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Biking Must Share: Always Accept An Invitation To Ride

By Thesilentpal @thesilentpal

Always Accept An Invitation to Ride - TMLOST WaySince I got into running I invited others to run and so they did. I switch to trail running or more like tweak my hiking activities into a more competitive edge and they followed. Now, I get myself into biking and almost all of my running/mountaineering buddies do the bike rides with me until we created a mini cycling community and invited friends including friends of friends to share the same passion and that is to put the fun between the legs.

At first, we did short rides, then followed by trails then eventually long rides or century rides then we got into fun rides, night rides and then we did duathlon or the one that we do multisport or 2 disciplines in one event and that is run.bike.run, then eventually we will enter the world of triathlon on which our ultimate goal which involves swim leg.

In those rides, I ride with newbies, experienced, advanced, masters, amateurs and professionals and gained new friends and experiences. I even encourage everyone to buy their own bike and join us in which I am proud of because I saw that biking community is growing just like when I started with running, I saw how running because the lifestyle of every individual. So, what is this all about?

Always Accept An Invitation to Ride
There is only one thing that came to my mind and that is to continue and enjoy what you love to do whether it is running, swimming or biking.

What is this all about really?

To answer this, for me, it’s about “Always Accepting The Invitation To Ride”.

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Whether you’re at home, at play and at the office. #BikingNeverStops (With KevinB.)

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Trying the La Mesa Eco Park’s mini trail with O.F.F. JoanB.

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Regular Monday Ride in Timberland Trails with Sir John (Green Zone-Giant-Roxas Trail).

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TM Biking Team trail weekend in Timberland’s Wall 1, Wall 2 and Bluezone.

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TM L.O.S.T. riders meet the Fat Biker in Antenna Hill & Thunder Trails, Angono, Rizal.

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Century Ride: Team Trend Micro Biking Team in Tagaytay City view deck.

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Team TM Biking Team goes to Tagaytay City just to eat Bulalo. Shot along Silang, Cavite.

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At the trails of Puray, Falls, Rodriquez, Rizal.

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Wacky time with Team Bagets Meets Bigote Bikers or Team Bimby.

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Post Ride groupie with Team Bimby, we finally finished Puray Falls ride.

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Point back with Team Bimby at Kalongkong Bridge, Poblacion, Laoac, Pangasinan.

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Team Bimby at the “Kalongkong Bridge”, Laoac, Pangasinan.

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Welcome Baguio City post in Camp 3 near Lion’s Head. Meet Khen “Pogi” Flores.

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Meet Super Saiyan Maynard Choi Degollacion where going up to Baguio City.

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South Bound: Manila to Baguio City Ride with Team Bimby and Kuya Den.

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The Bagets and Kuya Dennis in La Union bridge and boundary going to Baguio City.

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Meet Team “Bagets Meets Bigote Bikers” or Bimby for short in Urdaneta City boundary.

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North Bound: Manila – Pangasinan  via Baguio City Ride with Team Bimby and Kuya Den.

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Team Bimby with other bikers from Las Piñas and Pasay at Burnham Park.

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The unfinished ride going to Puray Falls, Rodriquez, Rizal with Team Bimby.

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Our first Monday Ride in Timberland’s Wall 1 and groupie at Biker’s Cafe after we eat.

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At Wawa Dam with TMBT Sir Allan and Sir John Caps.

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A ride that convinced Sir John that MTB is more fun than roadie at Wawa River w/ AllanP.

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Timberland Wall 1 Ride with Team Bimby’s Choi, Elvin and Mikmik.

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Tour of the Fireflies with RedenBorbor. #TheHappyKidOnbike

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BGC Cycle Philippines with Pinoy Fitness Family and founder Jeff Lo with Coach Mherlz.

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BGC Cycle Philippines with Tessa Prieto Valdez.

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Long ride with TM Biking Team’s AllanP, Jep, McDo, Roie, JahnJay with Maki and Choi.

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TM Biking Team’s AllanP, Jep, McDo, Roie and JahnJay at Barasoin Church, Malolos.

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Team TM L.O.S.T. Bikers on a finisher shirt first duathlon event at Filinvest City, Alabang.

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My First multi-sport event, Philippine Duathlon in Filinvest City.

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Freedom Ride by Dakila with Jep, JahnJay and Van Marty.

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During the ride proper of Padyak Dagat event – Free T-Shirt for 1st 500 participants.

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Padyak Dagat Ride (Free T-Shirt for 1st 500 participants) with RoieE.

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Regular bike ride in uniform jersey (Shimano-Nike-Rockshocks) with RoieE.

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My First bike trail in Timberland Trails (Blue Zone) with RichardD & Jeff “GPS” Gemoto.

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Top View shot during our Human Trafficking Free Philippines Ride with Dakila.
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Human Trafficking Free Philippines Ride with RoieE. #TrafficFree
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The first long ride ever. The Laguna Loop withEdwardG a.k.a. “2Rat”.

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The Laguna Loop with EdwardG a.k.a. “2Rat” taping a nap at the road side baby.

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Bike loan just to witness and jam at U.P. Fair on a weekend at UP Diliman.

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One of our first night rides after completing the assembly of our MTB’s.

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Helping Maynard buy this same frame as mine in Quaipo to built an ultimate bike.

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First Ride after I finished building this pedaling machine at La Mesa Eco Park trails.

What are you waiting for!

Let’s keep on running, hiking, swimming and put the fun between our legs.

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