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post Jun 11 2013, 11:28 AM

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QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 10:33 AM)
dopestrong bikes
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is cool...i wonder if they can custom some decals that says "i am on EPO"

QUOTE(vin_ann @ Jun 11 2013, 10:36 AM)
Roller are for those elite rider.
one more reason syam won't be using rollers... she is anti elitist...
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post Jun 11 2013, 11:31 AM

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QUOTE(vin_ann @ Jun 11 2013, 11:28 AM)
thank. at least i know i made a right decision to get twinheads.

as long as Rodalink shop still around, i know im not f@ked big time!  laugh.gif
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don't buy their portable pumps though.. no replacement parts...

i got 2 pocket rocket already rocket up to heaven already because no parts after the internal adapter fell out from too much rattling on the bike...

QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 11:28 AM)
i hate the brand only, not the shop. those guys are pretty cool.
GH bromance...
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post Jun 11 2013, 11:32 AM

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QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 11:31 AM)
OR, u can order a better alternative; topeak's smarthead, or kcnc head, hirame, etc.
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how zeboot... d1ckhead?
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post Jun 11 2013, 11:52 AM

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QUOTE(vin_ann @ Jun 11 2013, 11:33 AM)
people into different kind of market segment ma... where got so many people buying that brand of bikes...

a lot of brand awareness need to do.... should be only for high end bike model baru DHL masuk... 

at there, where you can enjoys more attentions, friendly advice, better quality services and etc etc from the bike shop.

***this is not sponsored comment***
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i think they have no holding area to keep so many bikes lar... that is the primary reason...

but i do agree that andrew can chat with you even if you have no intentions to buy anything from them... he entertained me for half an hour the last time when i asked about their cables...

at least they dun pre-judge and super hard sell....

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post Jun 11 2013, 11:54 AM

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QUOTE(SYAMiLLiON @ Jun 11 2013, 11:52 AM)
Never consider Tacx brand so far coz they used by pro team. Ingat mesti mahal punya. My max limit is RM700. So might give them a visit.
remember bring vin_ann for his 10% discount...
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post Jun 11 2013, 11:57 AM

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QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 11:33 AM)
oi, say cool oso gay ka? it's not like i say "i wub those guys" or "i miss those guys". that. is. gay.
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it's gay coming from you...

QUOTE(vin_ann @ Jun 11 2013, 11:38 AM)
i have Topeak small portable pump... Gold color! so far so far.... although i experienced 3 times punctures in 2 occasions, my small pump functions well....
wait... my floor pump is Topeak one, its should be smarthead right? i got mixed up between twinheads and smarthead. zzz  rclxub.gif 

paiseh...
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mine puncture 2 times and i found the internal adapter along with the cover missing because the dust cap already came off and did not prevent the cover from un-screwing itself...

total times used, 0, nada, zilch...and the pump already went AWOL

twinhead is the one where the lever swing left and right
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smarthead is the single flip style lever only...
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post Jun 11 2013, 12:03 PM

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QUOTE(SYAMiLLiON @ Jun 11 2013, 11:52 AM)
I got some newbie question after doing some research. Some trainer got flywheel weight 0.6kg some, some got 2.7kg. Lagi berat flywheel weight, lagi better?
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the weight is kind of pointless... heavier will make it harder to spin up... and supposedly it should provide a level of continuous forward momentum to simulate real world riding (if you have ridden stationary bikes before, you know the use of flywheel)

but with the resistance in... the momentum would not make any sense at all...because the resistance would be like putting a brake on the heavy flywheel...

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post Jun 11 2013, 12:07 PM

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QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 12:05 PM)
smart
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dumb
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auto vs manual lar....

u got see before people say automatic and manual gearbox as smart box and dumb box or not?
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post Jun 11 2013, 12:28 PM

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QUOTE(vin_ann @ Jun 11 2013, 12:16 PM)
from my previous info surveying, best trainer are magnetic trainer compared to others.
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i think still got flywheel... so that the resistance dun stop the wheel once you stop pedaling... like you can freewheel a bit on the trainer...but it still depends on how much you crank up the resistance...
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post Jun 11 2013, 12:29 PM

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QUOTE(SYAMiLLiON @ Jun 11 2013, 12:16 PM)
Where is Mac Wai and lilredridinghood? Hiding from vin_ann? Fly to state and buying wheels? Now, I start to missed their cracking moment.
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they could not handle the rejections that miao dished out and they are now very depressed and spend most of their day crying in a corner...

