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 Mountain Biking Heaven V9, wtf?! V9 already?!

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radmaszeal
post Apr 16 2009, 12:06 AM

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from bottom bracket to seat tube i think.
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post Apr 16 2009, 12:35 AM

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cycled for a few months still no difference in stamina or weight sad.gif


btw i'm using a cheap lerun and it tries to kill me everytime i go to kiara. that and my lack of skills. anyways, for commuting it is decent but a little on the heavy side.
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post Apr 16 2009, 12:51 AM

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QUOTE(jesse @ Apr 16 2009, 12:44 AM)
oh dear...

after a few months still no diff in stamina/weight??

any tips from anyone on how best to increase stamina / lower weight? is there a specific tactic / technique / skill when cycling?

after buying a bike, i actually plan to cycle from puchong to klang (one way is abt 30km...so, to and fro would be 60km) every sunday morning...

is once a week good enuff? i mean for that distance... is that a good distance? too short? too long? bear in mind i'm overweight n i haven't been in any form of exercise for the past....er...5 years?

30km one way...how long do you guys take to cover that distance...just to let me have an idea of how fast i should be cycling....

and if from no-exercise-at-all to 30km stretch, is that ok? too low? or too much? will i die?

have anyone tried cycling on federal highway? or kesas highway? got motorcycle lane rite? do other motorcyclist zoom pass you and blow u off the path?

Added on April 16, 2009, 12:46 ambrand wise, is le run better or nexus better? (of the 2 models i mentioned earlier)

i'm kinda leaning more towards nexus...dunno why though...a gut feeling i guess...
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bmi already 21 tongue.gif already had ok stamina b4 cycling, was swimming regularly. but need more stamina and strength, been hiking up hills or small mountains with friends once a month. anyways, puchong to klang is doable, just depends on the speed. i cycling around my area at around 19km/h on average, slightly hilly ground. if do over 15km/h should be ok for starters if flatland.


if wanna increase stamina/strength/get full body workout go trail cycling at bukit kiara. thumbup.gif get upper body workout pushing the bike everywhere doh.gif

Added on April 16, 2009, 12:53 amoh yeah, keeping the pedalling at around 60rpm and getting a rhythm (i think its called cadence cycling, not sure, might be wrong lol) would be a balance between leg strength and heart workout

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post Apr 16 2009, 12:57 AM

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QUOTE(sniper on the roof @ Apr 16 2009, 12:54 AM)
mmm.... i smell a whiff of weight weenism tongue.gif
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i'm 160cm short and i weight 54kgs. and weak some more. low power, need to improve power to weight ratio tongue.gif


graduate next year would mostly spend 1st few paychecks on bike stuff. lol
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post Apr 16 2009, 01:09 AM

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QUOTE(jesse @ Apr 16 2009, 01:03 AM)
60rpm....
i checked out velo 8 and 5 (which i saw in the shop) in cateye's website... it doesn't say they measure rpm.... so how do i measure rpm? or should i be getting a different meter that does measure rpm?
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lol. rpm is how fast ur legs push the pedals and crank. cateyes and cyclometers measure front wheel rpm, which when calculated with the radius of the wheel can obtain the speed. pedalling speed try count manually la. lol. or pedal as fast as u can without running out of breath, but not in a gear that is too high that each crank would burn the thighs. variate the gearing while keeping the pedalling speed constant
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post Apr 16 2009, 01:19 AM

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quite a good link about cadence and muscles and energy usage.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/arti...p?articleid=433
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post Apr 17 2009, 08:37 PM

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QUOTE(DataWraith @ Apr 17 2009, 08:09 PM)
Hahaha! Ya! My mistake. Kai's bike aint that lite after all. Tersilap tengok measurement. I oso garu kepala just now...LOL! Must be the lack of sleep. Been on a late nite movie marathon for the past 4 nights. My YETI IS 28.3lbs...NOT 28.3kg LOL!!! My apologies.

BTW sniper, few pages back saying you are coming to Malaysia? Can tumpang purchase Knog Beetle ke? Want to buy 2 units to mount on handlebar...hehe.
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lol. 28.3lbs is 12.84kgs. my bike is heavier lol.


just replaced broken stock brake lever with avids. rims had to be aligned. cost of repairs and parts replacement already a quarter of original price. shld be easier to persuade my parents for better bike if this keeps up tongue.gif
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post Apr 18 2009, 12:30 PM

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just got back. frim got some flowing singletrack trails can go nonstop for quite awhile without going down and pushing. but the climbs(more pushing than climbing 4 me) are torture. tomorrow if my genital area isnt numb anymore might commit suicide go kiara.
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post Apr 18 2009, 01:28 PM

