Hot Springs in Singapore!

Loaded up with my fairly full panniers, I have been out doing more miles...well, kilometers, with John and Todd.

Todd has decided he is ready to be a Roadwarrior, so hopefully, time, money, training and fitness permitting, he will be joining Tom, Spencer and I on the big ride next May. He is borrowing Paige's bike at the moment, but hopes to splash out on his own soon in the new year... Then the training will kick into high gear as he starts to load it up with his own equipment.

John is out with us just for the fun and exercise, and has been proving to be a great pace-man. Riding his racer, (which weighs about as much as one of my panniers alone!) he is tough to keep up with, but it is making me push harder... All good training.
We've taken to doing a good 30 km circuit, that takes in a nice rest stop half-way through.











A rare area in Singapore, the hot springs are no longer "au naturale", as they have been piped and concreted, but the ('holy crap that's damn') hot water is still plenty natural, and very invigorating for tired feet.











We are all avidly using Endomondo to track our speed and distance, and I have been uploading it each ride out to my Endomondo profile.
You can check out our routes,
HERE

Once I have a few more pix, as well as some gear thoughts, I will be uploading all that too... Less than 6 months to go until the Roadwarriors reunite and head to Hanoi to kick start another adventure..!

Catch y'all soon!

Cheers.
RWK...
OUT!

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Location:Sembawang, Singapore.

The training is going well..!

Ok, it has been a while since I added anything to this journal, but that's been for good reason;
I've been out training hard, 3 to 4 times a week, putting some KMs on the new wheels and gear that arrived from the USA a couple of months ago.







I've added some great new grips to my bars, as well as a new adjustable stem to raise the bars a bit. Both have made a huge difference in riding comfort... And after all, we are all about being built for comfort, not for speed!
New shoes made the purchase list too, as I wanted something that was more airy and would dry quicker for the hot and likely wet weather we will be experiencing... And what I live in almost every day.




When I took these pictures, I had yet to fit my panniers, but since then, I've had them not just on, but filled to about 80% expedition-weight.
As my fitness improves, I'll be upping the load to about 120% weight, to really get my fitness up for the ride.

The new Schwalbe tyres are awesome, and have been taking all the abuse I can give them, rolling amazingly smoothly on the paved roads, as well as biting though some of the mud and dirt I have managed to find on the odd off-road routes I have managed to find. Obviously, this was taken when they were spanky-brand-new... They don't look like that any more!




Singapore isn't known for it's wide open spaces, so managing to find some fairly quiet and green areas up the top end of the island, with Malaysia easily in view across the causeway has been great.




Well, I will be adding a bit more to this journal soon, as the training continues, both solo, and with a couple of local mates, John and Todd, who join me most days to knock out 25 to 30 KMs each time... Although the distances will start going up soon...

For now,

Roadwarrior Kobie,

OUT!


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