speed issues.

i miss riding
its really been a while since i took the bike out
or went for a ride
actually, more specifically,
its been a long time since i took the roadie out
plus i need to get a speedo for my bike
after my last one had some cable issues
i was wondering if i should get cadence back again
or if i should even get one at all
i felt the speedometer while useful
was a limiting factor
psychologically,
we're used to traveling at different speeds
so when we cross our own personal boundary
we find it weird and self control starts to set in
but if you just go all out
there's nothing to worry about
you just worry bout holding the person's wheel
keeping tight
and just exploding when the time is right
which is the essence of riding
so should i just screw the speedometer?
the new white strada cateye is very tempting
plus they have a new 2.4ghz wireless model
wonder how much that will cost
im guessing around 200 bucks
oh well, maybe the strada will do
no more ugly wires around the frame.

triple t madness redux.

here are the results for the team time trial
(we're ridefromtheheart btw)
(click to enlarge)
held at changi coastal road today
we decided to have some fun on the weekend and join a race
i realised its damn gay to post a fifth place
haha but who cares, it was fun.

divine footwear.

if angels rodes bikes,
they'd be wearing these.

my potential new shoe
and the features i like about it
i went down to swiss valley to try it out today
it feels comfortable
but with a little pressure around the sides
but taking into account that the material will stretch it should be ok

the ultimate bike.

my new bike
i feel like getting one of these babies
flying pigeon bicycle
from the people's republic of china
the ultimate market bike
to end the reign of all market bikes
the best part about this bike
single speed
no cables
steel
ridden by chinamen everywhere
need i say more?

just got back from desaru
it was an insanely hot day
i carried my water bag today
so that made for five litres of water that i was carrying on me
not really used to carrying load on my road bike
that really put plenty of strain on my back
the heat today was a bit crazy
i was really feeling the burn today
i came back today feeling dehydrated
gonna throw back like a gallon of water tonight
i need to rehydrate
tomorrow is another long day in the saddle
with filming going on i need to have a clear mind
oh well
i better get some work done and go to sleep
dont know if i can make it for training tom
really tired.

another bike shirt.

another biking tshirt
this was the design we talked about tonight at meeting
it didnt really occur to me then
but when i finished
i thought it looked like one of those
"singapore is a fine city"
tshirts.
which cynthia happily pointed out to me also.
oh well, time to be more decisive lah
we have like tons of options
at least we're steadily accumulating
i suppose we might shortlist some of the better ones ourselves first
then we open to the floor for more comments and ideas?
not sure whats gonna happen
so im just gonna keep contributing to the ever
growing pool.

09 tcr advanced sl

giant's 09 tcr advanced sl
the ones we've been seeing highroad race
is finally available to us mortals
it features a square downtube
much like cervelo's R3
i really think giant have outdone themselves this time
they've taken some very nice features from some
purebred racing machines
such as the downtube, the press cup bottom bracket
and the tapered integrated headtube
flared top tube
to make this one hell of a stiff ride
this model seems to have the new mechanical dura-ace
fitted on
the new crankset looks super fierce on this steed
im looking forward to check out and
grope the new shifters
they look freakin awesome

ride from the hut.

this marks the end of another
successful roadshow by the
ride from the hut (beach hut)
people.
i really think this whole thing is gonna work out
just fine
this thing is really the biggest thing im doing for summer
i leave this tuesday for the recce trip
i hope all goes well
im really tired.
took the 1am to 6am slot for the cyclethon
im totally like drained now

katrina reborn.

after crashing umpteen weeks ago
i destroyed
ok maybe not destroyed
but i cracked my rear wheel
so my katrina
was out of action for a long while
forcing me to take edna to desaru
and on many training rides subsequently
being the onli guy on a mountainbike is tough
all the rest are zipping around on their machines
but im struggling to chase their rears
but i finally decided on a wheelset
that offered me great value for money
so now...
presenting...
my whirlwind woman
my hurricane honey
blow me (away).

goldilocks.

'll be picking these babies up tom
finally after a long period of pouring over
tech documents and specs
i've finally decided on the best bang for my buck
which is not out of stock like the soul 3.0s
now the question is,
gold or silver?
maybe i should let katrina decide.

lovers trail.

went for a nightbike recce last night
supposed to look for creepy places
but for all the nice scenery we saw
i think we should seriously change it to like

"the 10 best make out spots"
or
"where to take your significant other"
or
"scenic spots in our island"

ah well, took a few shots
actually i took quite a lot
but i chucked alot of them away
cuz my camera really sucks at taking nightshots
everything gets really blur
i want my G9 soon.

just got back from my desaru training camp

with the ride from the heart crew
we stayed at this lovely place called sebana resort
it was like this whole sentosa cove concept thing
except that this place was built in 1998
so you can see in the panorama here
this is the bloody beautiful harbour/dock
for the various ships from various lands to dock in
the five star trailer park of the high seas
lovely lovely views
the weather in desaru was insane though
but apparently so was the weather back home
it reminded me of the cloudless skies in thailand
where the sunshine blazed straight thru
assailing us with his rays
peeling off my shoulders
and withering our bodies and spirits
after two days of intense weather conditioning
i hope everyone manages their recovery well
and no one falls ill from the strain
training tom morning 5am
zzzzzz.

i leave for desaru tomorrow morning
grrr
my rear wheel is fucked
there's a crack... now i HAVE to buy new wheels
haha
then again that really isnt such a bad thing
hehe
yay!

road rash
after crashing on the descent of mount faber
the result of overconfident descending
and having more balls than brains
on hindsight
it could've been much worse
so i offer a silent prayer of thanks

Cannondale for G-Star Raw

Raw Cannondale

this is a collaboration between g-star raw and cannondale
this is part of g-star raw's crossover concept to tie-up
and produce products which reflect its rugged image
and its industrial look
so besides this they also have stuff like
the raw defender and raw ferry
this is pretty much the standard "bad boy" frame
with the headshok and all
but its got lotsa custom parts
like tricked out fenders and leather saddle
hydro disc brakes
and there's only 500 of em
sweet.

seen at bikeasia08. (cannondale ON)

seen at bikeasia08. (colnago for ferrari with lightweights)

another colnago for ferrari bike
but this one has custom
lightweight wheels by carbonsports

just look at these huge ass hubs
they're supposed to be the stiffest in the world

one word says it all

seen at bikeasia08. (cannondale supersix)

Cannondale SuperSix
first full carbon frame from dale

zero gravity brakes

zipp carbon crankset

sram red rear derailleur

sram red hollow cassette

seen at bikeasia08. (bianchi & ducati)

bianchi had some really nice stuff on display
loved their classic stuff so much
cuz they have this really nice shade of pastel green
as their trademark colour
and this badge was so ol sch
i had to take a photo of it

the 928 carbon
veloce components
full carbon frame

this was a beautiful steel bike
with really cool reverse brake levers (below)

did you know bianchi made bikes
for ducati as well?
yeaps
if u visit the bianchi website
there's a ducati section
this was the ducati bike on display
at the ducati section of course