that's gona be 1 butt-hurting trial n error 

I heard a lot of good review on Brooks but the price are so expensive. Really worth it?

hi all sifu,

can a shimano 105 53-39t crank with fd pair with tiagra 11-32t 10 speed cassette and rd?

Can anyone tell me what is the use of handle grip with bar end ?
Heard it is banned in some country during group ride.

Dahon route is using free wheel just like dahon vybe. So after I select, I got this. Is this correct?

2 years ago, an OCBC staff brought a Hummer to me to calibrate it's gear, saying that he had sent to a few shops already and it was still not shifting smoothly. I, of course started to calibrate and after half an hour or so, I still can't get it to shift crisply. Then I took out the wheelset and found out that it uses a China made freewheel cogs. Taking a chance, I rummage through my stuffs and found an original Shimano ones that I took out from my old Dahons. Sure enough, the shifting was smooth after that. That's the difference. 

If there are no difference, nobody will want to buy Dura Ace cassettes right, when a Tiagra is also 10 speed and with the same cogs spec. A Dura Ace cassettes is almost 1 K compared to a Tiagra which is only 100 bucks. There has to be a difference in shifting. Even when I used the Shimano 105, there are difference when I change cassettes from 105 to Ultegra. It's the precision tolerance of the cogs and also the metal used. I am sure many don't realize that when we change chains, it is also better to change the cassette as well. Sometimes the wear of both components are link and if a new chain is installed without the cassette changed, the sharpness of the cogs which was grinded with the old chain might wear off the new chain faster.

Whatever quality or speed, the freewheel always loses in shifting performance. This is because the freewheel has a little play and this makes the cluster of gears sways from side to side. Try and see your bike, spin the rear wheel and look from the rear. You will notice the cogs are swaying a bit. That's why, it doesn't go more than 8 speed as the tolerances for 8,9, 10 and 11 are too small to accommodate the sway. In fact 8 speed are also hard to calibrate smoothly but off course if you don't mind a bit coarse shifting it is OK. That's why I still say, moving to hub freewheel ( freewheel is the mechanism that allows your legs to stay on the cranks without following the rear wheel rotation, that's why a fixie don't have a free wheel, when you coast your legs follow the rotation of the cranks ) is way more advantageous. It is an advancement of the gearing technology. The freewheel mechanism is moved from the cassette to the hubs.

The best freewheel cassettes I have encountered was made by Epoch. I think you can order online. Sunrace makes them too. The one I saw in Joo Ngan Son is a Sunrace.

hi need some advice on foldies. I've recently been asked by my 9yo for a bike. from initial checking around i'm thinking of getting a folding bike for him which I can also occasionally use. therefore i'd appreciate advice/input on these options:
dahon vitesse d8, route akibo, boardwalk d8, vybe d7 & tern b7.

I've also been offered a dahon vybe c7s (2014 stock clearance), any good? thnx lots for yr input.

Hi...just sharing  my  (10 yrs old )daughter's bike  which i mod 4 her 4 comfort n safer handling as i felt she hv to strech out b4  modding it....[attachmentid=5197165]

I saw a Tern Verge P9 selling for RM2.7k with tax selling in BIC Tokyo... wish I can bring one back!!!

Yes... It's a scam. Last time someone advertise under diffrence account name selling @RM 1500. When I contacted him, he says he's in johore. Thru the conversation, I realised it is a scam. Here's the conversation I have with him. Which reply of his do you think I realise he's cheating? Hahaha

Hi all im new to foldie,
Been reading this thread all night long. But still cant find a solution for my preference.

My budget around 3k and below
Can anyone suggest me a good foldie 20" & above wheel size. Comfortable ride. Probably i could upgrade the gear or other parts so that i can improve my ride in the future (upgradable). Or you can suggest low or mid range model & i upgrade some parts so it is comparable to mid or high range model.

Thank you in advance.

Between speed & vigor which one is better?

i never rode on a foldie before but i read around and people are saying they're going to be wobbly unless i go for higher specs so at that price maybe i shouldn't even be looking at foldies right?

i'm just wondering if these cheap foldies below rm500 will have the potential of its hinges suddenly snap or loose and make the bicycle split into 2??

Just now aeon penang had some bicycle fair most of it is 'Harris' brand.. Interestingly their rm299 foldies are labeled with 'do not ride in mountain' and also 'do not ride on street'.

Lol, like that sub 300 range can only ride around home ah?