I will do the Laguna Loop, from here in North Caloocan So... time check! 3:59 AM Katipunan Fly-over! OK time check ahhh. 5:06 AM 5:06 at dawn, I'm going to climb Tikling so... I will squeeze my socks first. It was pouring earlier at Katipinan Ave. My shoes and socks are soaking wet. I'll go ahead and climb Ha!
I gasp while climbing to Ynares There's another climb Here Arch of Antipolo. I'm already here. Another climb. Ha! My tounge is sticking out. So tiring. It started pouring again here at Ynares So, perhaps I should take cover. I'm done climbing Tikling so After this, this is all downhill Time-check! 5:29 AM So, I'm at 7-eleven I'll grab something to eat I got siopao, and water refill. OK, I'm done with my breakfast I'll go straight to Pililia, Rizal or at Pisong Kape (Restaurant). I don't know. We'll see. Whenever I feel hungry again. Then I'll stop for another snack. I'm right here at Ynares Center, right there. So I just... I just finished Tikling tapos I had breakfast at 7-eleven Because I didn't have breakfast when I left the house So right now Sun is starting to shine Daylight is starting. I'll go straight ahead. This is going to be a lot of pedalling I'm just getting started This Laguna Loop, coming from North Caloocan Probably aroun 200 to 220 kilometers I'm not sure how many times I've done Laguna Loop Probably 7th or 8th 4 times solo And the others with a group. It's nice here! Alright! I'll pull over for a bit, it's beautiful here. Guys on motorcycles also stop here. This is beautiful. It's good that I got here when there's sunglight already. Coz if it's still dark, I won't be able to see its beauty. So I'll go straight going down to Teresa There are no climbs at this area, so I'll enjoy for now. Right here is the famous Tomb stone maker, Senator Lito Lapida Ang sarap mag bike! Delicious! Rock and Roll! I'm already here at Teresa Usually during sundays there are lots of cyclists who do Laguna Loop Maybe because it rained and they got lazy. So there are only a few cyclists that I'm seeing. Only a few. Doing the Laguna Loop If you're cycling coming from Metro Manila It can be done in a day You just have to leave early You'll end up at night time. If you start in the afternoon. I got a flat tire here at Teresa I need to change. inner tube I'll find a good spot. I wonder what I hit. What could have hit me? That's why it's important that you bring spare inner tube and hand pump. Like right now There's no nearby vulcanizing shop At least I can change inner tubes and go on with my ride. What a waste of time. I probably wasted 15-20 minutes there. But it's ok. We'll turn left here, going to Tanay This is the thing when you get a flat tire You become paranoid. You always check on your tire, thinking it's kinda deflated. I'm approaching Pililia Or Tanay Only few vehicles here, the view is nice. 2nd flat tire.
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I'm here in Tanay, got a flat tire again. I need to change again. Again I need to change my Inner tube I already turned my exterior inside out. So I can make sure I remove the thing that caused the puncture. And this inner tube I need to patch it Coz the other two are already punctured If I get punctured again, I don't have any more spare. I've wasted so much time changing my Inner tube, I'm not even halfway thru my route I am still in Tanay I probably lost an hour So here are my two inner tubes There's the other one.
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The other one is over there, I already patched it. Not so lucky I've wasted so much time. What will happen now is I won't rest as much I would probably skip some snacks. So I can make up for the lost time. Like right now I'm near Pisong Kape (Restaurant) I was supposed to eat there but I won't instead. I'll just go ahead. I'm almost right by Pisong Kape (restaurant) in Pililia but I'll just go straight ahead. From here I can already see the windmills I will go there.
0:10:41.400,0:10:44.000 I'm just about to climb Pililia I feel exhausted, It been 3 times that I changed my inner tube Only on the third, I saw that very small broken glass that was stuck on my front wheel. Hay! Exhausting! What a waste of time.
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Ha! Climb! Behind me That's where I'm headed.
0:11:13.780,0:11:14.780 There's the climb From where I am right now, Laguna de Bay can be seen. Its worth the effort, even though I'm gasping. Beautiful! Feels good!
