[Official] EDMW Cycling Thread

[Monochrome_]

Anyone knows what the price for the Felt B16 (2009) and the B16 (2010)?

 

[lanzhu60]

hi guys, wat do u all tink of this bike, trek bike selling at around 585... worthy ?


Frame FX Alpha White Aluminum
Fork High tensile steel w/ lowrider mounts, straight blades

WHEELS
Wheels Alloy Hubs, Bontrager 750, 32-hole double wall alloy rims
Tires Bontrager H2 700x35c

DRIVETRAIN
Shifters Shimano EF50 trigger, 7 speed
Front Derailleur Shimano C102
Rear Derailleur Shimano Acera
Crank Shimano M151 48/38/28 w/chainguard
Cassette Shimano 14-34, 7 speed
Pedals Nylon platform

COMPONENTS
Saddle Bontrager SSR
Seat Post Alloy Adjustable suspension
Handlebars Bontrager Approved, steel 30mm rise
Stem Bontrager Approved, alloy 15 degree
Headset Aheadset Slimstak w/semi-cartridge bearings, sealed
Brakeset Tektro V w/Shimano EF50 levers

 

[lanzhu60]

hi guys, wat do u all tink of this bike, trek bike selling at around 585... worthy ?


Frame FX Alpha White Aluminum
Fork High tensile steel w/ lowrider mounts, straight blades

WHEELS
Wheels Alloy Hubs, Bontrager 750, 32-hole double wall alloy rims
Tires Bontrager H2 700x35c

DRIVETRAIN
Shifters Shimano EF50 trigger, 7 speed
Front Derailleur Shimano C102
Rear Derailleur Shimano Acera
Crank Shimano M151 48/38/28 w/chainguard
Cassette Shimano 14-34, 7 speed
Pedals Nylon platform

COMPONENTS
Saddle Bontrager SSR
Seat Post Alloy Adjustable suspension
Handlebars Bontrager Approved, steel 30mm rise
Stem Bontrager Approved, alloy 15 degree
Headset Aheadset Slimstak w/semi-cartridge bearings, sealed
Brakeset Tektro V w/Shimano EF50 levers

no one gt comments?

 

[RussianTroubles]

Hey guys, I'm looking to pick up biking. I'm looking towards a roadbike as I wouldn't do too much offroad. The polygon seems to be the best pick around here, I was wondering if you guys could give me alittle advice on what to buy and where to buy it. I'm new to this and hope you guys will be able to help me.

I'm between 170-180 and have a budget of 300-500 ? It would be best if I could use the bike to commute around. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[patcheon]

Hey guys, I'm looking to pick up biking. I'm looking towards a roadbike as I wouldn't do too much offroad. The polygon seems to be the best pick around here, I was wondering if you guys could give me alittle advice on what to buy and where to buy it. I'm new to this and hope you guys will be able to help me.

I'm between 170-180 and have a budget of 300-500 ? It would be best if I could use the bike to commute around. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Maybe I have not look hard enough but so far from what I have seen, think first hand road bikes cost much much more than your budget range.
Btw, bike thieve issue in Singapore had got so bad that unless you have a secured place to park your bike at your destination, not so great an idea to use it for commuting. There are even cases of peoples' bikes stolen from their front lawns in private landed properties.

 

[RussianTroubles]

Thanks for the heads up, didn't know how bad the situation was. Hmm, so can you recommend me a mountain bike with a similar/smaller budget ? Something good for a beginner ?

 

[lanzhu60]

hi, anyone gt any views on tis 2 bikes, trek fx 7.1 and polygon heist 4.0 , which bike is more value for money... thanks

 

[patcheon]

Thanks for the heads up, didn't know how bad the situation was. Hmm, so can you recommend me a mountain bike with a similar/smaller budget ? Something good for a beginner ?

Was told by a friend that Raleigh may have a road bike at $500+ but don't expect Shimano parts. Couldn't get to him on what model is it but maybe you can try looking around.

 

[Ore0_Cheescake V2.0]

Was told by a friend that Raleigh may have a road bike at $500+ but don't expect Shimano parts. Couldn't get to him on what model is it but maybe you can try looking around.

if ur paying bout 500+ at least make sure the components are deore?

