MTB night ride with a special guest

Tonight we have a special guest to follow us.... but not him 

Say hello to Brownie! Mike's dog

A photo of a pet with his master....

Yes we have no experience on handling a dog in a trail. So we decided to follow the dog speed instead.

A stop by a very clean river in an attempt to cool the dog down.

I loved riding offroad at night. It offer a kind of thrill that you never get when you ride in the day

Since it was first time for him, he took more rest as we progressed further.

Heading back after we decided that the dog was getting tired. Did a total distance of 13km.

Look I even compiled a video for your viewing pleasure.

2nd day of bike commute

Today managed to wake up early (despite me an anti-morning person), but have to challenge my body whose is still in sleeping mode. By the time I prep myself for the ride, I have wasted one hour. Gonna need to speed thing up.

Did a 20km ride trying out different route. But today it was kinda a single-speed ride, despite having 9 speed cassette. The RD (Rear Derailleur) keep jumping around like a monkey, and I could only use the smallest cog. To make thing worst, there was a lot of headwind. To reward myself, I went for breakfast (when the last time I have a proper breakfast...hmmmmm)

After breakfast, took another long-way round to cycle back to the workplace. Was tinkering my seatpost when I spot this. Hmmmm.... Could this be the reason why my RD keep shifting around like it have it own mind? Later will bring it to the bike shop and rectify it. Let see if I can progress into a medium distance riding in next few days or so.....

First ride with my brand new folding bike =D

Just bought a Dahon Vitesse P18 folding bike. Equipped with FSA Vero 55-44 crank, with SRAM 9 spd from 11 ~ 32t. And there is one sexy bike! You can check out the full spec here.

Planned for a 25km + unknown exploration road ride exploring the Kampung Johan Setia, which was just a highway across my neighbourhood. And this mark the first ride for my newly bought folding bike.

30 minutes later, my GPS's battery went dead, despite been fully recharge the night before. But more urgently, I was getting numbness very fast down there. Decided to cut short the ride as not to get erectile dysfunction. Saddle issue I think...

In the end only did a 16km ride, but managed to test some equipment and tinkered out some issue. But so far the bike performance have been very encouraging, and the gearing ratio is top-notch.

Look there will be some upgrade coming soon.... and one of them is to get the saddle suitable for my butt!

Searching for MTB Touring bike

Recently I been looking for touring bike. While I have friends who have invested touring bike, all of them are serious road touring only. As for me, I specially looking for a bike which can perform (1) light mountain biking activity, (2) offroad-touring, (3) road-touring as well. Sound like I'm a tough customer...

My beloved bikes =D

Well, since I already owned a full-suspension bike & a road bike, I would like my third bike that function in between. Hence I'm targeting a hardtail bike that wouldn't cost a bomb, doesn't weight like an elephant, and doesn't break as intended ride. Who knows when I will go for fully-load touring ride for self-supported ride?

Be prepared is my best motto =P

After spending considerable amount of time searching, I finally found some potential candidates.

Giant Roam 2011 (source)

Trek Dual Sport (source)

Scott Sportster (source)

These bikes (mentioned above) are terms as 29er MTB-centric road bike which is versatile enough to do road ride as well as some light offroading, with more robust MTB frame offering a durable ride. The 63mm suspension fork helps you cope with some light bump along the ride. They even utilized the 29" 700cc wheelset with semi-slick tyre, further convincing you of their dual purpose philosophy. Mechanical disc-brake setup is also a plus for me. For extra weight will provide a more powerful & consistent braking power than the V-brake, even in the wet.

If I deem the front suspension fork heavy for road riding, I can swap into a rigid fork for better pedaling efficiency. For offroad purpose I can invest a spare set of 26" offroad wheel. Ah the fun of upgrading =)

Some might ask...what about proper MTB bike?

Avanti Aggressor (source)

Specialized Rockhopper (source)

Of course, if the condition is right, I might get a proper 26" MTB bike that feature eyelet, not-too-short wheelbase length, not-too-heavy frame, and suitable geometry. And I'm lusting for the super devil-red Specialized Rockhopper bike =D

So do I get proper X-road bike with 29er wheelset (with extra 26" wheels for offroad), or the pure MTB bike, with some luck, can install the pannies and bag without some size restriction? Man I'm spoiled for choice!

Decision... decision... decision

Promoting Mountain Biking (in Malaysia)

Photo from thestar.com.my

Read an article on Mountain Biking (in Malaysia) on newspaper, and thought I share it with the rest of the world

Click here to read it

Enjoy your weekend folks!!!

Weekend Solo Ride on 16th Jan 2011

Decided to do a short 65km road ride after laying off cycling for more than a month. The route starting from Meru-Ijok-Bukit Rotan-Jeram-Meru, except instead of ending the ride at Klang town, after Jalan Kapar, I decided to have a little detour off Jalan Kapar as it is a very nosiy and lot of crazy drivers in speeding vehicle.

Taking advantages of prolong cold weather (read here), the ride is nice & cooling, with occasional welcome sunshine. Unfortunately the cloudy weather also means it will rain as well.... making me taking shelter at a petrol station.

The main highlight of the ride is the final 20km route. It is a very peaceful route and the route overlook the Bukit Punack Alam. And it certainly feel like kampung ride! Pity I did not bring my camera. Those photo were taken with my phone's camera and they don't do justice. In future I shall bring my camera for every ride.