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QUOTE(latias93 @ Apr 18 2009, 01:19 PM)
Man.. if you joined the Selangor Mountain Bike Challenge '09, 75% of the 25KM distance is UPHILL (including some of FRIM's famous ups such as Steroids).
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ah. i'm still a newbie. more pro at pushing than riding. lol. and my bike isnt exactly the lightest, just now pushed 75% of the way up steroid hill. but the singletracks are less technical than kiara. tomorrow going to kiara?
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post Apr 18 2009, 07:58 PM

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QUOTE(sniper on the roof @ Apr 18 2009, 03:48 PM)
Wow..  shocking.gif
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i pushed 75% of the way up. sad.gif

QUOTE(Nightstalker1993 @ Apr 18 2009, 04:14 PM)
1km sure felt like 10 lol...
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yeah. bloody thigh burning.

QUOTE(scotty @ Apr 18 2009, 06:31 PM)
Sunday Kiara Fun RideDate: 19 April 2009
Location: Bukit Kiara, TTDI KL
Ride distance: 18kms, magic carpet, 2K reserved, apollo, TnT n carnival,
Suitable for mtbs, a vary technical ride
Meeting Place: park at the ksh local bicycle shop ttdi
Riding Time: 8:00am
Call maxguy on 012 2818831 for further info.

maybe this time we do 36km instead?
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just woke up. hadnt eaten since morning. lol. if i manage to wake up early i'll go. lol
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post Apr 19 2009, 04:06 PM

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QUOTE(dickybird @ Apr 19 2009, 11:22 AM)
man! i rode with maxguy and radma, and i am all beat up! my knees hurt, my chest hurts where my handlebar left a big bruise. not that they beat me up but i kept clipping in my spds on dream trail! wore the w it should be called the Nightmare trail. you know, i always thought the little singletrack under the canopy with the stream was Dream trail. and the jogger's track as rover's on account of it being big enough for a land rover. it was fun riding with you guys sorry about the swearing!
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time for upgrade? brows.gif platforms maybe? hmm.gif

QUOTE(latias93 @ Apr 19 2009, 03:50 PM)
Does anyone know which shop has GT Marathon 2.0 in Malaysia? I'm very the interested in this full-sus bike.. http://www.gtbicycles.com/twn/eng/Products...archived=t#2619

BTW dickybird no pics of today's ride? tongue.gif
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commencal not enough ar? laugh.gif btw the ride dicky was talking about was yesterday at frim. today kiara, i woke up too late to go. and i dont think dicky would cycle all the way to kiara. try asking maxguy since he seems to know all the bike shops in selangor/kl laugh.gif

edit:mistaken giant for gt laugh.gif

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post Apr 20 2009, 10:29 AM

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maxguy so good at spreading poison sweat.gif eh yesterday nobody joined for the ride? all KO-ed ar?
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post Apr 20 2009, 10:47 AM

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i have the strongest antidote for poison: being broke laugh.gif
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post Apr 20 2009, 11:24 AM

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was it the one with the triathlon? swimming and trail running along with mountainbiking?
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post Apr 20 2009, 09:36 PM

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just serviced bike. trying to cycle to class this whole week, try build up stamina and strength. and broke, save petrol. lol.

got attendance list for this weekend? lol


edit: spelling failed



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post Apr 20 2009, 10:40 PM

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climbing. i hate climbing. sad.gif
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post Apr 20 2009, 11:30 PM

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QUOTE(bonesboy @ Apr 20 2009, 11:24 PM)
i'm 50 kg
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wah. lighter than me. lol.
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post Apr 22 2009, 06:08 PM

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QUOTE(dickybird @ Apr 22 2009, 01:08 PM)
techno: we all met at the chinese temple in front of frim, which is so much easier to find than the sg buloh hospital parking lot. then we went to steroid and sg buloh. but this week i am leaning towards kiara since i only have sunday off. labour day weekend maybe i will do both coz i got both days off.
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addicted to technical trails already? brows.gif


been cycling to and from campus this week. trying to build up whatever stamina i ever had. lol.


ask maxguy to make attendance list for this sunday. pity him last week solo ride sad.gif
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post Apr 22 2009, 06:52 PM

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QUOTE(dickybird @ Apr 22 2009, 06:31 PM)
hey Rad, how you doing?
no, ppl sure go for kiara ride on sunday one so go la and test my skills or lack of. plus i enjoy the climb up to the pondoks.
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doing ok i guess. not sure about every1's plan on sunday. earth day celebration at kota damansara, maxguy said maybe test the new trail there after kiara. if we arent too tired i guess. lol.


well about singletrack trails, just have to get used to the lines, weight transfer, braking. still a newbie also, hoping i dont break any part of the bike this weekend laugh.gif
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post Apr 22 2009, 07:52 PM

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so kota damansara afterwards on or not? wanna learn the trails, later can practice when bored lol.
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