 

[BHills]

Was told by a friend that Raleigh may have a road bike at $500+ but don't expect Shimano parts. Couldn't get to him on what model is it but maybe you can try looking around.

Song Seng Chan at Joo Chiat (occupies 2 shop spaces) has some Raleigh Road Bikes and if I recall correctly, price ranges from $6xx - slightly over $1K.

 

[BHills]

Can expert advise me?

A few months ago, for my 18 years old Bridgestone RB3 road bike, I changed some of the parts to the following :

1) Wheel [Rim (Mavic Aksium) and Panaracer Sports tires]

2) Real Derailleur Shimano 105

3) Cassette (from Road bike 6 speed to Mountain Bike 8 speed) and chain

After changing, the bike has more sustaining glide and downhill also seems to accelerate to faster speed quicker because I think the wheel is better and there is no problem with the aerodynamics of the bike.

However, the bike seems to heavier than previously even when it is set to have slightly lower gear ratio than previously on the 6-speed cassette.

Now I feel my bike is much heavier than previously when going up hill.

The 8-speed Mountain Bike Cassette is bigger than the previous 6-speed Road bike cassette and so I thought the bike should be lighter than previously on lowest gear ratio but the opposite happens.

The take off from stationary position has also become a little heavier compared to last time.

After I changed, I also went to the Southern ridges up to Mount Faber once and I felt my bike heavier than the last time (2 months earlier) I went up on the same bike before changing the parts.

I changed to a 8-seed MTB cassette because the Shop owner only had 9 speed and 10 speed road bike cassette at that time and my old bike can utilise only 6 speed.

Apparently, there is now a lower efficiency in transmitting the power from pedaling onto the wheels.

I am wondering if changing to a Road Bike cassette solves the problem.

Technically, a Road Bike cassette will be smaller and so the lowest gearing ratio will be higher and therefore the bike will be even heavier at the lowest gear ratio than what it is now. So theoretically, it will compound the problem.

What is the problem here? Is it the MTB cassette or something else.

 

[patcheon]

if ur paying bout 500+ at least make sure the components are deore?

I am looking into road bikes, so I am referring to Shimano's road bike components. Deore is in Shimano's MTB lineup. Btw, Shimano prices have increase a lot this past couple years. Not so many bikes models comes with pure deore components at the $500 range nowadays.

 

[ultra99]

What was your previous rims? Mavic Askium is the basic model for mavic range. i doubt is the new cassette could be the possible cause.

 

[BHills]

What was your previous rims? Mavic Askium is the basic model for mavic range. i doubt is the new cassette could be the possible cause.

My previous was a stock rim of aluminum alloy .........with a marking "ALESA 116 Alloy).

My new cassette has 8 cogs but I'm using only 6 of them because my old shifter is for 6 speed.

A few months ago, when I first adjusted my rear derailleur to use the smallest 6 cogs, the bike was super heavy. I could even feel that it was heavy on flat road when I use the small cog for the front and set the back to the 3rd biggest at the rear (i.e. the 2nd biggest of the 6 cogs in possible use).

So I adjusted again to use the middle 6 (2nd to 7th) of the 8 cogs at the back, meaning forgoing the smallest and the biggest cogs and I had been using this setting for the past 4 months or so.

However, I always feel that it's a little heavy even when it is just a slight slope up and I am already on small front cog and the 2nd biggest back cog.

Last week, I struggled to get up the slope along Upper Changi North Road (near Changi Prison and Selarang areas).

Today, I adjusted it to use the 6 biggest cogs (3rd to 8th) of the cassette but I have not really test-ridden it for longer distance.

I think I will test ride it in the next few days at ECP to Changi Village.

Although the max. speed might have been sacrificed in this set up, I however think it's probably not a major concern because, due to the heavy weight of this old bike of about 10.5kg, I already felt no speed increase when I switched from using the 3rd smallest cog to the 2nd smallest cog (the smallest cog possible when I used the middle 6 cogs previously) during my previous rides from ECP to Changi Village.

