BTO

Think of it for a while, today need to do it.

Bike out at 5:56am from home. Did the route from Serangoon, Bradell, Lornie, Farrer, Holland, Ulu pandan, Ulu pandan canel, IBP.

Bike To Office(BTO) this morning to office. Reach office before 6:55am. Slightly less than an hour ride.

This morning weather was okay...so BTO still ON. It wasn't a tough route in any sense, there are some humps along the way, certain "dangerous" areas are spotted along the way. Due to the morning hours, it is still not that bad.

Did a bit of walking, to carry the bike over staircases, pushing across the grass patch/bridges etc. It was abit of here and there. Did pick up some valuable lessons, like taking note of metal grills(drainage) etc.

Distance: 18.91km(i start the watch late. should add 500 meters)
Time: 51:23min(Should add a few mins to it)
Max: 42.8km/hr
Average: 22.1km/hr

A good morning bike workout. :)

Part II

Bike out at 5:22pm from office. I knew it is going to be heavy traffic ride back, given the rush hour going home. I hope it won't be that bad like 6-7pm.

Should stick to the same road i took this morning(but in reserve sequence), or should i play safe and do a route that is least crowded as possible. Ideal is to do bus route! Busy hours also means bus lane hour, apart from bus...i think only human power machine(aka bicycle) dare to venture in and are save from prosecution from TP. :)

Let see how it develops as i try to stick to the same route this morning, as it means shortest possible path(at least to my experience).

The traffic was heavy, it means i am to cycle faster in order not to hinder the cars on certain portion of the road. I am also a driver, i know the feeling and what i look out for...and give way to bicyclist if possible. Using body language and hand signals as much as possible to give the traffic behind me my intended route of advance so that proper "courtesy" are given. I think i did pretty well.

I kept to the road this morning as far as i am concern. Instead of going up/down tunnel, i choose the safest and slower route. That means longer waiting time at traffic light etc. It is okay, don't force the my way. The road doesn't belong to me!

Slow and steady reach home...safe and sound....

Distance: 19.77km
Time: 52:29min
Max: 45.4km/hr
Average: 22.4km/hr

A memorable day to cycle to office. Need to do more in the future.