Crazy Ben was feeling nuts tonight and dragged me up some freaking hill that nearly wanted my life; Mount Faber. He said, "Hey, let's do Mount Faber tonight!" I only slept 4hrs the previous night and had to work full day the next and here's what he said to that, "We take a short ride tonight!" Ya right....short...He never mentioned anything about long winding, roads, hilly climbs and on top of that he even suggested BT off road at night... Uuhh.....
Anyway, we started the route and went to explore a way to avoid the BT traffic by using the small roads in the housing estate.
We entered the estate via Rifle Range Road and came out from Shelford Road to complete the first part of the trip. We'll do the Adam Road part the next time. There are many turns and roads to remember but ONLY 1 Route out of the estate. There are a few alternative(Marked by red lines) that connect to the route again. Please note that the Turf Club alternative is only available during the day as there is a gate in turf city so you will need to exit the estate and use the sidewalk along BT Road. After Vanda Link, beware of hilly terrain especially Pine Walk. IMOH, it sould be called Pine Hill!!! There is another major downhill/climb depending which way you are coming from inside the estate. I shall not disclose where it is, but I am sure you will remember it.... Have fun...
After BT, onwards to Tanglin and Grange Road towards Alexendra Road, Lower Delta Road, before the highlight of the night; Mount Faber! An idea of the climb at to Mount Faber is like a Vigilante Road Combined with a South Bouna Vista Road. During the other climbs, Crazy Ben was saying that he would not be using his middle chain ring, that was until he felt his legs ..."I think I'll will retract what I said when we reach Mount Faber!" hahaha.... My legs were burning when I was climbing Mount Faber. I wonder how it would feel like on a touring bike with 40kg on the bike??? Two words... Damn Scary...
The climb was horrible but the descent was marvelous. Coasting down the other side of the hill, you can see the picturesque sights of the Sentosa view in the clearing. At the foot of the hill on the other side is Pender Road. Try going down the hill without brakes, you'll understand why the road sounds like a particular animal...
After that it was all the way to West Coast Park Mac, for a long awaited chocolate milkshake. We passed the Murtabak place and decided to give it a miss since we had had it a few nights ago. I was craving for a chocolate milkshake tonight!
Finishing off from there, we headed to Clementi Road where I took Ben on another route to avoid the smelly Toh Guan Road. We used Clementi Ave. 6 exiting via Bukit Batok East Ave. 3 towards home. BEWARE, do not use this route during peak hours as you will be riding alongside cars that go very fast that are exiting at Bukit Batok East Ave 3.
Home and time to hit the sack. Zzzzzz...........
Ride Details:
Distance : 42.73km
Avg Spd : 18.2km/h
Ride Time : 2hr 14min
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