In fact, when I used the 2nd smallest cog instead of the 3rd smallest, my legs became more tired during the long stretch from Changi Village all the way to the other end of the Changi Coast Road and the time taken was not faster than using the 3rd smallest cog. I didn't even felt that the max. speed was faster when using the 2nd smallest cog when compared to using the 3rd smallest cog.

Apparently, my legs are not powerful enough to pedal faster when on the 2nd smallest cog.

Anyway, I will test ride with the new setting at ECP to Changi Village soon (as soon as in the next few hours ....... a morning ride).

For the longer term, I think I have to start searching for a 6 or 7 speed Road bike cassette.

The Shimano 105 Cassette 7 Speed HG70 cassette is not cheap leh.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=958

I am also wondering whether it's because of the combination of a heavier MTB cassette and chain.

If not, why there is a need to distinguish between RB and MTB cassettes and chains leh?

 

[pew]

My previous was a stock rim of aluminum alloy .........with a marking "ALESA 116 Alloy).

My new cassette has 8 cogs but I'm using only 6 of them because my old shifter is for 6 speed.

A few months ago, when I first adjusted my rear derailleur to use the smallest 6 cogs, the bike was super heavy. I could even feel that it was heavy on flat road when I use the small cog for the front and set the back to the 3rd biggest at the rear (i.e. the 2nd biggest of the 6 cogs in possible use).

So I adjusted again to use the middle 6 (2nd to 7th) of the 8 cogs at the back, meaning forgoing the smallest and the biggest cogs and I had been using this setting for the past 4 months or so.

However, I always feel that it's a little heavy even when it is just a slight slope up and I am already on small front cog and the 2nd biggest back cog.

Last week, I struggled to get up the slope along Upper Changi North Road (near Changi Prison and Selarang areas).

Today, I adjusted it to use the 6 biggest cogs (3rd to 8th) of the cassette but I have not really test-ridden it for longer distance.

I think I will test ride it in the next few days at ECP to Changi Village.

Although the max. speed might have been sacrificed in this set up, I however think it's probably not a major concern because, due to the heavy weight of this old bike of about 10.5kg, I already felt no speed increase when I switched from using the 3rd smallest cog to the 2nd smallest cog (the smallest cog possible when I used the middle 6 cogs previously) during my previous rides from ECP to Changi Village.

In fact, when I used the 2nd smallest cog instead of the 3rd smallest, my legs became more tired during the long stretch from Changi Village all the way to the other end of the Changi Coast Road and the time taken was not faster than using the 3rd smallest cog. I didn't even felt that the max. speed was faster when using the 2nd smallest cog when compared to using the 3rd smallest cog.

Apparently, my legs are not powerful enough to pedal faster when on the 2nd smallest cog.

Anyway, I will test ride with the new setting at ECP to Changi Village soon (as soon as in the next few hours ....... a morning ride).

For the longer term, I think I have to start searching for a 6 or 7 speed Road bike cassette.

The Shimano 105 Cassette 7 Speed HG70 cassette is not cheap leh.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=958

I am also wondering whether it's because of the combination of a heavier MTB cassette and chain.

If not, why there is a need to distinguish between RB and MTB cassettes and chains leh?

if your legs are struggling with mtb cassette, you'll cry with roadie cassette.
Don't worry about using light gears, work on your cadence more important.


http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gears/

this is very useful

 

[BHills]

if your legs are struggling with mtb cassette, you'll cry with roadie cassette.
Don't worry about using light gears, work on your cadence more important.


http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gears/

this is very useful

My old cassette was a road bike cassette 6-speed and I had no problem with it and I don't even have to switch to low gearing ratio when it's just a slight slope up.

For 18 years, I have had no problems cycling with a road bike cassette.

Before I changed the parts, going up on the Southern Ridges on Mount Faber from Alexander side was no sweat and I could scale up the short steep slopes along the way without any problem.

As mentioned very clearly from my posts, I only start to have some problems with a "heavy" bike after changing some parts (including to a MTB cassette and chain).

Actually before I posted the first post explaining the problem, I already suspect some people would think that it's due to weak legs and so, I purposely explained that the problem only came after I switched from a Road Bike cassette to a MTB cassette and it is technically an anomaly, explaining why I'm puzzled.

