Putrajaya Critical Mass

Bicycle for transportation purposes

2011-08-26T18:12:00.004+08:00

I was being asked recently during a radio interview (BFM 89.9 fm) what would be the suitable bike for commuting to work? Well, it can be any bike. You can go for road bike, mountain bike, folding bike, City bike, Mini bike, Fixed Gear bike, etc. It all depends on your preference and situation. The most important thing is you need to enjoy your ride with the bike. Or else in no time, you will quit riding! From my observation, most of us bought a bike that is not practical for commuting and utility purposes. What being sold in the market was mainly focusing on cycling as a sport or leisure. You need to establish your scenario so that you can select the suitable bike.

There are a few simple rules that you need to observe:

1. Safe Parking
If you need a bike that you can safely parked without worrying much, then you should consider buying used bike. I would highly recommend steel bike e.g the old Lerun diamond shape steel bike. As long as you don't find any major fault like cracked frame, or required extensive repair, the bike would be good for your commuting purpose. You could also consider buying Japanese recondition bike. A folding bike is another good option as you can carry it wherever you go.

2. Ability to hold luggage

If you do not want to burden your shoulder with backpack or with messenger bag, then you should consider fixing basket on your handle bar or a rear carrier. A Japanese recondition bike is the best for this purpose. Most of the old steel bike also have the braze-ons for you to fix the carrier and basket.

3. Riding position

If you prefer an upright riding position which is more relax and would be willing to go for slower speed, then a Japanese recondition bike or folding bike would be a good option. A steel mountain bike riding position is normally slightly forward, so you could go faster.

What would be my pick?

If you need a practical bike for commuting and utility use, I personally favour the used steel diamond shape mountain bike (Lerun or other reputable brand). It is an excellent multipurpose bike. Throw in a rack and panniers, and it can become a very reliable touring bike. Try to look around at the junkyard, your neighborhood for grounded bike, or at your local bike shop. If you are lucky enough you could get a brand new old stock Lerun for a very good bargain price. Make sure it's the older generation if it's Lerun bike. The new generation is not so good. Do minimum repairs to bring it back to life. Try it out for a few rides to see whether it suits you or not. If the components is still in acceptable conditions, then just leave it as it is, till it really worn out.

The Japanese recondition bike is also a good option. Even though it's a used bike, it's built is very sturdy as it's meant for day to day use. It it much more durable compared to the cheap bike being sold in market that are of comparable price as the latter bike is normally fitted with low quality materials and components. The price range of the Japanese recondition bike would be between RM 200 - RM450 depending on the design and components fitted to the bike.

Folding bike is also a great option because of it's ability to fold. It is allowed in the LRT. I would recommend either 16" or 20" model. The biggest advantage of folding bike is the ability to integrate your commute into alternative transport. Since you can fold the bike and carry it with you, it is virtually thief-proof.

If you don't carry much stuff and prefer to carry it on your shoulder, then you could opt for fixed gear bike or fixie. A reasonable quality and nice looking fixed bike is normally around RM500-RM800.

Choose the bike that fit into your scenario and start replacing all those driving trips to riding your bike.

Cycling for Stomach

2011-08-26T03:53:00.001+08:00

Some Cycle as Passion, Some for fun, Some for Sports, Some to Commute & Some because they don't have any other alternative. They need to push it hard empty Stomach & do peddling for there family's Stomach. They are people around us, serving us for different services, directly or indirectly using Cycle. They are never considered as environment friendly even they never burnt a single drop of petrol/ diesel to commute. They are Part of our cycling community. Cycling is Hobby of Rich & Art of Poor. The tough art, they need to perform always, sometime under encroaching sun, heavy rain & chilling cold only on Cycle. Lets meet People for whom Cycling is a Weapon for Struggle of life. By pankajsisodiya YouTube user.

Even though the video were about the people in India, but it's still very much the same for some Malaysians especially in the smaller town.

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 25 March 2011

2011-03-22T11:12:00.000+08:00

Ok people and cyclists! We're good to go this month.

Date: Friday, 25 March 2011
Venue: Palace of Justice, Putrajaya
Meet time: 9.00pm
Rollin': 9.30pm

Remember to bring your helmets, lights and definitely bikes!

Please park at the designated area - Parking lot next to the Palace of Justice.
It will fit your lorries, backhoes, trailers, double-decker busses, trains and planes.
DO NOT park at the right front side of P.O.J. Your vehicle WILL BE towed away.

Be there or be freakin' square!

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 25 February 2011

2011-02-22T10:05:00.003+08:00

Poster by our affiliated clan: Haitsan KNR

Darko's ride...

When you thought there's no more PCM, we're back to give you more (check next month surprise collaboration)!
And when we thought last month we're running dry on cyclists, you guys supported us 70 people strong! That's all about PCM bros, supporting each other for passion of cycling. I know the pic above has no relations whatsoever with what we're writing here. Who cares we love chicks on bikes. Say what?

So the show must go on, guys! This month's ride gonna be awesome and better than the last!

Date: Friday, 25 February 2011
Venue: Palace of Justice, Putrajaya
Meet time: 9.00pm
Rollin': 9.30pm

Remember to bring your helmets, lights and definitely bikes!

Please park at the designated area - Parking lot next to the Palace of Justice.
It will fit your lorries, backhoes, trailers, double-decker busses, trains and planes.
DO NOT park at the right front side of P.O.J. Your vehicle WILL BE towed away.

Be there or be freakin' square!

Flyer designed by Haitsan of Keliwon Night Ride. One of the few members who dares to night cycling in Putrajaya. Muahahahahhahahahahha!

We're back & hoppin' ! Cum join the fun-ride.

2011-01-26T12:28:00.009+08:00

The tourist from India who ran away with Baby's bike.

Happy New Year 2011 to everyone.
Lets start this new year with a bang & get yourself out of the rabbit hole.

I know, I know, it's been a while since we ride in The Mass. New baby obligations, family matters, girlfriends yappin', mistresses snappin' & year end holidays but one thing for sure, PCM is here to stay.

Date: Friday, 28 January 2011
Venue: Palace of Justice, Putrajaya
Meet time: 9.00pm
Hoppin' and Rollin': 9.30pm

Please park at the designated area - Parking lot next to the Palace of Justice.
It will fit your lorries, backhoes, trailers, double-decker busses, trains & planes.

DO NOT park at the right front side of P.O.J. Your vehicle WILL BE towed away.

Click pix for larger image

Google route from Sg. Besi

The cycling fraternity is just awesome!

Putrajaya Interpark Ride - 3 October 2010

2010-09-30T11:30:00.000+08:00

Hear ye people!

Perbadanan Putrajaya is organising an easy Putrajaya Interpark Ride event this Sunday at Taman Wetlands, Putrajaya. With the objective of introducing some of the parks (and perks) in Putrajaya to the masses, this ride will be riding across parks and green precincts.

This event will have two routes - a 20km that comprises easy hill rollings and a 9km looping the Wetlands. As the routes cover mostly offroads, this event is particularly for mountain bikes only.

People from Putrajaya Critical Mass and cyclists from PujMAC will be collaborating together to help.

Date: 3 October 2010
Registration time: 7am (come early to avoid long queues)
Rolling time: 8am
Routes: 20km and 9km
Things to bring: Extra tubes, helmet and enough drinks during the ride
Fee: FREE!

A reminder this is NOT a race. So beginners are most welcome. Riders are advise to follow in a group and not to overtake the marshals. All riders will be regrouped at each checkpoints. All punctures and other mechanical problems will be taken up on the marshal trucks to the next checkpoint.

Lastly stay on after the ride because there will be a lucky draw. Prizes ranging from Cat Eye meters, jerseys and more.

So come on this Sunday cycling folks! See you guys there!

"PMPCM" 3rd. September

2010-09-02T22:24:00.004+08:00

"PMPCM" = Puasa Month Putrajaya Critical Mass

We're back after the successful horror rides under the moonlight of Bukit Limau Manis.
No more of the hellish climbs in total darkness. It's gonna be some unusual route though but you shud expect the normal flatties. It's gonna roll late - so we aint gonna wait.

Date: Friday, 3rd September 2010

Venue: Palace of Justice, Putrajaya
Meet time: 11.00pm. (After solat Tarawih lah....)
Rock and Rollin': 11.30pm
Don't forget to bring helmets, lights & bikes!

3rd Ramadan Friday Nite Ride 270810

2010-08-24T22:16:00.008+08:00

Yeah... It wasn't for the faint hearted. Even though they had to push their ride up the Limau Manis Hill, they persevered & gritted their molars.

3 fabulous weeks in a row we did the "unsangkarable" / unthinkable. Like I said "It's gonna be one hellova ride" & once I made my promise, there's no turnin back. We didn't turn back all right. We rode on - in darkness...

Darkness looms to the doom...

Either you climb 2km or you push.

The conquerors!

Ayie in a trance - "Mambang ijo, mambang kunin, mambang kelbau taik anjin..."
Asking 4D numbers.

Thank u guys for putting up with my crazee route.
ManCIOCC

If you're meek & faint hearted, this is not the ride for you!

Eerie darkness of Bukit Limau Nipis or the graveyard of Putrajaya

Date: Friday 27 August 2010

Starting point: Mamak Double Trouble, Jalan P9E, Precinct 9

Time: after Tarawih at 11:00pm

*Route will be decided on the nite itself!

Map to Mamak Double Trouble, Jalan P9E. Not the route!

Google route

Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa.

*During Ramadan, there's a special ride every Friday nite after Tarawih at 11:00pm onwards.

Starting point - Mamak Double Trouble, Precinct 9.

2nd Ramadan Friday Nite Ride 200810

2010-08-22T20:54:00.001+08:00

Humanoids! It was an adventurous ride - Friday 200810
29 riders rode up the Bukit Limau Manis in TOTAL DARKNESS!

I was late for an hour but it didn't stop the clan to wait-up, & so they waited for the head of the clan to arrival. Upon arrival, we rendezvoused with Jakiko & his gang at the Palace of Justice.

This midnite ride was full off ghouls of the wheelin kind which merrily rolled along like a drunken sailor towards darkness.

After sailin through Kampng Limau Manis, we climbed the lovable Limau Manis Hill. It was a love-hate relationship for some as quite a few succumbed to the unforgiving slope.

One had to push till the top for about a KM!

Wak Jali - 52 year otai was tough. A V sign was flashed to signal that we finally conquered the hilltop.

The odd 29

If u say thet goin up is tough - Gettin down the slope is even crazier. I dunno how these Fixie Boys managed to pull this stunt. On the left pix u could see that fella jamming his left foot behind the back tyre, whereas this chap below preferred to skid & do the snake.

One wrong calculation your tyre will burst!

Skidding & smiling with a glee

Ghost of CIOCC & the Clan

Zul, Azizan Fixie & the Fixie boys.

Sam Tabligh & his touring bike.

What can I say? 1st week we had 10 riders. 29 on this nite is one hellova ride. I can't ask for more. Lets make it merrier for the 3rd week. See you on the Fiday, 27th August, 11pm at the Mamak Double Trouble, Precinct 9, Putrajaya.

Thank you everybody!
ManCIOCC

Jalan P9e - Limau Manis - Jalan Ayer Hitam

Google route

Ramadan Friday Nite Ride 130810

2010-08-12T10:05:00.011+08:00

Humanoids! There's a special adventurous ride - Friday 200810
& every Friday nite after Tarawih at 11:00pm onwards.
Starting point - Mamak Double Trouble, Precinct 9.

Route will be decided on the nite itself!

For those who rode with us last week 130810 & lastyear, it's full of adventure.
It rained cats & dogs but the all riders kept kool & humped up the Bukit Limau Manis in TOTAL DARKNESS!

Climbing Limau Manis Hill

Total Darkness

With flash

Actual situation

Faris had a flat so...

...Daoh had to do the walking!

Rizal foot got itchy & followed suit!

After all the runnin, Daoh became loony

Not for the meek & faint hearted.

Eerie darkness of Bukit Limau Nipis.

Date: Friday 13 & 20 August 2010

Starting point: Mamak Double Trouble, Jalan P9E, Precinct 9

Time: after Tarawih at 11:00pm

Map to Jalan P9E not the route!

Google route

Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa.

*During Ramadan, there's a special ride every Friday nite after Tarawih at 11:00pm onwards.

Starting point - Mamak Double Trouble, Precinct 9.

30July 10 - In Memory of Ibrahim

2010-07-31T20:32:00.007+08:00

We collected RM648 last nite & a swarm of 90 cyclists rode in memory of Ibrahim. PCM have decided to give 50% of the collection to Ibrahims's parents & the remainder to any kid who is down with the big C. Uncle Allen Lai (May Senn's dad) & Kash is taking charge of it.

