or you can try those helmets with the viking horns that you see those american motorbike gang wears

should be able to find it any most bike shops. just ask them for
1) chain cleaning tool
2) degreaser for use with 1)
3) chain lube

I tend to just use a degreaser from Ace hardware and an old toothbrush to clean my chain though. dry chain after cleaning then apply the lube

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Added on March 6, 2012, 9:51 amthe purple fellow?

This post has been edited by malleus: Mar 6 2012, 09:51 AM

Le butthead favo...

http://www.anirudharao.com/index.php?/project/kranium/

How well can you hang with Anuar Manan in your rides?

This post has been edited by Eokboy: Mar 6 2012, 01:29 PM

you're wrong... my favorite helmet is the invisible helmet... one that you can't see or feel when you wear it...

this comes 2nd for it's novelty...
http://www.hovding.com/en/how

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Added on March 6, 2012, 6:17 pmchaintool... i think BBS has someone selling @ under RM60.... or you can go buy the more expensive ones...

just find a good brush and that will get the job done... those chain cleaner wastes a lot of degreaser and you can't pour them back into the can after use...

for the degreaser... your bike shop has an entire motorex box that contains degreaser, lube, some grime cutting frame detailing liquid (dunno wats that but saw it being used once) basically all the bike maintenance stuff... if you are wiling to spend the money...

i personally like pedro's oranj peelz.. i had a small 16oz bottle last time which a friend got for me when he went overseas....

too small a bottle my only complaint... can't find it here in KL as well (or i might have not looked hard enough)... i know they sell in 1 gallon bottles in overseas... which is not a lot since you have to apply quite a bit to get the gunk off your chain... 1 gallon will last you a while though depending on how frequent you wash...

[quote=dinraxxx,Mar 5 2012, 10:13 PM]
Today came back from Terengganu with a friend...



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the picture looks wrong in many ways

the purple creature look so kesian in the pic ... 1 dude trying to superman over it.. the other 2 at the side... 1 look like it is trying to stick a 10 inch thick pole up it's bum bum and the other trying to hold it down so it doesn't escape...

is it jus me or i am mentally sick

This post has been edited by butthead: Mar 6 2012, 06:17 PM

will find the degreaser and clean the chain this week. lube it well and make it shine! thx guys! maybe i don't need the chaintool..however it do make life easier. hehe

oth, i didn't get myself any helmet today..the only helmet that looks and feel good on me is the s-works prevail! and it costs a lot gotta saves up some money before getting one. waiting for company bonus



This post has been edited by mrjgx: Mar 6 2012, 08:05 PM

You are mentally sick haha

for RM2k what would you buy for your bike? in terms of performance upgrading..

wheelset

buy myself the ability to resist to buy more upgrades... bike performance goes up... personal financial performance goes down...

and yes i agree.. if you have a set of terrible wheels... wheelset... and if you have the financial freedom and don't plan to sell your current wheel.. a set of lighter wheels + race tyres + a lightweight cassette (red)...

but RM2k is a little less for a meaningful set of wheels... at least aim for FR1 or FR0 in the RM3 - 4k region... RM2k will get you FR3 with a bit of change... only 2 notches up from what you have now...

best to save up for more before you do anything... RM2k is really not a lot considering to upgrade from a 105 equipped bike... you will find yourself ending up in no man's land... and that is not what you want...

anything else like groupset is either lots of money or you see too little gains.. cockpit components, also expensive and you might not see much gains.. you will be left with things like headset, BB ( think chris king )... but also you won't appreciate much and pricey for that matter..

then comes the ultimatum... the frame... you'd be better off pawning your bike away and get another one... so, RM2k... is really nowhere to aim for...

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Added on March 6, 2012, 10:04 pmthere is also a very un-conventional route for RM2k wheel upgrades.. might be a bit risky

like this set of gigantex carbon rims laced to novatec hubs for USD550...weighs in at under 1500 grams for a 50mm set of high profile wheels..uses Sapim CX-Ray spokes to lace up the rims and hubs...
http://bdopcycling.com/Clearance.asp#WHEELSWHEELPARTS

or, if you can get your bike shop to build you a set of wheels.. you can order your build kit here..
http://www.bikehubstore.com

they have kinlin niobium rims, gigantex carbon rims, some very fancy lightweight taiwanese hubs with normal enduro bearings and almost full range of sapim spokes and wheel build accesories...

less than RM1.5k should be able to get you a set of sub 1500 gram alloy wheels... if you are light enough.. you might be able to get away with 16 spokes front and 20 spokes rear and creep closer to 1400 grams for a set of 30mm deep alloy wheels...

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Added on March 6, 2012, 10:06 pmyeah.. i admit it...

i gotta go see a shrink soon before i become a serial killer

This post has been edited by butthead: Mar 6 2012, 10:06 PM

haha thx bro. it is the joy of buying and having the satisfaction of owning things. Maybe when I ride my bike I won't be as fast as the pro or athletes but I do feel great riding a bike that I already upgrade to a better parts here and there Money is always a problem for everyone earning a living every day..unless i'm born a King then it's a different case. And as long as I don't swipe my cards than I believe I am still on the safe side. I wanna get that s-works prevail, and lot of other things, hence I'll put aside money every month and when it is enough, I go and grab it. Simple.

