First time riding to Mui Wo via Tung Chung Road. It was a steep hill to climb, which the grade increases from 8% gradually to nearly 14%, all happen in 3.5 km segment. Not easy for me.

After the Tung Chung Road descend, we headed to Mui Wo on South Lantau Road. You definitely want to drop 5-10 psi of tire pressure. The concrete surfaced road was rough. With 1 small climb we arrived at Mui Wo.

It was hot at 32C, and I had to refill my bottles. My friend certified his cleats dead and got a new pair at Friendly Bicycle. Nice guys there.

We carried on at noon and climbed to the Big Buddha. It was another hard climb that I almost gave up. Maybe I need C24, and definitely more training…

The descend to Tai O was exciting. Many S-bends with generally good tarmacs. They made me want to rise again just to enjoy the curves.

We decided not to challenge the return climbs and call it a day. They were too much for us. I want to ride again soon!

Resting at the summit of the Tung Chung Road

2013 NeilPryde Alize with American Classic 420 Aero 3 wheelset

Yep, I needed caffeine badly!

Badly worn cleat

Roy was ready to spend.

Woohoo! New cleats~

Salted Lemon 7Up (no, I really don’t know the true English name of this thirst buster

“NeilPryde? Never seen it.”

Get me out of here…

… nope, you can’t come out

Big Buddha

Beautiful beach at Lower Cheung Sha

Beautiful beach

NeilPryde Alize leaning calmly on vending machine.

Quite satisfied with my ride today. My Alize is great. Rises with punches, and descends with confidence. The Continental Attack / Force combo are very comfortable at 95 / 100 psi tire pressure (yes, I’m using Vittoria latex tubes, they float!). Hopefully I could do better every ride.