems bike commuters in the Philippines have. Ours being a third world country it’s no surprise our streets are suddenly being populated by b... Comment - Like
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Aug 10, 2010, 8:35 am
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Email subject: 2010 Top Blog!
Huh? I asked myself. Spam? Scam? Sham? I clicked on it to open the email.
“Congratulations!” That’s the first word (OK, first word ... Comment - Like
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Jul 29, 2010, 3:53 am
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“Wanna do Tagaytay tomorrow?”
That’s the message I got from John. I verified if he was thinking of pedaling all the way to Tagaytay. He said yes. So I started wonderi... Comment - Like
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Jul 21, 2010, 9:55 am
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Finally! The round 1 of the What The Heck?! contest has come to a close!
The answer was submitted via Facebook after the rules were revised to accept entries submitted via ... Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2010, 8:02 am
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Curiosity, and the chance to pedal a long distance (for some), got the best of some Mofos (a.k.a. Philmofo members).
I received a PM asking if I’ll be available to lead a... Comment - Like
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Jun 15, 2010, 7:15 am
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October 24, 2009, the Sanitarium ride happened. Click on the link to read about the ride or refresh your memory, but finally, after almost a year, I was able to fix and upload t... Comment - Like
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May 24, 2010, 4:08 am
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Route: Phoenix Daang Hari >> Pala-pala Dasmarinas >> Trece Martires Phoenix >> Tanza >> Kawit Phoenix >> Phoenix Daang Hari
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May 22, 2010, 9:28 pm
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It started out with a tweet. Me expressing a thought, saying I wanted to try downhill riding, but at the same time hesitant to do so.
With Ian’s assurance it will be safe I finally a... Comment - Like
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May 20, 2010, 11:21 pm
Here’s what you need to do. Identify the photo below. First correct answer via this site’s comment section will win a shirt from either Nema or Bike Statement.
Remember, to be eligible you have to be a registered user of TheMTBjunkie.com and you must subscribe to the site’s RSS feed.
Answers... Comment - Like
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May 20, 2010, 3:04 am
Morning errands done. I fired up the PC and opened TweetDeck to check what’s happening with my Twitter friends. Then a tweet jumped out at me, with my name. Coming from the official Twitter account of Nema International (@nemabrand):
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May 19, 2010, 9:03 pm
From CyclingNews.com. By: Sue George, Mountain Bike Editor. Published: May 19, 21:24. Updated: May 20, 00:44. Race: MTB World Cup Downhill #1 & Four Cross #2, Elite men downhill
World Cup downhill leader’s Carbon Nomad taken in California
World Cup Downhill Leader Greg Minnaar’s bike was... Comment - Like
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May 17, 2010, 2:13 am
Excerpt: “We’ll be riding in La Mesa this Sunday. Find me a bike.”
My wife suddenly blurted that out last week. I had to make sure I was awake. I had to make sure she was awake.
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Read The Newbie-Killer, the “novel” here
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May 14, 2010, 12:10 am
After quite a long time of not riding in Malipay (quite, as I usually ride there at least 3 times a week), I rode there again last Tuesday. It was partly work, but I’m not complaining.
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Apr 28, 2010, 8:29 am
I kind of messed up with the first video I posted of Theo’s first-hand review of the 2nd Tagaytay Highlands Cross-Country MTB Adventure race which was held last April 24, 2010.
So here now is the extended version of the first video. Enjoy!
2010 04 24 EXTENDED First-hand Tagaytay Highlands rac... Comment - Like
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Apr 27, 2010, 12:51 pm
2010 04 24 First-hand Tagaytay Highlands race experience by Theo from Francis Arellano on Vimeo.
You can view the pics I took of the event with my GoPro Helmet Hero cam here.
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Apr 25, 2010, 1:12 am
I’m still tired. Having a very humid, sleepless night before the race, and waking up real early as I had to drive out of my way to Shell along Daang Hari to meet up with my other Team Prima team mates Borj and Ryan, then go back to meet with Prof.
