QUOTE(lilredridinghood @ Apr 28 2013, 07:37 AM)
it's stupidity then?the more you hope, the harder the fall
Cycling V6 - Cycling season begins, General talks on Racing/road bikes
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Apr 28 2013, 09:06 AM
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Apr 28 2013, 12:24 PM
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it will be one in a gazillion squared even if it does...
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Apr 28 2013, 05:30 PM
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Apr 28 2013, 05:34 PM
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but... technically...
i think it is less than half full or more than half empty... the glass is not shaped symmetrically... so the cubic capacity of the top part which is wider than the bottom should be more... ![]() |
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Apr 28 2013, 05:38 PM
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start out by lapping around your house first... flat road preferably..get a feel of the bike and when you are comfortable..then you try the small hills...
when going up hills... use the lightest gear you can find... or as heavy as you can afford to depending on the speed...that means the smallest in the front (left side shifter) and the combination of the larger gear at the back (right side) it's like driving a car, you can't force a car to go up genting in 5th gear at 20kph... so you downshift appropriately till the car is not struggling up the incline...you do the same for your bike.. |
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Apr 28 2013, 07:13 PM
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it depends on what gearing you have... unless the place you are climbing is quite steep... maybe you should tell where it is and we could have ridden there before to tell you if it is considered steep...
riding on the smallest front chainring and the biggest rear cog should be able to get you up most stuff... but as a newbie.. road bike gearing is never as light as MTB...so, it might take a while if you meet with the steep stuff... wat i suggest is ride the flats first to build up your stamina a bit and find the hill that is short and least steep... progressively build from there on as you find longer and steeper ones... you need a combination of both to improve on your stamina and build some muscles... |
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Apr 29 2013, 12:13 AM
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QUOTE(miaopurr @ Apr 28 2013, 08:34 PM) personally, i don't think much of the appropriate gears to be in, etc. when i cycle, if i feel it's getting harder n my cadence is getting slower, i shift to lighter gear (bigger cog). if i've run out of cogs, i shift to smaller chainring and shift to smaller cog. i think this is one of the things that you can't google for an answer isn't it???don't think too much. cycling should be as natural as running/walking. there was a lady i cycled with before. she read technical articles off the internet on how to cycle uphill. so one day we went cycling together in a group. first climb, bukit hantu. she climbed awfully slow, even too slow for a beginner. we waited for a long time at the top of the hill. when she reached the top, we saw that she had her gear at the smallest cog. so we asked her, why? she said she read the article, and it said when climbing uphill, u should shift to lower gear. the article meant, shift to the largest cog. what she understood was, shift down to the smallest cog. and she stayed in that cog despite having a hard time climbing. don't be too nerdy and stick to the articles we read, and forgo the magnificent capability of our brain to think logically if the going gets tough, shift to lighter gear. so on n so on.... that's the purpose of gearing i can't get it why everytime i try to explain shifting gears on a bike to the relation of shifting gears in a car and it doesn't work...isn't it the same theory??? and we didn't google how to shift gears on the car did we? QUOTE(lilredridinghood @ Apr 28 2013, 11:51 PM) U over think, over realistic. Use your creativity, think creatively, hope for a world filled with joy n Kunis! i wouldn't be saying what i said if my creative imagination came through isn't it???the only time i think it is possible to see mila kunis would be in my dreams and that had yet to happen... realistically in the real world... the closest i would get to her would be via a bluray disc and a movie poster whenever a new movie of her comes up... so, kudos to imagination... keep hopes that can never happen high... credit card is over-rated... use Amex... you can buy the bike of your imagination in 2 winks.. |
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Apr 29 2013, 12:16 AM
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QUOTE(ryanconferido @ Apr 28 2013, 11:16 PM) you mean Taman connough? Come on, I try to ask how to get up hill... Sigh! Lot of feedback doesn't help. I mean more specific, that's why I am here. now i don't understand wat you are looking for...But, I appreciate. I had have chat with my doctor, my health definitely fit for cycling, nor any activity. I also know why I got vomit and black out experience. Never mind dude, I am on my own. Good night! a step by step guide? on your vomit and black out issues.. i don't want to try second guessing here.. your health is better left to the real experts to determine..it can be many possible reasons whether it is health or lack of nutrition related.... but it is nothing some powerbar or gels can solve that i am of certain... |
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Apr 29 2013, 09:03 AM
