or mentally conditioned yourself to no longer feel the pain?

1K is way overpriced for a Diablo. Most places would have it at between RM800 to RM900.

Also, one more thing about Raleigh bikes is the sizing. They only come in one size. Get yourself fitted properly to determine what size is best for you. If the Raleigh bikes can fit you then ok, otherwise you might want to consider something else, unless you wish to change bikes later. Raleigh is pretty ok for beginners.

My first bike was also a Diablo, but the 16.5 size was too big for me. Gets rather uncomfortable on longer rides. My actual fit should be a size 15.5 which is what I have for my current bike.

18" might be a bit hard to find. usual sizes are like 15.5, 17.5, 19.5, etc.. so 17.5" could be your best bet as 19.5" will be too big

Got my bikes (both first and current) from Proride Cycle Center over at Bandar Puteri Puchong.

The thing about bike sizing is that its often difficult to tell on short test rides. You'll only notice the awkwardness on longer rides.

Now that's a good question. Have not seen much slick tires bigger than 1.5 sold locally. I know of 2 guys who uses 1.7 slicks, will be seeing them again on Wednesday for a night ride. I can check with them to see where they got it from

Out of curiosity, why look for bigger tires for road use?

This post has been edited by malleus: Mar 26 2012, 09:02 PM

Actually, don't think the punctures are problem with the 1.5 tires. Chances are that its more of a Maxxis Detonator issue. These tires, when they work they really work well, but if unlucky, really can puncture like mad also.

Also, if you're to look at touring bike tires, the tires are similar in size to the 1.5 too, and these bikes tends to carry a heavy load.

The punctures that I experienced on the detonators are mainly due to debris. Had not had any due to pinch flats yet (but then I pump the pressure all the way up to 70 psi of the max of 80psi)

So far been lucky, no punctures for the last month or so, but when I run my detonators out, I'm gonna try a different brand of tire next.

there's a joke among the detonator haters that its called detonators for a reason. they detonate. but well, its a lot of mixed feelings on these tires. You can go months without a single puncture, and then can have punctures everyday for a week.

Don't think the air escaping is due to the tires though. Its more of a tube issue. Gradual air escape is kinda normal. I tend to top up my tire pressure once a week, or before long rides. What's the extent of the air loss that you're facing?

oh damn.. I suddenly had the image of a cyclist taped up head to toe in that tape flash across my mind

hmm.. the Conti Ultra Sport looks nice, but pity no 26" or at least none that I can see on their website

Overtaking road bikes on my MTB is even more fun

lay off or double the dosage?

Speaking of wheels coming off, just realized somebody I ride together with once a week had been riding with loose skewers for dunno how long. Bloody freaky and lucky fellow

The fellow had an accidental tumble when trying to clip himself in when kicking off. That's when the rear wheel came loose. Was looking at how he was tightening in the skewers after I helped him seat the wheel in, then realized that all he was doing is turning them, not locking them in place. Same for the front wheel too when I inspected it.

turpentine can work I guess, but personally I prefer to use a degreaser for this. I'll want my chain to dry out fully first before I reapply the lubricant onto it, and turpentine can take quite a while to dry, compared to something that I can just wash off using water.

aaaaaaaaaaa....... 185km.. riding through the hot sun in the morning, then rain in the afternoon...

well, at least I can say been there, done that. But not gonna do it again anytime soon.

I gotta say, I'm damn glad I'm using a MTB. the prices of your road bike stuff seems so much more expensive ler...

I guess seeing the numbers you guys are throwing around for the rims kinda freaked me out

Actually, what I prefer to do for road rides is to set the stiffness of the fork to maximum, then leave the fork unlocked. That way I get very minimal energy loss, but still get pretty decent shock absorption so I don't get jolted around. Only lock the fork when I need to do sprints.

both r still bikes, wonder why one is taxed and the other isn't?

Ok, Chris King is the freaky name. My Chosen hub + ZTR Crest rims set actually costs less than the Chris King hub alone

Dude, imagine us MTBers and how we feel about our bikes when we ride off road, especially when attempting a steep downhill path for the first time.

Personally I'll say to use the same bike until you run it down totally (not to the point of abusing it lar, so service it well) then get a new bike when you need to after that.

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Added on April 15, 2012, 11:21 pmUnicycle? You're not thinking of doing this are you?



This post has been edited by malleus: Apr 15 2012, 11:21 PM

I'm using these tires for road on my MTB: http://bontrager.com/model/09094

fully slick, and I find no difference on either dry or wet (not just after raining, but when I had to ride through the rain as well) surfaces, but just need to watch out for loose gravel surfaces.

However if your question is more on whether to get a MTB or a road bike instead of just tires, then you should be asking what type of road conditions you're expecting (not just dry/wet surfaces). Smooth pavement or would you expect to be going through quite some bumpy roads. And if you're planning do off road rides with your bike, or just sticking to road use only.

the skinny road tires don't take too well to bumpy surfaces and surfaces with a lot of loose gravel, but you get better speed with a road bike.