I didn’t want to be Comment - Like
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Apr 22, 2010, 3:51 am
Diego (taken before the March 14, 2010 ride)
Late this morning Diego G. and I did a quick heatstroke ride in the Malipay trails. As I couldn’t ride early we were able to start at around 10 A.M. (now you know why I call it a heatstroke ride; damn weather!)
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Apr 20, 2010, 10:56 am
[ Sat, May 8, 2010; ]
1st Mongoose X-Country Race
Cash prize | Trophies | Medals | Raffles | Giveaways
Filinvest Corporate City
May 8, 2010
Categories:
Beginners, 13-20 years old
Beginners, 21-30 years old
Beginners, 31-40 years old
Masters, 41 years old and above
Ladies, open age... Comment - Like
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Apr 18, 2010, 6:41 am
Thursday, a group of friends and I explored some trails that branch out from the main Malipay trail network. It was a good break for us all as we are regulars of the Malipay trails. As I said in one of my tweets that day when I got home, “Great ride early this Comment - Like
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Apr 11, 2010, 7:43 am
(L-R) Chris, Doc Riz, Borj, me
Our plan to pedal all the way to U.P. Los Baños, to watch the Big Daddy Downhill Cup, got canceled as soon as Doc Riz found out where the race was going to be held. Main reason is we will surely get caught in the dark on our way Comment - Like
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Apr 10, 2010, 11:10 am
You guys ready to win some Bike Statement or Nema tees? OK, so here is how the contest will go.
I will post a photo. It can be of anything, but it will be bike-related. The first registered person to tell me what that photo is of will be the winner. Answers SHOULD be submitted via Comment - Like
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Apr 9, 2010, 9:42 am
Thanks to Hatch who showed me the eroded part on the right side of the track is now rideable. After the ride when he showed us I tried it out during one of the weekday rides Borj and I do.
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Apr 8, 2010, 6:29 am
Tomorrow is a holiday for us. Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor). And who in his crazy mind doesn’t ride during holidays? Oops, I didn’t last week (Holy Week). I guess that was my penance… Yeah, that was my penance: no riding during Holy Week.
Anyway, people might be interested to tag along on... Comment - Like
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Mar 19, 2010, 8:21 am
James Deakin shared a note on Facebook about the PNCC allowing Class 1 vehicles to pay Class 1 fees even with bicycles mounted on roof racks:
Here’s the email
Dear Mr. Deakin, Thank you for writing to us and calling our attention to the matter of Class 1 vehicles with bicycles mounted on racks... Comment - Like
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Mar 18, 2010, 1:53 am
Not sure about the distance. My cyclocomp stopped working.
Entered the trails at around 6:30AM, was at the exit at 9AM.
Met 2 new riders (Chris and Dennis) c/o Tantan. From the Malipay single track route towards the Tamarind tree we rode the Original Bokiko route (fun winding single track) which e... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2010, 12:42 am
We have new MTB junkies on board! The people behind Mountain Bike Philippines will be posting updates on this site as well.
Here’s something from their About page:
Mountain Bike Philippines brings you updates and information on upcoming mountain biking races, rides and events as well as informat... Comment - Like
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Mar 16, 2010, 10:19 am
[ Sun, Apr 18, 2010; 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM. ]
The Tour of the Fireflies is happening on April 18, Sunday, 7am-1.00pm. We'll be riding through 7 cities in Metro Manila and 7 cities outside Metro Manila.
Theme: I VOTE TO BIKE
Rationale: Remind Filipinos that an act as simple as riding a bic... Comment - Like
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Mar 16, 2010, 9:18 am
It was weird. Last Saturday I arrived at the usual meeting place of our group during our weekend rides, at the Daang Hari Police Station. From our group (Backout Boys and Team Prima) I was the first to arrive.
Text messages were previously sent to some of the guys asking if they would be riding. On... Comment - Like
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