On One carbon geometry is not xc accelerate-able according some of the local user.

on one is a brand..

my budget now is rm900...wat fork can i get on dat price range?? im looking for rockshox n my bike is hardtail...

between recon n sektor, which is more ok??

Looks like ill continue borrowing from friends dulu till i can amass such an amount to spend in a go. Costly it sure is. Longer wait I must endure.

My favourite are:
1. Pedalspot in SS2 and Sri Petaling - http://www.pedalspot.com.my
2. TBFooksang in Sungai Wei - http://www.tbfooksang.com
3. GHSpeedbikes in Kota Damansara - http://www.ghspeedbikes.com

USJ Cycles - cut throat and sucks big time. I got bad experience with them.
I don't think your friend will borrow his bike to you hahaha... as far as I am concern, bike fitting is different from people to people.

That's what I planned to do. Currently using his old bike that he retired so he's fine with it. Only needed to spend some cash on the maintenance, tyres and breaks. Lucky me 

Found this
http://www.velocipedesalon.com/forum/f40/s...ions-27119.html

Should be more on the interwebs

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Added on October 30, 2012, 1:57 pm

The guys are right. I bought a used bike at 1.5k. Ended up changing everything bits by bits.

If you insist, here's a link you can take a look at:
http://www.bicyclebuysell.com/#page=1&cond...t=81&discipline[]=1

Good thing about buying used is that the depreciation is lower compared to buying new. If you bargain hard, you might even score a good deal.

If the budget's below 2k used, here's something you can take note of:

1. Groupset, minimum is Deore
2. Some generic hydrolic brakes
3. Some big brands for the frame, although it's gonna be entry level models

For the rest of the bikes, generally you'll get crap stuffs or OEMs.

Depends on how you go about it. Most of the shop will advice you to go for new bike instead of upgrading bits by bits. I would like to share my experience with you all here.

I started with Proton T-bolt in 2008 where I got it for RM950. Full sus, carbon frame with Deore and LX group set. Tektro mechanical disc brake etc..

4 years later (2011) I decided to upgrade to hardtail frame. I went to KSH SS2 (Now Pedalspot) ask them for some good frame that is rugged and can support my weight (105kg). I don't really care if it's off season frame of new frame. Finally this Wong introduced my 2010 Merida Matts TFS 500 XC 6061 frame for RM1.3K. Immediately I knew I am attracted to that frame. I pay RM1.3K for the frame upgrade with SRAM X7 FD (T-bolt FD unable to fit into hard tail) and Jagwire Shifters cable.

Everything from T-bolt got transfered into the new frame include the seatpost as well. Later I started to ride with new frame. The feeling is totally different from riding full sus. I did a lot of upgrade in 2011 when I ride a lot (Almost every weekend!). 10 months later, I upgraded my fork to Rockshox SID 2011. I had to fork out RM1580 for the upgrade. Nevertheless, the ride is different.

I met my friend who bring me into Kiara for the first time. There onwards, I started to ride in Kiara, no other place else. Then, things changed, I know I need a bike that can handle trail in kiara while still maintain it for XC when needed. I decided to upgrade my cockpit to fit well with my body. I changed my stem to 90mm Thomsom with 620mm TITEC Carbon fibre flat bar. I forked out around RM600 bucks for that upgrade. Another week, I changed the grip to Ergon GX1 which cost me 35SGD.

The more I ride the more I enjoy it. I tried to upgrade my skill as well. Then I realize there's limitation in my cable disc brake. 5 months later, I upgraded my brake to Avid XO Silver 2011 brake. I realized that I get more daring when I knew I am in control with better brake. I try to go faster and corner more.

There's once, I had overlook the importance of wheelset and tire. I endo when I was riding 2K and crashed my biken twice on different occasion. Did some post mortem on the incident and realized that my tire had expired since the day I bought my T-bolt and there's some dent on my rim as well. I decided to upgrade my wheelset and tire. Hence I spent 680SGD on ZTR Arch EX + Hope Pro 2 Evo and 100SGD on Kenda Nevegal 2.35 + Kenda Nexcavator 2.1 setup.

Till today, when I look back the amount I spend on my bike. People would say you're crazy. Not to mention, I spend on Avid Pro Bleed kit, MINOURA wheel truing kit, bike repair tools, brake fluid, grease, fork oil etc. Do the math, for all the upgrade I did definitely cost more than RM6K easily.

My friend keep on asking me, how often do you use it? I would just smile and tell them, I will fully utilize the stuff I buy. Don't misunderstood that I am trying to show off what I had upgraded. Different people have different opinion. Most of my friend will just advice me go and get a new bike instead of paying so much for all the upgrade.
As you can see here, till today I still running my old T-bolt seat post, group set. After all these years, I still didn't' change my chain. I got a bike computer on my bike and it show's that my new frame already clock more than 700 hours of ride. Not to mention the group set is definitely more than that.

IMHO, biking is not just about upgrading the bike, but also upgrading your biking skill and the most important - enjoying it!

That's all forks! Just my 2 cent sharing! 

can any1 sggest me where to check d price of dis fork or can sum1 tell me d rough price??..coz here bike shop didnt sell...
-sektor
-recon
-reba

n btw, d sektor  got diffrent version...which model got d u-turn dat can chnge d travel??

Yep different people different opinion. I have plan to allocate a budget for Rm15K AM bike when I finished upgraded my current bike. The next upgrade should be the entire groupset and clipless pedal then it will be end of story for current bike.
Why not? That time I don't know if I will go far with MTB, so descent frame within my budget. Another thing that I consider was everything from T-bolt can be dumped inside the new frame without any major upgrade except for FD. 

reba solo air or twin air??..coz here in jb, got shop sell sektor for rm1580..i was like wtf??..how come so expensive..last time i checked rm900-rm1000 oni...

my budget now rm1100..can u quote d shop name..might ask my fren to check it out..planning to do so last nite after seeing d price of dat sektor..

will hav my fren to check out...why got price increase??
my fren now using sektor, a bit heavy but good fork indeed

hi all..i need help..before that, i already did research on google but seems i cant find the answer..
recently, my friend offer me his mtb xds 21 speed with only RM450. Then i was thinking to upgrade the speed from 7 to 9 speed. My question is, is that possible? my friends mtb model is xds zero61 7x3 speed. Thanks in advance fellow sifus!

Meta owner pls share share. It come with Maxxis Ardent 2.4/2.25 

What i know is Ardent 2.4 is slightly bigger then Minion 2.5 in terms of size! 

Hi, MTB newbie here, looking for a new entry-level bike.
I want to ask, how important is frame size? I've decided to buy a 29er, and after looking through the net, it seems that size L is the best fit for me (my height is 183 cm).

But most shops here don't carry L size, only S and M. I went to a shop in tmn melawati and the seller said that M should be enough for me, but I have a feeling that he just doesn't want to order L size just for me... So, should I just take his words and buy M, or should I force him to order L size?

FYI, this is the bike I'm planning to buy now http://www.apollobikes.com/bikes13/29er/xpert29t for RM 1469. I don't have a big budget. Do you guys have any other recommendation? (budget less than RM 2000)