Rider Profile Chong Wee Seng and his cycling to work routes

Hello everyone, 

My name is Wee Seng and I am 51, working in the media industry. 
Here's my contribution to the Singapore cycling profile! 

Its good to be riding

1) Can u also share about how u got started cycling?
Started when I was at a young age. My father taught me to ride.

2) Your first bike if u remember and what are u riding now?
My first bike is a chopper. This is not mine.... but looks something like this. 

Photo Credits : http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/product-news/raleigh-chopper-bicycle-classic-135412

Now I'm riding one of these:
Foldie
MTB
Hybrid bike

My brompton

The other foldie

Wife's bike

3) Your most memorable ride
East Coast Park. Beautiful view and cooling even in mid day.
Pulau Ubin, kampong feel.

4) Does ur family ride and if so, where usually to?
Occasionally, Punggol PCN, Loyang PCN, Pulau Ubin.

Me and my wife riding a relax ride with LCSG 

5) Some advice to folks who are thinking to cycle commute.

• Plan your route.
• Stay alert.
• Wear helmet, install good front and back light.
• Use common sense.
• Learn to give way.
• Know the traffic rules and hand signal

6) Life motto
Be happy. Nothing is forever.

I live simple, nothing much to ask for. Just want to be happy.

7) How cycling have helped you in any way?
I have lost weight and stayed a bit more fitter. I love to meet up with other cyclist via cycling group (LCSG)

This is my Cycle commute details

I stay around Tampines while my work place is at Lorong Chuan. There are some routes which I like to share with fellow riders how I get to work. 

Office building 

Sadly there are no secure bike parking and shower room facility. 
So no bike to work for me. I drive down my bike to office when I will be biking to home the next day.

Route 1 – appox 17km

Transport mode - Public transport

Walk – Mrt – walk, traveling time 1hr 15mins

Route 2 – 23km cycle

Transport mode: Bicycle

Office to home, road and pcn, traveling time 1.5hrs

 Route taken

Lor Chuan – Serangoon Garden – AMK Ave3 – AMK Ind Park 2 – AMK Ave 5 – YCK – Punggol PCN – Pasir Ris Farmway – Tampines Ave 10 – Tampines Ave 9 – Home

Most of the traveling is good except Lor Chuan to Serangoon Garden. Pavement is too small, road is heavy during rush hour.

Issue

·       Heavy traffic during rush hour, not advisable for novice rider and rider not comfortable on the road with such traffic. Pavement from Lorong Chuan to Serangoon Garden is too small to ride on.

·  Most of the traveling is good except Lor Chuan to Serangoon Garden. Pavement is too small, road is heavy during rush hour.

Route 3 – 20km Cycle

Transport mode: Bicycle

Office to home, road and pcn, traveling time 1hrs 28mins

Route taken

Lor Chuan – Serangoon Garden – AMK Ave3 – AMK Ind Park 2 – AMK Ave 5 – YCK – Buangkok Green – Serangoon PCN – Sungei Serangoon PCN – Pungool Promenade Riverside walk PCN - Pasir Ris Farmway – Tampines Ave 10 – Tampines Ave 9 – Home

Issue

Same as route 2

Similar to route 2 with slight variations

Route 4 – 13km Cycle

Transport mode: Bicycle

Home to office or office to home, fully on the road, traveling time 45mins depending of traffic condition. This is the shortest route to office, can only be done safely

Route taken

Lor Chuan – Serangoon Ave 3 - Serangoon Ave 2 - Serangoon Central - Serangoon Ave 1 – Bartly Road – Upper Paya Lebar Road – Ubi Ave 4– Ubi Ave 2 - Kaki Bukit Ave 2 - Kaki Bukit Road 3 - Kaki Bukit Ave 1 – Bedok Reservoir Road – Tampines Ave 10 – Tampines Ave 9 – Home

Issue

Same as route 2

Why?

Why? Many folks ask me that.... I give you my answer in a photo.  One rider starting... is one step in the right direction. Let's all try to make things better! Push on!

Photo credit Eugene Lee 

Oneservice and how it all works

I have tried the Oneservice app for my feedback on my neighboring environment,  pothole and stuff. It works really well and its quite gratifying to see agencies act on the public feedback. I hope more can try to use it and it CAN help make things better. 

How to feedback on errant cyclists and other inconsiderate road behaviours

I found this app at the apple store by our Singapore Police Force. It's a handy app by SPF to give access to general public on the useful information around their homes on the crime cases and also missing people appeals. It also can make it easier for the public to provide leads when they see something unusual or when they see a crime happening.  

I played around it and found that there is a tab that could prove useful for cyclists, pedestrians and PMDs users alike.
Of course, I sincerely hope we do not have to resolve to enforcement but I am pragmatic in knowing that sometimes, it is necessary to have the hard stick of the law to nudge people into behaving themselves. So here's how u can use it. 
1) Download via Apple app store and look for Police@SG 

Search under Police@SG

2) Click on the 3 horizontal line icons 

First landing page and click on the red circle

3) Click on the "E-Services" tab 

4) Scroll down to "REPORT"  

Scroll down to "REPORT" tab and click on "Feedback on Road user" 

5) Type in ur issues on the "E-Services" 

Fill up the colums and add ur photos of the location and if possible the infringements 

6) And u are done. I am sure SPF contact you later if they needed any clarification.

Pls let me know if you have tried it and if its any good. If there are any issues, kindly share with me and I can help consolidate and feedback to our good folks in blue. Thanks! 

Edmund Chia cycling back to health

Left is what I used to be and right is how I am now. I feel awesome! 

Today I saw a very inspiring post by a fellow rider (Edmx Chia). Link from LCSG FB 

This is his story. 
Hello everyone,  I am Edmund Chia, age 31 and I work as a logistic assistant in the shipping line. I am sharing my story and hope it can be of help to you. Perhaps inspire you to do the same too. :) 

Chionging at the downhill event

I used to weigh in at 150kg during 2013 and with regular cycling, I have reduced my weight to 92kg. Yup, thats 58 kg off!!! 

I can and I will! 

Focus and roll

Motivation
I was tired of folks laughing at me, calling me Ah pui and Fatty. One day I decided that I would just get on with it. I dont like running as it was too tiring and so I tried cycling. 

What I did more of......
I started cycling everyday. From my home at Bedok to my work place at Changi South. I also tried to cycle further in my weekends to places around town area like Marina Bay Sands for example. It was really cool to chill with my friends.  
Fat bikes also looked very cool and I got myself one. As you can imagine, the bike can roll over any thing and it took abit more effort to ride and was really fun. 
Now, I am more into Downhill cycling and recently took part in the downhill event. I really love the thrills and spill of the sport. 
If you like to do downhill, pls "jio" me at Edmx Chia  I am usually at Kent ridge park or going overseas to do bomb down some hills.... and yes, I also have to cycle up. Worst case, walk la. 

Me with my downhill buddies 

Tips. 
Don't believe that it cannot be done. Can one. Just keep trying and moving. 
For food, Stay away from oily stuff, less rice as it contains alot of carbohydrate. If you need more, just shoot me a msg at my Facebook account