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&Velodrone Magazine Volume 2 Number 2 / October 2011
Northern Exposure: Travelling to the north of Luzon has been a great experience, so much so that I’m greedy for more adventures in that part of the Philippines. In fact, I’ve already marked out some dates in my calendar for at least one grand ride and hopefully numerous other adventures on the side. Some possibilities may include river scouting trips and probably a ride from Bontoc to Abra, nothing’s set but the possibility itself is exciting enough. In the meantime don’t forget to take a look at the Kalinga pictures and also the ride video from Tulgao.
I learned during my last trip to the Cordillera that red rice is the staple as opposed to the familiar white grains that people in Manila are used to. That, and a parade of dishes that I haven’t tried before, one particular dish included snails, a ton of pepper, and a mash of vegetables. I don’t know what it’s called but it was good!
Racing with Leo Oracion:
I recently got the chance to provide race support for Leo Oracion, the first Filipino to climb Mount Everest. The race was an offroad ultra-marathon in Nuvali. It was a long race but Leo made short work of it despite getting lost in the confusion of trails in the early part of the course.
Following Leo on a mountain bike wasn’t easy, he was setting a pace that required quite a bit of pedaling to match in the trickier sections of the trails where the marathon went through.
Rolling with the Samsung Corby II: I was curious how a camera phone would fare when it comes to mountain bike pictures, so I tried it out. I did a quick ride up to the Palace route past Nuvali in Santa Rosa, Laguna with nice little Corby 2. Its a very inexpensive phone with touch screen features and a nifty Google map function. The map I actually get to use when I’m riding to places like Tagaytay or even as far as Nasugbu and Cebu. What surprised me even more about this phone is the quality of the pictures, take a look:
I wouldn’t go so far as to say goodbye just yet to my trusty point and click, but yes, the quality of the image is getting there! Now, if only they can come up with a phone this useful with even better image quality but at the same price! Hopeful thinking probably, but you never know.
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