Casio Nongsa Cycle 2015 feat. the EX-FR10

Two legs good, four legs better?

It must be close to 11 in the morning as I took a rest to survey my surroundings. The sun was ablaze on the skies of Nongsa, a rather rustic yet charming part of Batam, Indonesia. There was only one word to describe how I felt: breathtaking.

And I do mean it quite literally. After all, weeks before this, I was still a ‘nobody’ in my hectic world of busyness attending to my day to day chores. But on 9th May 2015, I assumed the role of a cyclist, alongside other professional cyclists in the Casio Nongsa Cycle 2015. It was an assignment like no other. And it came without prior training. My last attempt at man-handling a bicycle was probably more than 3 years back where I last cruised East Coast Park to unwind for the weekend. But I was by no means a pro-cyclist, mind you. So my presence at this cycling competition baffled me more than anything else.

I call the roads of Nongsa “unforgiving” as I encountered slopes with elevation of more than 40 degrees! I wouldn’t have mind if it was all a downslope affair, but I had to go through these several times! So yes, my legs ached and I immediately regretted skipping “legs day” at the gym, a mistake that I would definitely rectify.

I wasn’t on a mission to win the competition though. After all, we were talking about professionals hailing from countries like Japan who were taking part in the King of the Hill category (60km) while I was pretty much a wannabe in the ‘Wannabe’ category doing a 24km route.

I was halfway through the inaugural Casio Nongsa Cycle 2015 event, and had already completed probably 12km of my ride climbing up and down “mountains”. I was on a rather special mission to document my journey – I had something on my head. This, too, I meant it literally. 🙂

The latest feature from Casio works like a breeze. As you see, you can separate it into the camera module, which can be attached to almost anywhere. In this case, we had it attached to our helmets. The other part attached to our bicycle was the LCD-equipped controller. It basically allows you to browse options and view images or videos taken from the camera.