Francis A.

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FOR SALE: BMC Trailfox '08

Francis A. posted an article on - 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 Shimano LX FD (front deraille...
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Bill seeks to grant tax perk to bike-commuting employees — Inquirer.net

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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Philmofo XCM-MIM 2011

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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Launching of Bacoor Bike Lane

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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Kid gives greatest inspirational speech after riding a bike for first time

Francis A. posted an article on - Jul 12, 2011, 1:34 am
Got this from the Rideables! Facebook page Did you like this story? Buy me a coffee! Possibly Related Posts: FOR SALE: BMC Trailfox ’08 Human-Powered Health Back-to-School 2011 Mission for Malipay Students Spy+West Coast Customs! Another Crazy Akrigg Video! Subscribe to the comments for th...
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Prima riders bag two golds in 2011 Singapore Open

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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Human-Powered Health

Francis A. posted an article on - Jul 8, 2011, 4:36 pm
Great video highlighting the positive effects of cycling: Did you like this story? Buy me a coffee! Possibly Related Posts: FOR SALE: BMC Trailfox ’08 Kid gives greatest inspirational speech after riding a bike for first time Back-to-School 2011 Mission for Malipay Students Spy+West Coast Custo...
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Pasig City gov't hopes to eradicate pollution through biking ordinance

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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Ah-ah-ah-ah, staying alive

Francis A. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2010, 11:28 pm
var atokens_settings = {"username": "craw", "style": "standard", "url": "http://www.themtbjunkie.com/?p=2310"} 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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No Parking!

Francis A. posted an article on - Aug 11, 2010, 11:26 pm
var atokens_settings = {"username": "craw", "style": "standard", "url": "http://www.themtbjunkie.com/?p=2292"} 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...
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Congratulations!

Francis A. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2010, 8:35 am
var atokens_settings = {"username": "craw", "style": "standard", "url": "http://www.themtbjunkie.com/?p=2285"} 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 ...
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Bato-bato-pick

Francis A. posted an article on - Jul 29, 2010, 3:53 am
var atokens_settings = {"username": "craw", "style": "standard", "url": "http://www.themtbjunkie.com/?p=2269"} “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...
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What the Heck?! Round 1 contest winner!

Francis A. posted an article on - Jul 21, 2010, 9:55 am
var atokens_settings = {"username": "craw", "style": "standard", "url": "http://www.themtbjunkie.com/?p=2263"} 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 ...
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[VIDEO] Philmofo's Southern Attack

Francis A. posted an article on - Jun 22, 2010, 8:02 am
var atokens_settings = {"username": "craw", "style": "standard", "url": "http://www.themtbjunkie.com/?p=2254"} 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...
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Sanitarium: The Video

Francis A. posted an article on - Jun 15, 2010, 7:15 am
var atokens_settings = {"username": "craw", "style": "standard", "url": "http://www.themtbjunkie.com/?p=2248"} 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...
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[June 12, 2010] Phoenix Freedom Ride

Francis A. posted an article on - May 24, 2010, 4:08 am
[ Sat, Jun 12, 2010; 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM. ] var atokens_settings = {"username": "craw", "style": "standard", "url": "http://www.themtbjunkie.com/?p=2234"} Route: Phoenix Daang Hari >> Pala-pala Dasmarinas >> Trece Martires Phoenix >> Tanza >> Kawit Phoenix >> Phoenix Daang Hari ...
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DH Day

Francis A. posted an article on - May 22, 2010, 9:28 pm
var atokens_settings = {"username": "craw", "style": "standard", "url": "http://www.themtbjunkie.com/?p=2148"} 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...
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[CONTEST] What the Heck?! Round 1

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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The Equalizer

Francis A. posted an article on - 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): Congratulations to Francis Arrellano
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Minnaar's bike stolen

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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Newbie Killer: The Movie

Francis A. posted an article on - 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. *** Read The Newbie-Killer, the “novel” here Finally, I was able to upload the short video of this
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Trail Traps no more

Francis A. posted an article on - 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. The ride required us to do the whole Malipay loop. This excited me as this will be my first time
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[VIDEO; Extended!] Theo's 2nd Cross-Country MTB Adventure Challenge experience

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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[VIDEO] Theo's 2nd Cross-Country MTB Adventure Challenge experience

Francis A. posted an article on - 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. Did you like this story? Buy me a coffee! Possibly Related Posts: DH Day Newbie Killer: The Movie Theo’s 2nd Cross-C...
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2nd Cross-Country MTB Adventure Challenge experience

Francis A. posted an article on - 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
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Trail Traps – BEWARE!

Francis A. posted an article on - 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!) Since I have a full day (ride,
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[May 8, 2010] 1st Mongoose X-Country Race

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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ExploPlay

Francis A. posted an article on - 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
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Heavyweight Ride

Francis A. posted an article on - 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
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What the HECK?! Contest details and such…

Francis A. posted an article on - 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
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Broken

Francis A. posted an article on - 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. This section of the Malipay trail network is the part that leads from the main Malipay
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Day of Valor rides

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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PNCC finally agrees to drop class 2 charges for roof mounted bikes! Share

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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Easy spin to hard mashing

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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New MTB Junkies, from MTB.ph!

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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Tour of the Fireflies 2010: I Vote to Bike

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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Malipay Roller Coaster

Francis A. posted an article on - 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...
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