A good chance to test out my new Scott Contessa 30 & bike handling ability *gulp*
E & S walking to bum boat
Highlights of the ride:
Just before we hit the trails, a dog sprinted past B and me and chased furiously after E for a good 20m before it (luckily) ran out of steam *phew*
Explored a couple of bike trails eg Pumpkin trail, Outward Bound trails, German girl shrine trail and trail leading to Chek Jawa.
I had BIG trouble getting upslope cos not used to the gear levers on MTB and often got mixed-up trying to change from big to small chainring and vice versa & gear shifting for the front derailer wasn't smooth urgh...
E having fun while S dismounts to push bike DOWNSLOPE :-P
Ravenous after the 2h rollercoaster bumper ride, we made a pit-stop at the jetty Chinese restaurant with plastic bags of water hanging from the steel structure (try and guess what these are for next time you go there :-P) for brunch. Having whipped up a hearty apetite, we ordered hor fun, fried rice, fried noodle, hor fun noodle and coconut drinks.
Along the way to Chek Jawa (cobra hideout area) we spotted the upper and lower jaw skull of a wild boar with teeth and one razor sharp fang still intact.
Mine is bigger than yours!
Nice specimen for my collection :-D
E & B tried biking on Chek Jawa.
B almost became a permanent beach fixture when he got sucked in by the quick-sand-lookalike mud and E had to go to his rescue (err, he rescued B's bike instead haha) Plastered with mud up to his ankles, B's DS trainers got a brand new make-over :-P
(too bad no pics!)
On the way back, we met 2 rotund 'oldies' (Patrick & friend) at the drinks stall next to the bumboat jetty, who recommended kayaking as an alternative to cycling in Ubin. They'd brought their own 8k kayak over from Spore on the bumboat that morning and had it moored at Ubin. They volunteered to show us the back lanes of Rengit in Desaru too on MTB.
Notes:
1. 1st bumboat to Ubin leaves at 8am from Changi Point Ferry Terminal (next to Changi Village hawker ctr).
2. Bumboat ticket for 1 peron + bike: $4 (one-way)
3. Bumboat ride to Ubin: about 20min
4. Spray yourselves with insect repellent prior to ride and wear arm warmers to ward off spider webs, pesky flies, and other insects
5. Remember to put and reapply sunblock
2 comments:
Ubin - Cheap and good. Highly recommended.
I expected S to fall off anytime during the trickier parts of the trail, but she handled the bike admirably!
She is 100% approved for the Laos trip.
I had a death grip on the handle bars the whole time! Arms & shoulders ached terribly the next day :-P
I did have a tumble after the Chek Jawa trail. Lucky soft landing and only got a small bruise haha
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