My daughter was an avid Grab rider dati. Then she discovered the merits of Angkas (mabilis at mas mura). She kept on egging me to try it, so one day, I did (QC to Mandaluyong, week before ECQ).
Pag nag-d-drive ka kasi minsan mahirap talaga i let go yung pagiging driver. Somewhere in Greenhills (my body kept tensing kasi everytime anlapit sa ibang sasakyan), tumigil si Manong Driver at sinabihan ako: “Ma’am, kalma lang po tayo. Mababangga po tayo pag sobrang tense”
One question though: how do you keep your balance? Lalo na walang back rest?
Never tried Angkas, tho I was a daily Grab Bike/ Uber Moto user when I was still working in Saigon. Yung bikes naman nila meron akong nakakapitan sa likod, almost dikit na sa pwet yung kamay ko. Minsan nakakapit lang ako sa mga tuhod ko, or minsan kay Manong driver
I even used bike when going to the airport, yung small carry-on nasa unahan ni driver
I also bought my own helmet, and hindi naman dyahe magbitbit ng helmet, coz everyone understands
Dun na rin ako nakadevelop ng habit magface mask when going out, kaya I have several face masks
Wild mga driver, pavements are not spared, at kesahodang magcounterflow… but I trust them really, never naman ako naaksidente. Sa Pinas, ewan ko ba, wala akong tiwala, sobra ang takot ko, diko ata kaya mag-Angkas Siguro dahil mas naghahari ang mga bus sa Pinas, while sa Vietnam halos lahat naka-bike
If you tilt even just your head, the driver will feel it and will have to counter. You can lean a little opposite of where the driver is leaning, but try not to lean with the driver. Don’t do any sudden movements. If you want to adjust your bvtt, tell the driver you are going to do so so he can anticipate.
@aero natawa ako hindi sa post pero sa pag analyze kung figurative na or literal yun
nung nag angkas ako sinabihan ako nung driver na wag humawak sa shoulders nya (meron daw kasi hawakan sa likod/ vest nya, pero parang di naman yun sturdy). kaya ko natanong yung keeping balance kasi wala ka talaga makapitan
I haven’t ridden Angkas since I don’t live back home but in my area, madaming bikes. Kinarir ko magobserve kanina to see how the people here ride. Baka naman kasi pwede nating kopyahin.
Most of the motors, yung seat para sa angkas mas mababa sa seat nung driver. This will help avoid the awkward t!t^ poking manong driver. The motors have a back rest sa passenger seat.
Back rest
2 guys in a bike
May mahinhin na angkas
Most of them keep center with the motor like what @fretburner mentioned. In my experience as well, the manong will tell you first to keep center and let him know if you wanna move or adjust your bum and he will stop a bit.
Just hoping na sana the PH has more bike lanes or at least consider better urban planning in Manila and other major cities to help ease some of the traffic.
In the provinces, you can do that “mahinhin” angkas thingy… Sa Manila, bawal. So either you wear jeans/pants or your skirt allows you to ride like you’re wearing jeans. Angkas also does not recommend you wearing shorts. For the rest of us, feel free to wear pekpek shorts for as long as you have nice legs haha
The 2nd picture with 2 guys, that’s how I usually ride – one hand on the back handle/grip.
I cant do side saddle haha madidisgrasya kami pareho ng driver dahil wala ako balanse. .
Ive tried angkas 2x only because coding and 1hr wala mabook na grab! I asked the kuya driver to be super maingat kasi 1st time ko hahaha tapos muntik pa kami mahulog sa gutter aysusginoo.
But those 2x, nakadress ako, kebs sa legs kasi naka cycling naman ako sa ilalim.
I dont mind holding on to the driver kesa naman mahulog ako no.