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post Feb 27 2012, 09:20 AM

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First thread should put on some sexy photos to lure people in ma.. lol my cousin say he will never touch bicycle seeing how broke am I since started it..
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post Feb 27 2012, 10:23 AM

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QUOTE(butthead @ Feb 27 2012, 10:03 AM)
you do have to remember that detonators and GP4000's are in a totally different category... while detonators are training tyres... GP4000's are race rubbers...

training rubber will focus more on durability and long term reliability while race tires might forgo those factors in favor of weight savings...

maxxis does have race tyres which starts with columbiere and then xenith and i think another 2 models depending on whether you want slicks or threaded ones...


Added on February 27, 2012, 10:11 am

It is a bit weird. 4000s come default with black chilli and slightly lower weight than 4000s (-10gr).

And 4000 has also black chilli on their foldable black version but is heavier by 10gr... logic tells me 4000s is not much of a sensible choice for spending extra RM30....furthermore, both has the same thread design, 3 plies, 330tpi case, and their own puncture protection...

http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/...ckchili_en.html
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what's the differences between race tyre and training one? actually I am changing the tire to prepare for my kenyir triathlon
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post Feb 27 2012, 11:15 AM

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I realise when I go uphill I hate every inch of my fat around my belly.. time to loose them
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post Feb 27 2012, 02:37 PM

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I just realised my my saddle bag cannot mount the rear LED lights.. and when i try to mount below the saddle bag it feels like the light is not really visible..
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post Feb 28 2012, 11:04 AM

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maybe i shud bring my allen key along my ride too
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post Feb 29 2012, 04:35 PM

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QUOTE(vin_ann @ Feb 29 2012, 03:44 PM)
my Fizik saddle is yellowish on the white area. sad.gif 

any idea how its can turn yellow? i suspect my saddle was directly under evening sun around 5-6pm....
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Try some leather polish or best just leave it as it is to prove that you buy it to use not to show
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post Mar 2 2012, 08:51 AM

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post Mar 3 2012, 10:42 AM

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Thought of doing only 40k today due to lack of time.. ended up cycling for 47km.. somehow 1 way is like 22k return is another 25k
Bandar Tun Hussein Onn - Balakong - Silk Highway - Lekas - Semenyih Toll - return

If anyone is interested with the ride can join me next time, plan to cycle to nilai or mantin next time
http://www.trainingpeaks.com/sw/ZUM6FV5ILUQP6HQKL276VZ54FM

Did 800m run after that but legs like not responding well lol..
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post Mar 3 2012, 05:01 PM

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QUOTE(joonming @ Mar 3 2012, 01:28 PM)
hey bro,

i think we are staying quit close see my today work-out, but i'm MTB with 26x2.1 tyre

http://www.sports-tracker.com/#/workout/jm...o94b3hhpvqln4j2
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u stay in Alam Damai? you might have seen me.. I see someone waving at me on my way back.. you seems doing the contra direction lol
only 28.3km for your workout? seems really far for me.. are those highway safe to cycle? your route seems to be less hilly..

silk highway is quite a nice place to learn climbing too, although half as strenuous as hulu langat.. but still a vigorous workout too..


BTW.. i realise those pro rider their sitting position is almost like standing.. their legs are quite straight down to the pedal.. I realise when I pedal.. my leg bend quite upwards.. still not very comfortable with the pedal position..
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post Mar 6 2012, 09:21 PM

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QUOTE(butthead @ Mar 6 2012, 05:59 PM)

is it jus me or i am mentally sick  shakehead.gif  shakehead.gif
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You are mentally sick haha
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post Mar 7 2012, 12:13 PM

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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
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post Mar 7 2012, 02:31 PM

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QUOTE(butthead @ Mar 7 2012, 12:20 PM)
"nothing more to upgrade"??? you wish... it depends on who is poisoning you...if you find a expert master sifu of level 255 in brain wash - mind poisoning ... you better kiss you bank account bye bye...

if you ask me... you have to think further ahead... once you get a cadence capable unit... then would HRM come next? then would you consider elevation an importance in your training? do you need data loggin capabilities?

there is no point getting one with an extra function then thinking, why didn't i get the one with HRM? or this and that function... you jus spend more getting it right sometime down the road...

