i just bought 1 bike yesterday, a very very cheap one since it's like 10 years or more since i last ride 1, so just start with a very very normal bike =.='

the thing is, my butt side feel very pain after cycling for sometime, even until today it's still have some slight pain

any idea how i can make my seat more comfortable?

hm...well, i bought the bike with my fren yesterday, so both of us own the same thing, haha. whereas, at my hometown, i dont have other friend riding yet, maybe shud find back the seller to let me test his...haha

maybe i shud take a pictar too of my saddle and post here...hmmm

radioshack team replica with Aeolus 5... should cost nicely above 20

Wobble because of what? I am not in drop down possition as far i remember. my hand is on top of the shifeter hood.

yaaa, again as i said i  never tot this will happend to me. Its not my intention to do stupid trick or what frankly speaking.. I was like "WTF" when this thing started  Going to rest for next few weeks and see how things goes.. Hppe t does not deter me from cycling.

your case is just practically losing grip on the rear end... on road bike.. it can be catastrophic.. possible to go into a slide, proceed to recover grip and throw the rider in the opposite direction of the lean onto the ground... what they call high sided on a motorcycle...

here is what could happened with a locked rear... one of the more famous ones... Joseba Beloki in the 2003 running of the tour... although report also stated that he rolled his tubular in the process..


but he definitely locked up... started to slide out from underneath when his tyres suddenly retain it's grip and fling him sideways onto the ground (practically smacked onto the ground full force).. end up breaking his femur and some other bones i remember...

there are some reasons to why it doesn't happen on a mountain bike... partly it can be due to the running of knobby tyres which dampen out the shocks that is required to cause a speed wobble in the first place... and the geometry of the bike and how the rider is sitting more upright as opposed to putting quite a lot of body weight forward on the handlebars.. MTB also leave the ride sort of like pushing against the handlebars horizontally rather than like a road bike... just my theory... can be wrong...

@butthead - in fact i truly enjoy LSD. cant wait for the next one.. my gang is riding tomorrow but unfortunately i m caught up with work tomorrow morning wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sunday anyone??

learned a new term "RX insert" and now looking for models with this feature...seems that not every model supports "RX insert"...

Interesting conversation going on...good to know there are so many passionate cyclist on this thread.

On the earlier subject of falls and recoveries, almost had my first major crash last weekend. Was on MRR2 when I went over a rock or something...My hands completely slipped from the handlebars, resulting in my chest falling straight unto the stem and handlebars. Panicked for a moment as I was my clipless pedals and shoes. Somehow I managed to steer the bike with my chest and regained control. luckily was not going very fast, probably around 20kmh plus. Felt extremely foolish and careless, not paying attention to the road.

On the way home got caught in a massive thunderstorm, was drenched to the bone. Had to decide whether to stop and take shelter at a bus stop or press on...managed to get back on in one piece even though I was completely soaked.

Fun all the way...

hello, I'm a college student riding a newly gotten fixie. should i buy a lubricant for the maintenance? or should i just let the bicycle shop employees do it?

Can... pump to 0.2psi only...

Bought a new pump, and 2 matching colour cage bottle (well they looks really lousy quality tho, complain much for RM15 ea)

RM170 gone

nitrogen... don't think so lar... which shop wan to entertain you... and how much to charge? 50 cents...

pump with your hand pump... your arms must be now one side thicker than the other...

Where can find this kind of saddle? 

if there are plenty of pretty chicks riding in bikini for those 3 days... i'd go even if it's double the price...
29er... if you are not the itchy to change things type... and you ride XC a lot...

i figure it will take another year before the full 29er fad starts picking up... that being said, you still have to hope that 29er parts like wheels and forks are in if you are the itchy type... variety is a problem currently with the 29er...

i got the ultimate plan... coax your FC into cycling then... so, so you can let her ride your current rig... and buy a 29er...

tell her you need 2 bikes so you and her can go out and cycle together... at the same time can develop a closer bond of you closer and spend more time together by sharing the same passion...chicks dig the relationship shit 

and if you are seeing long term... anything you upgrade on your new 29er can be used as an excuse to upgrade her bike... just pass down your old stuff and tell her it is better for her ride

So fast want to upgrade? 

she can't tell the difference la.. jus kasi sumbat to her only...

haha. i also have the thought of getting another bike for easy ride and perhaps riding them hard enough without feeling guilty..perhaps a 2nd hand roadbike 1.5k and below budget...or could be another new low end merida...

but my cycling friend advise me not to have 2 bikes...better focus on one bike and upgrade it to the max (if you really keen to increase performance of the bike etc etc). but somehow I really want to have 2 bike..1 treated like a king..another 1 like a slave

The problem is that my place is kinda hilly which is seriously good place to train as climber. That how my accident happen as to go flatland i first had to go tru some downhill slope first (that where it happens). Not sure now how to do it, i guess i will walk downhill first then ride on the flatland