Shocks on normal road will surely give you shock absorbing features (potholes, bumpers) but eventually most will agree that you'll feel tired faster

Anyway, i have my shocks turned on all the way

Meet this guy on my way to work.. Folding bike ftw!

Folding Bike Ftw!!

Just that i didnt see his helmet, perhaps it is inside his bag :-)


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Mind you that bicycle parts will incur extra charges from the customs.. I've bought few items before from USA. And it tends to 'stay' at the customs for at least a day or two.. In my case, 3 freaking days..

DHL with express service (5 working days from US -> MY)

Ahh, just had my night ride tonight.. Wifey asked for a KitKat, decided to go with bike (to Speed Mart) instead of by car.. had some sweating night though there were some very minimal raindrops.. My chain fell off the FD again (selamat dah sampai rumah), i need to figure out why and eliminate that.. Anyway, any night ride must be with at least a reflector and or lights!

Keep on riding guys!



This post has been edited by croomaniac: Aug 29 2013, 10:40 PM

Yupp tried that just now.. i"ll put my bike on test tomorrow night then (if time permits).. but anyway, this kinda interesting too..

No bicycles that i know has ABS equipped. No matter how good the brakes are, once the tire is locked, it'll just slide.. Now, it comes to your tires for that extra grip and extra drag? I think everyone should know how to brake instead of changing to better brakes.. If you braking hard on your front brake with your best brake, be ready to become a superman. If you brake hard on your rear brake, be prepared to slide on dude!~

The best is to know how to brake.. Do a sprint and brake all you can to stop.. See how you handle that situation..

Maybe i ride motorcycles before, my balance is there though my rear wheels are locked. That was during my encounter, a near miss running through a child as he came out from in between parked cars (I rode along my housing area) and that time i was using my highest gear (to sprint)..

Don't panic, keep your balance.. that is the most important part..

And i'm using stock el-cheapo factory disc brakes.. They still do brakes though.. Heheh..

Now i know..

Thanks Sam..

I wonder my hummer 26" is considered a folding or not? hahah

your friend said as if like the bike cant be ridden as it is very heavy oh? and you believed?

Hey i'm owning the China Hummer.. Envy of your Montague for sure.. Will definitely upgrade to this sometime in the future! The frame he is selling is super cheap i must say!

Montague!

cateye is good enough. im using ilumenox

These are my current lights

[1] Bell Dawn Patrol LED Headlight
[2] Ilumenox SS-L322R CROCOLITE (Red Light)
[3] 2012 Waterproof Cycling Bike Bicycle Tail Light Laser Beam Rear Lamp 3 High Light LED Saving Power

These are not the best combination, since i just bought for the sake of it is a must item onto your bike if you want to ride at night.. Please, don't ride without them (blinkers)..


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I own it.

So far it is a folding bike that not looks like a folding bike. Folds (save space) but not that transportable if you want to bring them into lrt during rush hours. Not that light and not that heavy (since it is aluminium). You don't have to buy extra carrier if you plan on bringing the bike onto your car. You can place them inside the car.

Everything else is just like Mountain Bikes, in terms of ride and feel. Since it is a full sized bike, upgrade options are plentiful. As per current setup, i didn't upgrade much of the gearing, just adding some 'must have' stuff like blinkers. Note that the default location of the water bottle is just behind your front wheel, I bought an adapter to place it on the handlebar - behind wheel waterbottle will add some other flavor eg dust, sand or mud.

What else can i say? Front fork suspension's play is about 10cm or so, will add some comfort to your ride. It is adjustable to lock/unlock.

Note that this is not the real Montague Paratrooper. The real Montague will cost you maybe 2k up to 3k?

Apart from the chain-fall-off issues (which is common to all bikes - fixed by re-tuned) i didn't have any issues on the bike.

What pump?

Your tires are designed to keep air pressure in. What happened when the pressure go down? Just pump in! But then, which pump? RM30, RM50 or RM10?

So i went to search for one. Read it here that it is not advisable to pump at the petrol station right? (my house is just next to Petronas)

So then i bought one. RM25. Its a handy pump. Made in China. And when i reached home, it just can't pump! Up till the pump is hot, the air is just refused to pump in.. Haih.. I think I rugi RM25 already.. The other day i went into another bicycle shop and bought a bigger (but still small) pump made in China (again) but this time is costs me just RM10. The OK ones are more expensive, starts from RM30+, but i guess i wanna try luck with the cheap one first. If this one still failed me, I'll buy the more expensive pump.. And when i reached home, its history. It just works! My RM10 pump works! Took me not more than 5 minutes to pump both tyres!

So moral of the story is that, no matter how much is the cost of one item, its the end result that counts..

Now i can start to cycle again, no excuse for low air pressure.. but it is a rainy season now, hope there is no rain tonight!

My 26" x 1.75 ideally may need 60PSI (rear) and 45PSI (front) but i just pump in by agak2.. hahaha (i dont have air pressure gauge)


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I bump into this pump during my 1st visit to hunt for pump, but since it is too small i doubt the pump.. if only i knew it will pump, i definitely buy this.. and the guy quoted me RM30 for this pump..

Good stuff!

Just like your friend, i was fooled by it's small size..

Careful ladies..

And happy new year 2014


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