Send to madgad shop. They can do for you.

A frame doesn't care of your weight, except ofcourse you're way off the charts. Then maybe durability in the long run might be an issue.

If you want a proper bike fit, don't bother about those XS,S,M,L,XL frame sizes. Look at the ETT instead. That will dictate how you will fit the bike. Different brands, different geometry. So your result may vary.

Also, nobody can tell you what size bike you like to ride. It's very personal. Some peeps like it slightly larger, some peeps like it small.

Based on your height, I think you're inbetween sizes (S or M).

All paint stripper will strip paint. Alternately bring your frame to MOX and dump it into their acid pool. Much faster that way.

Acid dips are used in the process of anodizing. Ofcourse it depends on the grade of the acid I presume. By sanding off the the paints from your frame, you're risking of thinning the material more than acid dip. So if acid dips are ok for aluminum, paint stripper, which is a mild type of acid is safe for paint removing from an aluminum frame.

You'll risk of burning your hand and legs with the paint stripper more than risking damaging the frame. Both DIY and hardcore way is given. If you still wanna thick skulled bout it, just sand it smooth and paint it up to whatever color of your liking.

Supermarket bike also can huck big mah...
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Ride-Giant-Ri...inner-2012.html

Err... Bro. You wanna ride Alpine for Kiara? Maybe you could try for Arch?

Alpine and Arch is of the same internal width IINM, the only difference is the durability. You ride regularly with LYN otais and LEMBUs, so I thought it would be better to get something more durable. Ya know... To avoid the issue like the pix you posted on the SLR

There's no problem with running Arch at the back while front's using Alpine mah rite? Alot of mat salleh also does that.

The new EX series sudah masuk KSH meh?

Poison sudah mari!

Oh, so the profile (height) is different eh? ICIC.

Like Reza said lo... Sell the Alpine set and upgrade.

KDCF, the initial climb need Chris Akrigg to clear lah. After that soso oni.

Specialized store kakis ride there wan. U go there and tag along for a ride lo.

Don't think so lah... I ride a chapalang bike and bought little stuffs there, although I didn't wheel my bike into the shop.

Ridden with Kenny once in KDCF. He's a nice guy.

It's as a token of appreciation or something like that I believe.

I think he started the TDL, right?

Logging trails are deeply rutted right? Also pretty steep in the dense jungle. Kinda dangerous IMHO.

Ohh... Those type. Is that called trails or dirt road? A HT is more suitable I think?

As Chamelion said, refer to page #1, lots of good infos there. A HT means HardTail. It's refering to a bicycle with only a front suspension, the rear has no suspension.

Sasquatch Rides Kiara?

Putting in a 50mm stroke shocks on a Trance will net a 5.5" travel instead of the normal 5" travel.

GIANT has FOX OEM them some custom length shocks in the RP series. IINM, the travel of these shocks are 7.25" (i2i) x 1.75" (stroke). There are some peeps out there that replaces the stock shock with 7.85" x 2.0"

Assuming that the Trance has a 2.85:1 travel ratio. Using a 2" stroke shock will net another 0.7" (18mm).

On the pro level, Adam Craig did it with a coil DHX
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/pro-...anced-sl-27012/

But then this guy is crazy. He recently rides a 29er SS on the WC where other opponents all riding gearies. He also wears normal pants rather than gaypants too.

Oh... Using a piggy back shocks will also render the water bottle cage useless, as mentioned in the link above.

Try looking for Cyprezza in this thread...