I'd like to thank everyone for the support. U guys r a generous bunch. Great 2 c that there r still wonderful & caring humanoids around. For PCM, we're just doin our bit & we're glad we cud help.
May Allah S.W.T bless everyone.

ManCIOCC & d PCM Clan

*During Ramadan , there's a special ride every Friday nite after Tarawih at 11:30pm onwards. Starting point - Mamak Double Trouble, Precinct 9. We will invite you humanoids thru Facebook too. So keep a lookout. Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa.

d Mass is Critical 4 Ibrahim - 30 July 2010

2010-07-14T13:07:00.023+08:00

Al Fatihah.

Assalammu'alaikum dan salam sejahtera.
Just to inform everyone that Ibrahim has returned to rahmatullah (Returned to The Creator)
@ about 9.30 am this mornin'.

He left us with a job to finish. Lets ride in memory of him, give the proceeds to his parents & to some other cancer patients alike.

May Allah Almighty, Creator and Sustainer of the universe - Bless his soul.

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Let's all do some good within these holy months.
(p/s. scroll-up for last month's pics & vid)

Date: Friday, 30 July 2010
Venue: Palace of Justice, Putrajaya
Meet time: 9.00pm
Rock and Rollin': 9.30pm
Don't forget to bring helmets, lights, bikes & a small token for Ibrahim!

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Sometimes we’re too busy with own little world & forget the little things that we can do that will make a BIG difference for others.

On behalf of Uncle Allen Lai & Kooky Kash I’ll like to appeal to everyone to dedicate this month's ride & contribute some $$$ to Ibrahim. We had done this to GAZA once & I hope you guys out there could help as “…the situation had turned to something of an emergency…”

You guys know Uncle Allen. He's been around as the traffic warden during our PCM rides. Happy looking Ibrahim with Uncle Allen Lai, some weeks ago & now the happiness has disappeared…

Uncle Allen & Kooky Kash initially planned to get Ibrahim to walk and run before end of this year but we'll keep that thought aside as the pressing matter now is get him to eat and sit up again. Their family is not rich. He needs our help.

"I visited Ibrahim in his house in Rawang today. Ibrahim’s father had told me that Ibrahim is not faring well and he is already bed ridden. He is indeed very sick. He is in constant pain in the bones and cannot even sit up in a chair. He is also suffering from malnutrition. As a child in famine, he is in a critical situation. Ibrahim needs help immediately. He will have to be re-admitted back to HUKM for further medical treatment. " said Uncle Allen.

Kooky Kash is going with Allen to visit Ibrahim & we’re all asking for your kind donations, to get for him some anti-cancer foods and foods that will make him sitting up again. All donations in cash and kind are appreciated.

You can also send your cash donations to my Kooky’s account. Please sms her the amount you transferred and your name.
PUBLIC BANK
4-8362455-18 KASHIMAH KASIRI
Mobile no: 012 2390905
Her blog - http://run-kooky-run.blogspot.com/

And if you want to donate in kind, please contact her so that we can make some kind of arrangements. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

P/s...Ibrahim, we PCMers are with you

Some of you might have bought the PCM car stickers from ManCIOCC.
If u didn't notice, it's reversed!
Bring the old one & get a free replacement.
If u intend to buy, it's only RM3

I still have 4 pcs of laminated triangle spoke cards left - RM3 too!

(During Ramadan , there's a special ride every Friday nite after Tarawih at 11:30pm onwards)

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 25 June 2010

2010-06-14T23:32:00.012+08:00

The clan that grew from 30 & became 50

The regular dad & son

Thank you all who attended the bash despite the Word Cup fever.

From 30 or so who were there early, it became a swarm of 50 odd cyclist!

That shows PCM is alive & well.

Thank you - ManCIOCC

Date: Friday, 25 June 2010
Venue: Palace of Justice, Putrajaya
Meet time: 9.00pm
Rock and Rollin': 9.30pm

Don't forget to bring helmets, lights and bikes!

Some of you might have bought the PCM car stickers from ManCIOCC.

If u didn't notice, it's reversed!

Bring the old one & get a free replacement.

If u intend to buy, it's only RM3

Putrajaya Critical Mass 2nd Anniversary - 30 April 2010

2010-04-26T23:16:00.001+08:00

We've made it through another year!
Congratulations everyone who has supported and rode (and still riding) in Putrajaya Critical Mass!

It's our 2nd Anniversary ride!

Thank you everyone who has been there for PCM every month!

Date: Friday, 30 April 2010
Venue: Palace of Justice, Putrajaya
Meet time: 9.00pm
Rock and Rollin': 9.30pm sharp!

Don't be late - We ain't gonna wait.
Don't forget to bring your skull protectors (Helmets lah), lights and bikes!

If you guys are cool, bring food and drinks to share with everyone that night. After ride, we're doing a quick ala pot luck in front of the Palace of Justice.

As a reminder:
1. Do not park at the parking area at the Palace of Justice. Ample and plenty of parking spaces next to it. Please check the info in previous blog post.
2. Do not litter during the pot luck.

All else cool? Let's rock and ride another year!

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 26 March 2010

2010-03-19T10:17:00.007+08:00

PEOPLE !!!

DO NOT park at the usual place (Right front side of P.O.J.)
We don't want your vehicles towed away.

For the ride this month end, pliz park at the designated area.
Parking lot next to the Palace of Justice. (See map).
It will fit your lorries, backhoes, trailers, double-decker busses & trains.

Click pix for larger image

Date: Friday, 26 March 2010
Venue: Palace of Justice, Putrajaya
Meet time: 9.00pm
Rock and Rollin': 9.30pm sharp!!!
*Don't be late - We ain't gonna wait.
# Don't forget to bring your skull protectors (Helmets lah), lights and bikes!

Dah nak 2 tahun wehhhhh

2010-03-18T18:50:00.004+08:00

It's been a year plus since I joined PCM. Through PCM, I met new friends, joined a gila-kool cycling group and went on gila-bangat cycling routes. Routes that I never thought I'd ride with cyclists that I never thought would be so accommodating (but u must be punctual, though).

Throughout these two years, PCM has its ups and downs. We shifted to Palace of Justice, we received hate letters/emails and most importantly, we got noticed!

Why am I writing this? Coz in one month's time, insya allah, we are going to celebrate PCM's 2nd birthday!

So apa plan bulan depan? I think we should have a karaoke competition. Kasi pecah Palace of Justice!

Siapa nak bawak cis kek lagi tahun ni? Chef cis kek tahun lepas dah pindah ke luar kawasan coverage. Jadi dia takleh nak menghantar cis kek. Unless dia amik cuti la.. kesian lak dia.

Unfortunately I might not be able to come to April's PCM due to work commitments. Ada pulak sports carnival company kat Johor yang diwajibkan kehadiran. Macammana nak buat? Kerja maa.. It pays for the expensive hobby and the wonderful cycling trips :)

So Daoh, apa plan birthday kedua ni? Kalo buat 23 April, insya allah aku buleh datang.

Orbea, anyone?

2010-02-24T21:46:00.000+08:00

Got a msg from a fellow cyclist, Azmi from Orbea Concept Shop, asking for a small favour.

For those who are not in Langkawi (for the Langkawi Ironman 2010) this weekend or those around thrilling somewhere around Kiara, you guys are very much invited to Malaysia's first Orbea Concept Shop grand opening this weekend.

Date: 28 February 2010, Sunday
Time: 10.30am
Address: Lot 32 (GF) & 32-1, Jalan 30/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur

There will be cool door gifts, bike skill demos, free food, free desserts and free flow of drinks!
If we were you guys, we would do Kiara, straight away we go to the free food! :P
Check the location at www.orbeaconcept.com.my.

Congratulations to Orbea Concept Shop!

But don't forget, Friday night is on!

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 26 February 2010

2010-02-17T10:34:00.002+08:00

Let's get it rolling again this month!
Hope everyone can make it (and it's not raining!) this time.

Date: 26 February 2010

Venue: Palace of Justice, Putrajaya

Meet time: 9.00pm

Rock and Rollin': 9.30pm sharp!!!

*Don't be late - we ain't gonna wait

Don't forget to bring helmets, lights and bikes!

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 29 January 2010

2010-01-18T14:39:00.000+08:00

Hope it's not too late for us to wish you guys,

A BRAND SPANKING NEW YEAR!

Sorry for being quiet the past month. I guess most of us we're too caught up with the holidays and their final cycling events for the year 2009. Kudos to all who went to Monsoon Ride and Malakoff Fellowship Ride last month.

Alright, let's start this year first PCM with a blast!

Date: Friday, 29 January 2010
Venue: Palace of Justice, Putrajaya
Meet time: 9.00pm
Ride time: 9.30pm

So we'll see you there!

No ride - Again

2009-12-11T11:04:00.000+08:00

Sorry guys no ride again for this month.
There's Awal Muharram and Christmas.
So you get the drift. :P

Apologies.

November, no ride.

2009-11-16T19:30:00.001+08:00

I have a poem.

Sorry guys.
We're not riding this month.

It's raining season.
It was raining down hard the whole day today.

But I would be there.
Just for fun.

November,
No ride.

Click on the hard on

2009-11-02T00:34:00.002+08:00

It was raining early that evening and the rest of Klang Valley having thunderstorms, we didn't expect much. But people keep loading out their bikes by the minutes from everywhere and we had the biggest turned-up so far with around 150 cyclists.

We want to share with you a vid made by one of our dedicated supporter, Ijass. Thanks for the pics and vid!

For those who wants to share their pics and vids with us, drop us an email at putrajayamasser@yahoo.com or tweet us at www.twitter.com/putrajayamasser.

More:
Night Ride with Putrajaya Critical Mass by Allen Lai
Putrajaya Critical Mass 21 by Basikal (Ijass)

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 30 October 2009

2009-10-23T01:46:00.000+08:00

Great ride it was on the Super Sundae! Thank you all who came and joined us!

Now we're back again end of the month.
We will put the flyer up soon!
Watch this space.

Date: Friday, 30 October 2009
Venue: Palace of Justice, Putrajaya
Meet time: 9.00pm
Ride time: 9.30pm

Tomorrow is ON!

2009-10-17T14:27:00.001+08:00

Don't forget to come tomorrow people!
Don't forget your bike!
Don't forget your friends!
Don't forget your helmet!

Don't forget it's a DAY RIDE!
And don't forget to be early!

Anyone, who's nice (everyone's nice at PCM but if you're extra nice) can please bring ice-creams for the post ride yeah! :D
Please?

PCM Special: 1st Annual Day Ride Super Sunday - 18 October 2009

2009-10-06T02:42:00.008+08:00

Alright you read it right! Putrajaya Critical Mass brings you it's first Annual Day Ride: Super Sundae!

Why do we do this? Because we love you.
And we're thinking it's only fair for those who really wants to join our regular night masses but couldn't make it all the time.

So what are you waiting for? Get your gears up and ready!

Date: Sunday, 18 October 2009
Venue: Palace of Justice (Istana Kehakiman), Putrajaya
Meeting time: 7.00 AM
Ride time: 8.00 AM
Distance: About 20km
Ride speed: 15-25km/h

Mass Directions, Palace of Justice - PICC - Limau Manis

Don't be late because this is a day ride. There will be no waiting this time. We don't want to finish when the sun too high up.

We need volunteers to help us with the route and escort as well. Those who are familiar with the routes in Putrajaya, especially the "Limau Nipis" route (this is a new route) please come and help us.

Bring your bikes, your friends and your families. Bring your cameras, vidcams, lomos etc so you can youtube, camwhore on flickr, facebook and be the whatever social media bike sluts you are.

So see you really soon! Bring your own Sundaes! And where yellow! pink! red! and a whole lotta colours! It's Super Sundae!

PS: Follow us on facebook at www.facebook.com/putrajayacriticalmass or on twitter at www.twitter.com/putrajayamasser

New look!

2009-10-04T04:13:00.003+08:00

I guess I have that little bit of time to actually give a new simple look to the blog.
I hope you guys like it.

By the way, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/putrajayamasser
And watch out this space soon. We're announcing two cool rides this month.
Make time on the 18th and 30th.

We missed you guys last Friday last month!

Gopeng Peanut Search - 15 November 2009

2009-09-28T15:26:00.005+08:00

Gopeng Peanut Search is designed as a fun & exciting event for mountain bikers & outdoor enthusiasts. It is not a race in the traditional sense, rather a navigational challenge done on mountain bikes over 5 hours. There will be prizes for top finishers and also Lucky Draw goodies for participants who returned within the time limit and achieved the minimum score. Confirmed event sponsors todate are Teva, Redbull, Corezone, GPS-Hypermart and couple more to come.

