I wondered how much does the Conti or vittoria tube sold here in KL? if it was cheap I plan to get some of it back. Anyone can bring me around to cycling shop once my wound is healed? Butthead perhaps?

cleaning and lubricating your chain is a pretty easy enough task to do. useful to learn how to do it on your own

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Added on February 14, 2012, 9:03 pmmy airbrush compressor is rated for up to 100psi not that I had attempted to try using that to inflate my tires before

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Added on February 14, 2012, 9:04 pmdamn.. I gotta get myself one of those pumps too. getting fed up with my little hand pump for inflating my tires whenever I switch between my slicks and my knobby tires.

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Added on February 14, 2012, 9:05 pmanybody tried helium or hydrogen?

This post has been edited by malleus: Feb 14 2012, 09:05 PM

When will you be around? Location? Maybe we can go together lepak lepak around

Helium combustible.. Hydrogen explodable.. you are playing beyond fire...

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Added on February 14, 2012, 9:23 pmI am not pro.. but if you are too slow you will fall down, better waste the energy get over the mountain.. or push it up.. drop the pride push up your bike is a good strategy sometimes.. even in race.. not everyone can climb like lance armstrong..

This post has been edited by Sky.Live: Feb 14 2012, 09:23 PM

wat's gymnasty.. some gay dance is it?

lube.. jus do yourself if you don't mind getting your hands dirty... at less than RM50 per bottle.. no need to trouble your mech.. furthermore, they won't wash for you... and once you wash yourself.. you are already halfway there...

basically... climbing out of the saddle generally warrants a 12% increase in heart rate... although you can utilize your body weight to propel you up the slopes.. but you exhaust yourself quicker as well...

in the saddle.. you can climb holding on the handlebar top which like you say gives you a more upright position and generally a position that encourages easier breathing... for long and stable climbs.. this is the way to go...

for powering up a slope.. you can just grab onto the brake levers as that lets you pull on the handlebars for more power....

if you can handle the drops on the slope... it is also a possible way of riding.. but very little people can manage adequate power output riding on the drops...

most importantly.. scoot around your saddle a bit to change utilization on your muscle groups to regulate and let certain muscles rest a bit...

doing a fair amoung of core training helps with climbing in general

vittoria normally very seldom see entry level ones in KL... conti depending on model... i think GP4000 is around RM150 per piece...

generally.. it is not good to store tyres as the rubber hardens over time...

me... i am OK.. but i don't think with me walking into any shops can get you any good deal... be lucky if they don't charge you more...



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

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Added on February 14, 2012, 9:45 pmnext time you go the kampung sungai penchala there... there is one super steep one.. need a mountain bike to get up.. impossible with a road bike... even trying to walk up in cleats is a hard thing to do...

the other one i used to go long long time ago is bukit lanjan at mutiara damansara... just behind the LHDN offices there... damn nice if you can get there by 6am...can see the entire kepong area from the top.. not a long climb.. about less than 1.5kilo.. but several sections are super steep...

nowadays it is closed and there are security guards watching the entrance...

This post has been edited by butthead: Feb 14 2012, 09:45 PM

Alright. Thanks all!

U nvr bring me there one~!

Actually i mean the innnner tube of the tayar. How much usually cost in KL town. I am based in KL btw.

hello sifuss... this is my newbie beginner set.. all bought 2nd hand except glove and mtb helmet.
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This post has been edited by senoqc: Feb 15 2012, 02:24 AM

ohh.. sorry... thought you meant tyres... seldom see high end branded tubes here... if they can spend so much... they would have gone for tubulars

normal butyl tubes CST, Innova and any cap ayam brands are around RM10-Rm14...

if you have the balls to splurge on latex tubes... then those are at least RM30 and above assuming you can find the,...

enjoy riding... and ride safe

it's gross to buy 2nd hand glove and helmet anyways...

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Added on February 15, 2012, 9:28 am

kenot go up... sudah tutup to public...

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Added on February 15, 2012, 9:28 am

kenot go up... sudah tutup to public...

This post has been edited by butthead: Feb 15 2012, 09:28 AM

No kidding. I noticed my jersey's right sleeve is a slight bit tighter than my left sleeve

For long climbs, as butthead said, the best way is seated. But if possible, spin at high cadence when U're seated la, maybe between 80-90rpm .. once Ur slowing down or U encounter steeper gradients, upshift 1 cog or two, stand & accelerate for a few seconds, then get back on the saddle. When Ur on the saddle, keep Ur hands on the tops, or maybe the hood (brake hood), depending on how U set up Ur bike. Very seldom we see ppl climbing on the drops, even when accelerating, becoz on the drops U won't get as much leverage as the hoods. There's a reason why brake hoods (or dual control hoods) are shaped the way they are nowadays. To make it easier for U to grab them while climbing.

Despite being a pretty big guy & a sprinter, I like climbing a lot. The reward, of course, is the descent.

hahha... possible due to other activities with that hand as well???

jus jokin

initially i hate climbing terribly lot... but i figured... wat the heck.. you can't avoid them forever and you have to face them sooner or later if you want to ride...

staying seated is basically about finding your rhythm... each person has a rhythm that their most comfy with... or a natural rhythm... find yours and most importantly ride within your own limits...

climbing is a lot different than riding flats... on flats, you can chase groups down if you are gapped and then recover by hiding in their slipstream... on climbs.. the factor of wind is not big and you don't get much chances to recover and you definitely won't by sitting in other people's slipstream.... if you ride yourself into the redzone... you will blow up and then get left behind... slowly but surely increase your pace if you want and try to bridge gaps... not accelerate and try to bridge it in one shot...

for me... i am a god dammned wheel sucker that gets cursed every time i get near someone... psychologically... i find that having a wheel to follow and pace me is good for me mentally (or at least me, personally)... so every time i try to find someone who rides the same pace as me and then i tag on for the longest time possible before that person gives me the stare of "get off my wheel or i fling my water bottle at you"...

"so every time i try to find someone who rides the same pace as me..."

there is no someone there... only me...

doesn't mean there are no other cyclist on the road...

you think forever alone isit?

newbie fr cheras. Can join any cyclist? Ride at weekend morng only.

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This post has been edited by ryan3721: Feb 15 2012, 01:39 PM

Hi guys, what do you guys think of gt avalanche 3.0 2009. price ia sgd600 for second hand.


Specs:
Frame :6061 Custom Butted/ Hydraformed Aluminum DT Fork :RockShox Dart 2 ,100mm travel Brakeset: Avid Juicy 3 Hydraulic Disc brakes Shift Levers:Shimano Deore Rapidfire Front Derailleur :Shimano Alivio Rear Derailleur :Shimano Deore Crankset: FSA , 22/32/42teeth Headset: cane creek wheelset : shimano M475 tires : maxxis ignitor 2.10 x 26

im 100kg and around 178cm.

This post has been edited by sLapshock: Feb 15 2012, 02:02 PM

What is the size of the bike?

nah... usually nothing much to sell one la... just small things that you don't need.

this is usually above Rm1.5k if i am not wrong when new... has an entry level rockshox and hydraulic discs..

depends on how you see buying a 2nd hand bike and the condition of it... then u have to think about how you going to get it from singapore...

add here and there... maybe you can buy a new one if you don't have so much expectations...

This post has been edited by butthead: Feb 15 2012, 02:20 PM