BIKING is one of the outdoor leisures that likewise promote a healthy lifestyle among enthusiasts. It can also open up new acquaintances and strengthen the long-standing bonds among friends and family.
The mountain ranges of Talisay City are among the best spots chosen by the Team Black Bear composing the uncles and the aunts who are bike enthusiasts for their outdoor adventure frequently done every weekend.
The mountain bikers namely Lorivic Mercado, Brons Opelario, Jezrel Soriaso, Oca Margen, Bea Lintonjua, Bianca Lopez, Joseph Tolentino, Joseph Lirazan, Insik Gianson, and RV Liza went on a mountain trail from Bacolod City last weekend to visit a huge cross situated in Barangay Katilingban, Talisay City.
The terrain includes areas with sugarcane plantation, rivers, and ascending trails that sometimes need one to carry his bike for a moment until they reach paths that are already fit for the bike ride.
Mercado said, "We are more on leisure bike rides. But we still develop endurance while engaging on a bike ride for half-day or more. Biking helps build strong muscles, maintain regular bodyweight, an opportunity to meet new friends who are fun while having a coffee break in some Tiangge, or a simplistic coffee shop in the upland."
Various kinds of bikes have corresponding purposes. There is a bike intended for concrete roads and mountain bikes for the trails.
The team usually leaves the city early in the morning and finds areas where they can have their breakfast or coffee. Sometimes, they end up in a tiangge for a drink and have their chitchat, she said.
Biking is one good physical exercise where you will enjoy the ride with some other bikers. It's fun and healthy to have a leisure bike ride, she added.
With the coronavirus pandemic, it's good to engage in outdoor sport such as biking because fresh air can be breathed in the mountains, Mercado said.*