Chitchat Cycling

vamjok · Jan 18, 2017

It has being a while since i come here to talk cock lol...

Just got into this poisonous hobby. spend almost around 4K already on the bike+accessories and really enjoyed this hobby. realised that there are more and more people picking up this expensive hobby. anyone else where into road bike?

scroobal · Jan 18, 2017

Welcome, racer presumably. There goes your weekend.

eatshitndie · Jan 19, 2017

vamjok said:
It has being a while since i come here to talk cock lol...

Just got into this poisonous hobby. spend almost around 4K already on the bike+accessories and really enjoyed this hobby. realised that there are more and more people picking up this expensive hobby. anyone else where into road bike?

ready to take my new carbon fiber bike for a spin all over the island. but start at 5:00am every dawn before sun rise. interested?

Leongsam · Jan 19, 2017

vamjok said:
It has being a while since i come here to talk cock lol...

Just got into this poisonous hobby. spend almost around 4K already on the bike+accessories and really enjoyed this hobby. realised that there are more and more people picking up this expensive hobby. anyone else where into road bike?

Been riding and racing on and off for the past 15 years. Started riding again in 2002 after a break of a couple of decades. Used to race when I was a kid in Singapore but did not know what the hell I was doing at the time.

Average 350km per week. 500km per week in the lead up to a race.

Weight 59kg. Resting heart rate 45.

I have 6 bicycles.. steel, carbon, titanium.

I am unique in that I have zero instrumentation on my bike... no computer, no speedometer.... nothing. I had them and sold the lot including my power meter. I found that they are just distractions and make no difference whatsoever as to how well I ride.

My advice is not to bother about fancy equipment. A sub 1Kg frame with Ultegra Di2 is all you need.

For wheels forget about the carbon stuff. Just get a pair of these and you're good to go

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/reviews/wheels/mavic-r-sys-slr-wheels

zhihau · Jan 19, 2017

vamjok said:
It has being a while since i come here to talk cock lol...

Welcome back, my dear brother...

mojito · Jan 19, 2017

What are you, too poor to own a car? :rolleyes:

chootchiew · Jan 19, 2017

mojito said:
What are you, too poor to own a car?

Who knows ts might load his expensive bike to his expensive car and drive to a better place to ride .
I wish I have a car to do this as it is boring to ride around neighbourhood and too far to ride to town.

Leongsam · Jan 19, 2017

mojito said:
What are you, too poor to own a car?

The bike I ride costs more than the car I drive.

chootchiew · Jan 19, 2017

Leongsam said:
The bike I ride costs more than the car I drive.

The bike I seldom ride costs less than my 1 mth of mrt ride.

JHolmesJr · Jan 19, 2017

zhihau said:
Welcome back, my dear brother...

He joined in 2008…..according to the albino gay fucknut he must be Scroobal too.

scroobal · Jan 19, 2017

With 45, you would have been very competitive in a range of sports at a national level.

Leongsam said:
Been riding and racing on and off for the past 15 years. Started riding again in 2002 after a break of a couple of decades. Used to race when I was a kid in Singapore but did not know what the hell I was doing at the time.

Average 350km per week. 500km per week in the lead up to a race.

Weight 59kg. Resting heart rate 45.

I have 6 bicycles.. steel, carbon, titanium.

I am unique in that I have zero instrumentation on my bike... no computer, no speedometer.... nothing. I had them and sold the lot including my power meter. I found that they are just distractions and make no difference whatsoever as to how well I ride.

My advice is not to bother about fancy equipment. A sub 1Kg frame with Ultegra Di2 is all you need.

For wheels forget about the carbon stuff. Just get a pair of these and you're good to go

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/reviews/wheels/mavic-r-sys-slr-wheels

Leongsam · Jan 19, 2017

scroobal said:
With 45, you would have been very competitive in a range of sports at a national level.

While I believe I still have the fitness sadly I no longer have the temperament required to engage in top level races. I just find it too stressful.

I'm happy doing club racing where the size of the bunch seldom exceeds 50 half of which end up being dropped after the first couple of hills.

soikee · Jan 19, 2017

[video=youtube;Ey48j6dDNEo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey48j6dDNEo[/video]

105 year old French man can still do competitive cycling.

vamjok · Jan 20, 2017

Leongsam said:
Been riding and racing on and off for the past 15 years. Started riding again in 2002 after a break of a couple of decades. Used to race when I was a kid in Singapore but did not know what the hell I was doing at the time.

Average 350km per week. 500km per week in the lead up to a race.

Weight 59kg. Resting heart rate 45.

I have 6 bicycles.. steel, carbon, titanium.

I am unique in that I have zero instrumentation on my bike... no computer, no speedometer.... nothing. I had them and sold the lot including my power meter. I found that they are just distractions and make no difference whatsoever as to how well I ride.

My advice is not to bother about fancy equipment. A sub 1Kg frame with Ultegra Di2 is all you need.

For wheels forget about the carbon stuff. Just get a pair of these and you're good to go

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/reviews/wheels/mavic-r-sys-slr-wheels

respect bro, i only average about 250km a week. got a eddy merckx 64 ultegra groupset. do not really trust DI2, call me paranoid haha. somehow trust the mechanical component more. its quite an expensive sport, spend almost 4K into it already in just few months but enjoy every moment of it. get to enjoy and see singapore more

vamjok · Jan 20, 2017

scroobal said:
Welcome, racer presumably. There goes your weekend.

yeah these days i just spend my weekend cycling enjoying the natural beauty of local scene. love it

vamjok · Jan 20, 2017

Leongsam said:
While I believe I still have the fitness sadly I no longer have the temperament required to engage in top level races. I just find it too stressful.

I'm happy doing club racing where the size of the bunch seldom exceeds 50 half of which end up being dropped after the first couple of hills.

got into this sport as i need an exercise that is light in impact as my knee hurts if i run. was totally out of shape for my health and have lost more than 10kg since i started cycling half a year ago. do not think i will cycle in any race, now i just cycle round island at my own pace just for health reason. although i realise i am going faster and faster as the days goes by. thanks for the recommendation of the wheels, i am thinking of getting a new one as well as my current wheel is pretty heavy.

I saw this video and do not think i will get a carbon wheel as well. this fellow repair carbon for others and he strongly discourage people from getting a carbon wheel (clinchers).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET1jRVynOBA&t=103s

scroobal · Jan 20, 2017

Good for you. I do the same with 5am start.

vamjok said:
yeah these days i just spend my weekend cycling enjoying the natural beauty of local scene. love it

bushtucker · Jan 20, 2017

it's not about how much $ you spend on your bike but the amount of time and effort you put into training that matters most.

i am on a 2nd hand 2008 giant tcr that costs me only $700 but it has brought me to many places, ridden >5000km on it, and most importantly kept me fit and healthy after I MR-ed.

scroobal · Jan 20, 2017

How did you manage to get a TCR for $700?

bushtucker said:
it's not about how much $ you spend on your bike but the amount of time and effort you put into training that matters most.

i am on a 2nd hand 2008 giant tcr that costs me only $700 but it has brought me to many places, ridden >5000km on it, and most importantly kept me fit and healthy after I MR-ed.

bushtucker · Jan 20, 2017

scroobal said:
How did you manage to get a TCR for $700?

it's an older TCR with carbon-alum hybrid frame, not full carbon, that's why it's cheap. And it's more than 7 years old and has the cheaper 105 groupset.

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