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Bali and East Java Ride

The weather around Nusantara at the end of 2009 always wet, the rain falls more frequently.
Rain usually makes us more reluctant to cycling. My cycling plan at the end 2009 is to bring my Mountain Bike to its habitat. Eastern part of Bali Island and Java Island more likely… It will be at the high [...]

December 18, 2009    Posted in: Trails   No Comments

My XC Touring

After a week full of rain around Jabodetabek, pessimistic feelings for cycling activities began to emerge. Around last Friday, I called Om Kunto (Labu) and Om Wawan (Pamulang) for a cycling activity started from MPO Cafe (JPG)-BSD-Pamulang-Parung-Sawangan-Labu-Pondok Cabe-JPG. Om Kunto can not joint us from Mpo Café of JPG, so he will join later in [...]

November 22, 2009    Posted in: Jabodetabek, Trails   No Comments

Rindu Alam – Gadog … A Ride with Paul

Some friends contacted and expressed readiness for mountain biking activity in Rindu Alam-Gadog track last week. It was a  surprise when my co-workers, Paul, interested to join this activity. Paul saw our last mountain biking ride in Rindu Alam Gadog track last 17th of August 2009.

Paul was very serious for this trip. He has a hybrid bike (a [...]

November 8, 2009    Posted in: Trails, West Java   No Comments

Cianten-The Ride (Part 2)

It was already noon when we passed by second geothermal well head. Right next to the site, we ride through a dirt road that will take us to the forest boundary. This will be the boundary between forest and tea plantation. Our track declined slightly as we entered the tea plantation and when we close [...]

November 5, 2009    Posted in: Trails, West Java   No Comments

Cianten-The Ride (Part 1)

On a sunny morning in late October, a new journey is about to begin…
I and Kunto will meet an invitation from CikarangMTB cycling community for mountain biking activity in Cianten tea plantation area. Cycling path in Cianten Tea Plantation is the name was new to the ears of the mountain cyclists in the Greater Jakarta [...]

October 31, 2009  Tags: , ,  Posted in: Trails, West Java   2 Comments

Cianten – How To Get There?

Since early 2009, Cianten mentioned by many local mountain bikers around Greater Jakarta area.  Many says that Cianten is the reflection of  ”Bumi Parahyangan” natural scenery. Cianten lies around Halimun National Park-West Java province. According to some sources, Cianten has Mountain Bike track that is good to be visited. Even according to some blogs, these tracks are alternative [...]

October 27, 2009  Tags: , ,  Posted in: Trails, West Java   One Comment