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I'm here at the top. Here at the top is a recovery, from what I know. You can rest here, there's a beautiful view. Laguna de Bay can be cleary seen. Other motorcycle riders stop by here. So, this is recovery. From the foothill, up to here. I didn't take a rest. I'm making up for the lost time. I was supposed to stop by the Windmills For mag-picture taking, get close to the windmill I'm out of time so. I'll just take a video from afar. So beautiful! I don't want to get closer But the windmills are covered in clouds So I'll just get closer instead. I'm already here anyway I am very near the windmill. I won't go farther, this is far enough. I'm running out of time. I'll stop at this windmill. That's good already. On second thought, since I'm already here I might as well proceed. This electric fan is huge! I'll have coconut juice for a snack. I feel good. I was recharged by the coconut juice. There's some sort of coconut meat, so I somehow feel full So I'm turning back that way on the other side is going to Tanay yun, I'm glad I asked the coconut vendor. So I'm going back to exit where I entered. Straight to Laguna I just passed by Windmill Windmill Farm in Pililia Rizal I'll go straight to Laguna From here it's still beautiful. I can still see the windmills.
0:14:58.180,0:14:59.180 It's beautiful from here, I can still see the windmills. Actually, it seems more beatiful from afar than up close. It's so quiet here. this is the part of your ride
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when you start talking to yourself. This is that part where you talk to yourself. Why are you doing that, Ian? You can lay down all day in your house. Watch youtube, or watch a movie You can go malling Why are you torturing yourself? What do you get out of it? Exhausting! Fellow cyclists who have tried Talking to yourself while out on a ride. You know what we get from this This is fun! Beautiful! Everything you see, everything that everything that your eyes can see.. is not mine. Downhilling Mabitac, this is great! I will take back what I climbed earlier. Good! Ok, I'm here in Mabitac This is one of for photo op of Cyclists I did not stop there anymore I'm out of time. Maybe next time. This is what's nice about Laguna Loop There's not much wreckless motorcycle riders Feels good. It's so relaxing to ride a bike than in MARILAQUE Mabitac is already a part of Lanuna na 'to. When we passed by Pililia It's already Laguna Ang sarap mag bike! Ang sarap! I'm done with the long stretch of downhill in Mabitac I'm already at the plains. The views here are beautiful, all fields. These are all plain roads There's a bit of a climb in Lumban But not as steep like the Pililia climb. Just a moderate climb. The mountains behind me That's where I was from. That's the one that I climbed and descended to This is why I bike! This is why I bike! This is why, this is why, this is why I bike! I'm starting to feel hungry. I can see the motorcycle riders They're eating here. This is still Mabitac. But I won't eat yet. I need to make up for the lost time. My last meal was that when I was at 7-Eleven The siopao in Ynares Approaching, Famy Laguna There's 7-eleven. I'll grab a snack. I'm already here in Famy Where there's the famous red horse. The one with the red horse. that's big With the big red horse. Right there! I'm already in Paete that's why there's that! Some woodworks! What's that called. Whatever! I'm already in Paete. We'll see a lot of that here. So, since we're catching up on time, This is actaully, my rest time. Slow down a bit, so I can take a rest. I didn't rest just yet, to make up for time. I could be still on the road by night time. Paete, Laguna. I won't stop to take picture. So as not to waste time. Lo-Dyis! Lo Dyis! Lo-Tres! Lo-Tres! Lumban climb. Just a moderate climb. The side of the road bothers me though. So tiring.