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QUOTE(miaopurr @ Apr 29 2013, 01:49 AM) beats me boss... but, isn't it obvious? ehhrrr... both...eh i just thought of something. when u told mrjgx to use the force, did u mean use sram force, or use jedi force? i think tat is a good marketing ploy... if this works.. you are getting promoted (slightly) mr.jgx![]() ![]() LIKE A JEDI!This post has been edited by butthead: Apr 29 2013, 09:14 AM |
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Apr 29 2013, 10:30 AM
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QUOTE(lilredridinghood @ Apr 29 2013, 10:16 AM) why not??? Amex is a charge card lar bro... no limits... you can buy a ferrari on the spot with it even...if malaysia tarak.. no problem.. lemme teach you how 1) you buy a new iphone 5 with the amex card and with it a new number and ensure it has IDD and international roaming 2) call every bmc shop in the world with it to find out who has it in stock ready 3) book the first available 1st class flight to the country that has it (must be first class you know, you fly in style to go get your stylo milo new bike), again with your amex card 3.5) get a 6 door limo to pick you up from airport to bmc bike shop (optional depending on distance from airport to shop) 4) go there swipe your amex card and flip the salesman the bird 5) go to fedex or dhl and swipe your amex card one more time to rush ship it back home to malaysia or you can go ride it wherever you are there and then then go rush ship it back to malaysia 6) go have fun around town (makan, tidur, whambam, watever yanks your chain), again with your amex 7) first class flight again back home with your amex 8) your bike should have reached your doorsteps by then 9) declare bankruptcy because you cannot pay your amex charges (optional) sound plan? |
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Apr 29 2013, 10:32 AM
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Apr 29 2013, 11:09 AM
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QUOTE(vin_ann @ Apr 29 2013, 10:40 AM) woo hoo... wat is not to believe??? unless you dreamt about it...i cant believe i completed 143km Uptown - Kuala Selangor ride with my P2K group yesterday! QUOTE(lilredridinghood @ Apr 29 2013, 10:41 AM) you want solution.. i gave you solution... i jus didn't guarantee whether you go bankrupt or not...QUOTE(hianboy @ Apr 29 2013, 10:57 AM) you show me the money (RM4.9k) first... then i go get... no point i get already you dun honor your side of the deal... |
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Apr 29 2013, 12:49 PM
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QUOTE(hianboy @ Apr 29 2013, 11:11 AM) dunno...QUOTE(hianboy @ Apr 29 2013, 11:14 AM) also dunno...QUOTE(Mac Wai @ Apr 29 2013, 11:44 AM) I saw a group of 4 or 5 cyclists at around Sungai Buloh army camp enroute to kepong at around 1pm, dun think I saw a Giant among them... vin_ann is secretly riding a s-works tarmac sl4 now... full black on black livery.. he scared we will go challenge him if he tells us...QUOTE(Mac Wai @ Apr 29 2013, 11:51 AM) no one...except mr.jgx... but he sold it off... so, still no one in the end...QUOTE(lilredridinghood @ Apr 29 2013, 12:09 PM) u rather be slithering around fake rocks than juicy mouth watering fatty pork???are you SERIOUS??? QUOTE(miaopurr @ Apr 29 2013, 12:22 PM) jus to avoid raising the flag of the customs officer... RM500 is automatic raise flag...but still possible to kena if they have the suspicion...general rule with customs is, there is no general rule.. they buat sesuka hati irregardless to the rules the written.. i brought in a cable for my friend from HKG the other day...got the seller to underwrote the value to only 120USD and put it as "used"...i didn't use "gift" to lessen suspicion...but i kena taxed RM30+ anyways.. which was still acceptable since the cable was around RM1.8k in actual costs.... was more afraid might get caught with the sirim stuff since it's electrical stuff... that would be more pain than paying tax... |
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Apr 29 2013, 12:56 PM
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QUOTE(ryan3721 @ Apr 29 2013, 12:52 PM) Any idea where in PJ/KL can get this Swissstop brake pad? i noticed godzilla cycle sells original swisstop pads... they have almost everything up to yellow king gold...but price is above RM150 upwards to RM220+http://www.wiggle.com/swissstop-flash-pro-...rformance-pads/ else, you can ask GH Speedbike in advance and see if they have the SRAM pad inserts since they are theoretically the same pads made by swisstop...i remember those are cheaper...and since GH and godzilla are just behind each other in the same area... http://www.sram.com/sram/road/products/pad-insert |
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Apr 29 2013, 01:00 PM
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Apr 29 2013, 01:01 PM
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QUOTE(Snowguy2068 @ Apr 29 2013, 12:53 PM) i believe it can be sorted out with a phone call |
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Apr 29 2013, 01:41 PM
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Apr 29 2013, 01:47 PM
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Apr 29 2013, 01:47 PM
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QUOTE(miaopurr @ Apr 29 2013, 01:46 PM) either he's a bot. or he lives in parallel universe. either way, he can't make himself available. i cycle with him sometimes tho. in procycling 2012 rite?with alberto, wiggins and sometimes the crazy kazakh mofo vino as well... This post has been edited by butthead: Apr 29 2013, 01:48 PM |
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