Cycling is turning out to be quite an expensive hobby, already chalked up like 100 bucks worth of repairs and accessories AFTER buying the Jamis. Without adding in the gloves mom bought me when she came down with dad and sis last weekend for a short hop over to Indonesia....
makes any nerd look bad ass.....
Truth be told, they are not cycling gloves (i recommend stuff from FOX for bikers) , these are gym gloves for weight lifting and training, but i figured, if it can protect your hands from metal grips of 100 kg dumb bells, a bike handle should be fine no?
I like the black leather upholstery on the palm area and the padding. Plus, the RBK logo look pretty cool on the forefinger. Now Reebok should start paying me royalties everytime i do an advert for em by waggling my finger at random people....
Ferry to Batam Island , Indonesia
My parents came down from KL for the CNY hols and i booked a room for them on campus at the NEC , i won't bother giving the full name for the abbreviation as only campus mates would know what they mean anyway..... but i must admit, the room was pretty good. Plus the PIE highway was just at out doorstep so getting anywhere was no probs.
The one day Indonesian hop was a disappointment quite frankly. Shopping was not good. Limited choices and pricing was not low as we expected for a supposedly duty free place.
Bad timing for seafood as well. CNY period, so hardly anyone went fishing.
The only saving grace was the boat ride. Bumpy, fast, sea spray on your face , the novelty of watching people going green with sea sickness....... ho ho.
Going out for supper seems to not be a prob these days since roomie brought over his Wheeler to campus. Its got better components than mine and despite being like 5 years old, is lighter too.
Shimano Deore rear derailleur , Alivio shifters , Shimano crankset.
Despite hardly maintaining it.....err.....i mean zero maintainance.......its got no rust on it. Deore parts are definitely made of some hardened anti corrosion alloy. Probably with a bit of chromium thrown in...about 11 wt% or something (yikes, materials science knowledge creeping in there somehow...... =S )
5 years of hardship equals this :
I like the black leather upholstery on the palm area and the padding. Plus, the RBK logo look pretty cool on the forefinger. Now Reebok should start paying me royalties everytime i do an advert for em by waggling my finger at random people....
Ferry to Batam Island , Indonesia
My parents came down from KL for the CNY hols and i booked a room for them on campus at the NEC , i won't bother giving the full name for the abbreviation as only campus mates would know what they mean anyway..... but i must admit, the room was pretty good. Plus the PIE highway was just at out doorstep so getting anywhere was no probs.
The one day Indonesian hop was a disappointment quite frankly. Shopping was not good. Limited choices and pricing was not low as we expected for a supposedly duty free place.
Bad timing for seafood as well. CNY period, so hardly anyone went fishing.
The only saving grace was the boat ride. Bumpy, fast, sea spray on your face , the novelty of watching people going green with sea sickness....... ho ho.
Going out for supper seems to not be a prob these days since roomie brought over his Wheeler to campus. Its got better components than mine and despite being like 5 years old, is lighter too.
Shimano Deore rear derailleur , Alivio shifters , Shimano crankset.
Despite hardly maintaining it.....err.....i mean zero maintainance.......its got no rust on it. Deore parts are definitely made of some hardened anti corrosion alloy. Probably with a bit of chromium thrown in...about 11 wt% or something (yikes, materials science knowledge creeping in there somehow...... =S )
5 years of hardship equals this :
We were cycling back from a 24/7 McD at Pioneer after filling up on prosperity burgers and curly fries and milo , when he downshifted on the slope near NEC, and one of the spokes on the rear crankset broke.
Mmmm, brittle failure, too much chromium or work hardening?
Neways, upgrade plans for my Jamis the coming semester:
1) new pedals from Shimano to replace the lousy plastic ones.
2) a waterproof backpack, my canvas bag keeps getting sweat soaked....
3) crankset upgrade to Shimano Deore LX
4) Avid mechanical disc brakes (will only buy them when my Shimano V brakes get totalled)
Deore LX, 50g heavier than the top of the line XTR
XTRs are SGD200 more, 50g lighter is not worth that in my opinion.
Cheers from the,
Matrix
Deore LX, 50g heavier than the top of the line XTR
XTRs are SGD200 more, 50g lighter is not worth that in my opinion.Cheers from the,
Matrix
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