May I know how much u guys spend for upgrading ur foldie? Upgrade including add on accessories. Here is my list. All add on lol

1. Cateye Velo Wireless - Rm120
2. Bottle Cage - Rm10
3. Cateye Bell - Rm20
4. Cateye light TL130 - RM40
5. Cateye light EL135 - RM63
6. Helmet Prowell F4000R - Rm120
7. Lock - RM25
8. Phone Holder - Rm25.90
9. Bottle - RM15
10. Topeak Aero Wedge (M) - RM80

Total: RM518.90

Wishlist

1. Selle Royal Freedom Strengtex saddle
2. Mudguard
3. Schwable Big Apple

aiyo seriously ar ... wanna count meh ...

1. Kali Chakra Plus Helmet - RM160
2. Knogg Blinder R - RM230
3. Bottles x2 - RM20
4. Wellgo QR Pedals - RM160
5. Finishing Line Dry Lube - RM50
6. Cateye Micro Wireless - RM150
7. Top Tube Bag - RM45
8. Royal Selle Ariel Saddle - RM150
9. Ultrafire Torchlights and Velcro Mount - RM60
10. China Blinkers X2 - RM10
11. Padded Shorts - RM60
12. Gloves - RM45

Total - RM1145

To get list

1. Foot pump - budget RM50
2. Tires - budget RM150
3. New chains - budget RM100

This post has been edited by earl-ku: Aug 1 2013, 09:44 AM

Why do you need new chains?

I dont know but I might need a second opinion coz mine really looks worn..

No one brings spare chains when they ride out rite...hahaha

As long as the chain doesn't slip, it's still OK. When it slips, it either the crank or the chain.

per...banyak spending jugak bro..

waah serious ah you guys really keep tap of your spending, me get most of the thing from taobao (using online translator and cause some wrong order)..
eco c7 - selle royale freeway saddle (order for my self but thanks to online translator, wrongly order women type), china front and rear and handle bar end blinker, china torchlight (less than rm20), 7 speed mega-range cog, cateye velo 9(less than rm60 and cateye bell (rm16).. wish list - upgrade the gear to 16 speed (transfer from the skyline)

oyama skyline- saddle from eco 7, bar end blinker, cateye micro wireless (around rm130 if not mistaken discount time forgot the price), cateye rear blinker 3LED (around rm40).. wish list is tiagra crank and roadbike rear cassette which until now cannot force myself to order...

I keep track so I wont spend too much. Also when buying thing will check my history and will mostly get shocked. Bicycle only cost me RM700 and add on cost me RM500. Damn!

Bicycle accessories are quite pricy sometimes.
Btw, mbax, can u share with us here, how do u buy from taobao? Do go through agent or buy directly?
Any problem with shipping and custom clearance?
I might be interested to buy something from taobao soon. Thanks.

bought thru agent in LYN also so they do everything you only pay.. browse and translate the page, compare price and choose reliable seller.
i also learn from sifu in this thread.

Not sure how it slips... there is a measuring tool to check rite

Sikit sikit lama lama jadik bukit

Same here... 2.4k bike 1k accesories... yet every day still browsing bbs... kakaka

saw this in taobao, FC-R553 is it triple crank sora?

Thanks for your tips. Which agent did u go through? PM me k.
Need to mod eco c7.

When I was a young kid, I thought of the bike as my personal horse that allowed me to go wherever I wanted to go, I rode the bike like it was a horse as it had two wheels and a saddle .... those were pleasant childhood times...

For now, I think of the bike as a personal transportation tool, although it is much slower than motorised vehicles, I appreciate it the most when this lowly bike is faster than the mega powerful BMW in a rush hour morning traffic jam going to KL, especially on Jalan Bangsar... Being a car driver, you will be stuck in an hour long jam, while I just pedal and reach my destination earlier.

As such, any accessories that we can get for the bike is to enhance the safety and performance aspects and to help the rider stay more comfortable on the saddle. So I just make sure the three contact points are the most comfortable between rider and the bike: saddle, handlebars and the pedals.

Things that help to protect us, help us to stay alive on our busy roads are of high value. As such, I do not stinge on spending money when these are the objectives. After all, if you had bad lights, who can see you in the dark? Furthermore, good accessories are not cheap, helmets, lights, mirrors, brakes, tyres, saddle, racks...

For comfort, one more thing I really like, is the colorful, anti-odor, anti-bacterial sports t shirts from Uniqlo. I try to wear a white or light colored shirt at night so others can see me easily.

uh
list eh?
heres mine anyway

1.bern g2 helmet - pre owned - bbs - MYR 150 (the "milky cow" pattern is actually respro reflective stickers)

2.gloves "axion"(?) gel - new - (fogot de name ) bicycle shop in jitra, kedah - MYR 50?60?(hell i fogot ady )
3.dahon stow bag - new - joo ngan son sri permaisuri, cheras - MYR 200 (tho for me 200 is kinda way out of budget for a bag but at dat time i realy desperate to get one...but lookin back...i tink its worth dat kind of money...no regret then )
4.magura hs33 (05-11) model - pre owned (but never fitted so condition is new ) - bbs - MYR 250
5.maxxis dth tyres 20x1.95 (folding) - new - my bicycle shop bandar utama - MYR 160/pair
6.knog blinder 2 road front light - new - spv bicycle subang jaya - MYR 229 (before 5% discount)
7.(dono wat brand ) rear lights x2 - new - daiso mid valley - MYR 5/each
8.side mirror (diy) x2(but lost one) - new - daiso mid valley - MYR 5/each
9.deda bartape - new - joo ngan son sri permaisuri, cheras - MYR 45

total - errr...MYR 1k somtin...too lazy to do de math...

bought but not use (yet)
1.minoura camera mount - new - bbs - MYR 50(i tink so)
2.gts 1" to 1 1/8 stem - new - my bicycle shop bandar utama - RM 30(also not sure huhu)

wishlist
1."front project" fork & stem - dont know...stil looking for it...
2.fender/mudguard - somting like dis - also stil looking for it...anybody seen any in kl shop?

3.better sadle myb - perhaps until dis stock sadle gave up
4.knog strangler fingerless glove
5.knog blinder 2 road rear light - MYR 179 (before 5% discount)
6.messenger bag - not yet decided - not urgent anyway
7.fsa crankset - gossamer or somtin like dat
8.sram x9 rd red color - just because of its red color hehe
9.aerospoke got 20" wheel but de price is just ridiculous...haizzz...how i wish...
10.perhaps another folding bike hehe

well
de wishlist is just my wish actualy
it might hapen or might not hapen
even it all might hapen i will take a realy loooooooooonngggg time
hehe
not to mention dat those thing dat arent available locally
haizzz
anyway
happy cycling guyz

cheers

IS this brake? Somehow I feel my original Tekro V brake are rather mushy. Any better brake to fit in?
Preferable budget about RM100.

Breaking News... Just to share... People always tell me center fold is not so good or strong.. But i not understand what they say.. Now i understand, this is what they mean...

This is the Jetstream! What did you do with it? How did it happened and how old is the frame? If it is less than 3 years old, I think you can claim for a new frame.

Did you use this in off road biking just like a mountain bike?
Its not designed for such rough terrain..