In fact, my bike was even heavier before changing the parts as it used to be over 11kg (with a more bulky seat and heavier seat post, and a heavier wheel set) but now is about 10.5kg. However, I never had any problem pedaling with a road bike cassette.

I thought switching to a bigger MTB cassette would be easier to pedal but just slower maximum speed. However, I find it heavier to pedal now.

 

[BHills]

My old cassette was a road bike cassette 6-speed and I had no problem with it and I don't even have to switch to low gearing ratio when it's just a slight slope up.

For 18 years, I have had no problems cycling with a road bike cassette.

Before I changed the parts, going up on the Southern Ridges on Mount Faber from Alexander side was no sweat and I could scale up the short steep slopes along the way without any problem.

As mentioned very clearly from my posts, I only start to have some problems with a "heavy" bike after changing some parts (including to a MTB cassette and chain).

Actually before I posted the first post explaining the problem, I already suspect some people would think that it's due to weak legs and so, I purposely explained that the problem only came after I switched from a Road Bike cassette to a MTB cassette and it is technically an anomaly, explaining why I'm puzzled.

In fact, my bike was even heavier before changing the parts as it used to be over 11kg (with a more bulky seat and heavier seat post, and a heavier wheel set) but now is about 10.5kg. However, I never had any problem pedaling with a road bike cassette.

I thought switching to a bigger MTB cassette would be easier to pedal but just slower maximum speed. However, I find it heavier to pedal now.

Just came back from a test ride from ECP to Changi Village and back to ECP.

After adjusting the rear derailleur to use the 6 biggest cogs on the new 8-speed MTB cassette, I find that the ease of pedaling is now back to what I was used to with the old 6-speed Road bike cassette.

Comparing the cogs used, a slighter bigger cog is needed to be used on the new 8-speed MTB cassette to achieve the same level of pedaling ease as with the old 6-speed cassette.

Apparently, the new 8-speed MTB cassette requires a slightly lower gear ratio to achieve the same pedaling ease as the old 6-speed RB cassette because the new MTB cassette is thicker and heavier than the old RB cassette.

When changing to this new 8-speed MTB cassette a few months ago, the rear dropout of the bicycle frame needed to be pulled wider apart from its original 13cm distance to accommodate the new wheel and cassette partly because the new cassette is thicker than the very old RB cassette which was built then for the frame 20 years ago.

(may be the new chain also has an effect).

I may have to start looking for a new 6 or 7 speed RB cassette and chain already. I'm told by the bike shop owner at Changi Village that can find only 7-speed RB cassette because the 6-speed ones are all old type which are not compatible with the new Mavic Aksium wheel set.

 

[Donnguy]

The shop that says the M20 stock will be coming in after CNY is CYCLE N PEDAL at Blk 278, Bukit Batok East Ave 3 #01-343 Singapore 650278. (Tel: 64254268).

But I couldn't wait that long, so I bought a 2nd hand hasa comp 1.0 =)

Yoz dude, am riding a HASA Comp 1.0 too ... i think its cool n light to go around, even slopess..

Any more nite riding nowadaess? Do let me noe le

 

[lanzhu60]

hi guys, like to check, wat do u all tink of this bike specs and for if sellin,hw much its worth?


[FONT=Calibri, Arial, sans-serif]Frame: Wheeler 5900 Aluminium (Professionally Red Powdercoated) with Shimano, Schwalbe & coke decal.
Weight: 10.6 kg, Size:18
Fork: Mosso High Moduls Aluminium Fork (NEW)
Rear Shifter: Shimano Deore (9 speed)
Rear D: Shimano Acera
Chain/Cassette: 9 Speed (NEW)
Stem: Easton (oversize)
Headset: Ritchey WCS Steel Bearing (NEW)
Handlebar: ABR Ultra Lite(Oversize)(NEW)
Grips: Stock
Brake: Tektro Mechanical (Disc)
Seatpost: Token 31.6 mm
Seat Clamp: Stock Seat Clamp (Sprayed to white)
Saddle: SSS Selle
Crank: Truvativ Road Bike
Rims: Alex Rims
Tyres: Kenda KWest 1.25 [/FONT]

 

[lanzhu60]

hi, any comments? greatly appreciated