Checkpoints are spread out over surroundings of Gopeng. Variety of routes is on offer, taking riders on a journey to discover hidden gems around the area. Suitable for technical riders who yearn for some new challenge, and also newbies who want a more laidback ride to a famous makan stop.

For more information, please check out www.nomadadventure.com or event@nomadadventure.com.

Salam Aidilfitri yang paling best sekali korang pernah dengar

2009-09-15T16:26:00.003+08:00

Kami dari Putrajaya Critical Mass

ingin mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mengucapkan,

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Maaf Zahir dan Batin

kepada semua umat Islam yang berkayuh bersama-sama PCM, yang pernah berkayuh bersama PCM, yang ingin berkayuh bersama PCM, yang berblog tentang PCM, yang bertweet tentang PCM, yang bertulis kepada suratkhabar, majalah dan sebagainya tentang PCM.

Dan kepada ibubapa dan anak-anak serta kaum keluarga mereka yang hadir ke PCM.

Semoga sambutan Aidilfitri sekalian diberkati Allah SWT.

Tidak lupa juga kepada pengayuh-pengayuh basikal yang bukan beragama Islam,

ampun dan maaf serta selamat bercuti.

"Pak Enol berbasikal ke pekan,

Berjumpa Angah cheese cake dipinta,

Sepuluh jari kami hulurkan,

Ampun dan maaf juga dipinta.

Abang Man ke Penang hendak berwheelie,

Berjumpa Cik Aini berwikang sakan,

Salam seri Salam Aidilfitri,

Seluruh PCM kami ucapkan.

Naik kereta nak cepat-cepat,

Apa kelas naik basikal,

Pandu cermat jiwa selamat,

Lagi best naik basikal."

Majulah kita untuk basikal kita sendiri.

1Malaysia, 26juta basikal.

Rakyat didahulukan, basikal diutamakan.

Sekian, terima kasih.

Salam sayang,

Putrajaya Critical Mass

PCM No. "19" - Pix & Pieces

2009-09-09T21:09:00.004+08:00

Hans came all the way from Shah Alam!

Whoa! 70 +++ riders turned up for the ride!
That's a good sign, 50% from the usual 130 pax.

The best part was we did not leave the pack, except from the Alamanda Hill to PICC but we did wait for everyone & cycled back in a clan. It was also a breakthrough. For the first time in the history of PCM we rode +- 30km! Thats an achievement. For that, give a smack on your own bottom (Aww!) or give a pat on your back.

Ayie bonked...

Moral of this story:-
Never underestimate your body. Listen & listen well when it speaks.
We are damn lucky if we could make it to the trauma room. If we do not?

When Ayie bonked, it got me really worried. He turned into jello & was totally zonked. Lucky for him, there were some otai's around. Sham Daewa was seen reciting Quranic verses to calm him down. Hans quickly shoved Ayie into his hatchback & zoomed to the Putrajaya hospital.

Thank you all especially to Hans (from Shah Alam), Rizal, Sham Daewa, Adi Putrajaya, Nik & the gang for delivering the bikes & for waiting around the emergency room. That's what friends are for.

Thanks again Nik for sending me some fabulous shots.

40 blokes & some clones. The other 35 got sleepy.

Place of Justice - Pullman Lakeside - Precinct 8 -
Tmn. Botani - Alamanda - Persiaran Timur - PICC & back.

Ride safe,
ManCIOCC

*Make sure you pack something light before each ride.
*For the first 50km non stop ride, I'll grab 3 pieces of bread, 2 slices of cheese & a glass of hot choc. ManCIOCC's Clan will then stop for a 45 minutes breather & gobble-up a packet of rice or a set of roti kaya & a pair of half boiled eggs. Then your remaining 30-40 km or so will not be so strenuous.

Then again, if you think you can but you actually can't & yet you think you could...you're just looking for trouble or just plain stupid. If you're the hardy type, I can't say much about you.

PCM No. "19" - 28 August 2009

2009-08-24T11:17:00.010+08:00

PCM 19, youth final frontier

Friday, 28 August 2009.
Venue: Palace of Justice, Putrajaya
Meet-up : 10:30 PM

ETD : 11:00 PM
ETA : 12:30 AM

Distance: + - 20km
Ride speed: + - 15-25kph

* Due to this holy month of Ramadan, we will only start after Tarawih prayers
* Hardcore riders , We might x-tend the ride after the usual 20km
All are welcome

- Lead with no leader -

MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA!

PCM No. 18 - 31 July 2009

2009-07-27T02:22:00.000+08:00

So humans - PCM 18 is on, on & on!
Lets ride again on the usual last Friday of the month.

Friday 31st. July 2009, same place - same time.
Venue: Palace of Justice (Istana Kehakiman), Putrajaya
Meeting time: 9.00 PM
Ride time: 9.30 PM
Distance: About 20km
Ride speed: 15-25kph

Lead without any leader, when it seems ready - roll out!
*Hopefully someone will volunteer...

*Scroll below for the shocker last week

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 24 July 2009

2009-07-20T21:43:00.021+08:00

Kudos to all who participated last nite.

I know...it's a bit of huru-hara coz it was held 1 week earlier.

Like I said "saja nak test da water, tengok ada buaya tak..."

It clearly shows that regardless of date or what so ever, humans will come n ride. No doubt about it. Last nite proved that PCM is ALIVE n kickin'.

We managed to get 60++ homo sapients bro!!! I counted.

Abot, What do you mean "puasa" month? Lambat lagi bro. The usual Last Friday of every month is still on! Ha Ha! Kesian yang tak dpt datang last nite plak.

So people,
lets ride again on the usual last Friday of the month.

31st. July 2009, same place - same time.

PCP - Pretty Cute Pussies

p/s. Puasa month we'll start after tarawih at 11pm onwards,

every Friday of the week! Whoa!!! Bulan posa antu-cetan kena pasung!!!

During 071207, 11pm ride, we had a close encounters with an UFO instead.

_______________________________

" THE SHOW MUST GO ON !!! "

Show that you can lead without any leader,
No matter what, we aint' gonna bother,
To all brothers & sisters, don't u shudder,
Lets all ride on together !!!

Date: Friday, 24 July 2009
Venue: Palace of Justice (Istana Kehakiman), Putrajaya
Meeting time: 9.00 PM
Ride time: 9.30 PM
Distance: About 20km
Ride speed: 15-25kph

There will be no briefing starting from today.
Lead without any leader, when it seems ready - roll out!
*Hopefully someone will volunteer...

"Ride in a MASS & never create a MESS"

The near end.

2009-06-26T16:17:00.005+08:00

Please read the article above.

Man CIOCC and I have come to a conclusion when one initiates, there will be odds.

To the person who wrote the article and unwillingly to speak and discuss this to us, tonight and the last Friday nights to come:
1. please initiate,
2. take this blog and update,
3. sms announced,
4. find freebies,
5. print banners and flags,
6. register participants,
7. find venue with ample parking spaces,
8. coordinate ride route,
9. go seek approval from Perbadanan Putrajaya,
10. approval from Polis Trafik Salak Tinggi,
11. approval from Polis Putrajaya,
12. seek standby escorts,
13. seek standby Red Cross or Bulan Sabit Merah,
14. seek monetary resources,
15. seek sponsor and supporters,
16. seek willing advertisers to promote your ride,
17. do briefing for those who are new,
18. do designs every month,
19. liase with supporters and maintain good relationship with them and lastly,
20. seek great and willing friends to help you out in all the above.

When we constantly look for good avenues and good PR in media, the last thing we expect is this.

From the bottom of my heart I'm truly sorry.

The ride will go on tonight if it's not raining. If it is, I will be there.
There will be no briefing. You ride as you want to.

From 50 bells, we're giving out all we have
- 100 bells for 100 cyclists tonight! Last call!

But there will be no briefing starting from this month onwards.
If there are any ride.
See you guys tonight.

With much love,
Putrajaya Critical Mass

p/s
Man CIOCC said "To whom it may concern...
Why strike a punch & hide in your grandma's sarong?
Why bark & shove your tail between your legs?

What Abot said is correct, "We do not need trash, especially those with MAGGOTS!"

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 26 June 2009

2009-06-22T11:46:00.006+08:00

Okay guys! Here it is! PCM is still on and going on strong for another month!
This time we're giving out a really cool bike bell for the first 50 cyclists!

What do you have to do?
Be the first 50 to come (sharp!) and register with us.
Once you got your cute bike bell, take a picture with us with your bike and a cool post.
So come with your coolest outfit! Spot on a Pink Floyd or your Devo tee and jeans and sneakers or whatever than your lycras and tights!
We're putting it on our blog! (Ramai anonymous kecik hati gambar tak masuk kan? kan? Haha!)

Date: Friday, 26 June 2009
Venue: Palace of Justice (Istana Kehakiman), Putrajaya
Meeting time: 9.00 PM
Ride time: 9.30 PM
Distance: About 20km
Ride speed: 15-25km/h

So don't forget Putrajaya Critical Mass this month. Head down here, bring everyone and bring your bikes!

Thanks to Yong from Tukang Basikal Fook Sang for his support!

PS: Sorry, still no e-flyer design this month. :( Bad boy...

Slowing that cadence...

2009-06-19T19:20:00.002+08:00

Sigh. So sorry guys. Most of us are busy. And frankly it's that season where your bikes need to be repaired (or change?). Me personally hasn't been cycling for the last two months. Now that bike at home felt as though she's only part of the home deco. :P

But fret not the ride still on this month!

26th June 2009.

Same time. Same place.

I will announce it sometime this weekend.

But you know what?

Putrajaya Critical Mass alongside Tukang Basikal Fook Sang (TBFS) are giving out a cool freebie to the first 50 guys who come that night. Wait till I announced this out.

Thanks to Yong from TBFS, one of the frequent night riders in PCM he got the goodwill to give us some freebies!

Tak nak datang lagi dah? Datang kalu, kami kasi hadiah! :D

PCM 29 May 2009 Vids & Pixs

2009-06-03T15:31:00.016+08:00

Salam sejahtera,

9:30 pm, there was still a skeleton of riders at the usual rendezvous. All were not lost. As we regrouped near the Masjid Putrajaya, more riders arrived. It trickled in till almost 10pm. After 5 minutes we rolled-off towards Taman Botani for the usual stop by the bus stop, but we didn't stop. Why? Coz this group of MASSers was so great & cool. We cycled at a steady pace where no one would be left behind. Thank you sweepers.

Of course lah we had to stop at the top of a hill beside Alamanda coz we've got lotta new humans that day. Big ones, small ones & square one too. Quite a handful of puffing magic dragons. I know, the incline was rather steep for some. One lady rider was already about to give up but upon seeing the group, rejuvenated her spirit to continue. Spirit of the coin going overdrive here.

From there it was a fanciful downhill. Feel the wind brushing your cheeks...We let our hair down, reminding everybody to please wait at the PICC traffic lights. I was rather sceptically of it coz for the most PCM, the speed demons wouldn't wait for no soul. I was duped! They waited, yeah...all of them. (We had to accompany an angel, yes an angel, you're hearing it right. Her seat post kept sliding down half way thru the ride).

On behalf of everyone, I would like to thank everyone for making it a "One for All & All for One " ride. As I've d always mentioned numerous times, we must ride in a MASS & never create a MESS. I must say that this is one of the best ever MASS ride in recent months.

I personally salute all who waited patiently for the newbies to arrive for the final leg.

Give a pat on your back, It's one hellova MASS !!!

Cycling Route (Click here)
Cycling Directions > Palace of Justice - Masjid - Alamanda - PICC

2nd CheckPoint - Alamanda View

After PICC checkpoint

Vids by
Al-Kisah Shuk & Eton

How about converting motorbike lane to bicycle lane?

2009-06-02T04:54:00.000+08:00

Lately I have been using the motorbike lane at the Federal Highway on my journey to office from USJ to KL. The motorbike lane is separated from the highway and is a stretch from Klang to Midvalley Megamall. I travelled during the non peak hours i.e after 8.30am and find it very safe. The lane is about 9 feet wide thus has ample space for motorbikes to overtake.

You need to be careful as you enter the motorbike lane. I would normally stop at this point.

Ensure that you ride on the left hand side and use the white line as a guide to ride straight.

Need a break and refill. No problem:-) On the way towards Kl direction, there's a stall after the Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya.

