SUFB TAGAY-Tay Ride 100kms

One cloudy, drizzling Sunday morning, Feb 23, 2014. 31 bikers: with SUFB, LPEDAL and other guest bikers took on the challenge of 100kms from Zapote, Las Pinas City to Tagaytay in Cavite. This is the first SUFB major ride I am able to organize myself.

Route: Molino-Paliparan-Silang-Mahogany Market.
Here is the map:

Post by Maribeth Brown.

The route was considered 85%-90% "patag" with a short assault at Silang, going up the highway. The entire route was safe enough for biking as there are fewer vehicles, especially in Paliparan area. The only motor-heavy areas are the town propers in Molino. The ride going up took 5 hours on recon, 6 hrs during the main ride. The downhill ride back was super fast like your were running a motorbike!

A few points in downhills: 
Downhills are more dangerous than uphills! It is because you get to sometime loose your control over the handle bars, the "lula" factor and the unpredictable obstacles you can meet as you speed down. Make sure to check your brakes. Your gears must be set on the highest, (usually the smallest gear your bike has). And most importantly hold on your handlebars steady as you make a descend.

Two weeks before the main event, I with 6 other bikers did a recon ride first, to check if newbie riders can take it. It turns out to be challenging but not THAT hard. This one was taken after the Bulalo lunch at Mahogany Market.

with SUFB contingent: James, Ryan, Alwin, Andy, Jessa and Edvie

So with enough mental, physical and bike preparation, fellow bikers met us in two meetup points: Jolibee Zapote and Molino Rd Cor Molino Bldv in Dasmarinas Cavite. We started rather late. Met some minor problems like flat tire, sprained bikers and some minor mishaps on the road, but all of those are deemed normal in major rides.

3 Things I learned in this ride as an organizer:

• Set the time early, like 4am! Bikers often come in late.
• Make sure to have bikers do their practice rides before an assault like this. Iwas pulikat. 
• Make sure to stick together so to avoid breaking the convoy and loosing track of other bikers.

This is my first time, so please bear with me ^_^

Check out our photos here!
All photos grabbed from Andy Dimaculangan, Robert James Yngente and Joey Salazar via Facebook.