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Frequently Asked Question on what kind of bikes to get:

1) Aluminum bike - 10 speed Tiagra (maybe mixed Tiagra - Sora), priced around RM3k up- this would be the absolute lowest point i would say to start from... any lower and you will land outside of 10speed equipment and any upgrades will certainly be more than the difference you saved not buying this bike.. shimano launched tiagra with 10speed beginning of this year making this a considerable choice... also, this grade of bike will have a more common grade of cockpit (handlebar, stem, seat post, saddle) and cheaper wheels

2) Aluminum bike - 10 speed 105 (maybe mixed 105 - Tiagra), priced around RM3.8k up- most likely the same frame above with a different paint livery, this would be an entry level into shimano's definition of competition components... tiagra would be what they called the top tier among the enthusiast group.. although both 10 speed... but materials and feel... tiagra has a shift indicator while the 105 does not hence giving you a pro feel (what the bike shop will tell you)...mostly.. tiagra has a bit more plasticky bits than 105... some slightly more expensive models might even start offering slightly better wheels like mavic aksiums along with better slightly better graded cockpit...

- i would not try and go past 105 on a aluminum bike... the best brands like specialized or bmc will be selling an aluminum bike equipped with 105 for a little over RM5k... going 1 notch up into ultegra will lead you to start looking into higher end bikes as those bikes will surely creep past RM6k and most likely a mismatch between frame and component grades... you will be practically trying to pair a set of RAYS CE28N onto a Perodua Myvi if you get what i mean in car terms...

3) Carbon bike - 10 speed 105 (possibly not full 105), priced around RM7k up- this would be a foray into performance bicycles... although a carbon frame... but this are not the best carbon has to offer for 2 reasons... carbon cloth grade (less modulus, less weave, lower grade binding agents) and the man power / time needed (less complex layup schedules) to layup the carbon layers into producing a frame... basically a mass produced frame with the lowest production cost possible... not all that bad... it should still be on par if not better with the best of the aluminum frames in terms of stiffness.. basically, component should be similar or slightly better than the aluminum 105 bike depending on the price you pay...

- here i would name one which shocked me quite a bit recently... saw this Look 566...this http://www.lookcycle.com/en/int/route/velo...-bike-2013.html , but i guess a previous year model...... carbon frame with Mavic Aksium wheels... not a complete 105 with some downgraded cranks and calipers... a carbon frame with comfort geometry retailing for RM7.1k if my memory serves me right...

- price is slightly high for some people... but if you look at it...maybe under 30% more if you are looking at a Apex or 105 equipped Specialize Allez

4) free for all - death - bankruptcy - you name it...
- step into this and there will be no return...

Beside on the modern roadbike, there's also classic roadbike that worth to consider, if you're classic roadbike lover.

at best, this is considered a classic remake...


with columbus tubing at least... if there is any chance that anyone still makes a bike with reynolds 531 tubing, even better...

it has to be small round tubes and lugged in order to qualify as classic...



"i guess that is the definition." by YB Butthead.
Credit: YB　Butthead

To be updates: "Where i can get a ROADBIKE?"

List of Bicycle shops in Malaysia and Singapore by Baikbike

http://www.baikbike.com/bicycle-shops/

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This post has been edited by vin_ann: Sep 9 2013, 11:54 AM

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Reserve for future updates.

This post has been edited by vin_ann: Aug 5 2013, 01:43 PM

V8???



This post has been edited by butthead: Aug 5 2013, 01:45 PM

congratz on the neew V8 thread....bookmarked...
by the way, how long normally it took for service and how much the subang shop charging?

"where i can get roadbike?"

http://www.baikbike.com/bicycle-shops/

this link is very useful right?

yes

where i can haz chzzbgr?

yay made it to v8 ..

Reminds me of my domestic puss watching celling Geckos with steely eyes!

http://www.burgerking.com.my/?ch=bk_outlets_locator

or

http://www.carlsjr.com.my/outlets.php

This post has been edited by butthead: Aug 5 2013, 02:22 PM

i forgot

https://www.facebook.com/myBurgerLab?rf=387297414650773

and

http://www.burgerjunkyard.com/

the place for youngsters nowadays... we old farts only go ramly burger...

my fav used to be santak burger in kajang. oily, greasy, laden with fat.

that is so far away just for a burger...nads!!!

one of the must gets if there is enough monies... then spend countless hours trying to get the pedal downstroke right... bwaahhahahaha

What is this all about? The link pls!

