ask taiko sini, i placed a deposit with specialized store for the allez elite, i have my reasons going aluminium laa

i'm short at 163cm, bike fit based on allez sizing is 52 which is crazy, but a 49 should be nice.

With the RETUL, the shop strongly advise me get the recommended size of 44 from the RETUL result of 44/49.

I was like...aaa...their reasoning is as usual, you can sikit size up a smaller frame with stems, higher this that, but you cannot reduce something too much on a bigger frame. AND, they cakap with my saddle height and the 49 bike size, it would not look COOL, will look more like P RAMLEE basikal with seat post very low.

What say taiko here?

They are not pushing for any size, since they have size 44 and size 49 incoming and i can choose either one. they are recommending me the 44, but strongly advise against me if i want to get 49. So that factor not inside la.

Since the shop is Specialized Miri (Elite Store, S-Works, Roval), i dont want to travel there, so they asked for few unique dimension; illiac crest to kneecap, kneepcap to ankle bone. The rest are standard height, weight, range/time/frequency cycling. With those measurement, that would enable the setback calculation kot.


itu la, sell tot he gegirl, so i have a gegirl bike, dun care laaa (sbb on paper, i buy the bike to give to my wife while me on my Tern Verge....but she rides 3km in a week saja, hehe)

The aesthetics reason was highlighted by the shop, he cakap nanti basikal nampak mcm basikal zaman P RAMLEE, seat post like 2-4" saja up.

You also in KCH ka? BTW website retul will check height sahaja..i letak 120cm pun dia bagi size 49, never a 44 or cakap 20" kid bike

Your bike doesnt look bad ler? IMHO that is still okay, compared to the picture they sent me of a TARMAC.



Banyak betul basikal

The shop cakap itu machiem, like the saddle n nampak PANJANG walaupun on paper its only ~30mm difference in seat tube length, and another ~9mm in reach between 44 and 49. Stand over height difference ~21mm and stack 19mm, thats about it.

Sorry la, noobie, but thats why they told me ambik kecik since can extend pakai longer stem etc etc.

Giant sini okay, but messenger ka whatsapp susah he very slow to reply. Giant has too much nifty gifty graphic on it, and the Contender (aluminium) is not very interesting IMHO, tanya pricing pun belum bagi, what he can tell me, next year baru ada stock. And kalau cari review or comparison, its hard to get Giant review, pricing xde on the website, specs are never clear especially weight.

And of course I do know Giant make other ppl punya bike. But kalau price is right, stock ada, I might just take Giant.

And another reason for noobie me laaaa...a Giant is a Giant, and a Specialized is a Specialized.


Sama saja, non-existence. Giant kena tunggu next year February. Specialized pun patchy, ada ada, takde takde, but stock direct from SG. The rest aa, that do not have specific boutique, kena put order baru order, 2-3 bulan if lucky. For sure stock akan sampai semenanjung baru sini.

For your 149CM wife kan? Cut as in physically cut the seatpost so can masuk dalam is it?

My 44 Allez OTW dalam bas from MYY to KCH today.

Now we see the cross section of a tarmac carbon seatpost. So sekarang dh ok? Do share final bike look.

Short ppl trouble, 163cm on a size 44 Allez Elite. The saddle kena up sikit lagi.

But overall la, frame really small, bottle nk masuk pun susah. Seatpost stock offset 12.5, saddle habis belakang still not optimum yet, kena pasang 25 offset. Stem stock 70mm too short, kena panjang sikit.

However so...no body pain after 25km, so noobie hantam saja.. Efficiency x tahu...



Plus side, kalau my scale betul, its only 8.3kg. I plan tukar tubeless, can cut 200-300gram. Stock tyre wire bead at ~360gm for one tyre sahaja.

This post has been edited by ijan: Dec 1 2020, 04:17 PM

Mula2 dulu when mula cycling folding, eventually my ass mcm nk ke belakang, nk cari space. Eventually I read about the knee drop to ball of foot thing, so mcm my ass naturally go there. On the allez mmng feel cramped, measured kneecap mmng abit over the ball of the foot/pedal axle. But not that bad laa, boleh pakai lagi.

