the "someone" just so happened to be at wrong time, wrong location met with wrong driver.

sigh. Life is short.

This can get annoying, but managed to resolve it somewhat by positioning it lower on the seat post

Didn't get this problem though. Could also depends on your saddle and your saddle position I guess

I like the quote from Eros Poli, Cipollini's main leadout man from Mercatone Uno,"We can't all be winners".

yeah... it is true that a team cannot cater to personal ambitions... they are hired to serve and protect their captain to the main objective of the team.. and if their captain falls flat on their face, then it is their golden opportunity to shine...

that much can be said about cadel evans situation this year...with BMC Racing hiring 2 classics specialist to the team.. it is a wonder if the situation will be like what Cadel says comes July...

tactics like 2008 deployed by the CSC squad was one of the well executed... made the silence-lotto team of evans look like bunch of buffoons... they used frank schleck who was then in the maillot jaune to confuse evans team on who he should mark on alpe d'huez... it turned out that frank was the bait and sastre was the person the team was supporting to win the GC...

made a hugh lunge up alpe d'huez to gather enough time to cover even the final TT which was where evans was expected to trump over both the schlecks and sastre...

strange but true blue team tactics... much like your scenario?

This post has been edited by butthead: Mar 9 2012, 01:19 PM

Death grip mean dead stiff holding the handle bar? How do i be relax when riding slowly, I had the fear of tipping over especilly riding slowly at traffic light start stop situation.

No lar, as in the high speed wobble, don't grip the handlebar that tightly at high speeds.

your problem is not when you are riding slowly.. wobble only happens at speed...

anyhow, you should never be gripping your bike that tightly... be more loose on the bike...

mind me asking, kinda unconventional, are you able to ride without hands holding the handlebars? dun get me wrong, not asking you to do or try it...

you have to learn to trust your bike that it will go and stay straight and upright easily at mid speed 15kph or so and above... then you understand the forces and motions that keep a bicycle upright when in moving... the only thing that can derail your wheel from it's track would be an obstacle in the path of the wheel...

it is very hard to fall off the bike unless you have an inner ear fluid balance disorder...

thinking of it, it's actually quite a useless advise.. because when it happens, you will be panicking and what possibility will you remember that anyone tell you to loosen up when that happens...

it all comes down to your natural instincts to be frank...

come to think of it, stiff death grip on the handlebars also means hands getting numb very quickly. not a good thing too

maybe numb adi crash not so painful le...

only hands not so painful because only hands numb hmm.. maybe butt also

Riding freehand is kinda important sometimes too.. allows you to sit upright and rest my back.. drink water.. have some sightseeing..

double sided clip pedal only avail in sg?

This post has been edited by Sky.Live: Mar 9 2012, 09:04 PM

i jus checked today... a set of speedplay stainless steel zeros will set you back 300SGD

http://speedplay.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.zero

yes, they are not cheap if you compare them to entry level shimano PD-R540's or look keo easy and classic series... in fact it costs even much more than a pair of look keo 2 max and even the top end look keo 2 max carbons if i am not wrong...

this is what caused my interest in it...

http://www.speedplay.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cg.ultimatefit

you can actually use mtb pedals as they are also dual sided entry... and since most shoes are 2 and 3 hole mountings today, it shouldn't be a problem... and furhermore, the metal cleats will last longer...

you just have to make do with a smaller piece of cleat in transferring power... with carbon sole shoes today, this is not a big issue...

This post has been edited by butthead: Mar 9 2012, 10:39 PM

Super huge sunglasses. NTD 150

Source



This post has been edited by ryan3721: Mar 10 2012, 05:56 AM

haha cool big sunglasses! what do you guys wear for cycling? oakley? I wear contact lenses and the wind sometimes moved the lens everywhere causing me to have a blur vision, especially during a fast decent..quite dangerous...have you guys experienced the same?

LTDL featured in cyclingtipsblog.com

http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2012/03/tour...langkawi-recap/



This post has been edited by mrjgx: Mar 10 2012, 11:14 AM

I can't get used to contacts. Worried about dry eyes especially when you get wind against your face. Got ppl telling me stories about the lens shifting too when their eyes gets wet when it rains

I just use cocoons sunglasses which fits over my normal glasses.