On the way towards Klang, there's a cendol seller after you passed by Jalan 222. It's before the Overhead bridge.

At about 100-150 metres towards the exit, I would move to the right hand side to enable me to have easy and safe exit.

Make sure that you look back to ensure that you have clear traffic and use your right hand to indicate that you are moving to the right.

I would stop at the exit point look for oncoming cars.

It would be GREAT if the laws allow motorbikes to use the federal highway so that the motorbike lane could be use SOLELY for bicycles. The federal highway has emergency lane that could be used by motorcyclists.

I think it could encourage more people to cycle to work especially the one residing and working in Klang, Shah Alam, Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur. Most people didn't realise that for distance below 30km, it's most efficent to cycle than taking the public transport. I know coz I am doing it on daily basis. I will blog later on this matter. So for now keep on cycling using the motorbike lane so that motorcyclists would be familiar with our presence. I really find it enjoyable cycling to KL or Midvalley Megamall via the motorbike lane.

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 29 May 2009

2009-05-22T18:18:00.003+08:00

Hi everyone. Sorry for the late announcement.
I really hope this one hasn't gone into anyone's plan.
Pretty much in busy mode this month.
Not good to start the new bicycle year for PCM. :(

Anyway here goes.

Date: 29 May 2009
Venue: Palace of Justice (Istana Kehakiman), Putrajaya
Meeting time: 9.00 PM
Ride time: 9.30 PM
Distance: About 20kmRide speed: 15-25km/h

Please come. I know this is really a short one but i will be there and try to get you a good ride.
Thanks guys. Hope to see you there!
Vive velorution still on alrite!

PS: Another apology on not designing the flyer this month. I suck. I know. Hehe.

The year that was...

2009-04-28T09:27:00.010+08:00

Da birthday vid, njoy

Hi all. Not much of a review but a total 100% fun. Not many people came but definitely much happier crowd than usual.

I do crappy job in giving speeches. Always ended up talking nonsense.

Anyway, I would like to take this opportunity to say a couple of gazillion gratitudes to some and everyone.

Thank you to Allah SWT for the opportunity that we could have this wonderful ride every month. Although there were hiccups but without You this ride could have been nothing than just a dream.

To the iron men who have helped Putrajaya Critical Mass all this time.
To Abang Man, my personal gratitude to you on being the most patient, most understanding, most contributing and most hardworking cycling acquiantance and a great friend.
Man CIOCC said..."I'm deeply touched...thank you all for the support".

To Flat, Apai, the great gang of the Republic of Puchong, Putrajaya Easy Riders, Shahrin Anthem, Kash, Aini, Angah, Toyol, Rudy, my brother Taufiq, Heero, Amir Faezal and Azizan Fixie.

Without all your help, beliefs and your support, I think I would give up initiating this wonderful event months ago.

To everyone, EVERYONE, who made it to the mass, once, twice, every month; from the bottom of my heart, a million thanks. Without your presence and support in the mass I personally think PCM would cease to exist by the third month.

Also I would like to apologise to everyone if anything i said, commented, did etc. might hurt anyone's feelings.

Kudos to Putrajaya Easy Riders for helping us out on the route and marshalling the mass. I thought you guys didn't make it. Rupanya semua dah standby kat junctions. Great job and very organised!

Thank you to those who brought food and drinks that night. Personal thanks to Angah who made the cakes.

Thanks again to everyone who made it that night. You guys rock and you guys are wonder-awesome!

PS: Kalau saya dah merepek masa briefing, maafkanlah saya... Saya insan yang lemah, tidak pandai berbahasa inggeris dan tidak mempunyai MBA. :P

More stories and pictures:
Nasi lomak ikang keli by bola2api
Putrajaya Critical Mass 1st Anniversary by Angah
Happy 1st Birthday Putrajaya Critical Mass by projectrudy
Putrajaya Critical Mass 1st Birthday by basikalputih

Pictures by projectrudy
Pictures by stupidgoat
Pictures by toyol pemalu
Pictures by Taufiq

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY!!!

2009-04-24T16:12:00.003+08:00

Sapa tak datang rugiiiiii.....I'm bringin 2 of this yummilicious cheesecake tonight!!!!!

PCM 1st birthday!

2009-04-24T15:24:00.003+08:00

I will bring cupcakes to sell.. proceeds go to charity.. RM 2 jer satu..

Beli jgn tak beli.. for charity maa...

We're #1!

2009-04-16T19:14:00.013+08:00

We are one.

I never imagined that Putrajaya Critical Mass has gone this far and survived. I personally thought by the third month everything the regulars has contributed go flush down to the drain. But here we are, old school and new school get together every end of the month, sharing smiles, cog talks and bikes.

We are going to celebrate this month. May not be a big one but we promise with our limited resources we will try and make sure everyone is happy.

Date: 24 April 2009
Venue: Palace of Justice (Istana Kehakiman), Putrajaya
Meeting time: 9.00 PM
Ride time: 9.30 PM
Distance: About 20km
Ride speed: 15-25km/h

How are we celebrating?

Potluck, anyone? Pack up whatever food you have at home and have a potluck party at the small padang in front of the Perbadanan Putrajaya building (across POJ). Sharing is caring.

Toyol Pemalu and BC Kelolo will be opening up their car boot sale on apparels and accessories. Hopefully they can make it this time again. Toyol came up with a cool raglan tee for sale. Anyone who like to open up a car boot sale is cool as well.

This month we need the help all we can get from everyone. I'm hoping our friends of Putrajaya Easy Riders would help us out again on the route this month again.

My friends and I would like to wish everyone who has been supporting Putrajaya Critical Mass all these while thank you so much. Even though we don't know the most of you, we love you to cherish all the good and fun memories you had throught a year's ride. Thank you for believing.

See you there! :D

PS: Sorry for my lateness posting this announcement. Most of us are pretty much caught up at work this time of the year. Wonder why... Anyway... sigh, finally...

Concept design by Taufiq Basikal Oren

On your mark, get set... KL Cycle Racing

2009-04-16T10:03:00.003+08:00

For those dying to rempit on PCM nights, please read this.
You guys rock!

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Nick Flyger, is organizing an informal race this Saturday, 18th April at Putrajaya. However to kick things off he will run two races over the next two weekends to gauge interest and motivation for people to turn up.

The first race will be this Saturday at the Putrajaya Persiaran Timur Circuit.

Check out the website he has whipped up, for the Race Courses page that contains maps and instructions on how to get there. If there are any problems leave a comment and he will clarify for you. The website also has a summary of the results from the survey, calender of proposed races and race rules.

Website: http://sites.google.com/site/klcycleracing

Racing starts 9am. Please be at the start/finish before 8:30 am so the racers can sign on, be placed into a grade and he can brief everyone on race rules/etiquette. He expect racing to be over in less than 2 hours and some of us will probably carry on for a long ride in the Sepang area.

Depending on numbers and motivation, the race will have 3 categories.

Cat 1: Open - 3 Laps (~54km)
Cat 2: Vets/Women - 2 Laps (~36 km)
Cat 3: Social/Novice - 1 Lap (~18 km)

He is not talking anything fancy. Imagine to have 3-4 racing areas where we could have regular circuit races and time-trialing. Every now and then we could organize a classics style point to point race, hill climb, criterium at the Sepang go-kart track or maybe even track racing. The racing season could culminate in a 2 day stage race over a weekend e.g. morning and afternoon stages.

If we had enough interest I think we could run categories for example open, vets, novice, social, women etc. Otherwise the races would be handicaps (scratch, break and limit bunches).

Prizes would be at a minimum unless someone wanted to sponsor them. Race fees would be low or nothing depending on if or how many marshals we needed. He is not looking to make money, just wants to get some racing happening in the area.

Nick have set up an anonymous survey. If you are interested please click on the link below to answer 8 questions and register your interest. If enough people indicate they are interested he will make the effort to sort something out.

SURVEY LINK: http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/start.asp?sid=djsryff53a64oet576553

If you could be kind enough to announce it on the PCM website so those who are interested could join this inaugural race or just fill in the online survey. Or, if any of you would have any comments or information ie how to go about with police dsbnya, maybe you could email Nick and advise him accordingly.

Many thanks to all.

Ahmad P @ Enche Bon and Nick Flyger
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Taken from an email by Enche Bon.

On a lighter note, I know i haven't made the announcement yet. Bad boy.

PCM Tee to order - LAST TWO DAYS!

2009-04-13T12:28:00.005+08:00

Design macam dalam gambar di atas. Boleh order sampai hujung bulan ini.
Cukup order Insyallah boleh pakai time PCM anniversary.

Style: Raglan Lengan 3/4
Harga : SEKARANG RM28 SAHAJA! (jika memelebihi 26 tempahan...harga akan menjadi RM 28 sehelai...Lagik byk order lagi kurang harga)

Contact person : Mr. Toyol (Aidi)
Tel: 013-3383378

Tempah lah segera! Jangan ketinggalan!

How to improve your liquidity

2009-04-08T01:57:00.003+08:00

Ensuring that we are always liquid is critical. A company could go bust
overnight due to liquidity problem. What is liquidity? Liquidity simply means
to be able to pay when we have to pay. Likewise as an individual, managing our
liquidity is critical as well. We need to basically set up an emergency fund of
our monthly expenses between 3 to 6 months to enable us to sustain should we
encounter financial crisis like this. To ensure that we are always liquid, we
need to monitor our cashflow. If we have been tracking our monthly or better
still daily expenses then we could easily indentify the expenses that we could
cut down.

We have been conditioned all this while to drive even to the nearest
destination. Nowadays, bicycle has been my first choice mode of transport,
followed by motorbike, then car and public transport. Not to forget we could
even walk, okay!

Bike commuting is one of the ways to improve our cashflow. I am using this
drinking container to put aside all the direct or indirect expenses that I
could save whenever I am cycling my bike instead of using car/motorbike..

What are the direct and direct expenses that you could save?

Cost per kilometre (km)
How much does it cost you for every km travel if you are using your car or
motorbike? I prefer this method since it also encourage me to track the
distance that I have travelled so far. For instance if my cost per km is 15sen,
then if I cycled for 50km to work (to and fro), then I would save RM7.50
(RM0.15 x 50km) that particular day. This is only applicable to activities that
instead of using car/motorbike, you cycled. Sports activities are not counted.

Parking
How much would I have to pay for parking? Let say RM2.50 per entry. Then that
RM2.50 will be put into the container.

Toll
Do I have to pay toll for my journey? For instance, if I am using the NPE
highway, I would have to incur RM4.80 (to and fro).

Cigarette
Maybe as a result of this bike commuting, you would quit smoking. Let say RM10
per day. Read the story of Riezal who has finally quit smoking

Gymnasium fees
Since you have been cycling regularly, you might stop going to the gym as well.
Let say another RM50 per month saved.

I know that it's a bit tedious, but unless we know where our money goes to, we
could never be able to improve our cashflow. Well, it's all about habit
forming.

Commuting bike doesn't need to be expenseive. I acquired these 2 used bikes for
about RM1,000. So far no problem and it has travelled for more than 2,000 km.

Fixie (Single Speed Fixed Gear)

Giant Chromoly 21 Speed

The most common operating expenditures would be:

Flat tires
Replacing tubes would be very expensive. A tube would cost between RM10 to RM16
depending on the bike shop. A cheapest solution would be to patch the tube. I
bought a box of patch for RM10 only. It has 48 patches incusive of a
glue. So per patch it only cost you about 21sen (RM10/48).

Replacing tires
You don't need to buy high performance tires for commuting purposes. My tires
only cost me RM25 each. Honestly I didn't know how often do I need to replace
it yet. Let say for 3 months (60 working days), then the cost would be RM0.83
per day (RM50/60 days)

Parts wear and tear
I don't upgrade. Only replaced it when required. Honestly, I don't have any
problem commuting with my fixed gear bike. So the 21speed chromoly MTB is far
more than adequate. So far for the past 2 years, the only parts that I replaced
was my MTB's crank arm.

The whole idea is to minimised your operating expenses. It's like setting up your bicycling account. At the end of the day, you would be amazed that how much you could have saved. So cycle more in life (CMILe)

Read Dino's article on Spend wisely

4th Malakoff Charity Ride, 8-10 May (Gurun-Krabi)

2009-04-03T17:37:00.002+08:00

Good Afternoon Massers,

MD/CEO of Malakoff, En Ahmad Jauhari(AJ) and I would like to invite all to the event above. It is our annual charity event that involves the thing that we mostly like to do(cycling) and a noble thing to do(donate to charity).

