kamotE trails

If you're a cyclist from the south of the metro, you probably have heard of this biker haven in the south. They serve rich lomi for the tired and hungry bikers coming from Nuvali and Calamba. It's a perfect reward for a tiring trail ride. Lomi: heart stopping goodness Lomi is a noodle dish that is popular in the Batangas area. It has thick noodles in a thick soup base. It's flavour is further enhanced by crushed chicharon (pork rinds) and served usually with pork and egg toppings garnished with spring onions and/or garlic bits. Ariel's Lomi Haus offer's a 40, 50 and 60 pesos serving for their lomis. 60 being the largest bowl. Most of us are dead full after eating that 60 pesos bowl. Better get the small one if you're just sampling it. Waiting for that Lomi Mountain bikers from Nuvali usually go through an off road track to reach a baranggay in Calamba where the lomi haus is located. A bit of trail and 70% road is in store for you if you wish to v...

Tagaytay is famous for its cool weather so a lot of tourists come here on the weekends.  This is also a usual destination for most southern cyclists.  There are various places and routes cyclists take when going to Tagaytay but one thing is sure, all of them goes through a hell of a climb. Tagaytay is located south of Manila. There are two major roads you can take to reach the Tagaytay proper; Santa Rosa route or the Aguinaldo Hiway route. Last weekend, we tried to climb Tagaytay after a long break from our weekend biking routine. The familiar feel of your thighs burning during the climb all came back to us. Our starting point was at Jollibee Pacita in San Pedro, Laguna. From there, we took the national hiway up to Pavillion Mall in Binan. From there we took the inner roads going to Nuvali. As we reached the intersection of Nuvali, we turned right to Sta. Rosa-Tagaytay road then the uphill battle begun. fog covered road ahead After some 16 kilometers of uphill cl...

This is our "go to" route when we want something a bit challenging but easy enough to finish in 3 hours.  The route is about 40kms of paved roads.  We usually start at San Pedro, Laguna then go up GMA, Cavite. This part is the uphill part of the loop. After passing GMA town proper, we turn right to Paliparan Road. This is all downhill riding all the way to Daang Hari. From Daang Hari, we enter Katarungan Village in Muntinlupa to going to National Highway and back. Merida + Southwoods Early morning rides are best. Cool air and less traffic unless its a weekday.