Maybe this can solve the problem



The same one used in m.i. Movie

Rudy Project have better cycling glasses
or try this
http://www.quick-sport.com/Product/Product...53&status=5429i

it should be cheaper than the list price there

This post has been edited by joonming: Mar 10 2012, 05:43 PM

i have oakley radar (with hydrophobic lens), rudy project wizaard, and scott sniper.

of all three, i love oakleys the most.

the radar has the best clarity and fits my face perfectly. it even enhances the contrast under shaded area.

wizaard, sniper, nope.. under shaded area, just have to remove the shades. can't see clearly.

the radar fogs up a bit when i stop moving. the scoot sniper fogs up pretty bad. the wizaard never has never had that problem.

oakleys are expensive, more than rudy projects. rudy projects make high quality shades too, but whatever brand you want to get, try them on first. no matter how expensive or how high tech, if it doesn't fit, then it's useless.

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Mar 10 2012, 09:17 PM

What I wear,

I am wearing prescription glasses on normal day, I had perfect sight on my right eye but not left eye (around -1 ). Still can see well if i do not wear my glasses outside but preferred to wear it nevertheless to balance things up.

Had few sunnies for general usage and cycling.

1)Shimano Equinox (currently used as my sun glass)

-Around 56 aussie bucks plus 24 bucks for the RX clip (the lens i made it in KL)
-Saved my eye during my speed wobble crash (had a noticable abbrasion on the frame but still wearable), had minor scratch on my left lens as a result of my crash.
-Came with Photocromic lens and a clear lens, the towel to clean the lens and a box to fit all of em
-Nosepiece are able to be adjusted to fit the person face.
-Hard to clean with the RX clip attached on where i had to remove it in order to clean it and worry the nosepiece will detached after putting it and out repeatably
-The frame will lower abit when i sweat alot which is a little bit annoying

2)Shimano S50R

-Got it around 6o aussie bucks due to LBS promo.
-Also uses the RX-clip (same as the one used on m equinox) for my prescription lens
-Came with blue mirro lens, Yellow and clear lens, the lens cleaner and the box
-More sturdier build and feel over the Equinox
-Adjustable nose piece and temples.
-Fit very well out of the box, maybe needed adju on the nose piece.
-Haven wore it for cycling due to above mention crash will let u know when i wore it for cycling

3) Oakley Jawbone

-Got it around 900 plus ringgit
-Can easily change lens.
-Prescription lens from oakley cost a nuclear bomb, quoted around 1500 ringgit for black iridium lens in KL while in quote around 1000 ringgit in aussie plus no vented lens for prescription lens, not sure if they had that hydropphobic thing on RX lens for jawbone
-Supposedly wanna get asian fit Jawbone and the glasses shop told me that the one i going to get is asian fit but found later it is not asian fit (got tricked lol). Anyway fitting wise it is similar to S50R but can feel tat it won slip down if i sweat alot cause the glass was firmly planted on my face. Not sure how will asian fit jawbone will fit onto my face
-Cant wear it cause i haven done the RX lens.
-Seriously i still cant decide if i should do prescription lens for this or just wear as it is at the expense of depending my right eye to see clearly (read first part and u know why) Help me in this

4)Oakley Half Jacket XLJ

-Got it at 120 aussie bucks at oakley factory outlet store
-Came with transition lens (useless for me as i going to do prescription lens anyway tat replace the default lens)
-Ntg much to talk about after wearing the above 3 glasses as it really cant fit well onto my face as it keep slip down my nose as i move my face & around or sweat alot.

Hope this help you guys

Checked up rudy project glasses, the quality is really there considering the amount of $ you spend. The model i looked at is Rydon. Not sure about the pricing in malaysia for the ImpactRX precription lens (is it possible to do it in kl?) but in Aussie I was quoted around AUD 1000 plus for the frame and the RX lens together

Sucks to be the person that need corrective glasses as I had to pay more when getting sunglasses.

This post has been edited by minizian: Mar 10 2012, 09:34 PM

Thx guys for the replies..as for me i wear contact lens and no need correction lens when using sunglass. I am seriously considering oakley radar path..it's around rm8++ - rm9++ when i asked around in KL..there also people selling around rm500-600 but im not convince wether it's genuine.

I also plan to get an asian fit and i asked oakley usa how to differentiate the asian fit version with the non asian fit and the customer service reply me with this. Basically what differs is the nose pad? The frame is the same?

CustomerCareOakley

The Infinite Hero glasses come with a second nose pad that allows you to adjust the fit of the glasses to Asian fit. The Asian fit models in general will have a J listed after the model number on the inside of the frame. The box should also be marked.

If you have any questions or would like immediate assistance please contact our Customer Care department at (800) 403-7449.

Best Regards,

Brittany Garcia
Oakley Customer Care |  www.oakley.com

(800) 403-7449
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This post has been edited by mrjgx: Mar 10 2012, 09:42 PM