0:21:27.400,0:21:28.400 But I'm already near. Her in Lumban is beautiful, overlooking! I'll stop for maybe 5 minutes. To take a video and picture. OK time check 10:50 AM I'm near Pagsanjan. I have rested already. Aiming to reach Pagsanjan by lunch time. I'm hear at Pagsanjan It's only 11 AM I'm already hungry but I still can manage. I'll wait for 12PM for lunch. I will take pictures here the church in Pagsanjan. Then I'll find a place where I can eat after Pagsanjan I already passed by arch of Pagsanjan I didn't take a selfie I'll just rest while pedalling It's arleady 11:20 AM When it hits 12 PM I'll find a place to eat. I'm already hungry, but I can still manage. I'm already in Sta. Cruz Laguna Right about here, I'm already halfway thru my ride. Laguna Loop I started at 4 AM now it's 11:30 AM Including the delays So if that was 7 hours, another 7 hours more until I get home. Depends, could be faster since there are no more mountains. From here, it's all plains until San Pedro. Oh, around here may be I can find a place to eat. First canteen that I see, I'll have my lunch. I'm really hungry. There, finally! A place to eat. Let's eat. Veggies, fish and rice. I'm done! Rest for a little bit. Maybe 10 minutes. Then continue pedalling, but lightly. easy pedalling. I'll hang my socks to dry Been soaking wet since earlier due to rain I just had my lunch., Pedal like chubby for now. Still here at Sta. Cruz, Laguna From here up to my house, another 100 kilometers. Say for example I average twenty 20 kilometers per hour I'll be home in about 5 hours. I just wish it goes smoothly. like a little earlier, so we can go straight ahead. I made a wrong turn, I turned left by the goose. should have turned right. the left turn is going to San Pablo. There are two types of Laguna Loop This Laguna Loop that I'm doing This is the clockwise Laguna Loop The one that passes by Cainta, Pililia Famy Others, the Laguna Loop they do is Reverse. They start in Muntinlupa Then go to here, then finally
the climb in Mabitac, Teresa That's the reverse na Laguna Loop Since this Laguna Loop is still a long way I think I better give tips. To those who plan to do Laguna Loop One tip, if you want to do Laguna Loop Solo Specially if you're new and it's your first time One tip I can give is Bring money with you. So if you every give up, you have money for bus fare. Actually, my first Laguna Loop attempt I was still new then When I reached Sta. Rosa, it's already night time. The I got cramps That's the end of my Laguna Loop I took the bus going to Cubao That's an important tip, bring money Fare, just in case you give up. Los Baños! And because of that, another tip! If you want to do Laguna Loop, Make sure you bring tools patch kit, hand pump, tire lever Inner tube Just like what happened to me, 3x I got a flat tire. Then the areas where I got a flat tire, There's no vlucanizing shop That's why it's important to bring tools so you won't get stranded into the oblivion It started raining. Glad it's just subtle Heavy traffic in Los Baños! It started raining here in Los Baños Let's have some coffee. 4th flat! I'm very lucky today. I thought I won't get a flat tire anymore. There, very small! 4x I got a punctured tire. What the.... Wooh! Four times! Really lucky. I wasted another 20 minutes there. 2:29 PM Still early, I'm already in Calamba.. Hope it's not yet dark When I get home, hope for no mishaps Heavy traffic here in Calamba OK Calamba? I'm here in Cabuyao. Timecheck 2:53 PM Starting to feel hungry again Feel like I wanna eat. Maybe a snack. I'm already in Sta. Rosa I'm in Sta. Rosa 'ko, 3 in the afternoon Looks like it's going to be dark when I get home But it's ok, at least I'm already near. Just a few twists. Then I'm home. But I'm really hungry. I wanna eat. I'm here in Biñan 3:20 PM, still haven't found a place to eat Hay! Finally! Perfect timing! It's starting to rain. Alright! I'm full! It's still drizzling, but I need to go. I should pass by the service road before it's dark. That's why others who do Laguna Loop, do the reverse. To avoid the traffic here. They take this route Biñan, Sta. Rosa, San Pedro. They pass by here at early dawn Then by late afternoon they'll climb Antipolo I just passed by Biñan. Ha ha! haha! San Pedro! Muntinlupa! Munti na! Heavy traffice here in Munti! Shout out to Dohc Dohc, fix your hometown. Traffic! Timecheck 4:17 in the afternoon. 12 hours Including all the troubles. I'm at the service road now, this is the part I was trying to catch When I do Laguna Loop I want to be here before it's dark ♬ Getting near, getting near ♬ Bicutan!. Can't talk anymore, I'm tired. I can relax now, I'm done with the service road. I passed through it before it's dark. It wasn't that stressful It didn't bother me. It's scary there at night. Too many vehicles beside you. I'm here in Civilization. I'm very near, yehey! yehey! This is C5 road. I'll just go straight to C5 Then turn left at BGC Pass thru Ayala Then straight to the house. And before it get's dark, here's where I end my long ride vlog. Laguna Loop If you liked the video, hit the Like button If you have a comment, put it in the comment section And please subscribe! Please like, comment and subscribe.