To participate, pls give your details to me by 8th April 2009:

Name:
Email:
IC No:
Address:
Company:
Mobile no:

As this is also a donation drive, if your company wish to donate(e.g. RM2000 donation can qualify 5 cyclists for the event), I can send you a letter to ask for sponsorship to your company. Pls provide the details as per below:

Company name:
Co. address:
Tel no:
Fax no:
Contact person:
Contact person's email:

Thanks.

Aini
ainizahariah.zakaria@malakoff.com.my

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Dear all

We are pleased to inform that our 4th Malakoff Annual Charity Ride 2009 will be held from 8 to 10 May 2009.

With an anticipated 100 participants cum cyclists from all over the country, the Malakoff Annual Charity Ride 2009 is planned to commence in Kedah on 8 May 2009 and culminate in Krabi, Thailand on 10 May 2009, covering a route of approximately 450 km.

The Charity Ride is a unique marriage of a sporting event and fund-raiser in support of local communities and the under-privileged under the Malakoff Community Partnership (MCP) initiative.

For the last 3 years, the Ride had assisted a number of communities and orphanages in meeting the challenges that they face, raising a total of RM155,400.00 through the generous contributions of donor companies/participants. The fund raised was distributed to 24 orphanages located along the routes of the Ride in the States of Selangor, Pahang, Terengganu, Negri Sembilan and Kelantan. For this year, the recipients of the funds will be orphanages located in the States of Perlis and Kedah. In addition, Malakoff also contributes approximately RM50,000.00 per year to organize the Ride. Attached please find a `snap-shot' of the Ride for the past 3 years for your reference.

If you are interested to participate or assist, please contact the following for further information:

Endie- technical/logistics

Aini- participation

Yusop- sponsorship and promotion

We look forward to your continued support and we will be in touch with you from time to time to provide updates of the event.

Thank you and regards.

Yusop

The mass, the kids and Anuar Manan!

2009-03-31T09:31:00.007+08:00

Memang best macam abang-abang dan kakak-kakak yang tabah bawa anak dia sambil berkayuh basikal.

Lagi tambah best, Anuar Manan dan Coach Rahim datang PCM! Thanks to hubby Angah kerana datang dari Kuantan dan bawa mereka datang PCM.

Tapi lagi lagi best, kerana kehadiran anda semua ke Putrajaya Critical Mass March 2009 walaupun hujan di serata Lembah Klang.

Terima kasih daun keladi. :D

PS: Bulan depan Putrajaya Critical Mass 1st Year Anniversary! Watch this space!

images by Toyol Pemalu and Taufiq Basikal Oren.

More stories and pictures:
Putrajaya Critical Mass March by Trek Rider
Putrajaya Critical Mass 12 by Flatfinger
Putrajaya Critical Mass 12 by ProjectRudy
Picture in Ride within thunder by Toyol Pemalu

PCM TEE!!!!!!

2009-03-27T11:50:00.004+08:00

This is only the introductory t-shirt. Very simple..I'll come up with other designs and price and what not..

Will update soon.. Tungguuuuuuuu

p/s : Daoh, Aini and me will be wearing the prototype tonite... 3 stooges of PCM hahaha

Vote earth, switch off the lights baby...

2009-03-24T10:35:00.003+08:00

A voting movement, a global call to action - your vote against global warming.
Putrajaya Critical Mass against global warming.
Let's vote for earth.

Taken from the site.

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VOTE EARTH
YOUR LIGHT SWITCH IS YOUR VOTE

This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming.

For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.

This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. It is the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard.

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.

VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.

Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm.

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PCM supports Earth Hour's aim to reach more than one billion people in 1000 cities around the world in 2009. Earth Hour is inviting communities, business and governments to switch off lights for one hour at 8:30pm on Saturday March 28, sending a powerful global message that we care enough about climate change to take action.

For more, visit Earth Hour.

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 27 March 2009 - UPDATED! WITH POSTER! :D

2009-03-19T10:05:00.007+08:00

ADA POSTER WOO!

Hei, datang-lah beramai-ramai ke Putrajaya Critical Mass.

Date: 27 March 2009
Venue: Palace of Justice (Jabatan Kehakiman), Putrajaya
Meeting time: 9.00 PM
Ride time: 9.30 PM
Distance: About 20km
Ride speed: 15-25km/h

Boleh? Jumpa di sana!

Poster designed by ada la orang tu... tapi dia paling jambu sekali dalam PCM! :P

Please Respect Cyclists. We are Road User Too

2009-03-14T05:21:00.000+08:00

I am always intrigued when I read this statement...Please Respect Cyclists. We
are Road User Too..... but...but where are the cyclists? Based on my personal
experience cycling to work, I can hardly see cyclists especially the one
wearing helmet.

If we are riding off road, there won't be any motorised vehicles. So what to
respect? When we are riding on road we will prefer to ride the road less
travel. So again what to respect? Hmmmm....I just wonder maybe this statement is
not applicable in Malaysia. Maybe I can conclude that cycling in Malaysia is
very safe. No wonder we don't need any bicycle lane. I am of the opinion that
if cyclists need more facilities and respect, they need to be more visible.
Please enlighten me.

MA$$ for GAZA

2009-03-13T03:33:00.009+08:00

I know, know.....but better late than never eh?

Dari Putrajaya ke Gaza

2009-03-08T11:55:00.004+08:00

Cantik bukan? Macam setan!
Hehe.
No, that's not me.

PCM Post Ride - TONIGHT! TONIGHT! TONIGHT!

2009-03-06T09:48:00.000+08:00

Very, very relaxed cycling session. No briefing, no protocols. As easy as "Ok dah? Jom la!"

This session to achieve two matters.
1. To bank in the collection we made for NSTP Fund for Gaza last PCM.
2. To recce new route.

Venue: Mamak Double Trouble.
Date: Tonight! Tonight!
Meeting time: 9.30pm
Roll off: Whenever we feel like it. No hurry, no rush.

Me and Apai will be there for sure. Anyone who doesn't have any other cycling activity tonight are very, very much invited. Definitely a lepak, borak2, lawak2 ride. Not a race/cadence-monitoring/heart-rate keeping session.

Mamak session after ride!
Selamba?

Rida Gaza Picsa Beska Jalanda, Apada...

2009-03-02T17:52:00.003+08:00

More photos taken by Toyolpemalu, here.
And check this blog on PCM, panas, sedap, meletup, pekat, lekat dan kaw2....
Diskusi ye?

From Palace of Justice to Gaza...

2009-02-28T22:29:00.008+08:00

Never have I dreamed the day when Putrajaya Critical Massers will reach to a good volume more than a hundred. By past experience, having the meeting point at Mamak Double Trouble, Presint 9 might have somewhat distorted the increment of participants. We had problems with parking spaces and brief point. Not to mention, the possibility endangering the safety of people and traffic congestion within the area.

With majority vote and brainchild idea from Putrajaya Easy Riders, we shifted our meeting point in front of Palace of Justice. To my surprise - riders came from all over Klang Valley including a few from outskirts of Selangor and Negeri Sembilan - Putrajaya Critical Mass has break its record with more than 120 cyclists that night.

The venue is perfect in my opinion. Most would agree that all of us really, really did go in a mass rather than blotches of pelotons. That night it was very organised except the fact that it did start really, really late. My thousands of apologies on the matter.
That night we managed to collect RM800 for the NSTP Fund For Gaza.

I, representing all who have helped PCM all this while especially on that special night, salute and would like to thank all of you who managed to come, donate and ride for Gaza that night.

Thank you all for coming and your generous donations.

For everytime that we have ride together and passing smiles to one another, I definitely have put all of you in a special league of our own. May God bless all of you.

PS: Janganlah nangis... :P

image by Uncle D [AHW]

more stories:
Putrajaya Critical Mass #11... Ride for Gaza... Thx to all by Basikal Putih
Mishap at Putrajaya Critical Mass (PCM 11th) by Trek Rider
Putrajaya Critical Mass 27th February 2009 by Seri Kepayang
Kayuhan Gaza: PCM Terakhir by MBA
Putrajaya Critical Mass by Putrajaya Easy Riders
Putrajaya Critical Mass Ride - 27th Feb by AHW Adventure
Putrajaya Critical Mass 270209 by Boonuhkau
Putrajaya Critical Mass 11 Ride for Gaza by Akula

Note: The handover of the collection is still in progress. Will update as soon as we contact NSTP regarding our ride. Thanks for your patience.

Ride For Gaza Collection

2009-02-28T01:04:00.003+08:00

Total Collection:
RM800

Thank you all for your generous donations.
We will update more on the handing over of the donation to NSTP Fund For Gaza soon.
Have a good sleep! :D

Route, PCM - Ride for GAZA, Friday 270209

2009-02-27T13:14:00.015+08:00

Cycling Route (Click here)
Cycling Directions > Palace of Justice - Masjid - Alamanda - PICC

TONIGHT LAH !!!
Venue: Palace of Justice
Meeting time: 8.30 PM SHARP!
Ride time: 9.00 PM
Distance: Exactly 18.4 km
Ride speed: 15-20km/h pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease.

Start at: Kompleks Perbadanan Putrajaya / Palace of Justice

1. Head north Go through 2 roundabouts - 2.9 km
2. Slight left at Persiaran Sultan Sallahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah - 1.2 km
* Arrive at: Persiaran Sultan Sallahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah - 1st pit stop (B), regroup
3. Head east on Persiaran Sultan Sallahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah - 0.1 km
4. Slight right to stay on Persiaran Sultan Sallahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah - 0.5 km
5. Continue on Lebuh Perdana Timur - 1.1 km
6. Turn right to merge onto Persiaran Timur - 0.6 km
*Arrive at: Persiaran Timur - 2nd pit stop (C), regroup
7. Head southwest on Persiaran Timur - 0.2 km
8. Slight right to stay on Persiaran Timur - 3.8 km
9. Continue on Persiaran Selatan - 3.9 km
10. Take the ramp - 0.3 km
11. Keep right at the fork - 73 m
*Arrive at: Persiaran Selatan
12. Head southwest Destination will be on the left - 1.1 km
*Arrive at: PICC - Final pit stop (E), regroup
13. Head northwest - 83 m
14. Turn right Go through 1 roundabout - 2.5 km

Arrive at: Kompleks Perbadanan Putrajaya / Palace of Justice

People,
1) No speeding please, it's not a race.
2) Please stop & regroup at the designated spots. "B", "C" & "E" markers, ride leaders will guide you.
3) Assist any rider who needs help.
4) Keep an eye for the rider beside you.
5) Make a POINT - not make it pointless.
5) Also, make it a memorable MASS - not a Mess.

Never Forget:
1) Tortoise or any odd shaped headgear a must.
2) Bike lights, torch lights, oil lamp or lamp post.
2) Blinkers (Your eyes normally blinks 10 times a minute). More about blinking here.
3) Spare tubes, pumps, tyres, jumpers, battery fluid, H2O, PowerStick, chocolat...oh whatever.
4) Sense of humor.

N'joi !!!

Tee off!

2009-02-19T15:41:00.003+08:00

Some requested the design to make t-shirts. I did the design for both boys and girls. :D
Download the files here.

This is one of our project this year. Was an idea by a good friend, Kash. Still in progress.
Let us know what you guys think. Anyone wanna print this? :D

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 27 February 2009 MAP UPDATES!

2009-02-18T10:00:00.005+08:00

8 days left!

Unless you still think ignorance is bliss, most of us know what is now happening in Gaza. There too many sad things that we could write and talk about yet too few to lend a helping hand.

Putrajaya Critical Mass is very, very much on a charity mode instead of a lovey-dovey valentine twang.

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Date: 27 February 2009
Venue: Palace of Justice
Meeting time: 8.30 PM SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARP!
Ride time: 9.00 PM
Distance: About 20km
Ride speed: 15-25km/h
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This month we ride for Gaza. Let’s show our community that PCM is not just about fun cycling but that we can try and help those in need. Let’s do this ride and donate (I’m sure you can fork a little bit of that money you save for a new pair of wheelset.) to our PCM Gaza Fund. All collections will be given to NSTP Fund for Gaza.

Please take note that we’re changing our meeting point starting this month. All massers will gather in front of Palace of Justice. We’re pretty much sure most of the regulars know how to get there. Lost? Fret not; we’re putting up a Google map soon.

There are plenty of parking spaces around the area. Take note to come early. If you’re hungry there is a pasar malam within walking distance. For those who want to pray, it’s near the Putrajaya Mosque.

We hope these changes would come for the good of all of us. We hope more people would come and cycle with us. And we hope that all of us continue to believe in PCM. Believe there is always hope for every one of us, even in those in Gaza. (Why am I monologuing? Boring kan?)

