that thing called bike!

yesterday my brother and i went to a 16KM bike ride..... it was fun! we started at 6:30am and finished at 8:00. it wasnt just a bike mode...we exerted too much effort for the bike to spin at 580ft! i thought it was that easy and we will end up relax but i was  wrong, i got muscle cramps and burned out! we dont have regular workout, we simply go biking whenever and wherever we feel like going. although we grow up riding a bike but on short distance and flat terrain only and top of it our weekends was never for cycling... it was designed for sleep... below was the route we took.  

just imagine how hard it is for the bike to spin!

geared and dress-up together with our ipod, we ride our bike to a route a lot of skinny biker often choose.  it was saturday and a lot of this bike rider overtook us. we waive hello for we know some of them. For me bikes are the coolest thing invented on earth! 

as we reached the highest peak, my brother said we should stop a bit....my lungs arent prepared for this. i laugh out loud hearing those things. i thought it was me who will surrender first, i didn't expect it for my brother. he used to ride bike back then. it was so much fun because it was like as if were flying on our way back home. the scenery was wonderful. we breathe fresh air and take a look of the mountains too. my skin sweaty, t-shirt wet and my hair gets combed by the breeze. 

i found out that biking is about seeing the world from a different perspective...this is our escape from the week long work in the government and boring business. the satisfaction that we get every time we've finished our trails is something we cant describe at. i cannot tell you the story why we have to do biking and all but i do know that like a good story, every good ride has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Rides always have a beginning and a ride without a good middle is like an Oreo filled with nothing but spit and dust. All riders know that the best way to ensure a good middle is to stop and enjoy a rest break. To take a moment to look back on what you've climbed and to look forward to what you'll travel, to assimilate your surroundings, to connect with the wilderness, to... Oh, hell, it's to sit around, eat, and talk about anything. It's about pitting yourself against yourself and winning; forgetting, for a while, the hassles of modern life. The only thing you have from moment to moment is the freedom to experience your own life and make your own decisions. It is a freedom you can lose at any moment, a fragile thing, but the central ingredient that makes any life enjoyable and satisfying. To be forced to do things takes the fun out of them. (just saying....nothing serious believe me!) and lastly this bike thing wont end soon...