Night Ride with Joho Foldies (2 June 2016)

The riders congregating at Khass Bicycles

Revving to ride home, Puteri Harbour

Some happy lot!

The beautiful marina with al fresco restaurants

The quieter side of the marina

Khass Bicycles was already abuzz with many riders when Claudine arrived. Most riders donned their newly acquired "joho foldies" t-shirts in support of the team. Looking bright in neon yellow or neon peach, the tees come with 2 reflective strips behind as an add on safety feature.

Susanna, Siew Choo and their girlfriends were all ready even though they had spent the whole day wrapping Bak Chang, glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves. Perhaps, the glutinous rice was a good power source, for Siew Choo was later seen climbing up the slopes on Lebuh Kota Iskandar effortlessly.

As usual, it was customary to take a group photo before we rode out. Of course, there were the usual camera shy dudes who politely stayed away from the limelight. One of which was Michael! Camera shy though, he was eager to share his latest gadget, a lume cube light that is compatible to Smartphones and Bluetooth ready!

The team flagged off after a vacillating distribution into 3 sub groups. But it was totally unnecessary as we were going at a slow pace, stopping to regroup after the U-turn right after Khass and again at the junction to Marlborough College.

Some rider had a chain drop therefore taking a little longer to arrive at the second regrouping point. This allows more time for riders to mingle.

We got to know that Rostam and Mar will be embarking on a bike tour from Kansai - Osaka - Kyoto during the Raya break. We wish them a great journey ahead!

We also learnt that Mar's Tern has an automatic gear shift, doing away with messy cables, hence a speedier fold! It comes with a 2 speed system. When the rear wheel spins beyond a certain speed, it triggers a latch in the hub and switch to a higher gear ratio.

Arriving at Puteri Harbour, Wong and Desmond stood as markers at the Hotel Jen junction, directing everyone on the turn. Both had come from as far as Johor Jaya and Molek. Both had sniggered that this is their first ride with Joho Foldies, having just donned the Team T-shirt and hoping that this will not be their last!

At the marina everyone were awed with the "Dinner at the Sky" function. Running at a price tag of RM599 per head for an hour of fine dining experience made more adventurous because diners are hoisted up 150 feet above ground by a crane, it is really not for the faint hearted and those without bladder controls!!!

Terrence brought his wife to join the ride all the way from Kota Tinggi! They were more than happy with their "His' & Her's" bike, not needing a ticket "UP the SKY" for a marriage proposal!

Eugene was spotted still scratching his head on which roadbike to purchase. He has done a lot of research and even ventured on to Canyon bikes, a mail order bike with no distributor in Malaysia nor Singapore.

We took a longer than necessary break at the marina, finally heading back close to 10 pm. As it was getting late, the stronger riders were more impatient to get back to base. This sees the team breaking up into groups and the gaps between riders become bigger. 

 

 

We rode back via Gleneagles Medini with a small regrouping right after Medini Mall. It seems like Ah Pin and Rostam were bent on sweeping all riders, taking the last seats as we rode safely back to Khass!