Where do you ride? I start in Holland road, take Farrer, Upper thompson, Mandai, Kranji, down to Jurong and back over comonwealth into Queensway to end up back in Holland rd. Usually about 70K but I am getting bored and need a new route, are there any other good low traffic loops you guys have tried and can recommend??
Try riding the round island loop.
Great Fun.
Depending on time of day the Changi loop works well to get some mileage in, but the round island loop doesn;t fare too badly if you can get out early. We often meet up around the Sentosa entrance at 6am. Reverse your Kranji loop, across into the Eastern corner of the island and then wind down past the airport and along the East Coast. Nowhere is traffic, or lunatic, free but timing can help.
We’ll be out again the week after the 70.3.
When you are southbound on Jalan Bahar you can turn right into Nanyang Technological University and ride around the perimeter. It is close to 5km around with very little traffic. I generally go around twice. One little climb in there. Not a lot of choices in Singapore for lightly trafficed roads 
Did a ride up to Desaru and back. Almost exactly 50km from Penarang after getting off the bumboat. Nice to ride without traffic lights and intersections every km every once in a while.
Cheers,
Chris
Try riding the round island loop.
Great Fun.
Sounds like fun, details would help please. 
NTU- Lim Chu Kang- Neo Teow- Kranji- Woodland- Mandai rd-
Yishun- Seletar Dam (regroup)- Jln Kayu- Sengkang- upp serangoon- Hougang Ave7- Tampines rd- Pasir Ris- Loyang Ave- Changi Village (Rest and Eat). Coasta Rd- ECP (Last Toilet Water Point)- Fort rd- Nicoll hightway-
Shenton Way- Keppel Rd- West Coast Mc (Rest)- Jurong Town Hall-
Jurong East and End at Jurong West
or
EAST:
Pasir Ris St 11–> Pasir Ris Dr 1–>Pasir Ris Drive 12/Tamp Ave 10–>Tamp Rd–>Hougang Ave 2–>Yio Chu Kang Rd–>Jalan Kayu–>Seletar Airbase
NORTH:
Yishun Ave 1–>Mandai Ave/Mandai Rd–>Woodlands Rd–>Kranji Road/Loop/Way–>(Did a detour through Kranji Nature Trail)Neo Tiew Cres–>Neo Tiew Rd–>Lim Chu Kang Rd–>Jalan Bahar–>
WEST:
Boon Lay Way–>Jurong Town Hall Rd–>West Coast Highway–>Keppel Way–>Keppel Road–>Anson Road/Robinson Rd–>Esplanade Dr/Nicoll Highway–>
EAST(again):
Mountbatten Road–>East Coast Road/Upper East Coast Road–>Bedok South Ave 1–>Changi Road/Upper Changi Road–>Simei Rd/Tampines St 31–>Tampines Ave 2/6
Round Island basically means round the island. You can plan you own route as well, depending on where you live. Unless your’re only in town for the 70.3
Damn Praks !
That is so comprehensive , you even tought me a couple new routes
Yea cycling in Singapore , takes a creative mind and lots of “street smarts”.
I live on Farrer Rd. and used to clock up some mileage 140-170km rides on the island by heading North through Upper Thompson to Admiralty … Kranji , LCK , Boon Lay , Tuas , Boon Lay West Coast Rd. , Shenton , Nicoll , ECP Service Rd. , Airport Rd. ( intervals ) , Changi village , Airport Rd. and home. This was my IM training route primarily.
Nowadays ,I find there are too many dump-trucks around town and near the airport ,with all of the land reclamation underway. That being said, I pretty much ride up to LCK ,through Kranji and hammer out intervals for 2 or 3 hours. There is an old Chinese man ( flower seller ) at the Catholic cemetary , who has a big cooler full of water bottles ( small ), 100Plus and Red Bull…and damn cheap. I will occasionally throw in a Tuas run , depending on my program.
I ride back via West Coast Way. Not the most exciting , but effective.
I also do the back-side of Mount Faber for a couple of hours every 2 weeks , although I have some left-leg problems at the moment, so that has been put on the back-burner for a while.
Haha yea, these routes will set you back around a 100km. And you need to get creative in Singapore, if not it’d be pretty boring.
Shouldn’t be a problem on that sweet litespeed of yours 
I reckon I could ride LCK blindfolded !
Yea ,it rides fanatstic on my training wheels , but as you may have noticed , I have had some speed wobble problems with my racing wheels… Langkawi ( 2007 ) , which started at the very first descent 5km’s into the bike , forcing me to descend slowly for the rest of the bike leg. No idea how much time I lost , but I reckon in the vicinity of 15-20 mins.
Desaru ,9 days ago I had to withdraw after 50km’s due to speed wobble and I was not even pushing hard yet neither.
Great bike , unsure about the rider
All of the above are great rides just watch the trafic as mentioned.
Another option is pack your passport and head out early across the causeway. Head out of JB towards to Kota Tinngi tehn down to Desaru and Pengeranng (160kms)and get a bumboat back.
Or head up to Kulai from JB
Head over to Batam and do the bridge ride 160kms out and back, tarffic not so bad, however some nationalities need a visa.
All make for a good day.
Hey SS…do you make drinks along the way
I really like heading into Malaysia , but unfortunately you really need a group of 4 or 5 guys ( or 1 or 2 non-triathletes / non-c ylist’s )
It really makes for a great ride , the bumboat route. Perhaps we should get to gether for a Sat. /Sunday morning 150-180km ride ?
