Minggu, 11 Januari 2009

Kepompong B2W Chapter Bali

Serangan, 11 Januari 2009

Gowes perdana penuh arti di awal tahun 2009. Sudah sebulan lebih 'puasa' tidak bersepeda karena berbagai alasan seperti hujan, bechek ga ada ojheck, trek di bukit licin berlumpur, sakit, sibuk urus bakar2an ikan, sampai nunggu sepeda baru datang. Cem-macem deh alasannya. Nah, sekarang karena sepeda impian udah ada ditangan, jadi semangat deh untuk memulai lagi hehehehe... ternyata sepeda itu memang endaaaaang s taurina... tapi masih terasa berat karena baru pertama kali dipakai.. mungkin ya? Btw, Model di foto sebelah adalah dr. Buset, SpB. Kalau ada yang mau ngasi job dr. Buset sebagai model, dapat menghubungi Ajus Agency heheh. Mau kan, dok?

Selain itu, gowes ini menjadi momen bersejarah bagi B2W Chapter Bali. Ditengah rasa 'jengah' - mmm jengah itu kayak perasaan tertantang gitu deh - karena masalah internal yang tak kunjung ada ujungnya, para pentolan B2W seperti Dodik, Drajat, Taufik, Arief, Andre dan anggota lain membentuk kepengurusan yang baru dan legitimate dengan ketua yang baru yaitu Om Dodik. Siip..

Pada saat foto bersama, Arief pun dengan sigap mengambil sebotol Aqua dan langsung byuuurrr.. disiramlah ketua yang baru.. ga sopan memang Arief ini.. Tapi begitulah suasana keakraban dan kekeluargaan di B2W Bali. Sebetulnya para personil Green Warrior ini adalah berkarakter serius dalam bekerja namun dibungkus dengan canda tawa dalam keseharian di mailing list maupun pada saat gowes bareng. Yang paling serius dan paling jarang ketawa adalah Om Andre dan Om jengki. Susaaaaah banget diajak ketawa. Serius. Udah bawaannya kali, ya?

Om Dodik dalam speech perdananya mengungkapkan rasa terimakasihnya telah dipercaya oleh teman-teman dan berharap dukungan penuh demi kemajuan B2W Bali. Ayo maju terus, Om. Seperti kata Om Jengki, maju perut pantat mundurrr... (maaf buat yang perutnya buncit).

Sementara itu, para bikers dari komunitas bersepeda Lelasan Berseri yang diundang untuk ikut meramaikan acara ini mendukung keputusan yang diambil oleh B2W Bali. Ada pak ketua bersama nyonya, Agus Astro, dr. Buset, Winaja, Wayan Suastika, Wayan Cogroh, Gung Eri satu paket hehe sama Bu Tami dan juniornya, Nugroho, Ajuz model dan Gozeng. Agung Rama, ketua Lelasan Berseri berharap dengan adanya ketua yang baru, B2W Bali dapat berkiprah lebih banyak dan lebih pasti. Pasteee......

Oh, indahnya kebersamaan dan persahabatan.. jadi inget lagu kepompong..

"Persahabatan bagai kepompong.. mengubah ulat menjadi kupu-kupu malam..."
salah ya?

Selamat buat Om Dodik dan B2W Bali. Ayo mulai kerja dan jangan lupa Rule Number Faiivv... Bagi yang belum tau dan penasaran, silakan tanya Om Andre di B2W Bali.. serius.

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Cheers, mate!

Sabtu, 10 Januari 2009

The Specialized SX Trail II 2008 ... finally...


Hurrah! I have finally had my dream bike!

Y'know, I have been searching for this bike since the last couple of months at the end of 2008. Geez, it took me quite a while to get one. The hunting began when I met a friend who is also a downhiller freak. He shared his experiences and knowledge of freeride and downhill bike. The afternoon chit chat then ended with a suggested best bike to buy for freeride. It's the Specialized SX Trail II. Yeah, baby..

Now, when I tossed the idea of buying the bike, all friends nodded that it's one of the best bike in the field. But some raised their eyebrows though wondering why I am buying such a bike since they know that my hardest and roughest playland is in Bukit Jimbaran areas and that I mostly take cross country ride. Are you really into freeriding now? Am I? Heheh looks like it. What's wrong with changing your areas of playing a little bit? Just a little bit..

So then I've made up my mind. Got to have one of those bike hahah! Then, I've tried my luck searching for a used one on the net. God heavens! It's really hard to find. I have located some though, one in Canada, UK, US, Australia, NZ and Malaysia. The price was outrageous thanks to the help of the unfavorable rate of exchange. Hicks hicks.. Luckily there was one in Jogja and it was owned by the same person that sold me the SX bike. Yes, his name is Doni Setiawan and you can bet your @$$ he has a lot of good bikes for FR and DH. His team is called Elgato and it's located in Central Java. He got me a good deal. Thanks bro!

Now, the bike is already built with the help of friends who have extensive knowledge on bike like Yanica, Arya, Gung Ar, Landung, Ade and Gozeng. You rock guys!

There's one thing left which is to test it to the limit! Hehe my limitations.. hahaha...

Will tell more stories and post some photos of the bike real soon. The bike isn't finish yet. The front wheel is still borrowing from Arya.. thanks broda. Will return it real soon hehehe...
In the mean time.. gotta go to bed now..

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