Cycling with Zendogs
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Cycling with Zendogs

About Zendogs - the original group of Sunday cycling kakis from the late mid-90's: Jaswant, Min Yee, Alvin, Adrian, Mark, Ye Chen, Benjamin, Airani, Athena, Tse-Lynn, Daniel, Chi, Jason, Kian Wee, Joelle, Jim, Hua Qin, Angeline, Dinesh; Hui Cheng (in Perth since 20 Dec 2002).

Our Bikes - (click to see): 09 Sep 2002: Otterman's Champion Du Monde retires, replaced by an early birthday present from the Zendogs, a GT Avalanche 1.0. 02 Jul 2003 - Alvin's new Ava 3.0. 04 Jul 2003 - Chi gets his second bike, a Santa Cruz Blur. 07 Jul 03 - Mark's .243 shipped back from Toronto.

Meeting Points - (now defunct with Google Maps w/Street View! Index of old maps - Gap/Pasir Panjang - Bukit Timah

Routes
See blog post "Bikely.com for cycling routes," by N.Sivasothi. Cycling in Singapore, 15 Jun 2008.

  • Bikely - posted here from 2008.
  • Old route descriptions (for fun; to see how we did it) [link]

Blogs and stats

For Public

FAQs

Community (Current)

Community (Archive)

  • Pedal Ubin (1999-2009) - an annual series by The Habitat Group first offered to the PA Ubin Challenge (ride, canoe, hike) 1999. In 2003 it was integrated into the Raffles Museum Toddycats! programme with monthly public rides from 2004 and quarterly rides since 2007. Programme ended in 2009.
  • Ride for Hope (2003-2005) - Support Riders for Wheelchair athlete, Dr William Tan's effort to raise funds for Geylang and Toa Payoh polyclinics for elderly care. See: "Riding posse for William Tan's ultramarathon," (Otterman speaks, 12 Jul 2004). Gallleries: 13 Jul 2003, 11 Jul 2004, 17 Oct 2004, 07-08 May 2005 (webpage).
  • Wheels Are Turning (2003-2006) - A bunch of leisure cycling kakis, road, urban and trail bikers, slow and fast riders who enjoyed the company of the ride: Aaron, Ah Sheng, Angeline, Airani, Andy, Alvin, Carine, Catherine, Chi, Chee Kong, Daniel, Dawson, Dinesh, Geraldine, Jason, Jeffrey, Joelle, Keith, Kwong Wai, Hua Qin, Janice, Jason, Jtan, Ling the Merciless, Mark, Ming, Mook Sum, Oonteng, Peter, Ping, Raymond, Thomas , Tse-Lynn, Ye Chen, Yong Zhen, Sivasothi and many, many more... (70+ in 2006).

Cycling rides in Singapore we joined

Round Island Cycling w/NTU Bike Rally

Project C.A.R.E - Op Raleigh Project C.A.R.E Round Island Cycling 22 Sep 2002 - Approx. 130km - Organiser's webpage - Route details - Route timings - Zendogs Recovery BBQ, 29 Sep 2002 - Post RIC remarks - copies of DVD/VCD courtesy of Jason Chan with riders: Airani, Ye Chen, Mark, Min Yee, Jason, Daniel, Athena, Tse-Lynn, Matthaus, Kian Wee, David, Chi & Siva.

Runway Cycling - 1997 - 7 Jun 1998 - 24 Aug 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - missed in 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 12 Jun 2005.

National Lesiure Cycle - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 15 April 2001 - 21 April 2002.

Zendogs/Wheels Are Turning photo albums

Photos by N. Sivasothi unless indicated otherwise:

2007-2010

  • Introduction to the Western PCN w/Chi, Cat, Aaron, Airani and Siva, 10 Jan 2010
  • Athena & Kai Meng's wedding ride w/Athena & Kai Meng, Cyclists of the East, Chi, Airani & Siva, 15 Feb 2009
  • Pulau Ubin w/Cat, Chi, Jas, Min Yee, Thomas and Siva, 04 Nov 2007

2005

  • NW CDC/NParks Clean & Green Week Cyclethon, 12 Nov 2005
  • Lower Peirce slack ride w/Ben, Airani, Cat, Jas and Siva - 09 Oct 2005
  • 10th Runway Cycling - 12 Jun 2005
  • Ride for Hope 2005, 07 - 08 May 2005 (support crew for Dr William Tan):

