This concept is not new U know... years back all the craze was about Spinergy wheels, which uses 8 spokes (4 pairs) only for both front & rear & the wheels were super fast (at that time la). Dun really cost a bomb back then, I mean, U dun have to sell Ur car or maybe house to get a pair...

Another thing to check is seat height. As a general rule, if Ur seat height is too high, injuries can come from behind the knees, if it's too low, U can injured on the front area of Ur knee....

When I switched from my old steel frame to Giant's Cadex CFR-1 frame (which was too small for me), I had to set my seat height about an inch lower becoz I can't find a suitable seatpost on time. The result was a knee injury which forced me off the bike for about 6 weeks... all becoz of 1 inch difference on seat height...

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Added on February 27, 2012, 4:54 pmIf U experience pain only on one leg, different leg lengths could be the culprit. U might have to use orthotics or shoe inserts... go & have it checked la...

This post has been edited by tenno: Feb 27 2012, 04:54 PM

I can agree with that

But actually, if U can enjoy it, U can do it longer, out of sheer passion.. maybe that was why I was able to last longer than most of my teammates in Selangor... of course U suffer a lot during a race, during training... but then, the actual ecstasy comes once U finish the ride.. at least for me la... the satisfaction, joy.... like when I helped my teammate won the scratch gold in 1996 Sukma... when he came to me & say thanks, I felt instant relief, that my effort & sacrifice was recognized.... I was one of the target man during that race... too bad the same can't be said of the management, my team manager in particular... I hope he's a changed man now, he's the national team manager !!

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

A cheaper alternative would be to go to motorbike accessories shop, they have those things, less than RM30 I think.

I used to make one myself, I cut the sleeves off a long-sleeved tshirt, asked my mom to put those elastic bands on one end, I got myself a cheap (cost close to nothing) arm warmers.... that was 20 years ago la... I wore those for years until finally my girlfriend bought me a set of real arm warmers from UK in 1996, when the Selangor team went to Manchester World Cup...

I used to clean my drivetrain with WD40, by hand, with the chain on the bike, wipe clean every single link, use a rug to clean the casette, the derailleur pulleys... then use Singer oil as lube, applied one drop on every link... simple. & I was riding like... 300-500km a week... rain or shine...

This post has been edited by tenno: May 3 2012, 10:42 AM