I left the team (& the sport) after 9 years (7 years in Selangor team, Sukom 98 & Gemilang 2001 team) becoz I no longer enjoy it & every training ride feels like it was being forced upon me. It all began with the Gemilang 2001 project. I couldn't stay with team in Bkt Jalil (I was in UKM at that time) & becoz of that I was given only RM100 as monthly allowance (I'd get RM700 if I stayed in Bkt Jalil). Money was never the reason I joined the team, but RM100 a month is just impossible. I've been supporting myself before that, feeding & training needs was all from my pocket. Everytime I train I'd spend at least RM5 for feeding. I used to take Cloud 9 chocolate bars as feeding, only 80 cents each..   My family had been supporting me & it's getting harder for me to burden my family with my cycling expenses. So I decided to pullout of the project team & the sport for good.

To think about it now, maybe it was the best decision for me. It's always been so close yet so far for me. Lotsa 2nd & 3rd, never 1st. My last major result was 3rd in both sprint & kilo in the 1997 National Track Championships. In 1998 I missed riding in the World B track championships in Ipoh as I was down with a very bad fever just 3 days before the championships. That was supposed to be my platform to get back into the Sukom 98 project. I never really recovered from that. Missed out on 1999 Sea Games after performing very badly in the sprints (the trials was like 2 months after I recovered from my fever).

haha my pump~!

well i like the chrome one... but this one works well too... i pump 110psi always not a problem...for the moment...

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this is the grand daddy then..



i suggest go buy one.. paint the damn thing red and put VTEC...

anybody tried helium or hydrogen? 

wow..got people who really was an elite cyclist in this thread. that's great...although I've googled a lot for cycling tips, I still wanna hear from you guys here about climbing tips.

from what I know:

1) sitting on the saddle during a climb can save more energy than if you were to ride out of the saddle (which will put your whole weight onto your leg, thus not good in conserving energy)

2) sit more upright and hands on the hood as to allow your lung to become bigger than if you were to put your hands on the drop

3)....
4)....

anymore that i'm missing? care to share your climbing tips.....i'm going for a ride that gonna have lot of climbing sections in the coming next 2 weeks thx guys

KL as in Wilayah Persekutuan + Selangor Darul Ehsan....

i believe have... but all kena evil poison by Garmin...  like Nokia supporter kena poison by iPhone... just need time to wait them to wake up...

later the FC go to use your CC buy LV,Gucci, etc...

Wao, what tayar you use. Really last quite long wor.  I gussed you maintian proper pressure too?

why don't you keep 2 spare tubes at home? so you can repair it rather than having to rush to the shops everytime you need to ride the next day... they are relatively cheap...

ehh.. tak paham... new tube @ RM15... exchange for RM18??? RM3 more... and can exchange tubes, your bike shop????
dangelut... sempah road is not smooth... potholes...sometimes for sand, small stones...

How often do you ride in PD? Every weekend? Interested ..