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Bike & Birding: A Preview of the Redeveloped Arroceros Urban Forest Park

Post author By Ferdz
Post date February 11, 2022
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On an elevated platform for birding at the Arroceros Urban Forest Park

If you plan to visit the recently inaugurated and redeveloped Arroceros Urban Forest Park by bike, I would advise to defer for a later time. The park doesn’t allow bikes in the area, let alone, on the pavement going to the park. Since it is still in development (despite being inaugurated already) there are no bike racks in the area. I asked the guards where I can leave my bike securely and they can’t give a definite answer. I was excited to check out the re-opened “last lung of Manila” and do a little birding so I decided to ride all the way from Pasig.

Tags bike life, Birdwatching, folding bike touring, Forest, Manila, Parks

Bike Touring Cavite Philippines Video

Ride to Amadeo: The Coffee Capital of the PH

Post author By Ferdz
Post date July 27, 2021
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Amadeo Coffee Culture and Heritage Mural

For a coffee-lover like me, riding to the coffee capital of the Philippines, Amadeo, Cavite was more than just a trivial endeavor. Just being at one of the country’s largest coffee producer and tasting it’s famous “pahimis” blend was enough to pedal my way to Amadeo. Besides, it’s just short of 30km from Biñan where I’m staying. For this ride, I took the Davilan road to Silang, Cavite to Amadeo then a sidetrip to Tagaytay on my way back.

Tags amadeo, bike loop, coffee, folding bike, folding bike touring, murals, street art, Tagaytay

Bike Touring Cavite Video

Folding Bike Loop: REVPAL

Post author By Ferdz
Post date July 7, 2021
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King of REVPAL posterity shot

I catch my breath as it escapes me. It’s getting shallow. I knew I’m almost at the edge of my capacity to pedal. So I stop. They call this stretch “2 kilometers of Pain”, now I know why. First time I passed through REVPAL was coming from Tagaytay side. I was screaming with exhilaration as I descend these slopes from Mt Sungai. Going the “reverse” way and negotiating up to 15% gradient (9 degrees) incline was a different experience altogether. But hey, we’re here for the thrill right? Like any other cyclist, we’re always trying to test our mettle. Am I? I’m really here for the sightseeing.

Tags dahon route, folding bike, folding bike touring, Tagaytay

Bike Touring

A Year of Cycling Through the Pandemic

Post author By Ferdz
Post date June 20, 2021
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Dahon Route in Davilan

“It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them”
Ernest Hemingway

98 Rides. 2,055 km distance. Ride climb as high as 566 masl. That’s how a year of cycling through the pandemic looks like from my Strava. At least the ones I were able to log. It’s been a year since I had En, what I call my Dahon Route folding bike. What the stats doesn’t show are the loads of cargo my bike handled running grocery errands, the sense of freedom riding a bike brought in the constrained world of community quarantine and pesos I saved and possible COVID19 transmissions I avoided by using my bike as an active transport.

Tags bike life, Cycling, dahon route, folding bike, folding bike touring

Bike Touring Metro Manila Travel Travel Guide

Pasig River Ferry 2021 Update: Bimodal Travel in Manila

Post author By Ferdz
Post date February 14, 2021
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Pasig River Ferry at Escolta

It’s the Chinese new year and I wanted to revisit Binondo, the oldest Chinatown in the world. I knew celebrations this 2021 will be quite different due to the pandemic. But since I haven’t been to this part of Manila, I thought it would be interesting to bike around the area. This time, I went bimodal too. Trying out the Pasig River Ferry service from Guadalupe to Escolta, then back to San Joaquin, Pasig in the evening. So how is it like to travel on a water vessel with my folding bike this pandemic?

Tags Biking, bimodal travel, Ferry, folding bike touring, mmda, pasig river ferry

Bike Touring Mountains Rizal

Bike to Mt Baytangan for Camp Sinai, Antipolo

Post author By Ferdz
Post date January 5, 2021
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Camp Sinai 10 Commandments Tablet

The cycling boom has certainly made me more keen on exploring areas near my residence in Pasig. If I can pedal it, I will attempt to explore. Rizal province is certainly one of them. Lately I had been frequenting the hills of Antipolo for its mountains and nature. I’ve been seeing Camp Sinai as one of the popular destinations for cyclist and it certainly looked appealing for a mountain-lover like me. Imagine views of the Sierra Madre mountain range, roads fringed with pine trees and the nippy weather. And a couple of days before Christmas, I decided to take advantage of the good weather and rode up to Antipolo to finally check this out.

Tags Antipolo, Camp sites, dahon route, folding bike touring, San Mateo

Bike Touring Lakes Metro Manila

Bike Ride to Jamboree Lake, the Country’s Smallest Natural Lake

Post author By Ferdz
Post date November 10, 2020
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With my Dahon Route folding bike at Jamboree Lake

For a moment, I sat on the concrete bench, gazed at the blue sky and clouds mirrored at the still lake. It was a tranquil space in the midst of greens. Jamboree Lake was unknown to me until a fellow outdoor enthusiast and biker, Cha, posted her visit here on social media. I got curious of this lake found within the city of Muntinlupa. Much more when I learned it was the smallest natural lake in the country. With the pandemic prohibiting our movement, it was a challenge to find a patch of nature to explore and enjoy in the stifling concrete landscape of the city. So this was a good starting point for adventure.

Tags Biking, C6 bike lane, dahon route, folding bike touring, jamboree lake, Laguna Lake, lower bicutan, muntinlupa, Taguig