i jus banzai down the descent without anything... jerzey zipper open fully somemore...

malaysia is shit hot la... never experienced any situation so cold that i tak boleh tahan... pneumonia is definitely a no happen over here...

my worst day pun... pakai arm warmer only...the hands too cold and very hard to grab the brakes.

Er.. some observation i done to myself.

FYI, i have no problem riding my Giant TCR SL3 when i brought it. in fact, im loving it when im riding it.

Why?

bcoz i'm been riding bike since small. apa-apa macam punya bikes i ride before. started with kid bike, cycle around in my small hometown... then when growing, change to bigger bike, normal bicycle, with front basket....

then, my mum's bike... my grandpa bike (the big wheels, black color bike) then finally mountain bike.... and somehow, i found there's old roadbike (steel) in store... then start riding.

when i'm 1st riding the roadbike, im really dont like the bending... but it's gives me speeds... im start to love it. 

for newbie, unless you know what's your direction, your commitment towards your goal, else forget everything, just get few hundreds roadbike to ride....

where to find few hundreds roadbike you might ask. I dont know any specific one in KL, but you can go to your neighborhood's normal bike shop asking.

last time, when i "bising-bising" want to get mountain bike back in my hometown, i selected the model that's cost RM450... the bike owner have to order as he never bring in the bike. waited dont know how many days, finally i got my bike, was gila babi happy!

that's my cycling 2cent worth of experience.

haha.. RM340... the time when chicken rice was still under RM2.50 per plate la... now RM340, carrefour also don't have bicycle to buy... maybe the kiddie ones...

i used to frequent edwin's shop to get the fake GT triple triangle MTB frames too.. haha... no money buy GT or Gary Fisher back then la....

the allez 105 is kinda pricy... but heard it's not a badly made frame especially if you get the E5 ones over the standard A1...

my favvy aluminum bike will always be the canyon AL9.0 ultimate...

anyone know where's in KL selling Drymax shock ??

i have 1 pair ordered from USA land, cost USD8.00 went missing when im moving! sigh....

Been using DryMax brand cycling shock... i can feel my legs are dry even after hours of cycling...

some Q on nutrition:

people normally willing to spend without doubt when paying for alcholol, for smoking, for gambling and etc etc....

but when come to nutrition, people have 101% doubt on it specially supplements.

How we as cyclist can have enough of nutrition to sustain our long ride? by eating more natural foods? but will it sufficient?

If our body did not get sufficient nutrition, our cycling wont be improve to next level. it's about train smart. but how?

So how you guys did the standing up? just stand up and ride?

Wondering if the clipless pedal tension setting for everyone is tight(need more strenght to unclip) or light(easy exit)? For me i just put tension as light as pedal allow for to allow me to clip out easier.

get it now. u don't run in slippers until u can do sub 1hr 10K, only then buy running shoes, do u?
clipless pedals will help u to use all muscles when u cycle (push n pull). without clipless pedals, u will only push.
don't think or worry too much. people fall bcoz they are too busy thinking, rather than just doing it.

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Added on September 26, 2012, 12:28 am
from 3xx to 1k. there's no usual price. depends on type; carbon or nylon or carbon reinforced, velcro or buckle or boa, two straps or 3 straps, etc....

not really sure what's the cheapest now. years ago, shimano used to have rm180 shoes

oic.. looks like will need to add that into the list of essential accessories in getting a bike..thanks for the heads up

briko was at a time popular i think due to marco pantani during the 90s... pretty sure they are still around.. but not a big presence here in malaysia.. they are practically over-ran by the oakley and watchamacallit...

wow.. was it that far back? i only remembered the one where it looked like those aircraft goggles.. 2 big round pieces that pantani and now that you mentioned.. i think i saw lion king used it in his mercatone uno years as well...

the goggle one you mentioned is really way way back... haha...

well... he was the one who said "if i wasn't a professional cyclist... i would be a porn star".. he has always been the trendsetter in the peloton with his color matched bike and jerseys... haha
if i look like a jap or korean... those dudes must be god damn blind...