Bike Fitting

I thought that this article from singletracks.com is useful for fitting yourself on a mountain bike. Enjoy...:)

[The graphic of chart-size below is taken from the above wesite]

Body Geometry Gloves

My riding buddy, Jimmy Kok, went to Taiwan for a holiday, and got me this nice Specialized Body Geometry riding gloves. He got it from Taiwan's Specialized Concept Store.

It fit so well. Thanks a lot bro!

Here is some info about the Body Geometry gloves from Specialized:

To learn more about Body Geometry, click here.

From South Africa

I was given an honour to lead our Sunday riding group with our new friend from South Africa.

Welcome to Malaysia, Alan.

The ride routes were as follows:

Taman Rimba Kiara >> Uphill tarmac >> 4K (entrance at water tank) >> 2K (halfway entrance) >> Twin Peaks >> Janie's Addiction (horse trail & old Janie's singletrack) >> Boner >> Penchala Lama >> Kampung & tarmac >> Plan C >> Wasteland >> Bar-a-kuda >> Tarmac >> Mission >> 2K (half loop) >> Tarmac >> Shiner's (entrace at halfway) >> Rock Garden (Carnival).

Time : 8:45 a.m till 12:15 p.m

Distance : ~ 17 kilometers.

Quote from Alan "The trails are excellent. They are technical. It's a very good place to learn to ride on roots."

2010 - New Year Ride

Happy New Year 2010 everyone!

Me and my usual riding buddies rode our favourite Bukit Kiara trails today. Fun!

What is your IQ?

IQ is the acronym for intelligent quotient, and refers to a score given for several standardized intelligence tests. The first of these tests was developed by French psychologist Alfred Binet in 1905. Today, the IQ test is commonly based on some model of the Stanford Binet Intelligence scale.

So, what is your IQ?

My last IQ test was about 14 years ago and scored 127. I don't care what it means, do you?

In cycling, Specialized Bicycle Company (Specialized) has developed an intelligent suspension shock that has God's know what's it IQ test score. The suspension shock is called BRAIN. Have a look at these videos to find out more...

1. BRAIN - The explanation.

2. BRAIN - The theoretical settings.

3. BRAIN - The pratical sag settings.

4. BRAIN - The pratical rebound settings.

Sometimes I feel down, and need a bit of motivation

There are times in life that you might feel down, I sometimes do have that, and of course I need a bit of motivation.

Apart from praying to God asking for strength, I like to share some motivation videos that I find touching and inspiring.

1. MTB - Road to Athens Olympics.



Sometimes due to link problem, you might not be able to see the tube, so click here to go directly to the source.

2. A limbless guy.



Again, sometimes due to link problem, you might not be able to see the tube, so click here to go directly to the source.

Trail Maintenance 18 October 2009: Carnival

The Carnival trail (Lower Carnival) is one of most used trails in Bukit Kiara. The abuse comes both from all sorts of riders, cross country guys and downhillers, and also hikers.

Since this yearly Kuala Lumpur Mountain Bike Carnival (KLMBH) is in 6 weeks time, it is timely to do some touch up on the Carnival trail. You can also read my previous post on this matter, click here.

These were the guys who showed up this time; Adilah, Ashley, Beatrice, Derald, Hui Peng, Jason, LeeNya, Megat, Pat, Rizal, Soon, Umar, Visan, Yew Jo. As usual, Pat is the leader.

I also got a new cangkul for this trail maintenance. My old one was ageing and gave way. Read more about cangkul here.

We were divided into several small teams. Me and Megat this time are in one team. We repaired the triple terrace drop entrance by making it wider and stronger, by adding side retainer, rocks and compacted soils. We also did some rock armouring & soil compacting in between the roots that lead towards the finish line.

I also created some waterbars to divert the water away. Others had their parts and we all contributed to make the trail more rideable and more sustainable.

No photos this time. I forgot my camera... shoot me!

However, I will take some photos after this to show the results. Stay tune...

Aidil Fitri 2008

I will be writing in my mother's tongue language about the forgiveness and thanksgiving that are associated with the Eid celebration.

Ampun dan maaf diminta andainya…

TERkasar bahasa..
TERsilap bicara..
TERmarah yang tak kena..
TERtanya tak tentu hala..
TERsasul yang tak sengaja..
TERpukul kat mana-mana..
TERpekik di telinga..
TERhantuk di kepala..
TERpinjam harta benda..
TER”moody” tak semena-mena..
TERumpat bila-bila..
TERmacam-macam lagi yang kena-mengena..

Semoga dimaafkan..

Selamat menyambut Hari Raya Aidil Fitri.

[Eid's cup cakes]

Additionally, I will re-start my mountain biking menace this week. So, stay tune.

Ramadhan 2007

It fasting month (Ramadhan) again for the Muslim. You cannot consume food or drink, or do extreme sinful things from dawn to dusk.

At the end of the month, there will be a big celebration... we call it Hari Raya Aidil Fitri or in some western country it is known as Eid Mubarak.

As far as mountain biking is concern for me, there not much riding I can do during the day time. I could cycle without food, but definitely not water. It's just demanding on the hydration.

However, this is the month that I actually tried to gain some stamina and lose weight. I will do interval trainings at my local gym at night, two or three times a week. Each session will be divided into 5 periods.

Period 1: Warm up - 10 minutes.
Period 2: Cycling at 1 minutes fast pace, with 1 minute rest. Ten times.
Period 3: Brisk walking - 10 minutes.
Period 4: Cycling at 1 minutes of 9 degrees climbing medium pace, with 1 minute rest. Ten times.
Period 5: Walking - 5 minutes and stretching - 5 minutes.

I usually vary the duration and the pace accordingly to avoid boredom.

I'M ON THE NET AGAIN

After some hickups on my laptop, I managed to blog again.

Yeahhh.....

Double

On the afternoon of 14 December 2006, I received the official letter about my double promotion in Tenaga Nasional Berhad. Cool...

Sri Ayutthaya

The 2006 KLMBH yearly dinner was held on 17 December 2006@Sunday, at a famous Thai restaurant in Bukit Damansara - Sri Ayutthaya.

More write up & photos will come soon.

[Look at top right, photos slideshow.. entertaining]

[One of the main sponsor - BikePro bicycle shop owner, Boon Foo]

[Queing for the buffet]

[Other side of the que - Can you see Pat?]

The Birth of Life

: : Tuesday, 28 November 2006, the Menace of Kiara is born : :

For my last adventure was an epic. I made the epic ride on my trusted bike (XC904R Team). Lets go riding in this beautiful and colourful world, especially at Bukit Kiara, Malaysia.

My trusted aluminium 7075 steed:

XC904R

It is a Team Issue edition.

So does the fork.

Wavy brake rotor.

Patented Horst-link design.