Need some guidance from pros/old timer here. Bought myself a decathlon road bike triban rc520. Decent hardware 105 groupset.

Has been clocking about 300 km so far at GCE. When climbing i see other riders can ride way faster and make me a little butthurt. But thinking maybe they have been riding longer than i am.

But when descending without pedaling they also go way faster. I had to pedal just to keep up. Is there something i miss?

Tyres is stock. I think 28mm. I weigh about 70kg.
I don’t know the pressure as i dont have pump with a gauge. So i pump based on feel only (pinching tyre by hand)

so where's picture of ur real bike?

u posted from fon izit? u kena open ur pic first, then save a copy, then only u upload.
really smh

Wah! Nice! The first version Merida Scultura Bahrain replicas. 
Much nicer than the second version which had the black background. 

Nice right? 

The new livery with McLaren is also eyecatching.

Perhaps need to wait next year for the replica.  

Spoke loose is not a thing to mess around if u r experienced in wheel tuning... Go fine megabike Keong...

Guys... need advice ;-)

Looking for a new hybrid bike. Budget around 1000-2000..

Any recommendation? Klang valley area

Oh so that's how it is supposed to be rolled. Later go home I have to revise the roll again. Currently I have the pump head twisted to the sides

You roll like this more compact.
Before roll, put talcum powder (curi from your baby daughter's stock  ) on the whole tube so it doesn't stick together when you need to use it later.
But if you buy Tubolito tubes, saves weight and very compact. 

But...but...but andrewhtf said he wants to be weight weenie ma...       

thank you gentlemen for the advise, looks like i gotta shed more fat before i walk-in to spez and snap meself the dream tarmac... 

Gang,
I’m new to RB looking for one. Saw this one Merida Scultura 100 n 300 that suit with my budget for now. If I’m around 173cm tall. Size S or 50cm can fit me? But my friend said I need size M/L or 52 at least. But from the seller description pulak said Merida size S can fit people like me. Is the size different between brand? Anyone?

Since the seller up north, so I can’t test drive.

After some re-adjustment, finally settled for a height which i guess is roughly just 5mm lower than previous height before all those 0.883 or 109% methods.

LPPL. pi mai pi mai tang tu.

because of the much lower height before, i find that my long ass saddle bag is grinding the tyre liao. have to take off and dump out my air pressure gague, the mini tripod and cable locks, only carry a spare tyre, hex key, and tyre levers in a mini saddle bag.  but the shitty thing is this small saddle bag is not blinker friendly, mount the blinker and it points down to the tyre. kanasai

then an idea came to me, why use saddle bag when i could just chuck everything into a drinking bottle, place it on the bottle cage, and leave the blinker nicely on seatpost? just that if i have to ride longer, i cannot bring 2 water bottles lah.

Or maybe andrewhtf going for audax... 

eh sorry, spare tube!!! hahahaha
not fully packed lah, i cycle alone, so the most basic of stuffs should be carried along since i dont have someone else to share barang
no not yet do fitting, still on my own trial and error finding a comfy height.

mau simpan bajet leh, do one time bike fit rm2-3hundred

Or... you could use a top tube bag to store your tools? 


At least then you can still maintain 2 water bidons.

ahh... if like that maybe get like these 2 below saddle bags la...compact and durable materials.