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Procedure
for participants
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- Register by sending an
email to: ubinbiking@sivasothi.com
- Include your name,
number of people and any children.
- We reccomend you wear
a helmet, and pack
two litres of water - be mindful of the
heat, a snack,
and a change of clothes.
- Do not wear sandals or
slippers, use shoes and do not leave laces dangling.
- Please have a good
breakfast on the day of the ride.
- Allocate at least 30
minutes for the ferry
ride.
- If you are renting a
bike on the island, reach Ubin at least 30 minutes
earlier.
- Check that your tyres
are not bald, that the brakes and gears work, the
handlebars and pedals are not about to fall off. Adjust
the bike to a comfortable height, with feet touching the
ground when you are off the seat - shop staff will help
you. Learn about pre-ride safety checks at these sites:
Total
Bike or
Bicycle
Sport Shop.
- Report to your bike
guides at the Pulau Ubin Community Centre Basketball
Court (PUCCBC) with your bike. This is necessary for the
safety arrangements.
- Have your bike checked
by the guides - you may have to change your bike if it is
unsuitable. Come at least 15 minutes earlier if you are
unsure.
- Enjoy your ride! If
you are new to cycling, read this page: Bicycle
Sport Shop's Cycling
Tips
- Note - important
numbers: NParks Information Kiosk: 542-4108; Pulau Ubin
Police Post: 542-8664.
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Ferry
Ride
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There
is a 10 minute bumboat
ride from Changi Point
jetty, with a fare of $2.00 per person or bike. Bring your
own bike or rent one from the many shops the island (cost:
$8 - $15). Be early enough for the ferry (you might have to
wait for a boat to fill up) and the selection of a suitable
bike - we want as much of the cool early morning cycle as
possible, and will leave on time.
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Dates,
times and descriptions of the rides
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Journey
to the North of Pulau Ubin: 9am -
12pm
Report at PUCCBC at 9am.
Description of ride - An pleasant ride suitable for
children and tandem bikes. We will go to Nordin Beach via
Sungei Maman - the scenery is mainly aquaculture farms,
mangroves and plantations. The shorter route back goes past
eth Orchid farm where there are usually drinks, and back
through the island's centre.
Journey
to the West of Pulau Ubin: 8am -
1pm
Report at PUCCBC at 8am.
Description of ride - The ride is NOT technically
demanding, but may be a bit long. Not suitable for kids. A
main route leads to OBS land, and side roads lead to the
north and south coasts. There have been changed to the route
since 2000, die to constcution on OBS land, so the ride will
not extend as far west as it used to. Learn the major
features along the route on a map, including a Buddhist and
Chinese temple, the old seafood place, and reflections of
different land use: quarry, farm, plantation, resort,
aquaculture. Behind AIk Hwa Quarry, familiarise yourself
with the north-eastern coastline of the main island: Changi,
Pasir Ris, Sungei Serangoon, Lor Halus and Sengkang.
See
the list of markers from Biking in Ubin
2000).
Journey
to the East of Pulau Ubin: 8am -
2pm
Report at PUCCBC at 8am.
Description of ride - The ride is technically
demanding in some parts, and is not suitable for weak
cyclists. The eastern part of the island has a very
different landscape concealing many interesting features. We
will also look at the Sg. Maman mangroves if we are not too
tired, and stop by the orchid farm for drinks on the way
back.
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Guides
& apprentices, 2002
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Recce
Trip - north & west, 7 July 2002 (Changi Jetty,
7.30am)
Airani
- Debbie Fordyce - Jaswant Singh - Tay Hui Cheng - Joelle
Lai - Sivasothi
Daniel Sng - Lim Ye Chen - Mark Chan - Lim Soon Chung
*Leow Wei Qiang
Journey
to the North, 14 July 2002 (Changi Jetty, 8.30am)
Airani
-Choong Mei Fun - Jaswant Singh - Lim Ye Chen - Tay Hui
Cheng - Sivasothi
Daniel Sng - Athena - Mark Chan - Loh Tse Lynn - Lim Soon
Chung
*Leow Wei Qiang
Journey
to the West, 21 July 2002 (Changi Jetty, 7.30am)
Airani
- Debbie Fordyce - Jaswant Singh - Kok Min Yee - Lim Ye Chen
- Tay Hui Cheng - Sivasothi
Daniel Sng - Athena - Loh Tse Lynn - Mark Chan - Lim Soon
Chung
*Leow Wei Qiang
Journey
to the East, 28 July 2002 (Changi Jetty, 7.30am)
Airani
- Debbie Fordyce - Jaswant Singh - Kok Min Yee - Lim Ye Chen
- Tay Hui Cheng - Sivasothi
Daniel Sng - Athena - Loh Tse Lynn - Mark Chan - Lim Soon
Chung
*Leow Wei Qiang
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Other
information about Pulau Ubin
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Stories
from Pulau Ubin
Ali Ibrahim's
impressions of Ubin, excerpts
from an olde email, 13th February,
1998
Victor Yue's notes from a Sunday in Ubin, nature-singapore
mailing list, 25th September, 1999
Information
about Pulau Ubin
NParks
Ubin information
Others
who enjoyed Ubin (Personal pages)
Pulau
Ubin, our last natural frontier, RGS
students
Mountain
Biking on Pulau Ubin by
Fong
12th
MC Ubin trip
Issues
Concept
Plan 2001
"Have Ubin to Paradise",
by Chong Chee Kin. The
Straits Times, 9 Aug 2001
(National Day Special).
"Pulau Ubin, conflict in transition", Sec
2 students, ACS (I)
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