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QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 12:31 PM)
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the court of rejection...and it's motto is "if you can't handle it, don't come hia"
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post Jun 11 2013, 12:39 PM

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QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 12:33 PM)
http://bicyclebuysell.com/#page=1&type=&co...&search=trainer

apart from surveying at those lbs, survey here as well
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post Jun 11 2013, 12:41 PM

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QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 12:39 PM)
btw, why limit ur choice to tire drive trainer? why not rim drive? u can use it for both roadbike and mtb with knobby tire
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why would you swap bikes on a trainer... ada feel different?

the trainer can give you terrain feel?
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post Jun 11 2013, 12:51 PM

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QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 12:42 PM)
just an option la. might as well get something which is versatile. no?
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tats like saying get all the different textures of tenga just to be versatile... jus in case rite??
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post Jun 11 2013, 12:59 PM

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QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 12:53 PM)
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ok... i know that is a bad analogy... keeping mutiple tenga's is not really a feasible thing rite???

so, how about a fleshlight with multiple sleeves so you can swap it out...
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post Jun 11 2013, 01:04 PM

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QUOTE(SYAMiLLiON @ Jun 11 2013, 01:03 PM)
This version still sold now? Where u buy and how much? Sold becoz of upgrade or not into indoor trainer? Got complain or can give short review? I'm sorry if I ask too much tongue.gif Just want to make sure my investment worth it.
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miao can never be satisfied... i think that answers it all...
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post Jun 11 2013, 01:13 PM

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QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 01:09 PM)
i sold it becase i found trainers to be extremely boring.
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most things are boring except you know what...

QUOTE(Mac Wai @ Jun 11 2013, 01:10 PM)
Your kind advice grates my t!t, but still I am not discouraged! cool2.gif
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didn't know that i am a t!t grater...
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post Jun 11 2013, 01:51 PM

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QUOTE(lilredridinghood @ Jun 11 2013, 01:40 PM)
BUT u missed me.....I AM BACK! For a while
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just to set things straight, only syam missed you...

QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 01:43 PM)
dafuq is this?
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user posted image and he likes it...

QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 01:44 PM)
rubik's cube?
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that is not boring but frustrating...

QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jun 11 2013, 01:45 PM)
where got reject..... i only said u were weird
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in a way rejecting him as a normal person...
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post Jun 11 2013, 01:51 PM

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QUOTE(lilredridinghood @ Jun 11 2013, 01:48 PM)
still a form of rejection

would this make u like me better?

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wats tat... loser's light saber?
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post Jun 11 2013, 02:28 PM

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QUOTE(Mac Wai @ Jun 11 2013, 01:53 PM)
..on pro racing..just to understands more on the tactical aspect of the tour.

Ow does a domestique rider helps his teammate to try to recover after gotten distanced in an uphill battle? Is it more to do pace setting him and limit the damages, as I dun see any advantages in drafting...no?

Also...How does the work cuts out for a domestique rider in neutralizing an attack?
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racing is a dynamic thing... there is no rulebook on how to make or counter a play... it is up to the genious of the director sportiff too cook up shit on the fly...

you can't just look at it like that...

usually, the rouleurs would cover the flats on a mountain stage early on and depending on situation... try to last as long as possible until the climbs begin.. they will be in charge of chasing important breaks down or countering any sort of moves... if the DS makes it hard for them and wants them to push the pace hard, then they might wear out even faster than expected...

and if the captain is feeling good that day... the DS might actually order a rider to follow a breakaway so that the captain would have someone up the road ahead of the race in case he needs him later in the stage... like Andy Schleck on the Galibier stage 18 in 2011 where he attacked 60K from the finish

once comes the climbs the super domestiques or climbers would take their turn to pace the team up the climbs...

usually, if the pace is hard enough... the domestiques would be spent by the last climb of the day leaving their captain to make an all out run up the last ascend of the day...so, if the captain is unlucky and get dropped... he is usually without much help at all and has to do the damage limitation himself.. if he is lucky to have someone close by... the domestique will be in charge of pacing his captain back up the climb whether to limit his time loses or regain contact again...

for instance, LA at 2003 Luz Ardiden... you see his team (i think tyler at that time waiting for him to have him blasting past the lead group after he took a tumble with iban mayo on the last climb of the day)


or like carlos sastre in 2008 up alpe d'huez where everyone's eyes was on frank schleck as he was wearing the maillot jaune... and carlos sastre suddenly attacked out of nowhere and bjarne riis ordered both his boys to sit in the chasing group trying to tow onto the ragged cadel evans and sink him...


or 2007 when Contador had Popovych towing the team up plateau de beille and then leipheimer attacking to thin out the leaders group to set a base for contador to launch on...


sometimes unusually though is that the GC riders have their main men beside them at the last climb all the way like 2003 where i remember lance had the angry menonite with him before descending the last climb into the finish...

and on certain times, like 2006 where floyd actually blasted away some 100k before the finish to chase down a couple of riders and then win the stage himself just to find that he was caught with testosterone that unfortunate day...


and bad times like the same year where floyd lost 10 minutes in just 1 single stage and only having the struggling axel merckx to ride his ass off back to him to pace him up the final climb


in summary, there is no who, how, when and where... it is a game of chess and there is no guides on how to play the chess pieces... jus pure creativity on the road...

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