not asking you to go nuts and get the best of the best out there... but think and analyze if it really is an importance to you and not jus from people's mouth... most importantly is that you understand the need of the function or part and if it is of any meaningful use to you... if not, it will be called kena poisoned into buying it...
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already had HRM, gps tracking device haha.. well for rimset, better frames and groupset, wait until at least I can squeeze into at least top 50% of tri-event contestant, will upgrade for TT bike then
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post Mar 8 2012, 12:48 AM

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QUOTE(butthead @ Mar 7 2012, 02:56 PM)
oh yeah... you own a timex ironman right... if it ain't too expensive...go for it, since it is modular anyways... thought you were planning to get a totally new computer.

even this fella only rides a polygon 300 at the beginning... you had a better start than him...
http://impossibleisnull.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-bike.html

he got a runner / beater bike as a 2nd bike... and then the third, a race bike which is an argon 18..
http://impossibleisnull.blogspot.com/2009/...tt-mercury.html

i think he rides a specialized transition now with DT tri-spoke wheels..

it's never impossible according to him as long as you have the will..
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I meet him in person a few times, he is perfectly normal except is prepared to enjoy the suffer

QUOTE(vin_ann @ Mar 7 2012, 04:18 PM)
are your device got measure % of uphill and downhill gradient real time??
Are complete measuring cycling is Heart Rate monitor, speed sensor, cadence... is the hill gradient % is measured together with speed?
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No, my device have crappy altitude reading, GPS altitude are laughable.. but still something as a general guideline to you
For accurate altitude reading, which I believe rather important for your ultrarunning, get yourself a barometer - which currently for tri-watches only Garmin 910xt is offering

QUOTE(miaopurr @ Mar 7 2012, 04:20 PM)
u want complete, get powermeter
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me no money...

btw the mean that I need no upgrade now is not really true, just that i decided it's enough for me, you will never stop spending no matter what you do. I haven't get my clip-shoe, my cycling shorts and jersey, my cadence meter and etc.. just that I think it's more important to go on the road and learn what is necessary to become a better cyclist.. the basic stuff is done for now.. cyclist with VFF.. haha kinda weird
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post Mar 9 2012, 08:44 PM

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QUOTE(butthead @ Mar 9 2012, 04:14 PM)
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...
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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?

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post Mar 10 2012, 09:51 PM

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Today rode my friend's expensive 5 figures bike, TT bike, very scary and felt less agile on cornering.. but very responsive.. very scare to crash into something.. haha
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post Mar 15 2012, 11:18 PM

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Saw a nice TT bike in quicksport pudu, carbon bike with durace + ultegra grpset + fsa crank - RM7~8k
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post Mar 16 2012, 09:25 AM

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QUOTE(dinraxxx @ Mar 16 2012, 01:45 AM)
what brand? and this vid...Walauweh...

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I think it's carraro or something,
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post Mar 16 2012, 03:47 PM

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QUOTE(joonming @ Mar 16 2012, 09:41 AM)
Quicksport selling Carraro brand is from Italy, they do sell 2XU compression brought my cycling pants there few month back, nice shop person
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Very friendly shop owner, got a arm sleeves as I got sunburn a few times from cycling... got a tri-pants for cycling and other purposes too
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post Mar 16 2012, 05:46 PM

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QUOTE(vin_ann @ Mar 16 2012, 04:49 PM)
how much is ur arm sleeves? I saw online Skins Arm sleeves selling for 22 pound
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RM10X i think, I bought with my Tri-pants RM400
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post Mar 16 2012, 08:42 PM

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QUOTE(butthead @ Mar 16 2012, 06:14 PM)
actually there are some misconceptions on arm warmers.. much that i see are actually meant for winter.. not that they don't work in hot sun to prevent charring of your skin.. but they tend not to dissipate heat as good as the ones meant for summer use... you can still soak them in cold water just to get them to cool your arms down...

defeet brand is one of my favorite...

http://www.defeet.com/60294/i1364638/73341...mSkins-ICE.html

friend helped me bought one thermal base layer from UK... but wrong size..  not cheap and had to give it to another friend who can wear it...

defeet is known for their sweat wicking and quick drying socks... but they are very known for their base layers both thermal and winter in the pro peloton as well...

there is a distributor here, creative mill.. but, last i asked they only brought in socks...
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