Beginners and seasoned are all specially invited. Let’s ride for Gaza.

PS: For those with the intention of opening up a car boot sale (there are some request from guys on bicyclebuysell.com :P) please do so at your own risk. Map will be updated on this same post soon. Hang on!

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MAP UPDATES

Directions Palace of Justice, here

Shall we ride for Palestine this month?

2009-02-10T14:33:00.003+08:00

Shall we?
We all come, up-to-you donations, ride, lepak and go home.
All donations will go into NSTP Fund for Gaza.
Shall we?

Opinions please. :)

P/S: Starting this month, we will gather in front of Palace of Justice for meeting point (it's where Cyclefest and LTDL was held recently.) Plenty of parking space around the area. Pasar malam for those who wants to have a quick munch. And the letter to the authority is in progress.

I'm in Hatyai and too lazy to do the poster... :P

Bicycle Lane...Perceived to be safe?

2009-02-06T02:34:00.007+08:00

1. Whenever the topic of bicycling to work being brought up, one of the comments would be "it's too dangerous unless we have bicycle lane". Let's talk about Malaysian environment. Honestly, I haven't been or even ride in Copenhagen or Netherlands or even Japan or other parts of the world, so I can't comment. But will we ever get the Bicycle Lane in Malaysia? I personally think it will be very very unlikely. Even the buses didn't get more bus lanes and now some areas have been scrapped. And it doesn't look like being enforced coz it seems that no one bother to follow the laws.

2. How about motorbike lanes then? The number of accidents are the highest among the motorcyclists but I don't see that many motorbike lanes being built yet. So, you think you can get bicycle lane? Yes, we have bicycle lane in Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Putrajaya. But see for yourself the condition especially in Taman Tun and it's not solely dedicated to bicycles.

3 We have a notion and perceived that when we ride in a bicycle lane that we will be safe. We are worry of being struck from behind. Yes the possibility is there but it's rare. It can happen for example if riding unlit at night. Personally, I believe that accidents would be more likely at the following areas:

4. Round About

Always use your hand to indicate the direction that you are going. Motorists can't read your mind!

5. T-junction

Take your time especially when you are turning right.

6. Road under constructions

Normally the road becomes narrow. Be assertive. Claim your space.

7. Motorbike lane at Toll booth

Look back. Maintain eye contact with the motorcyclists. Flag your hand to request motorcyclists to give way to you.

8. Spilt Road

Since I am always riding at the extreme left, I would just sometimes push my bike to the edge of the split road.

9. Maybe we need wider emergency lane but improving your skills at the areas mentioned above is a must.

300109 PCM #10 - Da' Video

2009-02-03T16:51:00.005+08:00

Oh! Might as well add another 0 = PCM #100!

Mamas, papas, uncles, aunties, grannies, nannies & genies.
More people, more new faces & more families!

Of being a great soul

2009-02-03T09:44:00.003+08:00

I have always been amazed by the progress of beginners. Especially when one started with Putrajaya Critical Mass. I've always been awed on cyclists who would take cycling as easy as cycling should be. Not just in terms of being a performance rider but also to enjoy the sweet time of cycling. That's one of the great joy being with Putrajaya Critical Mass. Being only ten months old, I personally feel most of us have accomplished a lot, together taking baby steps with PCM.

But, last ride was somehow surprised me in a very curious way.

The police has "interfered" in our beloved mass ride. No violence. Only a minor interrogations to one of our favourite massers. He couldn't ride that day as he was injured from a recent hash. But he voluntarily escorted till the last guy in the mass. Nothing serious happened between the police and the escort. Thank God for that. Maybe it is not a big deal but I think one should not close one eye and let be.

What disappoint me most is - the fact Putrajaya being a bicycle city, why there are still "vague" rules to cycle in Putrajaya?

Such like the dispute between the guards at Putrajaya Mosque and Putrajaya Easy Riders.

We've received a very supportive and constructive comment from one the fellow Putrajaya Easy Riders last night. One that moved me and somehow, I believe, many of us share the same idea and opinion.

"Daoh,
Don't worry about the policemen. The next time we ride, maybe they will give us VIP escort!
PCM has promoted Putrajaya to the world. The relevant authorities should salute us for dong a great job.

What matters next in our 27th February ride is to choose the least traffic route and a better starting point. My suggestion is the Palace of Justice where it is brightly lit and there is ample open parking beside the Palace of Justice building. We can write in to Perbadanan to inform them. We do not need their approval, because it is a public place. The Dataran at the Mosque would have been ideal, but there are too many cars there on a Friday Night.

We can start at the PoP and head towards the Mosque Dataran. From there we head out to join the main internal circular road in the middle of Putrajaya via the PM's Dept and head to Alamanda and then on our outer ring road towards Pinggiran Putra and PICC and then we head back to our starting point at PoP.

This distance is about the same as our normal route. I will keep on looking for a better route as we go on, which will be longer and more importantly safe for all riders.

Some might ask why start from a place where there is no drinking hole, i.e mamak shop?

Well, we can say that since we want to ride healthy, the idea of minum sampai pagi at the mamak shop is optional. Anyway, they can go to the mamak shop after ashort rest at the finishing point and then pack their bikes. In this way, at least we can see the big group before and after the ride. Dekat mamak shop tu, kita dok tersepit dekat other vehicles. Tak nampak the Critical Mass. Lagi pun lepas kayuh kita boleh berkenalan dengan yang lain lain, instead of rushing to the mamak shop."

Azudin, Lt Kol (retired)
Putrajaya E Riders

So what do you guys think?
Should we write a letter of pemission to the police?
Should we ignore?
Should we give a try for a new meeting point?
Let us know. Putrajaya Critical Mass is ours.

New year, new faces, same great mass (mess?) and the police?

2009-02-01T13:34:00.010+08:00

It was the first ride of the year and already many eager faces flooded the meeting point. Regular faces were there to meet and greet good friends and new ones. This time BC Kelolo and the Mrs. Kelolo came with the GLC (Gombak League of Cyclists) to the mass. More girls this time.

It was raining the whole day but luckily it stopped early that evening. I was worried that nobody would turned up when i got some smses from ROP (Republic Of Puchong) guys it was raining in Serdang and Puchong. Most might think it's raining in Putrajaya too. By 9pm the area already flooded with cyclists. The hype was high by 9.30pm.

A short brief was done by the ever faithful Man Ciocc. By 9.45pm it was flagged off.

Although this time there were around 100 of us but seemed everyone got scattered to different groups even from the start. It was great in number but somehow i wished we did go in a big group like the months before. I could see Man CIOCC's face was a little annoyed.

I arrived at PICC with half of the mass already gone back to the meeting point.

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An unexpected incident happened that night. Someone got stopped by a police car when he escorted the group at the back.

Police: Ni apa benda yang korang buat ni?

Mohamad Khalid Umar Baharudin: Takde apa encik. Ini ride suka-suka jek...

Police: Ride suka-suka? Sapa yang organise ni?

Mohamad Khalid Umar Baharudin: Entahlah encik... Tu haaa yang kat depan sana tu, sapa-sapa entah. Saya ikut member jek. (Recommended answer to all massers, ok? ;D)

Police: Ini berapa ramai ni? Tiap-tiap bulan ada ke?

Mohamad Khalid Umar Baharudin: Haah, tiap-tiap hujung bulan ada. Ramai jugak la dalam 80-100 orang sekali jalan.

Police: Perempuan ada?

Mohamad Khalid Umar Baharudin: Ada...

Police: Budak ada?

Mohamad Khalid Umar Baharudin: Ada...

Police: Orang tua?

Mohamad Khalid Umar Baharudin: Ada la... Mak orang, bapak orang, anak orang, orang-orang, semua orang pun ada la encik.

Police: ....... (Obviously stunned and pissed)

Mohamad Khalid Umar Baharudin: ....... (Obviously regretting being a smart ass ;P)

Police: Camnila... Lain kali kalau nak ada ride kena buat surat beritahu kami. Ketua kat ibu pejabat dah beritahu, korang selalu buat sampai ramai-ramai kat Putrajaya ni.

Mohamad Khalid Umar Baharudin: Ok nanti kita buat surat la. Hehe...

Disclaimer: Based on a true story with a little bit of twist and exaggeration. The name has been changed to protect the fellow masser.
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Well, that's about it. Strange and interesting night it was. Thank you everyone who made it this time. Congratulations to newbies on completing 20km. I hope everyone had fun and till we all meet again in the next mass, happy cycling!

images by MH

more stories and images:

Putrajaya Critical Mass #10... Opening... by basikalputih
Putrajaya Critical Mass by Seri Kepayang
Putrajaya Critical Mass 0109 by Taufiq Mafioso
First PCM ride in 2009 by Kooky Kash
PCM Datang Lagi by Project Rudy
Photos by Project Rudy
Berkayuh di Putrajaya (PCM) by Angah

On the move-no sweat

2009-01-22T03:35:00.004+08:00

If you are confined to being in the office, then what you carry with you when
you cycle to work can be very minimum. The most important things would be the
spare tube/s, pump, headlight, blinker and maybe your office attire and
toiletries. You could also send your week's clothing to your office during
weekend and bring it back daily. Provided you have the space! but office shoes
and toiletries shouldn't be a problem.

The challenge would be when you are on the move. Sunny days shouldn't be any
problem but how about rainy days? So far I am lucky as whenever it rains, I am
always under shelter or at client's place or the rain has just stopped when I
am just about to embark on my journey. I will blog later when I am dealing with the
situation.

Being on the move requires me to ensure that all the things that I carry are
always safe from rain and it's not too heavy to carry over the shoulder.Below
are the items that I always carry:

1. Spare Tubes (I always carry 2)
2. Pump
3. Headlight and blinkers
4. Rim tape
5. Tire lever
6. Screw driver
7. Spare batteries
8. Perfume (small bottle body shop)
9. Hair cream
10. Good Morning towel
11. Business Shirt
12. Tie
13. Working documents and stationery
14. PDA
15. Shoe polisher-Cloth type
16. Rain Jacket and pants (Still considering as the bag is full)
17. Slippers ( For rainy days-tied to my mtb rear carrier)

I prefer to travel the bike messenger style. All of the above items are in my
Timbuk2 messenger bag (waterproof). I just bought another one Chrome...hehe.
Another brand that you can consider would be Crumpler which is available at
KLCC. I wear Khaki pants (tights inside as it will dry faster), Dry fit T-shirt
and leather shoes (Obermain/Clarks) when cycling to work.

I always reach client's place early. Have teh tarik at "mamak", cool down,
clean up with Good Morning towel, put on my business shirt and tie, perfume and
hair cream inside the restaurant toilet:-) . I can't perspire and smelly when
seeing my clients...k...:-)

Parking is not a problem as I ride a fixie or an old beater chromoly mtb bike.
I will just park at the mamak's restaurant or any place that I think that is
safe and allowable. Just make sure that I secured it to a railing, pole etc. I
don't leave anything behind.

So there you go...on the move...no sweat:-)

p/s: Below are the photos on how you should fold your business shirt so that it
won't crumple.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Pray

2009-01-20T12:04:00.004+08:00

Salam everyone,
En. Shaharudin Jaafar, one of the first cycling medalists in the SEAP Games in 1965, is undergoing a heart surgery at Institut Jantung Negara as I'm writing this.

Let's pray for his health. Thank you.

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 30 January 2009

2009-01-08T12:06:00.005+08:00

It’s 2009. And it’s a new beginning to Putrajaya Critical Mass. We’re very grateful to survive last year despite the rants and the unbelievers. But whatever right? It’s like cycling, there are swerves, uphills, downhills, getting bonked and left behind from the group and there’s always the first 100 placings where you get a medal and certificate. Let bygones be bygones. We’re hoping for the best and let’s cycle even MORE this year!

This first month, we’re just plain KAYUH! No bulls and pees from others. Let’s get together and start afresh with one another and just have that plain, “fun” ride (haha! Ada lagi yang kena komen lepas ni…)

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Date: 30 January 2009
Venue: Restoran Darussalam Presint 9 (Mamak Double Trouble)
Meeting time: 9.00 PM SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARP!
Ride time: 9.30 PM
Distance: About 20km
Ride speed: 15-25km/h
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Beginners and seasoned are all invited. Let’s start cycling the new year with good sweats and smiles. Happy new year everyone and hope to see you soon!

On a lighter note,
See the contributors up there on the left hand side?