NAH!!!

http://www.rotoruk.co.uk/3dplusmas.html
http://www.rotorbike.com/media/files/2012/...or_80884855.pdf
http://www.rotorbike.com/products/road/130-bcd_20

Thanks...Rotor Q rings and Cervelo, the pair made in haven?

if u buy the r5

it's a pair of twins joint at the hip, inseperable

else, it's just cervelo's long time partnership

actually, qring is the old thing now

the new more aggresive rig is named qxl

heard Myburgerlab is opening it's second store soon.

i'm oldfag too... cant waits for MINIMUM 45mins of waiting time just for a RM20+++ burger.

QXL ???

pocket must be burning !

45 min minimum waiting time? that's insane

the youngsters start Q in front of the shop way way before 5pm the start opening gate of myburgerlab....

the q from outside until the cashier - minimum 45 mins.
once you ordered & paid - another 15 mins.

how to duplicate the hype for burger turn into cycling hype?

gotta ask govt to build more bicycle lanes likes in Penang?

btw, Penang lang sure enjoys bicycle lanes le....

45 mins if you are lucky... and never go alone... cos you will never get a table...

wrong, it will spontaneously combust....



45mins will be a standard operating procedure... imagine the doo doos that wait there in line even before the shop opens.. they line all the way until 3 shops away from the door waiting for it to open on weekends...

if it's for jamie oliver cooking me a burger and some chips, heck i would wait... but for this.. NAH, not even giving it a second thought...

as long as no safety (roadrage n mugging) is somewhat guaranteed, i think cycling may prosper.

not sure if santar burger in kajang still exists

ehhh....i doubt it will happen... eating is fun... cycling is not...and it's very hard to camwhore when cycle.. you can camwhore with a burger anytime anywhere...

is there any difference in waiting 45 mins and driving 45 mins to get a burger???

that sounds suspiciously wrong

i live nearby.

we should ask BH to talk to Selangor MB to create more lane for bicycle in Selangor

that sounds normal... it's a fact that the current mobile data enabled smartphone carrying younger generation like to expose their lives on the internet...

so, it only make sense that they can engage in activities that they can camwhore about so the rest of their community know that there is always a bigger camwhore out there... if you go cycling, you would be so beat up that you even forgot that you have your phone stuck up your ass for the entire ride...so... that is my theory of explaining why you can't hype cycling while you can create massive hype for a burger...

you'd need baby jesus (on 2nd thought) justin bieber (what was i thinking) selena gomez (don't think so) whoever the hell is having hots now to ride a bike then only i think the rest of te people will follow...

operative word of the day is "follow"... you follow on twitter... you follow on instagram...

what makes you think i could even get near to the MB.. i don't even know who the MB is...

This post has been edited by butthead: Aug 6 2013, 09:44 AM

i think it's TB the highest ranking

TB??? Tuberculosis?

terabyte

can someone post Penang bicycle lanes photo here??

Let's analysis the "bicycle lane"

i thinks the bicycle lanes cant satisfy many kind of cyclists out there. hehe

terabyte is so last century...even thumbdrives now come in 1TB form.. we should be looking at petabyte now...should store up to a couple thousand copies of full HD prawn easily..or a couple hundred copies of ultra HD prawn...

but at least there is ma..... no fish, prawn also ok. (hokkien!)

UPM did has bicycle lane in the campus because they just had their UNI game recently..

it's a shared lane lar i think... it depends on the co-operation of the drivers to make it happen...

if i were to govern the damn lanes.. i would deploy a hoard of drones high in the sky monitoring the lanes with hellfire missiles... any misbehaving drivers that bully cyclists... the car will be laser painted and a hellfire missile launched at it... and from off-shore, a long range tomahawk will be launched at the registered car's address so that it will annihilate any possible offensive drivers of his or her lineage...

it's a bit extreme, but should make things work... and the 2014 budget would be needed to increase by 50,000% to make this work...

YB Butthead, can i follow you on Twitter and Instagram?

I PM you, okay?

that will affect the cyclist as well..

just follow him in lowyat.net

i got no facebook, assbook, foursquare, friendster, MSN, skype, gtalk, google hangouts, google+, twitter, instagram, linkedin, pinterest, myspace, ning, flicker...

i have anti-follow systems installed...

of course wait the car potong far far in front only launch lar... logics will be built in.. dun worry... will appoint stark industries on this project...

i'd just unleash lilhood to pester the fella with his weird gestures. and also unleash hianboy to sprsbtsx dat fella

i think hellfire missiles is faster lar...more immediate effect...

oh.

okay.

but you can mentions all the things!

eh, you left out "Weibo"

i dun use chinese stuff lar...

