Part 4 - finished - Salak Mt Ride 11 March 06

Time is sure running fast, man! Already a month after my accident at Salak mountain, and my ankle still hasn't fully recovered.

After the long technical downhill ride, we had lots of ups & downs. The group even got lost...not entirely lost, but kinda unsure which path to go. Therefore we decided to ask this old lady who happened to walk by. Too bad I didn't captured her face in the picture. Anyway she pointed to a direction which was uphill. And I mean uphill! Impossible even for our most experienced rider to ride it. It is a mystery how the old lady managed to walk this section with a huge pile of wood on top of her head.

While waiting for the guys to decide on direction, the artiste MTB-ers are posing up for a good shot....here goes...
My good friends Kurs & Eric also posed in front of beautiful scenic valley.
We finally reached the lower plain grounds. But again the leader chose the unrideable section. It's not technical whatsoever, but it's extremely narrow. In between the rice fields. So the pack had to walk the bike once more. It was a beautiful walk. But I felt pain in every step I took. I wished the narrow track could've stopped soon and I can ride my bike again.
Here Kurs (the nice guy with orange long sleeve) had a small accident. He fell into a small river with his bike. Fortunately he was fine. Arya & Harry give him a hand recovering his bike from the pit. Great teamwork guys!!


After the grueling rides, we finally reach Bogor city, and the gang stopped by at a fried chicken stall for a late-late lunch.

Just look at those happy-smiling faces, and try counting the number of empty plates on the table. Guess who had the most chicken....hahaha!
That's all folks!!...hope you enjoy the show. See you in my next MTB adventure.

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