I am an uncle riding for leisure only but I fing the people here very civil to noob questions..

hi guys..
last nite I went for my 1st ride at the hilly Bkt Tunku...not too steep and a very short ride..only 8km cos it's already late at night..btw i notice that my gear doesnt engage smoothly..how do one normally shift? long press of the shifter or quick burst tapping of the shifter? Mine is shimano 105. thx in advance.

plus I notice on the website my bike's stem is from controltech (carbon) mine is merida pro stem (not sure carbon or not)...i only managed to check it after bought that bike..is it packaged such way for malaysian market?

pause, switch, pedal and feel repeat if necessary.. hmm that's what I do.. but sometimes just forgot and thus the huge clank sound when your pedal hard during gear shift

pink is in nowadays.. just think of riding for breast cancer awareness... you feel better that way...

Hurm..my chain is rubbing my front derailleur..is it normal? How to fix? Thx in advance guys

URGENT: what is the tyre pressure for a road bike? i m gonna cycle 70km early morning tomorrow. HIGHLY appreciate quick answer. TQVM.

Hope my weight advantage of 50kg will tapau those mat sallehs 

well... back to college time where i was so fuqqing skinny till my chin sucked into my skull...was 55kg...

so... cant really imagine a 50kg man...

Guys my weight varies around 48 to 51 kg during the day. Tha depend if i had big portion of meal or not.

Schwalbe Lugano
Use:    Road
Wheel size:    700c
Tyre width:    23c
Bead:    Folding
Carcass:    50 tpi
Compound:    Silica
Protection:    Puncture Protection Belt
Weight:    255g

the detonators have bead to bead puncture protection strip... should be quite OK as i've been using their tyres for quite some time.. how did your one get puncture? from sharp objects?

Hei Guy, I know this question might be asked thousand times before, but hopefully some of your pro can help me with your value advise.

Recently my friend asking me to get a bike to ride with him, as a man that didn't do sport for many years and unhealthy lifestyle with very heavy weight body aka fat >90kg.

I also feel that I can't continue to live this way, it's time to do some sport.

Now I have a problem, as a beginner, I dun know which kind of bike to start with. My friend suggesting me to get a road bike which is more light and can go faster. But I thought Hybrid bike will be a better choice for begginer,and some more ppl like me, with less stamina better dun start hardcore with roadbike. My friend keep on telling me that I will regret later if I get a hybrid bike, Coz most of the time we will ride on tar road, not going for trail.

I did some research online to compare hybrid and road bike, seem like hybrid is more comfy type of bike compare to road bike that need to lean forward and sprint.

Now I'm really confuse, which I should go with, hybrid or road? I dun wan to let this question kill off my spirit to start ridding. Hope the experienced pro here can spend a.little precious time to do me a small favor.

I am 170cm or 168 cm if i not mistaken. Quite short guy 

Thank you very much for your precious advise.

But i think most of time we will go on the road, MTB is abit too heavy for the road? That's what my friend keep on telling me...

No big deal, starting on bike is easier than running..

Great Idea man, how about Hybrids Bike switch to thinner slick tires? But any idea the weight different between Hybrids and road bike?

From my understanding, hyrid bike is a roadbike with flat handle bar.....

you better not let pacesetters club people see it or you are dead meat...

anyways both are same two wheelers... the owner will need to know what usage it is for in making a decision.. there are technical and more common sense decisions (for instance touring riders will need a bike that is sensible yet easily repairable in remote areas where they travel to)

i won't be saying which is better but both has their definite merits depending on it's intended use and there is no right and wrong...but RM1.5k might be a toughie in getting a hybrid.. i think even the flatbar polygon is about RM1.6 or RM1.7k...

nike shirt? then you better make sure there is a big nike sign on it... else they think u custom made one to mock them... and that is not good news...

actually it isn't a push pull method... it is more towards developing a efficient and perfect pedal stroke... and you are right... like driving a manual car... it takes time to perfect it and not just one or 2 days..

but first thing you need is at least a toe strap if not a clipless pedal...

i posted some links some pages back... but here is one which is shorter in explanation

http://www.bicycling.com/training-nutritio...ct-pedal-stroke

my lousy explanation basically, there are four pedal zones... let us us put it as 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock position

1) between 1 to 5 o'clock position, this is where you generate the most amount of power where you are pushing down on the pedals... whether you are a ankle or toe pedal sort of rider is your preference..

2) from 5 to 7 o'clock, you imagine you are dragging your feet against the ground or trying to scrap some dirt off your shoes...

3) 7 to 11 o'clock position you lift your feet up

4) 11 to 1 o'clock position you imagine you are trying to lift and flick your feet over an obstacle and return to 1 o'clock position

Under 20k. Trust me.This is the aftermaths of getting high end bike.