Apa Erti Kemerdekaan?

Lapan basikal meluncur laju membelah kedinginan malam 21 Ramadhan. Destinasi..dari Jitra ke Bandaraya Alor Setar. Bandaraya yang selalunya lengang bertukar riuh dengan lautan manusia tanpa arah tujuan..menanti seperti hilang kewarasan..detik 12 malam..detik kemerdekaan.

Mercun ditembak dan dilontar membabi buta..motosikal dan basikal bersaing mencari laluan dicelah deretan panjang motokar..seolah olah laluan ini dibina oleh datuk mereka. Motosikal menjadi raja malam ini. Aksi percuma dipamerkan oleh anak anak muda bermotosikal..terus memukau deretan orang ramai..seolah olah memberi pengiktirafan kepada mereka. Lapan basikal tumpang sekaki.

Kemerdekaan lebih bererti jika kita berjaya membebaskan diri kita dari sebarang bentuk belengu yang menghalang kita untuk terus memperbaiki diri kita kearah yang lebih baik.




Barisan pelapis muda

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Imam Muda Raja Al Hafiz

Nama sebenar Raja Azrifudin Al Hafiz. Menetap di Banana Island , Tunjang, 5 KM dari Jitra. Beliau didedahkan dengan pendidikan agama sejak dari kecil dan menghafal Al Quran sejak umur 12 tahun. Setelah tamat pengajian, beliau mencurahkan ilmu di sebuah intitusi pendidikan yang terkenal di utara Kedah. Beliau juga ada membuka pusat bimbingan Qiraati di Taman Darulaman, Jitra.

Ustaz Raja adalah nama yang lebih dikenali dikalangan rakan basikal. Semangat dan kesungguhan beliau terus menyemarakkan lagi aktiviti berbasikal di Jitra. Beliau terus membuktikan bahawa aktiviti berbasikal ini bukan saja sihat diluaran bahkan dalaman. Dalam bersukan, suruhan agama tidak pernah diringankan. Beliau akan mengepalai pembacaan doa pada setiap kayuhan dan menjadi imam pada setiap solat pada sebarang aktiviti basikal/jamboree. Kehadiran beliau ternyata memberi impak yang sangat positif. Rakan Rakan MTB seluruhnya mengalu-alukan kemunculan beliau.

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New Logos For New Challenges

All logos are the property of Gerek Baru and the uses for commercial and profit oriented strictly forbidden without permission from Gerek Baru.

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Featured Rider- Syam

Name: Syam

Home: Jitra, Kedah.

Employment: Management in food and services business. Always on the go and will use the very limited time to cycle productively.

Cycling Activities: Participated in various mountainbiking activities around Malaysia including RUN10, KJ 09 and UUM XC Race. Always present in Gerek Baru routine ride.

Comments: The most promising rider to watch. Very consistent and good attitude. Like to train on long distance on road around hilly area of Wang Tepus and Padang Terap.

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Nibong Tebal MTB Adventure Review

Nibong Tebal MTB Adventure 2010
Venue: Kolej Kejuruteraan, Universiti Sains Malaysia Trans Krian, Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang.

Gerek Baru star rating on scale of 1-5

Venue: 4 stars easily accessible, full facility eventhough parking spaces a bit cramp

Preparation: 5 star well organized, goodies collection smooth. Trek well marked. Marshal were stationed at risk area. Ambulance was waiting at strategic point.
Water station at strategic point, enough water, suntonic drink and banana for riders. Very good quality jersey (5 stars)

Trek: 5 stars even though can be considered very extreme especially on downhill, very enjoyable with ridable trail with good mixtures of climbing and downhill. 42 KM trek is just nice considering a long climbing the riders has to endure. The downhill parts not only require skills but also patience and far sighted. Those who fell off knows what I am talking about.

Overall: 6 stars Gerek Gunung people had proved again their high reputation in handling this event which had already graduated to standard 2. I am also touched with the great support from the local folks, eagerly waiting at the roadside and in front of their house cheering up the riders..some even gave out rambutans to the riders. 1600++ registered participants is a new record.

Cikgu Jaswady dok study trek profile


Senu bersemangat untuk kayuh no bawah 120 (Photo Adiharriman)

Pudin dan Rizal Arbi masing masing bawah 200

Yeh Pallas no 87(Photo Adiharriman)

Ustaz Raja berjaya menamatkan jamboree pertama dengan jayanya

Traffic jam with registered participants of 1700 people

nice view of single track

Water station

at tanjung musang( photo from boo rider)

The end of ride

A day before ride at homestay Taman Pekaka


Trying out new jersey

Photo taken from my camera, FB ustaz Raja and zieman

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