little miss may

i want to ride it where i like

Sunday, 14th December, 2008 | 6:10 pm

I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like

After months of wanting two wheels again, I finally made the investment in a brand new Trek 7.3FX WSD bike. It’s quite a beauty, with its matt gold finish and cool girly decals. I must say that I preferred a black one, but that would’ve set me back and extra 600 bucks which I wasn’t prepared to fork out for. But no matter - gold is good, eh?

 

bike ride

 

My two girlfriends - Thao and Linda - and I went West to the Sydney Olympic Park for a ride a couple of Sundays ago. We got there extra early before the crowds rolled in, and a good thing we did too ‘cos the weather wasn’t behaving and rained later in the day.

The Parklands Circuit was where we rode around, following the bike path to wherever it would take us. It was pretty scenic if you didn’t mind the awful smell from the mangroves. There were even lookout towers where you could climb up, have a look at the surroundings, and spot the unmistakable Ikea building in the not-so-far distance.

 

bike ride

 

The circuit was a cool sight with ducks, fishes and all, but I think I dig the UFO-looking fountain opposite the ANZ stadium the best. You could literally ride through (under) it if you want, and get soaking wet. Thao and Linda did, but because I had a camera strapped onto my bike (plus, I didn’t wanna get my new wheels wet!), I decided to give it a miss.

It felt good to pedal as fast as I could and feel the wind on my face again. Made me miss my mountain biking days back in KL, though I must admit I now prefer the “cleaner” rides i.e. no mud splatters up my arse compared to having to wash my bike down after every trail trip.

Yep, I think I’ll stick to bike paths and roads now.

 

22 Comments so far

  1. mistipurple  |  December 14th, 2008 6:20 pm

    chup ahhhhhhh!!!!!

  2. mistipurple  |  December 14th, 2008 6:32 pm

    so cool! i wish i can ride a bike. or swim. or take a plane. dang i’m so hopeless come to think of it.

  3. Nicole  |  December 14th, 2008 6:50 pm

    wow nice!!! I have bikes at home that I don’t even ride!! I think cycling around the north shore is suicide with the amount of cars and the roads!!!! should try it out at the parks…maybe during Xmas? anyway with you an early Merry Xmas!!! *just in case I forget*

  4. Chen  |  December 14th, 2008 7:06 pm

    Jealous…
    i wanna ride or cycle a bike leh…
    Miss those cycling days :)

  5. kat  |  December 14th, 2008 9:23 pm

    Eh, how you carry your bike around? Attach to your car? Or do you just cycle to wherever from your place?? :D

  6. ehon  |  December 14th, 2008 9:38 pm

    lol! nice. i contemplated getting a bike when i first came but never did succeed. :P

  7. jemima  |  December 14th, 2008 9:43 pm

    That’s a very healthy past-time. :)

  8. Selby  |  December 15th, 2008 6:30 pm

    Whoaaaa… so nice….

  9. kyh  |  December 15th, 2008 9:15 pm

    seems fun! I miss my good ol’ biking days too. :)

  10. oldman  |  December 15th, 2008 9:52 pm

    u look really healthy…

  11. giddy tigress  |  December 16th, 2008 11:55 am

    I DIG your bike, May! I so want to get one of these babies too, but I would probably wait till after I pop baby out of the oven! Teehee.

  12. xtc  |  December 16th, 2008 12:33 pm

    whoaaa..still thinking of ur black trek ?

  13. ChristinE  |  December 16th, 2008 1:10 pm

    now dat u’ve got ur 2 wheeler, then i can have ur 4 wheeler =P

  14. leecs  |  December 17th, 2008 3:57 pm

    how nice to be in a bicycle-friendly city!
    I wish i can ride bicycle to work
    (and i used to ride my BMX to Teluk Cempedak Beach on every early Sunday morning (before 0700 and home around 1000)when I was in primary school at Kuantan, more than 10KM round trip)

    nice :-)

  15. angel  |  December 18th, 2008 7:01 am

    w00t!!! new bike!!

    and the fountain looks cool!!

    aiyah.. u cannot fetch me hor? heee…

  16. carcar  |  December 18th, 2008 2:05 pm

    looks cool!~

    reminds me is time for another bike ride soon!

    hehe… have fun mates!~

  17. moz  |  December 19th, 2008 11:02 am

    Nowadays the only bikes I ride are the ones in the gym … maybe it’s a good time to take my own mountain bike out of the store room and roam about …

    Your helmet actually looks very cool ..

  18. Hijackqueen  |  December 23rd, 2008 5:12 pm

    Do you have the habit to reach out for the indication whenever you want to make a turn? Or maybe look for the mirror just to realised you are riding on a bicycle? kekeke…

    Have a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

  19. mistipurple  |  December 24th, 2008 12:06 am

    mewwwwwwy chwistmasssss mayliu!!!!!
    may you have continued taut muscles and tight butts, hehehe.

  20. simple american  |  December 25th, 2008 6:52 pm

    Something about girls make the rockin’ world go round. How did that go? :P

    Merry Christmas May May. Hope you are doing well. Hugs!!!

  21. K  |  December 30th, 2008 1:00 am

    Ooh, I envy those shorts. We are in the middle of winter here and its so cold!!!

    Merry “belated” Christmas and a Happy New Year!

  22. Henry  |  September 10th, 2009 3:04 pm

    Looks like fun! I have a 1996 Trek 930 Singletrack mountain bike that I like to ride here in Atlanta, GA. I have a blast getting out on it. 13 years old and it still rides like a Cadillac!

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