Lol so funny! Is is so yesteryear? I mean c'mon, I tried to make do within budget maa I'm not going to splurge lots of money on a bike. I'm looking at rm20k for my climbing machine project

Vinann: I don't want to give you the joy of smoking my dream machine so I give you the win every time you want to challenge me. Lol

20k for one time spent and be happy for the rest of my life lor. No need buy bits and pieces till the end of my life for bike upgrades. After spending such amount I only need to buy tubes or tyres in the future..

10k for Sworks frame
6.5k for Groupset
Balance is for handlebar, stem, seatpost.

20k should be ok not? Or is there any better deals like a complete bike with that price? Not my dream bike perhaps if there is any..

finally! I always have a thought that the SKy team is doping at the Tour!

Perhaps Cav's move to Omega Pharma could be because he didnt like the doping scene in Sky. He seems pretty much happy in OP though..

ey, rather than buying expensive bikes, why don't we all go for a ride in Stelvio, etc.

Vin ann must follow us, he'll be the strongest domestique for our train.

OMG, is this the guy who challenged everybody with expensive bikes??? runnnnn~

don't u guys wanna do it? riding in other continents...not a race, it's gonna be a casual ride, tackling up some of the famous cycling routes in the world. it's gonna be awesome! let see how many of us would be up to this idea? it look easy to plan, book a hotel, get a plane ticket, fly there with your bike, and ride away

ok lah since no buy in..I think I'll save money and spend it on my dream bike

Once I built it, i will not post it up here..afraid of vinann!

everyday looking at my bike and feel it's fugliness...zero stack stem still not arrived yet from UK...

i heard about louis garneau..lots of female riders here are wearing their cycling jersey from that brand..

Apparently not only Contador were here. Tony Martin, Nibali, and Hyesjadal were here to officiate the track and the next year stage race. This city want to be the best as there are already Tour of Cyprus, Qatar, Turkey, etc. There will be Tour of Dubai next year.

As the event was by invitation only, I managed to see one live cast where Tony Martin sprinting vs a race horse where he got his ass kiced big time

Contador won the 3 men sprint againts NIbali and Hysjedal though..he looks pretty fit!

This post has been edited by mrjgx: Jan 6 2013, 02:16 AM

Mac wai: any cycling products review and critics should be directed to our resident troller aka butthead. Despite his epic trolling he somehow has the vast knowledge in cycling stuffs.

I'd go with 404 FC anytime over any other deep carbon wheels available in the market..but only if I ride flat and in a rolling terrain.

I wouldn't descend hard using a carbon clincher though, side gusty wind and sidewall burst due to heating problem will make me resort to my Racing Zero for any climbing terrain for the peace of mind.

There are many brands available, but I have made up my mind to go for Zipps' line up.

The rsys slr CC is around 1300grams..perfect for climbing purposes, but then again we casual roadies is not about climbing to win races as we must have to descend after that. I'd take my FR0 anytime, and for an extra 200grams I can descend with a peace of mind

Vinann..32T for sure can ride la, easy feat but it'll be a slow ride..you climbed gap-Fraser before right? Is it on the same gradient level?

I'm on 23T now and on a rolling terrain it's pretty much bearable not going to use it on a long climb though..

Just realized that 40kmh avg speed is achievable with the ladies on my previous coffee ride..a blow to all guys who can't maintain that speed..and it's from the group of 6 people only..I don't know but I guess the speed will be much higher in Msia since not much of a gusty desert wind...



This post has been edited by mrjgx: Jan 7 2013, 10:36 AM

Haha. That's why I said will be able to climb but 'slow'..

27% is too much....I better stay at home..thinking to buy the PCM 2012..worth it ka?

Drink mineral water lor easy n cheap yet still has all the potassium and stuffs

The video, that is my usual riding route..windy as hell!

That's y I need a zipp 404 FC

They are practicing with a local groups in the light blue jerseys and the team members mentioning that 5 of them race fit riders has to take a 2 minutes turn each to be able to follow Tony Martin pace.

Pros are in different league than us mortal

This post has been edited by mrjgx: Jan 7 2013, 07:12 PM

Very thin seat stay! Is it a climbing machine? The r5? The s5 is fugly IF your height is nowhere around those tall mat saleh as your seat post height going to be low and s5 is known for its ugliness..at least to my eyes unless it is as shown in the picture posted by butthead then that one is pretty.

I'm so gonna get the edge 810!! . My friend bought an edge 500, 2 weeks ago..pity him

Holy moly that is some sweet stealthy black bike! Black is the new white

S5 here is priced at 15k Aed, roughly around rm12k..

Mavic rsys slr is an alloy clincher right? Damn lighter than my FR0.....

Butthead, don't tempt me with the s5...it's fugly. Period. Lol.

Get the latest garmin unit, can do live tracking so your loved ones can see where you at during your ride, it's a real time updates in 30 secs of batch data.

I've had bad issues with sigma, the intermittent connection..trust me these computer gadgets is becoming more like a smart phone nowadays. Honestly I just need an odometer, speedometer, and HR.

But yes I need one of the Garmins, especially for logging and using it for my indoor workout on my trainer.

Woah! What bike is that bro? Looks classic and yet a beauty..

Anyway, between a wheel or frame upgrades which one will have the most significant feeling in terms of everything? Ride feeling especially.

Indeed. So what do you say, with my carbon Merida would it be less meaningful to upgrade to a higher end frame? Perhaps it will feel lighter on a steep climb but that would be on a climbing aspect.

I'm not sure about it though but I assume getting an aero bike can actually saves a few watts here and there.

To my eyes it's fugly but after some calculation, for not so many differences of cash I can get an S5 equipped with Ultegra groupset..

Putting wind as a constant factor, can aero frame be more beneficial upgrade than a set of 404 FC?

IMO you can feel the difference quite a bit especially on the shifting mechanism and feel, and a it of stiffer wheel will helps in your overall bike stiffness.

Thx. With that classic look I first thought it is a Cinelli.

Hurm. Ok I need time to digest your replies before concluding. It's ok for each and everyone of us if we ride just to 'ride' from point A to point B. I do that sometimes but you know there's a feeling inside to be a little bit faster, lighter, yada yada yada

Ok then. I guess I should stick back to my 5 years cycling roadmap!

P/S: Rapha on sales!