I guess the significant upgrade for me at this stage would be to have another set of wheelset + better tires. At least I could switch between them for a different ride and road situation. Better performance can be felt I guess as your legs will feel it the most on lighter wheels. Those FR1 and FR0 is an aluminium wheelset am I right? I was eyeing for FR0 2 way fit..not sure about the price here though. Mine is FR comp..i guess it's FR7 at the FR website.

This post has been edited by mrjgx: Mar 6 2012, 10:46 PM

yes FR0 and FR1s are still alloy wheels...you do get a carbon hub shell on FR0.. but no a full carbon rim like racing speed's...

the most important thing is to know what you want... so, you won't spend the money going mid-way like a set of racing 3's... then find out that it could not satisfy you and then spend more to get an even more expensive set..

as for 2 sets of wheels... i generally try to stay away from it, unless i am into competition or i have too much $$$ in hand... there are problems that comes with maintaining 2 sets of wheels.. like having to adjust the RD or the shifting isn't going to be accurate and question of brake pads and most importantly.. do you really have a reason to swap wheels when you go out riding... or you will find yourself neglecting one set that you own...

Say, what's worse? a serial killer or a serial bike upgrader?

[quote=butthead,Mar 6 2012, 05:59 PM]
you're wrong... my favorite helmet is the invisible helmet... one that you can't see or feel when you wear it...

this comes 2nd for it's novelty...
http://www.hovding.com/en/how

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Added on March 6, 2012, 6:17 pm

chaintool... i think BBS has someone selling @ under RM60.... or you can go buy the more expensive ones...

just find a good brush and that will get the job done... those chain cleaner wastes a lot of degreaser and you can't pour them back into the can after use...

for the degreaser... your bike shop has an entire motorex box that contains degreaser, lube, some grime cutting frame detailing liquid (dunno wats that but saw it being used once) basically all the bike maintenance stuff... if you are wiling to spend the money...

i personally like pedro's oranj peelz.. i had a small 16oz bottle last time which a friend got for me when he went overseas....

too small a bottle my only complaint... can't find it here in KL as well (or i might have not looked hard enough)... i know they sell in 1 gallon bottles in overseas... which is not a lot since you have to apply quite a bit to get the gunk off your chain... 1 gallon will last you a while though depending on how frequent you wash...

[quote=dinraxxx,Mar 5 2012, 10:13 PM]
Today came back from Terengganu with a friend...



[/quote

the picture looks wrong in many ways

the purple creature look so kesian in the pic ... 1 dude trying to superman over it.. the other 2 at the side... 1 look like it is trying to stick a 10 inch thick pole up it's bum bum and the other trying to hold it down so it doesn't escape...

is it jus me or i am mentally sick

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You're mind got wrong lol.I brought back the guy in red lol.

Any MTB suggestion for newbie around rm2k ?

serial bike upgrader... cos you will go broke... and you will be afraid of riding your awesome bike because you will be scared that it will break on you and then you have to go deeper into bankruptcy for fixing it...

serial killer spends no money... you can kill someone with practically anything.. even a tree branch you picked up at the side of the road...and if you get caught... you get a place to live and free food most probably for the rest of your natural life...

you tell me which is worst

hahaha... i know... jus taking my chance to poke fun at someone i have no chance to when riding...

the purple mcdonalds monster still looks like it is in shock... very wrong facial expression....

any brand preferences? RM2k jus bike alone or include other stuff off bike like, helmets, shorts, lighting accessories??

there's a girl in my FB just booked a Roadbike size foldable bike from Japan...

it's cost around RM2k, order with "famous" foldable bike shop @ Damansara Perdana as mentioned in the comments.

So far, im still not yet see any "RoadBike" size Folding bike on KL roads... good investment?

Will post the link when i'm back home and free.

My old Shimano RS10 rear wheel hub keeps getting loose and you can see the cassette wobble. So I got Vuelta Corsa Lites for USD260. 1578g. Also, S-Works Turbo slick tires. Pretty sure my average speed increased 2kmh.

caad10! sweet!

you have to be very careful with the cup and cone hubs... a loose lock nut will result in a loose axle and who knows what else..

too tight and you will end up with a lot of bearing friction and more effort has to be put in to get it up to speed...

unfortunately... wheel choices if you browse the net and compare is superly limited in malaysia... there is not much emphasis being put on quality lower priced wheelsets... it is all about branding or carbon wheels...

why don't you build a set yourself... since parts are so accessible in the US...

I am thinking to get a cadence meter as everyone around me keep mentioning it's importance..

Next I would want to ride a lot more to upgrade my 'engines"

nothing more to upgrade except maybe getting a trainer to train my engines at home