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Jun 29, 2009 Biking & Running
The Speedplay Nanogram Zero Titanium pedals has to be one of the best looking pedals that I’ve ever seen before !!
Weighing at only 65g per pedal, this pedals has fallen into the feather weight category. It’s so darn light !!
Until now, I still don’t know how these pedals functions. How does one clip on and clip off ?! I don’t think these pedals are available in Malaysia. I got to look for it overseas whenever I travel. Doesn’t it look cool ??
The retail price on the Internet for these pedals is about USD$630 (approximately RM2,300).
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Jun 28, 2009 Biking & Running
I’ve been following this blog for a while. Quite funny to read the journey from Malacca to Penang on a trishaw.
So who is the Trishaw (Beca) Man ??
Check out his (or theirs) journey on a trishaw from Malacca to Penang. It’s interesting. I hope some day, I could do the same but definitely not on a trishaw of course, on my touring bike !!
Those who are interested can visit his blog and read about this journey from Malacca to Penang.
All in the name of charity and good cause. Yay !! BTW, they’re on Facebook too .. haha !!
Jun 27, 2009 Biking & Running
Today is my first time riding Genting Sempah on a road bike. How was it ?? It was AWESOME !!
The climb up on a road bike was much more tiring compared to when I was previously climbing GS using a mountain bike. Maybe on a mountain bike you get to spin more using the granny chainring. Putting that aside, it was fun using a road bike because of the less resistance in the tire rolls.
Coming down Genting Sempah using a road bike is awesome. However, since I’m really not familiar with the bike yet, I decided to take it slow. I hit a maximum speed of 49 km/h only. To me that’s fast and scary !!
The route of the Genting Sempah ride …
The only differences riding a road bike and a mountain bike in Genting Sempah is that with a road bike, every push in the pedal moves the bike ahead but you’ll need more effort. On a mountain bike, you get to spin and recover while spinning. Secondly, with a road bike, there is better aerodynamics but with a mountain bike you get to bike with much more comfort.
Damn, I’m starting to get addicted to road biking now. Haha !!
Jun 26, 2009 General
It has been confirmed that the “King of Pop” - Michael Jackson, 50 years old, passed away today at the UCLA hospital due to cardiac arrest.
This will be a huge loss to the entertainment industry and today we lost a very gifted pop icon.
Rest in peace Michael … you’ll be dearly missed.
Jun 25, 2009 Biking & Running
Yes, the PCC Presidential Ride is finally back !!
This year PCC Presidential Ride will be 65km of pleasurable pain at Broga. Hahaha !!
Quickly register now !! Registration forms are available HERE.
Jun 23, 2009 General
It has been a VERY long time since I actually went down to KL city in the evening on a weekday. Today, Jaime had a meeting at the Prudential plaza along Jalan Sultan Ismail so I decided to fetch her down for the meeting.
As usual the traffic was horrendous and all the major roads are heavily congested with traffic. After dropping her off at the Prudential Plaza, I took a short walk around the Jalan Sultan Ismail area looking at the buildings and people.
I’m somehow so thankful that I actually live in Malaysia. Despite the bad traffic congestion that all Malaysians usually complains about, Kuala Lumpur is actually a clean city (minus the air pollution of course).
Really, in the city, I don’t really have to be so worried about crime (I know there are crimes happening, but compare it to Manila, you’ll be feeling so damn safe here in Kuala Lumpur). People are so much friendlier in Kuala Lumpur too.
Even the traffic congestion that we always complain about, it’s actually not that bad. Really, if you have been working long enough in other countries where the traffic is congestion can be sometimes twice as bad as Kuala Lumpur, you’ll be happy with the traffic in Kuala Lumpur.
Food is so easily accessible in Kuala Lumpur. You get so many varieties of food everywhere around the city and the food in Kuala Lumpur is so diversified, tasty and rich with herbs, spices and culture. Where else can you get this kind of mixture ??
Working in Manila & Bangkok for sometime now, I really now appreciate Kuala Lumpur city more.
I’m super-proud to be a Malaysian !! Malaysia is truly asia …
Jun 22, 2009 Biking & Running
Just got a new pedal and road shoes for my road biking. Hehehe. After this, won’t be changing anything else already.
There is a lot of difference using a clipless pedal than to ride on normal pedals. I love to use my Crankbrother Smarty on my mountain bikes but when it comes to technical trails then I usually go on normal pedals. Hehe.
Xpedo R-Force (XRFL3AC)
Body : Aluminium
Spindle : Cromoly
Bearing : Single Catridge
Spring : Square SWP
Cleat : RC5, RC6
Color : Silver
Weight : 334g (per pair)
Diadora Aerospeed
Outsole : Nylon sole reinforced with fiberglass. Compatible with Look and SPD pedals
Upper : Synthetic fabric upper with D-Skin technology
Size : 42
Weight : 292g per pair
Jun 20, 2009 Biking & Running
My new Jamis Ventura Comp came stock standard with Vittoria Zaffiro 700×23c tires.
When I took it for a round last night, did a little bit of “hard” cornerings, I noticed these tires really grips well. Hmm, no wonder a lot of road bikers go with Vittoria tires. It’s so true, Vittoria tires are really good !!
When these pair of tires goes bald, I think I’ll change to the higher range of Vittoria tires which are lighter and better.
Jun 18, 2009 Biking & Running
I purchased two Bontrager bottle cages from a shop in Philippines. I thought it was decently priced too. For the price of RM20 per bottle cage, it will make a superb addition to my road bike. I still have two of my old water bottles, which can be mounted in these bottle cages.
Bontrager Race Lite (38grams)
This model of bottle cage are way cheaper than buying carbon bottle cages, which I think is not really necessary. This weighs probably 12grams more than a carbon cage anyway, so that is 24grams addtional. Does 24grams really matter to any rider ?? I don’t think so. Just go to the toilet before a ride and you’ll lose more than 24 grams. Haha !!
One thing for sure I’m not a weight weenie so I don’t really care about 10-20grams differences. However, I would love my bike to drop to something like 7-8kg in total would be great actually. Hahaha !!
I don’t expect my bike to drop to the below 8kg region because I am pretty sure those bikes will cost like almost RM20k or even more actually. Whatever it is, I’m pretty happy with the bike that I have now.
Jun 17, 2009 General
Sigh, I’m off to Manila for two nights. Have to do some system demo and have meetings. These 3 days that I’m there, I’ll be super busy with meetings, dinners and drinking sessions. Sigh !!
I’m off to the airport. I’ll try to blog. I think this time I might not have any Internet access in Manila.
