I knew it was stronger, but I didn't know it was has the same impact absorption with single crowns.

Haha.. most of my friend who take Chinese either fail or pass but not more than 50%... and about a quarter of them drop the subject already.. my school allow.. you got drop ah?

Nice.. will get an Epicon '09 once my SR Suntour XCR Commencal White time to change..

Sorry dude, I do not know where in Penang.. but there are some Penangites in here too, wait for them to come along, I'm sure you can find it!

Ha.. I don't need to remove anything.. my Toyota Land Cruiser can fit 3 bikes in the back with only one second row seat folded

Because you got bike rack!

Yeah.. then can uplift all our bikes to summit then all go downhill.. no need push uphill all the way anymore

Can't make it this Sunday as I am joining the Selangor Mountain Bike Challenge

All the way from Melaka? Alamak jauh nya!

Juicy 3? Me using Juicy 3

Sorry bro, can't attend your Kiara Fun Ride because I am joining the Selangor MTB Challenge tomorrow (technically, today).. at Sungai Buloh.. I saw the name list, about 250 people attending the event.. some from Indonesia also got.. a number of ang mohs also join.. including this guy called Pat Brunsdon who if I am not mistaken is the guy responsible for the trail maintenance in Kiara

No one in this forum joining ah the race?

http://selangormtbchallenge.blogspot.com/

This post has been edited by latias93: Mar 29 2009, 01:35 AM

Apa lah.. you ada kerja I takda kerja..

Anyway short summary for Selangor MTB Challenge - IT WAS A FRIGGIN MUD FEST!

The first part is tarmac, and it was easy as hell, perhaps one time where you could smoke out any pros that you like before they start smokin' you out later. Entered some shitty clumpy-mud roads where the gardeners use their old beat-up Nissan trucks and motor kapcai with sidecar to transport lovely carpet grass to the customers outside. Here some potholes in the path are watery so one must try not to be cycling directly behind another rider to avoid splashing shit water into the face. Then, got a highway overpass ahead, we have to cycle under the overpass with a clearance so low that almost everyone bends down their head while cycling under it.

After some time we enter a 4WD track and here your tyres can be easily be stuck in thick mud. There is the river crossing which was fun, and then, the gigantic uphill HIKE. The gradient is so steep, the path is so narrow (Kiara sized), and it is the most slippery part. Everyone is fighting to be the first to carry their bike up the slope, which is about 100-200m long. Bla bla bla we went on out to this place with lots of sand and brief downhill.

I'm too lazy to write so much anymore because after this everyone is praying to God to keep them alive and was barely noticing much. About 80% of the whole ride was UPHILL! I don't think so NS can survive this . Even maxguy who has nice toned legs could struggle to pedal uphill!

It's so so so so so so tiring.. most people wanna give up but shit we paid RM50 for a bottle of mineral water, a white t-shirt with logos of Powerbar and several Kerajaan-affliated logos (including a Pusat Penyakit Kusta Malaysia, WTF!), and our 'number plates', we went on.

Bla bla bla and the inevitable happened. I already passed the last checkpoint when suddenly my chain PUTUS! Bah! Sat down unhappily and had fun counting the number of people that arrive at checkpoint after me (about 50+!). Hoho.. the last man to arrive was using a Specialized Stumpjumper FSR.. what a waste.. tsk.. nobody want to lend me their chain

I think I am the only person to achieve a DNF status... (Did Not Finish)

Looks fun! May I know the names of the trails that we will be entering? I WANNA JOIN!

EDIT: Crap forgot that I will be in Penang on that day for giant family gathering.. maybe I will join the week after

This post has been edited by latias93: Mar 30 2009, 06:43 PM

Brakes pads consist of rubber compound mixed in with 40% 24-karat gold!

Yeah! But we get exhausted faster due to the slippery mountain 'hiking' section at the second stage.. yeah we also went up Steroids Hill (and a kajillion other similarly tiring hills). You can say that we rode part of FRIM

The Pusat Penyakit Kusta has a very sad air there.. the old site, I mean. All those small detached single-storey houses. It's like something BAD happened there many years ago. Then again, it was bad enough without anything bad (like a mass suicide pact) to happen there.

Guys, I heard in Singapore from my friend that you can get branded bikes cheaply from Sungei Road (not far from Bugis Junction).. but they are 98% stolen bikes xD. It's at those street-side vendors selling knick knacks along the stretch of the road.. if you know the right guy then he can show you the 'hidden stock'

Then again I don't think so buying fake goods is good.. just to add to your street smart info

I didn't know that. I thought it meant 'Kona Had Sucked' (which Kona wouldn't, certainly!)

Sorry guys I didn't come to the Kiara ride. I was in Penang for family gathering (brought bikes along). Any Penangites cycling around Batu Feringghi/Tanjung Bungah/Teluk Bahang saw an orange Santa Cruz and a red Commencal bike, that'd be my dad and me. Tak sempat go to the place where the Penang downhill rides take place.

I might be there on Sunday for the XC ride. Kiara is missing me! Anyway guys I am getting platform pedals for my Commencal (anyone who's seen/remembered it from last time might know that my pedals are very sharp!) and I am thinking of getting a pair of Kona Jackshits. Any personal experience? This Jackshit pedal is within my price range (RM85) and I don't want any pro but blown-off priced pedals such as this Crank Brothers platforms in Joo Ngan bike shop costing about <RM300.

BTW maxguy, if you are asking us to choose between the three saddles, I'd choose the Gobi XM.

LOL KSH TTDI is right in front of the IBM (now Vads) building. Hope this helps. I might make it to the ride too this Sunday if all is well. I seriously need pro people to guide me through the more inner tracks of Kiara.. so far only been to the 'near-near' ones.

Hoho.. 2 weeks already ah? Felt so long LOL.. yeah I want to experience the 'real' Kiara.. 80% chance I will make it, Scotty can morning call me ah? Scared failed wake-up plan.

Couldn't find a download link.. do upload it here in LYN if you have managed to get a copy of the new map.

Haha scotty, you put yourself as plain 'newbie'.. why so humble LOL.. I will come for the ride if there are nothing stopping me from it

Yeah.. me too.. but still haven't brought the Commencal to school yet.

Thanks bro, now all I need to do is convert the file into JPEG and load it into my phone

Thanks for sharing the video, Dude. Didn't see that one before. His riding is so smooth in the video! I rewatched the part where he rode over the roots (most of us stop to align our wheels with the roots in case of slipping).

Yeah.. if we remove his brakes also he would succeed in completing 2k loop