Balada Seorang Suami Mountainbiker Jalanan

Skitching is timeless

Ussually when im late to work.... sometimes we used to turn to our car so that you will arrive early to the office and while you are rushing to work.. you find yourself stuck in the traffic jam...and yet you know.. you are already late.. but in my case, eventho i have a car.. and i knew i was going to be late to the office, i still ride to work. So how do i kill the time..? well..sometimes i will ussually skitch to work... slipping thru the traffic thus saves time.. compare driving to work.

So what is skitching..? skitching is acctually the act of hitching a ride on the rear bumper of a car/lorry/pickup trucks/bus or any vehicle that is potentially helping you to move your ass without pedalling.. thus saving the time and energy.

(quote from wikipedia)

" Bicycle skitching can be performed by coming up to speed with the vehicle and holding a part of the rear of the vehicle with the closest hand while steering the bike with the other hand. Skitching can also be initiated by gripping the vehicle while both cyclist and vehicle are at a standstill. Extreme acceleration often leads to forces greater than the cyclist can safely steer under and the cyclist must release their grip."

So ussually i need the skitch when im climbing hill.. of bukit serdang.. before the hill, there is a traffic light where ussually i will chase some of the potential vehicle where i can skitch.. and ussually its a pickup truck like storm.. or a bus and a small lorry.. once passed the hill i will letgo and going my way.. :)

Since i'm late today i skitched from Pekan Serdang to Serdang Raya on the back of this :) :