Terry
Mileage goes back up on Sep7th so I’ll be looking to begin the 100+km rides again.
An organised expedition to Malaysia is a good idea to get some really low traffic distance in. Going to look at that to build up to IM Malaysia.
Happy to meet up for some of those longer rides on the island as well. Perhaps the message function is best.
Litespeed wobbles? Must be a problem with the warp drive Captain.
Chris
I’m “supposed” to rest my left leg for a couple of weeks immediately , but eill be starting only Sunday evening
But once it is working again , I’m keen on the Malaysia rides most weekends going with the Bumboat route.
Local rides I will usually do in the afternoons.
The wobbles are not Litespeed based , but caused by wheel choice , generally speaking anyway
Hey there,
My company offered me a position in our Singapore office… I currently live and work in San Francisco… I read all the posts in this thread with GREAT interest as my big question after a visit to Singapore last week was “where the hell am I going to ride?”…
As I’m sure one or two of you are expats… Any tips? What are the big tri-clubs and what races would you recommend?
It looks like Kona will be my last race as a U.S. resident…
Cheerio
Bobby B
Others with more experience will be along shortly but my $0.02 FWIW:
Races in the region / locally:
- Oly & Sprint at Bintan (google Aviva Bintan Triathlon) in late May (Bintan is an Indonesian island <1hr ferry ride away )
- Oly & Sprint in Singapore (google OSIM Singapore Triathlon) in July
- 70.3 in Singapore - September - this is its first year being run.
- Oly+ Phuket, Thailand in December (2k,55k,12k)
- Oly+ Lombok, Indonesia in October (2k,55k,12k)
- Sprint + HIM in Desaru, Malaysia (just up the Malay peninsula from Singapore) August
- Sprint & Oly in Vietnam but can’t remember the date.
Riding in Singapore is a bit of a mental challenge. I feel a little like a rat running the same maze over and over. The island isn’t big so there aren’t a lot of choices for longish rides - this thread lists most of the better roads (less traffic) for riding. Taking a day out and going across to Malaysia over the causeway (a bridge) or taking a bumboat (small boat carrying 10-15 foot passengers) gives you access to more uninterrupted riding on quiet roads. I enjoy the 100km total to Desaru and back - nice setting, quiet roads. Bit of a long day when you add the 1hr ferry ride each way, but it is what it is.
There is a large group of roadies that organizes rides every week if you are into group rides - ANZA (Australia New Zealand Association) - few different routes from 50-80km (roughly) with a steady and fast group most days.
Cheers,
Chris
Hey dude,
Yea the Singapore riding seen is…as above
The Malaysia rides are IMO very adventurous. But not as much as Kona !
I happen to be an expatriate by definition , I guess , but having lived here for fourteen years, don’t really consider myself one. A lot of foreigners make Singapore their home , much like one would, moving to London for example.
There are four or five tri-clubs , that all have a very different flavour and are best tested by yourself.
- Triathlon Family …multi-cultural , multi distance focused club.
- Synergy…very similiar.
- Tribob…expat based club , primarily focusing on races up to Phuket distance (1.8/55/12 ).
Many foreigners here who focus on the longer distance races ( HIM / IM ) get on-line coaching from pro’s based overseas , such as Scott Molina.
Best of luck to you in Kona ! And don’t forget to wear your medal through the medal detector at Kona airport , the ladies there can handle the humour.
Cheers
Terry
The Malaysia rides are IMO very adventurous. But not as much as Kona !
In what respect do you find the Malaysia rides adventurous? Safety?
Cheers,
Chris
No , personally I have no problem with the saftey issue. Although I have heard numerous encounters of people getting harassed or bikes stolen if alone or in groups of two , etc.
I have never had a problem myself. They had better have some pretty good weaponry to get my bike away from me or I’ll set my wife on them
Adventurous , as in a 30km ride from my house to the bum-boat in the dark…hop on the boat and off in another country…ride some great routes for 60-70km’s or more if you wish , possibly stop for a swim at Desaru and reverse on the way back. I think that is pretty adventurous , IMO anyway
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Lots on offer in terms of training as well as easy access to many races, but sanity check needed by the occasional ride/event off the island… I’ve done the Kona trip from here twice, IM 2006 and then 70.3 in 2007, and easy enough, so unless you see Clearwater as a goal then most areas are covered well. Also, don’t forget the races in Oz and NZ. Lots of choices.
Training is often done by remote but getting a few ‘regulars’ together to ride is always a good thing. Local tri coaching starting up on www.manohae.net
And Singapre STARS! www.starstri.com
Lots on offer in terms of training as well as easy access to many races, but sanity check needed by the occasional ride/event off the island… I’ve done the Kona trip from here twice, IM 2006 and then 70.3 in 2007, and easy enough, so unless you see Clearwater as a goal then most areas are covered well. Also, don’t forget the races in Oz and NZ. Lots of choices.
Training is often done by remote but getting a few ‘regulars’ together to ride is always a good thing. Local tri coaching starting up on www.manohae.net
As far as access to races ( and holiday destinations for that matter ) Singapore is very well positioned. Personally , I am not really into travelling that far for a 70.3 ( Australia ) but will travel the world for IM.
I went to Kona in 05’ from Singapore. Managed to fly there and back , business class ,for 120 000 airmiles ( KrisFlyer ) in conjunction with United. Unfortunately , that also req’d a 13 hour stop over at Narita / Tokyo , but gave me and my wife plenty of allowance for baggage.
Terry