Haha, I did ask sini, but mostly kena advise get the smaller one sbb can adjust with stem and seat post, the specialized store pun comment the same. I don't really regret it, kinda like my cheap bike.

I ride short ride, my ~500ml elite and abloc bottle csn fit well.

You guys no comment on tubeless ka? Sounds magical Imho, but why ppl x pakai? No puncture, auto seal. So nice.

Yaaa, now saddle habis belakang xd. But still not that bad la...badan x sakit, ok la kan tapi selow masih selow..

First honest actual user comment. Kena fikir twice xd, haha!

Sidewall xde puncture repair kit aa, kena tukar terus? Skill ada la, motorcycle tyre, tp those rims besar and keras...bicycle rim kang bengkok (kalau kabon dah crach).

Thank you for another confirmation on bike sizing, makes my heart lega bit more.

ok ok, i learn my lesson, haha

Tp good tyres pun sama harga tubeless, but at least tukar rm20 tube ony, or patch.

Got carried away after ppl show tubless run over nais screws etc etc, cabut like nothing happen with sealant squirting out.

Yes tuan, kalau salah tolong ketuk kepala.

Even worse kan, my seat not level, sbb tarik belakang sgt, ada slight upwards tilt on the nose. Belum sakit lagi, pakai dulu.

Tahu boss, tp badan x sakit lagi most prolly due to factor no 6. Im not complaining (yettt) so until then will ask more.

So nubis kubis, x sakit bantai dulu, then from there baru ask again. Nanti we revisit this question in 3 months time.

But i know (2) (3) and (4) is valid, but no effect, so maybe it works.

BTW, im a loner cyclist, so no peer pressure or peer comments from 1000 years of combined cycling experience to say otherwise. Eh pasal ko x beli kabon, eh, change wheelset ENVE laaa, eh, pakai ceramic bro, ei, your bike no value, buy better s-works, ada kelass, eh pakai kask helmet la...you guys know la

so, back to new question, numb nether region, crotch or, numb dick/cock.

I'm not tech guy like you peeps pakai cycling shorts, beep whatever. Bangun pagi 530, sembahyang sekejap, cuci muka, put on hrm, put on blocktech jacket (with hood inside), put on giro helmet, pakai kasut, naik basikal.

Problem is, after habis ride 1 hour, mmng numb dick, last sometimes unti the next day, maybe the saddle, maybe the position. Could it be my jogger trousers i use to go to sleep in (well, standard seluar has seams dekat crotch area).

Thanks, you seconded my friends comment, but i did not notice any rocking in my hips due to reaching for the pedal.

Nanti will try again, thanks!

This post has been edited by ijan: Dec 13 2020, 01:25 PM

I lowered the saddle by 15mm, adjusted spacer for the stem 15mm, adjusted saddle tilt nose down sikitt, now less numb, much much much better than before. But saddle kena shift fowrard by 10mm (which IMHO now sudah macam 25mm terlalu ke hadapan). Pity, no proper bike fitter in Kuching, only bike shop pushing their agenda sahaja.

How you ppl decide your stem length? (remember, i dont have acces to bike fitter), but i read that if you're on the hood, look bawah, should not be able to see the front hub.
I can see my front hub , by ~40mm. Not to mention, if im on the drop, my hand is like straight down, almost like normal ppl on hood. Nk beli stem also so many legth 90 100 110. Angle going for -17 sbb the Allez is seriously not aggresive

Forgive my noob-ness, sudah pakai baru tahu.

tq all, baru got time masuk sini, kena lash liao

tq tq genodickybirdJustin.Loong beating the shit out of noobie me, For the mean time, still think its better to pakai dulu whatever yg ada. Nanti i measure the reach and do some trigonometry apa machiem, still belajar.

I ingat ambil the 17 degree, then i shift the spacer back down 15mm. At least got range to play.