how far u have travel with ur bike ? mine is around 200KM in within 2 weeks time

Wow, now you are happy with your Tern!

So all things being equal, guess this bike is great, right?

I know that my Tern P18 is a fantastic bike and would not change it for anything else., except maybe the Tern X20... heheh..


The frame and the handlepost has been made to be very firm and stable. Eventhough its made to be strong and firm, the bike can be folded in 15 seconds to a small portable size! There is nothing to unscrew.

And even with a steep downhill run, the bike gives you the confidence to go fast, and no chain drop issues as there is a double crankwheel with FD. But I won't go too fast, as the risks of falling due to factors other than the bike, loose stones, potholes etc.

All things being equal, although I have spent quite a lot on the bike, it has been a journey of discovery for me, to find like minded people about bicycles and the sense of adventure that one gets when visiting new unknown places on a small two wheeler.. when you ride into a small kampong area, ppl stop to look at you, and interact with you. When I ride around town, people gesture to me, smile and wave, and you wave and smile back.

It is also about getting my personal stamina and fitness up to a higher level, so much so, that I feel much more alert and aware now. I don't feel so lethargic nowadays. And I sleep better... tired out perhaps after doing a 30km to 50 km ride ...

so all in all, its been an interesting journey.. have done more than 600 km to date, but yet to do the 100km in a day ride... just waiting for one fine day, take leave and then ride to the beaches, have a good seafood makan and ride back, .... or it could be to ride to the mountain tops... and feel the cool fresh air..

just have to be very prepared for all things that may happen (Murphy's Law), get protective wear for your arms, face, eyes,... etc..

My, don't you find bicycling exciting?

wah! you hardcore wei! i'm still pretty much a leisure rider...i think so far probably only like 30 KM on it LOL
*epic fail*
anyways I hope after etigge has tuned your bike and all the chaindrops are no longer an issue with your P9

so far no more chain drop after etigee tuned. yesterday done 50km also no drop

With your P9, and your Bionic legs, 50km is a walk in the park... was it in putrajaya?

Ahhh,, so where are you going for your next cycling adventure trip?

Hi, possible to attach a pic of the modified part?
Thanks.

first foldie to cycle up genting....

got already?

hmmm... good idea, although its a bit risky going up the steep roads.

Could be possible to bring the foldie in a car, park at Gohtong Jaya cable car park and then cycle all the way up.....

Going back downhill will be hair raising as the speeds will be very fast, may be better to bring spare brake pads along...too.

In addition, wear motorcycle full face helmets and leather jackets and knee high boots.

here he says u need permission, cos the road is private...

http://www.tembeling.com/blog/2013/02/gent...nally-i-did-it/

I think they only allow bicycles up to Gohtong Jaya. Further than that it's not allowed unless you are riding with the LeTour de Langkawi.

then lets plan for a ride to Gohtong Jaya

Just bought a soft saddle and pump for my bike. The stock KHS saddle is quite hard and make my buttock pain after 20 minutes ride. Hope this will help to reduce the pain since so many years stop cycling already.


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That's interesting, that's where I saw them a long time ago too, their website is PedalSpot now right? I emailed them this morning and they said they weren't selling, oh well, time for a physical trip then.

I think GW at Kota Kemuning is selling Carry Me. You might wanna check them out.

GW Kota Kemuning website

Yeah, saw their website.. its RM2499.. a long time ago I saw it in KSH Tmn Bahagia.. it was RM1799...

pacific stuff... $$$$ oh....

We all just want to ride and sweat it out. Some like Dahons (like me and wife), some like Terns and some like Raleigh, Whatever the brand, we still ride, the bike will still takes us to the intended place. Maintenance is also important and to be able to spot what's wrong with the bike, one needs to be able to feel a perfect bike first. This has to be ensured by the shop that sells the bike. I have bought 3 bikes from Sew Leong in Dengkil. Why? He's cheaper because since his shop or rather father's shop is fully paid up, my guess, and overheads are way way lower than the city's bike shop. Every bike that I bought, I buy it straight from the box and I don't need it to be adjusted. But that's me, because I have been fiddling with bicycles since I was in secondary school.

To state a fact, all except one bike mechanic are not truly qualified if you look for paper qualifications. Only Gary of CCI in Penang is truly qualified. He was supposed to take engineering in US but when he arrived, he switched to bicycle courses and spent a year doing that. His grandfather was so angry with him after finding out and stop talking to him. Later, (it's his grandson anyway), he still funded him to start a bike shop CCI. I knew him well when I was in into mountain biking and buys stuffs to upgrade my riding gang's bike. I also seek a lot of technical advises from him. His shop was finally taken over by a son of a rich banker who was also a fellow rider when he failed in business and till today it's still in Penang. No matter how technical he can be, Chin Aik is still doing well, learning the ropes, not from US or any cycle shops but from experience. My point here is, in Malaysia we learn to become good from scratch. The bike mechanics here in Malaysia could have been a car salesman, a hawker selling Hokkien mee (like me ) or even an engineer.

Unless you understand the geometry of a bicycle frame, how physics affects the ride, we are not specialist. Just knowing, 'this is good , this is lousy' or in fact, just knowing to to dis-assemble and assemble a bike does not makes us specialist. Neither does knowing how to adjust all parts of the bikes , we can call ourselves specialist. It's all a learning curve. I also know of a bike mechanic who thinks he knows it all and feels threaten when some plain looking old rider can do better than him. I mean, shouldn't he improve himself by trying to learn what he doesn't know. There must be something he don't know, right.

Then they are others who are well educated, hence can read a lot of literature about bikes. He gets every detail of the bike from the net, from manuals from the boss of the company itself. He can tell you anything regarding bikes but couldn't spin a spanner. Can you call that specialist?

My point is, brand is nothing! All bikes can be ridden and it is just a matter of comfort and also the EASE of maintenance. Just buy whatever brands we like according to one's budget and preference. Not all can afford a 5K to 10K bikes. Even if you can start with a RM700 bike, you can still upgrade it later. It's like savings while riding. Makes it easier to start. Even if you buy a Trinx or an XDS, you can slowly buy better components and upgrade step by step. Then at the final stages, you have double cranks and FD, 9 or 10 speed, lighter seat post and handlebars, better cables, better pedals, better seats and tires and finally you can change a frame. Then you get your dream bike. Many can't afford even the first bike, let alone have multiple bikes, like, this bike for this route and that bike for that route etc.etc.

IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO TRY TO BE CLEVER WHO NEVER ARE ; THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CLEVER NEVER THINK OF TRYING TO BE.

Very good said, bro etigge.

Like a hero.. Super like bro !

etigee