Gerek Baru: March 2011

Gerek Baru Advocates Earth Hour 2011

26 March, 2011

Gerek Baru support Earth Hour 2011 on 26/03/2011 and swith off all non-essentials lightings for one hour from 8.30 p.m to 9.30 p.m. It is not about lightings only, it is more toward preserving our environment for a greener livings. To all mountain pedallers, please give due respect to the environment and together we preserve it. Cycle more and burn less hydrocarbons.

Pembangunan Basikal Gunung

19 March, 2011

Gerek Baru terus menerus komited dalam pembangunan dan pengembangan basikal gunung khususnya di kawasan utara Kedah. Walaupun serba kekurangan dari segi dana, Gerek Baru terus utuh mengembangkan aktiviti-aktiviti berbasikal komuniti. Rider-rider yang sedia ada tidak pernah menoleh kebelakang bahkan terus mengembeling tenaga memajukan sukan ini ketahap yang lebih baik.

Setiap kali aktiviti kayuhan, Gerek Baru akan mengandingkan rider-rider junior dan senior bersama- sama merentasi halangan trek yang disediakan. Dengan cara ini, rider-rider junior dan baru akan dapat sama-sama mempelajari skil dan teknik kayuhan daripada yang lebih senior. Masing-masing dapat belajar dari satu sama lain.

Minggu ini, hasil usaha Ustaz Raja " Raja atur kayuh Gerek Baru" berjaya mengumpulkan hampir 25 rider untuk menjamah trek CP3. Gerek Baru mengalu-alukan rider jemputan dari Sungai Petani iaitu Asnizam Kong dan Din Merida dan juga rider banana island yang menetap di Gerik Fathyhi bersama sepupunya. Gerek Baru juga meraikan rider suami isteri iaitu saudara Hanif bersama isterinya melayan trek offroad CP3 yang terkenal dengan pendakian dan terjunan teknikal berbatu longgar. Syukur kepada Tuhan kerana semua rider berjaya menamatkan kayuhan dengan selamat.

Zaim bersama Hanif & Isteri

Din Merida

Atas bukit CP3

Rider junior

Cikgu Wan

Fathyhi- berpengkalan di Gerik berasal dari banana island

Jan- lagi rider banana island berpengkalan di Tmn Suria

Syamsul- rider yang dah masuk kategori senior

Along- rider junior yang sedang meningkat..no 80 di Teluk Batik

Yap Poli- sedang mengukir nama diarena xc

Rider cilik Angah- baru dilepaskan bapa untuk ke off road

ini lagi sorang

anak senu- kayuh kuat macam bapa dia

Baru berjinak-jinak dengan MTB

Fiz-tak pernah melepaskan peluang untuk berkayuh, kayuhan mengalahkan senior

Yeeehooo

The Survivors of Teluk Batik

16 March, 2011

Senu

Amet

Amri and Senu

Hj Zaim banshee

Ronaldo Kg Palas

Ustaz Raja

Rizal RB

Hj Zaim, Amri and Senu

Nirwan and Penghulu Gerekbaru Ustaz Raja

Amri and Senu in action

Ustaz Raja in action

Teluk Batik Jamboree

14 March, 2011

Family Jamboree at Teluk Batik. Family jamboree and also MTB Jamboree for 10 families drove all the way from Jitra to Lumut. It is school holiday anyway. The fathers went for 60 degree MTB climbing and zero gravity downhill ( some called it parachuting downhill) and the mothers and children went for beach swimming at Teluk Batik. Thank God we safely completed the jamboree and enjoy the vacation.

Teluk Batik Jamboree track only about 32KM where the first 18-20 KM comprised of flat road around Teluk Batik and seaside road. The last 10KM was the hot topic of the day. It is hard to describe about this trail. It ended up so abruptly. It was ok at the beginning which was quite fast with flat road around seaside and suddenly the riders approached the off road and had to climb very steep climbing which I bet nobody can climb it. Then the 'parachute downhill' was waiting for them. Suddenly the trail ended. It is just like "nak bersin tapi tak jadi". This is how I feel about this trail. The trail is not that bad but the design is bad.

The organizer had shown high commitment and the food was excellent.

Super killing downhill only for the the people who are shortminded.

Picture credited to Pudin TTG- Thank You Pudin for the professional photo.
Thank You also to our MTB Model Ustaz Raja for the professional look.

If you all want to know how steep the climbing is, look at the below picture credited to Rosdan Ramli. Look at the rider legs.