2004

2003

  • Deepavali Ride @ Sarimbun, 24 Oct 2003
  • Pandan Loop, 16 Oct 2003 - Holland Village, Ghim Moh Park Connector, Ulu Pandan connector, Pandan reservoir, West Coast, Pasir Panjang, Holland Village w/Mark, Ye Chen, Raymond, Yongzhen, Ah Sen, Airani & Siva
  • Fireworks Ride, 09 Aug 2003 - Choa Chu kang/Holland V/Toa Payoh; Pasir Panjang - Maxwell Road, Kallang, Geylang, Nicoll Highway, orchard, Holland V, w/Airani, Alvin, Chi, Hua Qin, Jason, KMY, Tan & Siva.
  • 100km Reach Out and Run for the Elderly (support crew for Dr William Tan), 13 Jul 2003 - Toa Payoh, Jurong, Kranji, Sembawang, Thomson, SLF, Toa Payoh, w/Riders (2004): Aaron, Airani, Siva, Chi, Cat, HQ, Sheng, Ling, Max, Janice & Dinesh - (2003): Aaron, Airani, Kian Wee, Siva & NUS Cycling.
  • SMURF Bike Clinic, 14 Jun 2003 - Palawan Beach, Sentosa, w/Aaron, Chi, Athena, Airani, Siva.
  • Old Jurong Road, 31 May 2003 - Holland Village - Choa Chu Kang - Old Jurong Road loop. Contains short video clips, w/Mark, Chi, Cat, Airani, Ye Chen, Siva.
  • Sembawang Park & Track 15, 25 May 2003 - Holland Village - MacRitchie - Casuarina Road - Sembawang Park - Mandai Track 15 - Upper Bukit Timah Road - Clementi ,w/Mark, Chi, Thomas, Airani, Athena, Min Yee, Siva.
  • West to East, 23 Feb 2003 - Buona Vista MRT - Gap - Pasir Panjang - Tg Pagar - East Coast - Changi Village - Serangoon Gardens - MacRitchie - Holland Village, w/Alvin, Chi, Min Yee, Siva, Matthew, Mark, Ye Chen, Joelle, Jason.
  • Tuas Loop, 9 Feb 2003 - Buona Vista MRT - Gap - Pasir Panjang - West Coast - Pioneer Road - Tuas Loop, w/Ye Chen, Mark, Jason (partial), Alvin & Siva.
  • Western Loop, 26 Jan 2003 - Raffles Museum, NUS through NTU to Kranji Reservoir and back via Bukit Batok, w/Chi, Ye Chen, Mark, Jason, Jaswant, Kok Min Yee & Siva.

2002

  • Offroad in Sentosa, 22 Dec 2002 - Sentosa MTB trail, w/Jaswant, Jason, Chi, Athena, Airani, Siva.
  • Marina South prework roadrun, 10 Dec 2002 - NUS/Pasir Panjang - Marina South, w/Chi, Hui Cheng, Jaswant, Airani, Mark, Ye Chen, Siva.
  • Geylang - Changi, 24 Nov 2002 - Geylang to Changi, w/Chi, Kian Wee, Ben, Mark, Ye Chen, Airani, Min Yee, Athena, Tse-Lynn, Siva, Kevin, Hui Cheng cooked a glorious lunch and Jason showed us the Pengarang video!
  • Pengarang, 13 Oct 2002 - Pengarang to Sungei Rengit. Riders: Chi, Ye Chen, Mark, Daniel, Tse-Lynn, Jason, Ka Mun, Melissa, Kian Wee, Ben & Siva.

Links

Some local links
Togoparts - Forum, marketplace, rides, reviews, etc. | Dirtraction [Facebook] - mountain biking clinics, race management, bike trail design - NParks: Cycling [in our parks] - Singapore Nite Cycle (SgNC) - Safe Cycling Tassk Force - Bike Sutra - Singapore Bike Hash - Bike Aid (Singapore)

International links

Brave Soldier - Antiseptic healing ointment!
sheldonbrown.com - Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info
bicycling.com - Bicycling Magazine

Cycling safety tips
"How to Not Get Hit by Cars" by Michael Bluejay.

Buying a bicycle
Second hand bike buying tips by Ground effect Tech Tips, thanks to Mark Chan.

Bicycle repair and maintenance
Parktools, "Bike Repair and Maintenance" section, by Technical Editor Calvin Jones, recommended by Keith Ng.

"Basic bike cleaning and maintenance" (pdf) by Cheang Yew Kee, 2004.

Bike maintenance sites recommended by Mark Chan - WebMountainBike.com, BikeWebsite.com.

Athena/Kai Meng's wedding peloton, 15 Feb 2009

Pulau Ubin, 04 Nov 2007

CGW Cyclethon, 12 Nov 2005

Runway Cycling, 12 Jun 2005

Ride for Hope, 7-8 May 2005

Ride for Hope, 17 Oct 2004

Hunt on Wheels, 03 Oct 2004

Reach out and Run for the Elderly, 11 Jul 2004

Half-RIC Village Ride, 01 Feb 2004

Pandan park connector, 16 Oct 2003

100km Reach Out and Run for the Elderly, 13 Jul 2003

Western Loop (half round island), 26 Jan 2003

NTU Bike Rally, 12 Jan 2003

Biking in Ubin 15 July 2001

Marina South, 10 Dec 2002

Pengarang, 13 Oct 2002

Pengarang, 13 Oct 2002

Ubin North Ride, 14 July 2002