butthead, the toupe is significantly lower than arione. so when mounted it on my seatpost, i had increased the height to the same height as where the arione was. but when i sat on it, it felt tall and and i had to put a little more effort to pedal.

is this normal? could it be because the toupe is a flat saddle?

why not? i tot the mountains is where he shows his true strength?

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Added on January 4, 2013, 2:24 pmimagine those who work in a bakery

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Added on January 4, 2013, 2:31 pmor maybe the arione which is rounded from side-side profile and with plush cushion, makes the sitbone to sink lower into the saddle.

whereas the toupe which is flat from side-side and with minimal padding, makes the sitbone to be positioned higher than with the arione, although the top-most elevation is the same.

makes sense?

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Jan 4 2013, 02:31 PM

exactly.... u also the same? sleepless when waiting for ur wheel parts to arrive?

really frust la couldn't take the advantage of setting the seatpost height despite lower profile saddle

jom!

not even an mm. how an average joes like us can get so precise....

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Added on January 4, 2013, 6:53 pmya lor.. i oso regret posting my bike pic. now vinann will hunt me down and challenge me

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Added on January 4, 2013, 7:08 pmi'm scared vinann will throw the pokemon ball thing, and it will suck my bike into that tiny ball.

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Added on January 4, 2013, 7:20 pmscared to talk about upgrading too...

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Added on January 4, 2013, 7:26 pm

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Jan 4 2013, 07:26 PM

went for 50km ride this morning. too bad, couldn't pedal faster because i haven't merged the toupe with the romin. still haven't found my horadric cube.

with toupe, i tend to stay at one position, less moving about on the saddle, compared to arione.

no numbnuts! so far so good.

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Added on January 5, 2013, 12:01 pmmacwai: i think if u want to consider professional bikefit, better complete ur bike upgrades or whatever u wanna do first. but don't tell about it here, scared if vinann gonna challenge u.

OR at least, get these stuff right, which u gonna stick with for a long time:

- saddle
- shoes
- pedal

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Jan 5 2013, 12:24 PM

because spez is too mainstream. mainstream shops no accept trade ins la.

it was only 50k. wait tomorrow i do 100+ ride. i'll let u know.

but u were right, the build quality of spez saddle is not as robust as others. i could feel the rail anchor point at the nose sometimes move a bit (when not sitting on it). sometimes only.

because the nose is shorter, i got less thigh rub.

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Added on January 5, 2013, 1:36 pmor to avoid being hunted down, i think need to get vinann's approval whenever u wanna buy or upgrade stuff

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Jan 5 2013, 01:38 PM

edited a bit the sentence. yes, so far i'm satisfied with it.

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Added on January 5, 2013, 1:40 pmbut my sitbone kinda hurt la. obviously la right? toupe makes me sit on my sitbone. maybe need to spank my bottom a bit to season it.

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Jan 5 2013, 01:40 PM

u mean leave his balls at home?

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Jan 5 2013, 06:39 PM

wah... need to wait for a year to get approval....

don't push urself when climbing up peres otw to titi. save ur energy for the return trip.

stem n handlebar, i'd stick with aluminum.

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Added on January 6, 2013, 1:18 ami'm sure that setup won't invite any challenges

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Jan 6 2013, 01:18 AM

toupe 120k ride review
- still no numbnuts
- a little pain in bum bum and between the legs. maybe because still not used to flat, hard n minimal padding saddle
- moved around on the saddle, but not as much as on the arione
- stood up from time to time, but not as frequent as on the arione

u can try bikepro in tmn sea for saris racks. how much is limar 525?

i'm not sure about other brands within that price range. but u can look at this site, rm115

http://www.wanscycle.com/web/catalog/44

north side mostly mtbs. my kampung also all mtbs. no roadbikers i could join when i balik kampung.

i no join event la. just ride for fun n makan2. i no ride like p2k guys ooo

u wanna join? errr.....

butthead, please help me.