Yeah, this blog is ready to go to a greener pasture. They are great cyclists who have big hearts. They’re all about being a great support to the cycling culture in Malaysia. I hope with their involvement in this blog will take PCM to another level.

In the hope of sharing, we like to invite everyone to write/contribute/hate mail/love mail us. Write anything you like and we will publish them here in the blog. This blog is for all you guys who love to ride with PCM. Send them to putrajayamasser[at]yahoo.com. State your name/nickname and your site/blog (if you have).

Selamat!

How much could you save?

2009-01-06T14:22:00.006+08:00

How much could you save when you ride to office?
Let say you ride on every friday and your car petrol is RM10. How about parking charges..Let say RM10. Toll maybe RM2. So the total cost would be:
Petrol RM10 + Parking RM10 + Toll RM2=RM22 per week. Let say you cycle for 50weeks...that would be RM1,100 per annum. How about when you cycle twice a week? That would be RM2,200. That could easily get you another new bike every year! Your bicycle maintenance cost won't be that much since you are just using it for road riding.

How much would the government save on petrol subsidy? Let say 30sen per litre. So for RM10 petrol consumption per person that would be = 5.56 litre per person (RM10/1.80 per litre). So subsidy save per person would be RM1.67. Let say 10,000 people in Malaysia ride to work once a week...that would be RM16,680 (10,000 x RM1.67). So per annum the government would save based on 50week people cycle to work would be RM834,000. How about 100,000 people cycle to work just for once a week? That would be RM8.34 million!

How about the stress caused by the traffic jams? How about better health? How about the environment?

Points to ponder for the begining new year 2009. Hey think no more...Let's just do it! Then we celebrate once a month with PCM. Btw, If the expatriates can do it, why can't we:-)

Thank you for your time.

2008-12-23T13:50:00.002+08:00

Dear all,
First of all, I would like to thank you for all your comments in this blog. I am very much confused and most of all sad to some critics that we've been getting. I do not like to be emotionally involved and prefer to be on a neutral side but I think it would be wrong if my friends and I are not taking a stand on what we believe - Putrajaya Critical Mass.

On behalf of good followers of PCM, I would like to make clear with certain issues.

I do not like others to perceive this ride as something violent-cause ride or an active-aggressive protest gathering. PCM is a friendly, non-biased, non-political, non-sponsored (trust me, we didn't ask but a lot has offered to sponsor us) and only for the cause of promoting cycling. No more, no less.

Critical Mass is to share. I hope in every other city especially in Malaysia will have one in the near future. When I started this PCM, it was all for one thing - to promote cycling among friends and to the community in Klang Valley. Critical mass in other cities fight/advocates/protests/celebrates many different causes and values. Critical Mass in Putrajaya is to promote cycling as a fun alternative and healthy lifestyle.

PCM has been attended by many different races, status, new beginners and pro riders. But all to attend in the believe of cycling is fun and healthy. Pure fun. Non-violence.

PCM is to educate and introduce cycling as an alternative and healthy lifestyle. I've seen someone who can only cycle 5km, now doing at least 30-40kms a week. Thanks to good friends of PCM, we always encourage new guys/girls to do more cycling. Now most of them are hardcore riders who cycle to work, hashing in jamborees, at least a frequent weekend warrior.

That is what we PCM called a progress. Might be nothing to others but a success to us. We don't fight for cycling rights because in Malaysia our cycling community is still small. We go to jamborees, hashes, races and tours but only a few of us cycle to work or even to nearest 7-11 kiosk. Tell me how can PCM start to a cause for cycling rights or any other radical ideas if most of us still drives? Understand we are a very small group no matter how big you think we are.

PCM is only 9 months old. We are still in our baby steps. We are learning and accepting new challenges. We take everything constructive seriously but we don't really tolerate on any stupidity and negativeness towards PCM. Something that is against our belief that cycling should be fun, safe and alternative at this moment is definitely ridiculous. Nothing radical. Nothing illogical to the community.

Let me remind you, I am not a leader like some of you (even some in the mass) might think. I am just an initiator. I started this. I created the blog. I did the flyers. I started this with my own beliefs. And slowly I educate my friends about Critical Mass. I asked, begged my friends to help me with this ride. I never pushed, forced any of my cycling friends to come. I was never a boss in any way possible to this ride. I never even asked to be called, labelled as "Captain" or "Boss" or any other superior-being in this ride.

But I would love to be merely called as a friend. Other than I mentioned above, I am no more than just an enthusiast like you guys. I love cycling. My bike is no bling. But it takes me to point A to point B. I am not a bike snob.

Dear all,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who was involved, attended, rode, crashed, smiled, laughed, cam-whored, cussed, bitched, crashed (i think i was the only one!) etc.
Last year was a beginning (nevertheless a blast!) and we're still learning.

A new year is coming. I believe in continuing PCM in the years to come. My friends and I will take PCM to a new different height, more fun and excitements. PCM is for everyone and everyone to share. Your support, your energy, your time and your smiles are what we always appreciate and cherish.

From the bottom of my velo heart, thank you again. Happy new year.

Sudah la. Tak kira la nak naik beskal murah ke, mahal ke, main gitar ke. Kayuh je la. HAHA!

Intellectual musicians and more on PCM #9

2008-12-22T09:39:00.008+08:00

The last few days, we had a few comments on our mass ride. I don't really like to comment even more when it's coming from the few "intellectual" musicians.

We love music btw. We go karaoke after our cycling ride. :P

So, whatever la.

More stories and photos on PCM 9:
The last and the wet one by Basikal Putih in The White Bicycle
Putrajaya Critical Mass 9 by Rudy in Project Rudy
Photos by Project Rudy
PCM nite ride is a ride i need by Kooky Kash in Run Kooky Run
Kayuhan hujan yang tak jaid by Heero in The Adventure of Heero Yui
Putrajaya Critical Mass #9 by Haitsan in Yes sir!, I'm SPM Holder
PCM and a 6K run by Bola2api in Ramblings

Rain, rain go away... Come again another day.

2008-12-20T18:55:00.006+08:00

8.30pm
I was already at the mamak. It was raining. While I was refueling myself with 100Plus I smsed all my cycling friends there's slim chance there will be a ride. Great friends they are, they still came even the rain was getting heavier by the minutes.

9.00pm
The rain stopped and poured again. Cars, vans, mpvs and 4-wheelers, all with bikes, came into the parking lots one by one. Some took their bikes down and waited. Some waited at the mamak. It was raining even more.

9.30pm
Many more cyclists came but the rain hasn't stopped. Everyone seemed to be geared up even though they were having chats and laughs with friends over a hot teh tarik. I was scared to initiate the ride. I'm too scared anything bad will happen if we really ride in the rain. And it didn't really look like it was going to stop anytime soon.

Despite of a few cyclists left, everyone seemed eager to continue with the mass. I asked most of them whether they want a ride or not, they all unanimously said yes. I was even more surprised, there were people came all the way from Malacca and Ipoh to join in the mass. So Chris, because you said you want a ride - we gave a ride lah. :P

But it was still raining.

10.00pm
I made the first move to unload my bike and everyone followed. People started gathering at the briefing point. Gave a little brief. Hafiz was made lead cyclist. This kid is really, really fast. So he got the lead.

10.30pm
The rain stopped.
And we rode the tar and grime.

1 wet evening.
1 pre-cycling session.
100 or more enthusiastic cyclists.
Several good-hearted regulars.
5 voluntary marshall cars
No authorities.
No Jerit.
100% fun.
100% safe ride.
1 post-cycling session.
And all smiles.

We ended the year with even more laughters, smiles and a true cycling heart.
Thank you everyone. :)

images by Taufiq Basikal Oren

more stories and images:
Putrajaya Critical Mass by Zamrady in The Reality I Live In
Last Putrajaya Critical Mass of the year by Boon in Boonuh Kau!

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 19 December 2008

2008-12-10T11:04:00.006+08:00

Hi again! Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha to everyone!

It’s that time again and we’re very proud to say, WE HAVE SURVIVED in 2008! We should be proud of ourselves that we have been true and together we were there to make our mass ride a success every month.

So let’s rock this ride even more this month. It’s our last ride for this year, bring all your friends, girlfriends, boyfriends, spouses, your kids, your parents and the next door neighbour to “I Need A Ride!” Putrajaya Critical Mass.

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Date: 19 December 2008 (third Friday nite!)
Venue: Restoran Darussalam Presint 9 (Mamak Double Trouble)
Meeting time: 9.00 PM SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARP!
Ride time: 9.30 PM
Distance: About 20km
Ride speed: 15-25km/h
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Remember to ride safe and let’s not be a menace when we’re riding. We don’t want anything bad to happen especially with recent news to a group ride in Johor and Penang earlier this week. More stories here and here.

Keep in mind, we’re a celebration of cycling and most importantly, Putrajaya Critical Mass is all about having pure fun ride. :)

Announcement: Putrajaya Critical Mass December will be ONE WEEK EARLY

2008-12-04T15:32:00.004+08:00

Yes, you read it right.
We're making it one week early than we usually do. Actually this had happened before. We always bring PCM one week forward due to "inevitable" reasons. Hehe.

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Date: 19 December 2008 (third Friday nite!)
Venue: Restoran Darussalam Presint 9 (Mamak Double Trouble)
Meeting time: 9.00 PM SHARPIE!
Ride time: 9.30 PM
Distance: About 20km
Ride speed: 15-25km/h
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(Lame) reasons/excuses/rationales/reasons:
1. It's the day after Christmas.
'Tis the season to be jolly. Faa la laa la laa la laaaaa...

2. It's a long weekend.
Most likely nobody will come as everyone is going out of KL to balik kampung/going for that long year-end vacation/having pre-New Year's Eve party in Koh Phangan. :P

3. Don't you want to be somewhere else? It's a long weekend la!

So guys and girls, get ready your bike. It's in two weeks time. I know, i have to do the poster design. I'm in totally malas mode right now. Sigh!

On a lighter note: Shall we have a blast next year? Can we rock ride even more in January next year? Let's start the year with a big bang. More cyclists, more bikes, totally more fun!

This video rocks!

2008-12-03T09:36:00.003+08:00

This one was done by Don ROP.
Nicely edited with "No Rain" by Blind Melon on the background.
Now seriously this vid will make you feel that you should have come that night...

Kudos to Don!

No la... Where got rain one? Haha!

2008-12-02T19:41:00.014+08:00

Sorry for the late report. I'm out of excuses, already.

It was raining that afternoon. I was staring out of the window, hoping the grey clouds would clear. And it did. By 7.30 i received an SMS by Mr. BasikalPuti h saying the coast was clear and PCM was on.

Me and Man CIOCC were the first one at the RV. It was 8.30 (yeah, we came really early), so we had a quick dinner. 15 minutes later, cars with bikes started to arrive.

That nite it was ladies' night. Themed "Babes In Bikeland", the idea was to encourage more female riders to join in the mass ride. Although it was not as many as we're expecting but it was more than the usual.

Kay from the ROP gang, also one of the regulars, came and made new girlfriends. Aini Malakoff (thanks bebeh!) and Little Miss Day-O were there for their second mass. Cool Kash and her hot friend Ro (these are marathoners, ok - jangan main-main wooo) made it just in time as they were lost just 500 meters away from the meeting point. :P Even our regular guys, Atan, Rudy and Azam came with their wives!

I spotted a few more girls in the ride but didn't really get the chance to talk to them. But i think the prom queen goes to Amir's 4-year-old daughter! Check out her picture at the top. Actually she didn't really like me. I was beside her when i took the photo. Haha!

The ride started a bit late. By 9.45pm, Man CIOCC gave a short briefing on the ride and safety. By 9.50pm the ride flagged off with me, Man CIOCC and all the girls leading. The ride ended by 12am, immediately, the rain started again. Ngam2. Good timing. :D

We stopped for a quick photo session at the Mosque roundabout. The guards were pissed when we took our group shots in the middle of the roundabout. He said that our tyres made the cement/tiles crack. Hmm...

That night was another great mass. We got girls, which i hope will be coming for our next mass. And continue to ride with us in PCM. We had great number of massers (I believe there were more or less 100 of us, no?) We had a variety of bikes that night including a fixie, a trike and a cool basikal tua (gerek bang, gerek!) But most importantly we definitely had fun, laughters and a great deal of smiles.

Thank you all for coming to the mass.

To all female riders who made it, from all of us massers, you guys rock! We will make this theme every year, dedicating to all female riders, so watch out for next year's Babes In Bikeland! (Although, Kash you should do an all female ride. PCM will support you 100% - as long we get to be marshals once in awhile! :P)

Till we meet again on the next mass. Terima kasih daun keladi...