I scared of vin_ann challenge. No more cycling outside, only on trainer now

trainer no fun la...unless raining.

eh, thought u will start ur 7 days Johor-Kelantan riding?

tapering now la...

now im into running. my bike left aside....

even raining, it's not fun

only start by next week after raya holiday

just bcoz you want cycle with your beloved trainer, dont pull me in for excuses not cycle outdoor!

give la reason saying shooting case, robbery etc etc....

hehe...

i thought she gave adi... she sked of u mar...

Fizik kurve snake is good. Tried it on my solo local ride. Glad i got used from someone in aussie

Some shoes and clothing are cheaper here then in Au. Gotta shop around between this two country


Where i can get this in KL so hard to find this item Lenzyne micro floor pump

This post has been edited by minizian: Aug 6 2013, 11:36 AM

dunno if the winner intentionally crashed so that he could show the other 2 off or wat

Anyone joined sentul race series? How was it?

fizik kurve bloody expensive here.

that pump, not sure la. never seen it in any lbs.

or u can ask them

MALAYSIA
GC Cycle
18, Hala Perusahaan Menglembu 5, Menglembu Industrail Estate, 31450 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
gccycle.gmail.com
+605-2531578
www.gccycle.com

How much selling here? I got mine for RM300 used lah of cos. Original scott prologo nack saddle really not suitable for my butt

This post has been edited by minizian: Aug 6 2013, 11:48 AM

about 800

Dang that was expensive, it cos around RM600+ if u bought it from wiggle and ship to aus. Something local shop had similar deal too

For Lezyne, try USJ Cycles

Any rides planned for you guys over the holidays?

does riding my tenga consider as a ride?



This post has been edited by butthead: Aug 6 2013, 01:42 PM

that sounds sooo wrong... and gay.

when is it a gay thing playing with tenga??? unless you watch gay prawn while playing with it..

or because of the festive mood... maybe some lemang themed tenga...and we line all the tenga up line it is being baked...


ayam a genius....

This post has been edited by butthead: Aug 6 2013, 01:48 PM

i bet miao is going to pull out his pro cycling manager again...

no i won't. i'm gonna watch circus on tv. do they still show circus on raya morning?

wat circus??? dafug... 3 year old meh...

who doesn't enjoy circus huh? circus for everybody la

mac wai... so cheap...
http://www.ebay.com.my/itm/Sigma-ROX-6-0-W...=item20d6181852

not unless the circus involves this


and this


else...

cycling plans?

tell you, you will says it's too far
tell you, you will says not for human ride one

tell you thats there's no ride over the holiday, you will not believe.

man...i'd pay a 100 for each of those pics...

there is no satisfying mac wai, i tell you...

this one says "suck my balls"



dun even know how they did that...

Nah...Usj cycle damn LAN Si la... Service suck la..

it's not like you are getting married to them...

it's a pump... just get it and dun ever go back again...else, you can always go get other brands..or try bbs

Already bought but keep it coming if you spot a good bargain....thanks BH!

I bought this

http://www.axiomgear.com/products/gear/pum...propelair-g160/

A hundred grains of rice?

Trying to figure out the cycling benchmark set among the peers here...ma! Anyway...thanks for the witty response

so many cyclists going to cycle in the KL city centre tomorrow !

it's not cheap... was jus trying to lay you a trap...

dunno wats that.. but as long as it blows...

MYR lar... wat grains of rice...

here is your benchmark...



how you know??? and why KLCC??? why not lake garden... why not titiwangsa??? why not bukit aman??? why not the prime minister's house???

so many why...

who says you can't crack an iphone 5 screen



it just takes a sexy chick to break one...

wonder where i can get one of this robes???

i think he's still on barter system

they like overcrowd foreigner?

haha! my thought exactly!

100 grains of rice... do wat oh!!!

sorry... my brains are like mush today... wat does that mean exactly???

holiday mood/?haha

no... too much meds..

here is a nice compilation of the unbelievable mushfroome...



think he is on some super short cranks looking back at it...

This post has been edited by butthead: Aug 7 2013, 10:13 AM

had this for quite some time

zipp 404 FC with chris king r45's, 24f/r


zipp 202 FC with chris king r45's, 24f/r


price.. more expensive that zipp a bit..

ur collection?

the video says froomy's chainrings are bent after the crash with berty... haha

nah... i only collect tenga's...

i can't think of what pleasure a wheel could give me..

im missing the fun with my P2K group...

they're on Le Tour Langkawi type of training...

1st day Raya - Uptown, PJ to Ipoh
2nd day Raya - Cameron loop
3rd day Raya - Ipoh to Uptown, PJ
4th day Raya - Broga loop.

they going to shine in PCC Inter-state rides!

then why dun you go?

i've got tied to my tenga's... wat excuse have you?

i know my cycling groups will be cycling in KL City Centre in FB. that's how i know.
why not this n that, how i know jek.


how i know jek.