Firefly night race

From Redsports:

10 passionate cyclists from all walks of life will embark on a 1,000km route over 100 hours in pitch darkness and challenging terrain.

Starting from Singapore on 20 January 2010, the team will cycle along the eastern coastal roads of Malaysia to the borders of Thailand while making pit stops at firefly camps along the route.

The Firefly Night Race – inspired by the insects’ goal of devoting every night of their short adult lives to the art of survival in how they live, love, and die – aims to provide talented individuals an opportunity to realise their dreams and to have that light in them shared with the rest of the world.

Driven by this passionate and single-minded focus, the team hopes to garner the support of individuals and corporations who share the same aspirations, to pledge $1 for every 1 km, with the objective of raising $100,000 for the cause...

Read the full article.

Singapore to Melaka and back

Read about Chua Yi Jonathan's epic 5 day ride on his blog.

Day 1: Singapore to Batu Pahat
Day 2: Batu Pahat to Melaka
Day 3: Melaka to Yong Peng
Day 4: Yong Peng to Kota Tinggi
Day 5: Kota Tinggi to Singapore

It's worth noting how he dealt with his punctures on Day 4.

POC Spine Ergo Flow

State of the art back protection for cyclists



Helmets are the obvious form of protection for cyclists, and many parts of the world have laws in place making the wearing of them while riding a bike mandatory. But with cyclists being such vulnerable targets on the roads, other protective gear is undoubtedly a good idea - and almost essential for offroaders traversing rugged terrain. The Spine Ergo Flow is a lightweight armor for your spine that is designed to decrease the likelihood of sustaining a serious spinal injury in the event of an accident. (read more)

Interested in this product? You can find the best price by Googling. At the time of publishing, Chain Reaction Cycles is selling it for S$305.40. Check out more products from the same manufacturer.

Thus far, I do not know of any Singapore bike shop that has this product. (Do update me if there is any) Perhaps they could consider bringing it in?

Singapore team breaks world cycling record

A SIX-MAN team here broke the Guinness World Record for the "Greatest Static Cycling Distance in 24 hours" by cycling 1,425km from 8pm on Dec 11 to 8pm the next day.

Mr Sandy Snakenberg, Mr Bernard Ow Tai Wai, Mr Mohd Faizal, Mr Teo Song Kang, Mr Clement Neo and Mr Pang Ren Hui cycled at City Square Mall.

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20091222-187368.html

Efficient Cycling

Daniel Plews, an exercise physiologist at the Singapore Sports Council, demonstrates the techniques of efficient cycling.



Low Ji Wen, a national cyclist, is on the training bike.

Ronald Xie's bicycle travels

Watch this video of one man's brave cycling journey from Singapore.



Countries which he travelled through: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Indonesia, ...

Tampines becoming a cycling town

The local media has been reporting on Tampines' initiative on becoming a cycling town.

AsiaOne and the Straits Times: TAMPINES is set to become Singapore's first cycling town. The Tampines GRC MPs announced on Sunday that after a two-year trial to see if cyclists and pedestrians could share footways safely, cycling on footways will be allowed, starting 1 March 2010...

Channel NewsAsia: Folks in Tampines have reason to put more pedal to the mettle. From end of February next year, residents there can cycle legally on footways.

This comes after a 20-month trial conducted by the Tampines grassroots organisations, transport authorities and the Traffic Police.

While they say there has been general acceptance of having cyclists share footpaths with pedestrians, they are also stressing the importance of three key features - infrastructure, education and enforcement...


Let's hope other towns follow in Tampines' footsteps!