More stories, images and videos:
Putrajaya Critical Mass #8 by Basikal Putih
Putrajaya Critical Mass ride + run by Kooky Kash
Putrajaya Critical Mass Cycle 8 by Haitsan the SPM Holder
Kayuhan Putrajaya Critical Mass by basikal
Putrajaya Critical Mass bersama REDTONE by mba2u
Putrajaya Critical Mass 28/11/08 by Republic of Puchong
Putrajaya Critical Mass 8 by projectrudy
Putrajaya Nite Ride - 28 Nov 2008 by radicaliez
Putrajaya Critical Mass by Don of All Mountain Bike Action
PCM 11/08 by Matakiri in Flickr
Videos by Man CIOCC in youtube
Putrajaya Critical Mass by Rezdrake in Balada Seorang Programmer Kontrak Jalanan

The PCM Rolling Route!

2008-11-26T13:24:00.004+08:00

Hi all,
Some of you guys who often ride with PCM, might know this route. This route is a favourite by the roadies for recovery sessions. We're riding this route again this week but we're invading the Putrajaya Mosque area this time. Let's show how much fun we're having, riding bikes in a mass. (Make sure we're in a MASS! :P)

So here's the route. For those who are not familiar, don't worry - it's an easy route. Some would be taken aback by the distance but 24.5km seriously an easy-peasy, done-deal if you ride in a group. Stop looking at your meter and cycle at your own pace. Don't worry about being slow, we have marshals/guides/regulars who will help each other in the ride.

The point is everyone needs to support each other and make sure everyone has a great time.

The route takes you to beautiful Putrajaya bridges, the Government Boulevard where we can have a few pics taken at the Palace of Justice, scenic views of the Putrajaya lake from a bridge and a Pasar Malam. Hehe.

There's a slight elevation at the highway but it's very much achievable. 7-year-olds and the roaring 50's have conquered this highway too many times. Just remember, for the first timers, use comfortable gearings and take your own pace. Do not try to follow others. We follow yours. Seriously. :D I will!

For more, check this out. This is a great site for you to map your ride. It says in the name. Duh.

Well, i guess that's about it. I hope there will be a lot of turnouts this time. Especially female riders. Pray hard it's not going to rain. Most importantly, please enjoy your ride. Wishing massers all over the world to have a great ride this Friday! :)

IT'S (MIND MY FRENCH) ON!

2008-11-25T13:20:00.004+08:00

Yes it's ON.
It's THREE more days.
It's THIS FRIDAY.
It's HOT.
And it's ROCKIN' OUT LOUD.
It's BABES IN BIKELAND.

P/S: Guys allowed! Haha!

We're Facebooked!

2008-11-18T12:35:00.003+08:00

Hi all! Some might know (and a handful 100 more) Putrajaya Critical Mass has Facebook.
We have a group and an account. If you guys a bit too lazy to check our updates on the blog or rather have your vampire upgrades on facebook, then add us up!

Along with our blog, we also update our Facebook group and account on updates, especially on our mass rides, photos and flyers.

If you're in the group, feel free to create discussion topics on bikes/cycling/rides or better, post your own ride event and get people to join in!

We want more members and supporters! You might find a cycling date as well. :P

Search for putrajaya critical mass or putrajayamasser@yahoo.com

See you guys, facebooked!

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 28 November 2008

2008-11-14T09:29:00.004+08:00

Ladies and girls (guys and boys, ehem…) we would like to invite all of you to this month’s Putrajaya Critical Mass. Yes, you read it right. It’s the BABES IN BIKELAND this time. So all you girls who want to have fun (and cycle!) head down to Putrajaya for the mass ride!

We always got that voice at the back of mind every time we were in mass ride – where are the girls? So this time, we make it a night of appreciation for the girls on bikes. Bring you wives, girlfriends, moms, grandmommas, sisters, daughters, and your next door’s hot mama. Bring your bikes, lights, helmet and tights.

Guys, definitely, you’re invited as well. Bring your machismo machines but, hey, watch that top tubes. :P

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Date: 28 November 2008
Venue: Restoran Darussalam Presint 9 (Mamak Double Trouble)
Meeting time: 9.00 PM SHARPIE!
Ride time: 9.30 PM
Distance: About 20km
Ride speed: 15-25km/h
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Let’s make this the largest girl’s (and boy’s) ride-out ever in the cycling history of Malaysia! Who knows? If this going to be a bomb, we’re making it official next year.

Another funny story and more pictures!

2008-11-11T12:31:00.003+08:00

Visit this dude's experience to PCM, didn't know it was his birthday that nite, so Happy belated birthday Haitsan!

Putrajaya Critical Mass 7

Btw, check out his rubber duckie bike horn. DiGi's duck can't beat that... :P

Who would've thought?

2008-11-06T19:55:00.010+08:00

I was the first to turn out that night. And no one, I repeat, NO ONE was there.

Received an sms earlier that evening from Rudy asking me, "Putrajaya weather ok?" I didn't reply but i prayed hard. Thank God it wasn't. But I was getting worried by 9.10 there were only 10 of us stood there waiting... By 9.20, cars with bike started coming in and i was relieved and started smiling. Two guys came from Malacca. Thanks for coming!

We were surprise when we had a visit from Mr. Shaharuddin Jaafar, one of the first Malaysian cyclist who won a gold medal in 1962 SEA Games. We were honoured when he joined in the mass.

There were young kids in bikes. Amir, a great supporter, came with his kid, on a cool tandem (this guy came for the first mass, riding on a trike!) We had a great number of seniors and seemed everyone had a wide smile on their face. Families, locals and regulars came to conquer the tar and grime of Putrajaya and still had good fun.

It wasn't raining that night, and there were 80 of us. Who would've thought?

images by Wan Ironhorse

More stories and images:
Putrajaya Critical Mass by Boonuhkau
Off we go, Massers! by Enche Bon
My 2nd PCM by the Trek Rider
Putrajaya Critical Mass by bola2api
Putrajaya Critical Mass 7 by projectrudy

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 31 October 2008

2008-10-20T12:39:00.003+08:00

So you think after the raya, all the ketupat, rendang, lemang, kuih and all that, we stop our mass ride? Wrong. We're up on another Critical Mass ride this month and we're hoping this will still be another legacy of fun and crazy night ride.

But there's a twist. It's raining season. For at least until next month. We're thinking about giving it a try this time. So here you go!

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Date: 31 October 2008
Venue: Restoran Darussalam Presint 9 (Mamak Double Trouble)
Meeting time: 9.00 PM SHARP SHARP!
Ride time: 9.30 PM
Distance: About 20km
Ride speed: 15-25km/h
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FOR SAFETY REASONS - IF IT'S RAINING, NO RIDE.
So check your regular weather forecast updates. If you're in doubt, call anyone lives near or in Putrajaya before you leave. We're still be there though to entertain you guys at the mamak, talking cogs. :P

We're predicting raining season still continues in November and December. So we're putting up a poll for you guys on when is the right time to cycle be it at night, early morning on the weekends or no ride. We're more on the morning weekends. Shiok a bit. :) Don't forget to vote!

Aku, kau dan ketupat rendang...

2008-09-30T13:09:00.002+08:00

To all of massers,
Salam Hari Raya dan Maaf Zahir Batin.
Happy Holidays.

Drive safely, go back kampung and come back in one piece. :P
Anyone, cycling balik kampung for real?

Salam.

More photos PCM 190908 by Man CIOCC

2008-09-24T13:25:00.009+08:00

Last PCM was definitely awesome. We got more and more pictures for you guys. Don't be jealous if you didn't get to come the last time. There will be another ride next month! So come, bring your friends, families and cameras! :D

To the dude with the cun Cinelli, kindly contact me, Firdhaus, at putrajayamasser@yahoo.com.
Man CIOCC very interested in buying your integrated handlebar. Commission 5% please. Haha!

Okay there were plenty of young riders that night. But this kid really caught our attention. He didn't wear his helmet, no lycras, no spandex, no shoes. But selipar jepun! And he rode all the way from Kajang/Bangi with his friends to ride in the mass. :P Kid, be careful but thanks for coming!

Images by: Man CIOCC from Kajang

More reports:
Cool Ride Hu Hu Hu by Heero Yui

PCM 190908 Snap! Snap!

2008-09-23T11:16:00.005+08:00

Bikes and smiles.
Images by: Rudy at therudyproject

More reports and images:
Weekend Ending September 21st - Critical Mass Ride by Uncle D
Balik kampung... ooo... balik kampung by Rudy
Putrajaya Critical Mass #6 - Kayuhan Senandung Raya by Flat
Putrajaya Critical Mass 6 by Rudy (Flickr)

Till sahur we ride. Haha!

2008-09-22T13:22:00.004+08:00

Halloo semua! Last PCM ride, 190908 was the best so far! The turnout was a little bit less than last months but this time we really had fun, at least 10km a big MASS cycling! Thank you for creating a MASS that we all could have group pictures together.

We would like to thank:

1. Abang Man CIOCC and the Kajang gang for their support. Thanks Abang Man for the briefing and group guide the whole fun peloton. Datang lagi bulan depan, saya memang pemalu orangnya! Nak bercakap memang tak pandai.

2. Photographers that night! Aswaad, Rudy, Adi, Uncle D and Abang Man for their non-stop picture snapping, finger clicking and leg cycling stunts throughout the whole ride.

3. Cyclists from Republic of Puchong for the support and being great marshalls.

4. Last but not least, to everyone who came to PCM. Thank you for your big support, your patience and your love for cycling.

Rock on!

PS: We're still waiting for links and photos of the ride. Be patient. :) I've posted the video Aswaad took that nite. Good job Mr. Basikalputih!

Putrajaya Critical Mass

Bicycle for transportation purposes

Cycling for Stomach

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 25 March 2011

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 25 February 2011

We're back & hoppin' ! Cum join the fun-ride.

Putrajaya Interpark Ride - 3 October 2010

"PMPCM" 3rd. September

3rd Ramadan Friday Nite Ride 270810

2nd Ramadan Friday Nite Ride 200810

Ramadan Friday Nite Ride 130810

30July 10 - In Memory of Ibrahim

d Mass is Critical 4 Ibrahim - 30 July 2010

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 25 June 2010

Putrajaya Critical Mass 2nd Anniversary - 30 April 2010

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 26 March 2010

Dah nak 2 tahun wehhhhh

Orbea, anyone?

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 26 February 2010

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 29 January 2010

No ride - Again

November, no ride.

Click on the hard on

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 30 October 2009

Tomorrow is ON!

PCM Special: 1st Annual Day Ride Super Sunday - 18 October 2009

New look!

Gopeng Peanut Search - 15 November 2009

Salam Aidilfitri yang paling best sekali korang pernah dengar

PCM No. "19" - Pix & Pieces

PCM No. "19" - 28 August 2009

PCM No. 18 - 31 July 2009

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 24 July 2009

The near end.

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 26 June 2009

Slowing that cadence...

PCM 29 May 2009 Vids & Pixs

How about converting motorbike lane to bicycle lane?

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 29 May 2009

The year that was...

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY!!!

PCM 1st birthday!

We're #1!

On your mark, get set... KL Cycle Racing

PCM Tee to order - LAST TWO DAYS!

How to improve your liquidity

4th Malakoff Charity Ride, 8-10 May (Gurun-Krabi)

The mass, the kids and Anuar Manan!

PCM TEE!!!!!!

Vote earth, switch off the lights baby...

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 27 March 2009 - UPDATED! WITH POSTER! :D

Please Respect Cyclists. We are Road User Too

MA$$ for GAZA

Dari Putrajaya ke Gaza

PCM Post Ride - TONIGHT! TONIGHT! TONIGHT!

Rida Gaza Picsa Beska Jalanda, Apada...

From Palace of Justice to Gaza...

Ride For Gaza Collection

Route, PCM - Ride for GAZA, Friday 270209

Tee off!

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 27 February 2009 MAP UPDATES!

Shall we ride for Palestine this month?

Bicycle Lane...Perceived to be safe?

More stories and pictures galore

300109 PCM #10 - Da' Video

Of being a great soul

New year, new faces, same great mass (mess?) and the police?

On the move-no sweat

Pray

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 30 January 2009

How much could you save?

Thank you for your time.

Intellectual musicians and more on PCM #9

Rain, rain go away... Come again another day.

Putrajaya Critical Mass - 19 December 2008

Announcement: Putrajaya Critical Mass December will be ONE WEEK EARLY

This video rocks!

No la... Where got rain one? Haha!

The PCM Rolling Route!

IT'S (MIND MY FRENCH) ON!