The latest addition

These are the latest addition to our household- XDS foldable bikes. 

Before transform

This is mine and Peter has a similar one, except that its black and white in color and has 8 speeds settings. Mine is only 7 speeds but I dont really give a damn as the highest I would go is 4. ;p. We call the bikes the "autobots", as in the robots-changing-autos in transformers, because when its in folded position, it can be really small, but when it is fully unfolded and assembled, tada! it transform into bikes, geddit? (why did I even bother to explain, of course you know what is autobots).    

Transform!

I know it looks small and mobile but don't get fool by the look. It pretty heavy, around 12 kg. The fella really give me double dose of exercises. First, cycling, secondly carry up and down staircase. If you have been to my place before, then you know exactly what I'm talking about. Its freaking 4 floors of staircase!! 

It all started with Peter's friend, who is an avid biker. The fella is crazy about biking and despite of multiple falls and injuries he had, he still cycles hours every week, without fail. I don't know how it all happened but suddenly everyone in the group is into bikes, including my dear husband. Then one good old Saturday morning, I dont know how it occurred but somehow we swiped our credit card and bought 2 foldable bikes. So, dont ever underestimate peer pressure.   

Last Saturday we went for cycling at Taman Metropolitan Park, Kepong. Peter's friends were all gear up wearing full biker suit and helmet, while Peter was in his flip flop. Hahaha... His friend has an Alza which can carry 4 bikes!!! 2 foldable bikes at the back compartment and another 2 fastened on the top of the car roof.  And mind you, theirs are mountain bike, which looks absolutely stunning standing on the top of the roof, under the big bright sun. 

Taman Metropolitan is such a great place to cycle and I really enjoyed the entire biking experience. As you all know, the park is famous for its wide open space for kite flying activities, if you drive pass the park on MMR2 highway on Saturday afternoon, you will definitely not miss the beautiful sight of hundreds of colorful kites flying in the blue sky. However, the 95 hectares park also has a proper bike lane and interesting terrain like up/ down the hill, circling the lake, into the tropical forest, across the bridge etc. I was pleasantly surprise at how beautiful the place is. Its like a gem in the middle of the hustle and bustle of KL city.

After 3 rounds of cycling (approximately 12 km), we decided to call it a day and head for lunch. And we went to this 100 years old restaurant called Setapak Teochew Restaurant along Jalan Genting Klang which serves the best Teochew Bak Min (white noodle) in town. Oh, and the pork rolls is definitely the food to die for. I don't know whether it was the serious workout or the excessive amount of crispy lard bits in the noodles, the food somehow tasted extra tasty that day.   

Anyway, it was a great Saturday, good companion, good workout and good food. Couldn't ask for more.