Ask a Bicycle Question - Part 5

[erwinrommel]

I'm riding a foldie. Even with very short rides (less than 30 min), my wrists will hurt. I have adjusted seat and handlebar height as much as I can. What else can I do to prevent wrist pain?

Which part of the wrist?

I installed Ergon GP5 grips, which allows me to have at least 3 different riding positions. Can comfortably ride for about 60km. Any further and I will need to wear bike gloves.

 

[patcheon]

Tia gong leather need time to season one like army boots

Sent from Alps X4 using GAGT

I recently using Brooks Colt on my MTB, very comfy from the very first ride.

 

[erwinrommel]

I'd agree with you totally on this, I called cheap John a few weeks ago and he had a Gios minivelo for sale, I am not sure if its still there coz he said it was the last one.
That being said, I think SG is more of a minivelo rather than a foldie country, the bulk of the foldies i've seen are rarely folded or kept indoors lol

The appeal of mini velo is that it is easy to manoeuvre tight narrow terrains such as urban terrain. And coupled with smaller HDB foot print, a mini velo makes more sense than a road bike.

But I do see a trend of increasing number of foldies. Every time I cycle along ECP, at least 40-50% of the bikes there (excluding rental bikes) are foldies. The main advantage is that one does not have to worry about having enough energy to cycle back, or one can immediately evacuate and go home when emergency crops up.

 

[furryballs]

The appeal of mini velo is that it is easy to manoeuvre tight narrow terrains such as urban terrain. And coupled with smaller HDB foot print, a mini velo makes more sense than a road bike.

But I do see a trend of increasing number of foldies. Every time I cycle along ECP, at least 40-50% of the bikes there (excluding rental bikes) are foldies. The main advantage is that one does not have to worry about having enough energy to cycle back, or one can immediately evacuate and go home when emergency crops up.

Actually mini velo or even roadies/mtb can also place in car boot with front wheel removed? Can always get a cab if emergency... but with a foldie the option of public transport is there (if you can lift it up a bus...)

By the way I managed to place two foldies in a car boot! One tern c7 and a giant (I dunno what model)

 

[azz909]

Anyone noticed a white dummy with robotic arm waving just beside a tree at Changi Coastal Road? Bloody hell.

 

[SyraLeo]

anyone got a place to service wheels? my rear hub creaking a lot, probably time to service anyway, nearing 4000km haha.

maybe i'll go back to adenan again.

 

[furryballs]

Anyone noticed a white dummy with robotic arm waving just beside a tree at Changi Coastal Road? Bloody hell.

Wah freaky... hope it's not Some lta initiative For ppl to slow down

 

[Sadisticnoob]

Anyone noticed a white dummy with robotic arm waving just beside a tree at Changi Coastal Road? Bloody hell.

normally im going too fast too notice that .

anyone got a place to service wheels? my rear hub creaking a lot, probably time to service anyway, nearing 4000km haha.

maybe i'll go back to adenan again.

what kind ? cup and cone or the cartridge bearing kind ?

 

[ZynoXII]

my brakes on my polygon roadie very hard to press down, front brake levers still okay, the back brake levers harder to press than the front one.

is that because of brake cables?

 

[SyraLeo]

Hi do u hv any recommendation,will be getting one b4 CNY,thks

normally im going too fast too notice that .

what kind ? cup and cone or the cartridge bearing kind ?

cartridge, soul wheels.

i dont have a 11 or 12mm allen key to remove the freehub, i think the front wheel needs truing anyway.

 

[azz909]

Wah freaky... hope it's not Some lta initiative For ppl to slow down

Actually it's for the construction or whatever was going on there I think. They dressed it with helmet and safety vest with the waving hand holding blinker stick. Freaked me out for a second.

normally im going too fast too notice that .?

Normally I chiong along there too, But not hard to miss coz its just beside the road.

 

[wackymaus75]

I like the looks of the old Raleigh MV7, too bad they decided to stop this design and make the new Raleigh MV7 with straighter tubes.

old Raleigh MV7

new Raleigh MV7

looks ok arh, less flex i guess

 

[wackymaus75]

Anyone noticed a white dummy with robotic arm waving just beside a tree at Changi Coastal Road? Bloody hell.

are you sure it was not a ghost ?

 

[MIVEC525]

anyone got a place to service wheels? my rear hub creaking a lot, probably time to service anyway, nearing 4000km haha.

maybe i'll go back to adenan again.

Adenan no more there at macpherson....

 

[haterer]

^ Bah kwa-&-pineapple tart slaying session with my MTB gang yesterday.

 

[binary_0011]

my stuff from crc arrived liao!! i ordered on 18 feb !! damn fast !! they change courier liao !???

 

[furryballs]

Anyone using rear baskets on market bikes? I thinking of cycling to further food markets to tabao food for family, but dunni how to pack soup containers back. I see those food delivery boys use simple durian baskets to contain the food, that's a good one but I dun want it permanently attached... You all think I can secure a simple basket to rear rack with just a bungee cord?

 

[IronMac]

Anyone using rear baskets on market bikes? I thinking of cycling to further food markets to tabao food for family, but dunni how to pack soup containers back. I see those food delivery boys use simple durian baskets to contain the food, that's a good one but I dun want it permanently attached... You all think I can secure a simple basket to rear rack with just a bungee cord?

What happened to your market bike's front basket?

 

[furryballs]

What happened to your market bike's front basket?

i riding a foldie, came only with rear rack, no front basket

 

[Sadisticnoob]

my brakes on my polygon roadie very hard to press down, front brake levers still okay, the back brake levers harder to press than the front one.

is that because of brake cables?

could be either the brake cable or you put too tight.

if the brake cable abit rusty, very hard to press down.

cartridge, soul wheels.

i dont have a 11 or 12mm allen key to remove the freehub, i think the front wheel needs truing anyway.

not so big i think normally its a 8 or a 10,

i have a 11 though but it used to remove my aftermarket ht2 bolt.

hmm, normally the bearings not so fast uplorry one. maybe can go rebound centre see look