Sunday Ride Exploring North East of Kuala Lumpur City
It was a cloudy Sunday morning where I decided at the last minute to join a ride organised by Andrew Lau at Lake Titiwangsa but it did not go well for me. First I discovered that my rear tyre was flat when I was about to ride on and had to change the tube.
Then came a second problem, the side wall of my front tyre was found "pregnant" this has been common for Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyre especially when it is over inflated.
Andrew treated the group with his homemade pulut Tai Tai (a Nyonya glutinous blue and white rice with kaya) before we head on for the morning ride. The destination as suggested by Anne was to visit Nasi Lemak Mek Jah at Wangsa Melawati. After a short while on the wheels the sky started to drizzle nevertheless we just went on with the ride.
The rain got heavier and we had to stop for a shelter. We were somewhere in the proximity of Setiawangsa after going through Kg Datuk Keramat. We took shelter at a food court next to AU2 Aeon Shopping Mall and ventured into a popular Nasi Lemak Daun Pisang.
Nasi Lemak Daun Pisang has been operating for a long time, me and my family has been patronising the stall since 2009. The stall is located at the corner of the food court and most of the time it's crowded with customers. We were lucky to be able to park our bicycles 3 stall away and tumpang the tables and chairs from the closed stalls (these stalls only operate in the evening). Nasi Lemak Daun Pisang Medan Selera AU2C/1 Jalan AU2C/1 Keramat Selangor GPS : 3.175998,101.750183
The sky began to clear and it was time to continue the ride and a stop at AU2 AEON Shopping Mall for a group photo for we move out from Setiawangsa.
Sometime back in August 2012, we were here at the very same spot where a similar weekend ride was carried out. And was 8 years ago, come to think about it, time really flies.
We took an underpass cutting through the underneath of MRR2 (Middle Ring Road 2) and via a Malay kampong to Taman Melawati. A section of Jalan Kolam Air has been closed for an underground service works, we braved through the closed section to maintain our original connectivity to Klang Gates.
After a short undertaking getting through the closed section we were back to normal road condition of Jalan Kolam Air. This narrow road is of my favourite roads to cycle on because of its dense greenery and wonderful tree canopy.
A small waterfall along Jalan Kolam Air which is another enhanced features to note.
"Bamboo Junction" at the 90° bend of Jalan Kolam Air also connecting to a road leading to the foot of Tabur Hill (West) is a beautified space created by a group cyclist friends from Melawati. Well done Geng Melawati! GPS location is at 3.231975, 101.748277
The group spent some fun time at the junction after we have visited the dead end at Klang Gates. Some of the friends even went down to Klang River for a quick dip.
Another group photo was taken at the Royal Selangor Pewter Center as we passed by the place.
My favourite "jalan tikus" linking Setapak Jaya to Air Panas Wet Market.
A brief stop at Muthumariaman Temple at Lorong Air Lombong, Air Panas.
Lunch at Air Panas Food Court for some delicious food such as Cantonese fried noodle with bitter gourd and others from Stall No:4, unfortunately fish head noodle has been sold at Stall No:5. Maybe the next time when we are around this area again.
Finally a bowl of delicious cold cendol to complete the lovely ride (it has been a while since I last tasted this cendol from here) and thank you Andrew Lau for lending me his Brompton to use.
The ride basically formed a two loops route, one big loop before crossing MRR2 and a smaller one in the vicinity of Taman Melawati. A total of 33km was clocked in. Till then I hope to continue to explore more of the city with my bicycles.
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