Friday Nite Ride - Changloon

Friday nite again and its Nite Riding Time!

Riders : Chan NXT, Fazlee, Balqis

Date: 10 09.08

ETD: 10:00pm

ETA: 12:15am

Riding Time: 1:31:30 seconds

Distance: 30.25 km

Average Speed: 19.8 km/h

Max. Speed : 38.5 km/h

The " iron horse" awaits the rider

Hmm..... that's Chan NXT steed. Newly Painted Shimano M-565 Wheelset.

Fazlee and Balqis


After reaching Changloon, we decided to stopped at the Anjung Restaurant.
We ordered 2 small buckets of french fries and drinks.
(Look at those exhausted face............)

It's tiome for fazlee to be in the picture.


Not to be forgotten, what brought us all here.

And some more ... bla..bla...bla...!!!

The nite mode is not set, so the results is this not so clear picture.

At the flyover junction to changloon.

Well, this is "the" Hutchinson Python 26X2.0 air light.

Made in France and Absalon used this serie.

Weight: 485 grams per piece.

A bigger view.

The Wheelset for MTB on road only.

Comment :

"The New Hutchinson is a good dual purpose tyre...." Bang Man Bike Shop

As for me, as it has been tested on road I can say that it is a fast rolling tyre. The noise it produced is very minimal. The thread is small and suitable for hard surfaced riding. And maybe in the future it will be brought along for off roading, then I can comment more on this product.
For the time being, I am satisfied with the on road performance.

Thank You for Viewing.

Let Us Dig For Knowledge, and Run Away From Oblivion!

MTB terminology.

HARDTAIL

A hardtail mountain bike is simply a mountain bike without rear suspension.
Originally, no mountain bikes had any rear suspension. So in reality, they were all hardtails. It's a little funny that now that most serious mountain bikers ride on bikes with rear suspension, the term hardtail was created to describe these original bikes without rear suspension, but that is how it goes.

Example : Giant XTC Composite

Also Known As: stiffys, rigid, uncomfortable

FULL SUSPENSION

Definition: Full suspension simply refers to a mountain bike with both front and rear suspension. Suspension means it has a damper or shock to help smooth out the ride. A mountain bike with no rear suspension is called a hardtail. A mountain bike with no suspension is said to be rigid.

Example : Marin Quad XC

ALL MOUNTAIN BIKES

Definition: All mountain mountain bikes, also known as trailbikes are the workhorse category of mountain bikes. An all mountain bike is a mountain bike built to handle almost everything a mountain biker will run into on a full day of riding.
The all mountain category consists mostly of bikes with about 4 to 6 inches (100 to 160 millimeters) of travel. While they are designed to climb hills very efficiently, they are generally heavier and a bit more stout than the typical cross county mountain bike. They can handle a lot rougher terrain as well.
Trail bikes are what most people should be riding. They are an excellent balance between efficiency, comfort, and control. All mountain mountain bikes are light and efficient enough to get you to the top of the hill, have soft enough squish in the suspension to keep you isolated from rough terrain, and have enough travel to suck up the bigger hits that can leave a cross country racer tasting the dirt.

Example : Ellsworth Epiphany
Also Known As: Trailbike

CROSS COUNTRY

Definition: Cross-country or XC mountain bike riding refers the type of terrain the riding is being done on and what type of ride it is. Most mountain bike trail riding is XC riding. These are rides where you usually pedal along the whole ride without lift access or shuttle and don't need any extraordinary equipment to complete the ride.

Picture : KTM cross country bike (Hardtail)

Picture : Scott Spark 10 ( Full suspension XC bike)

Picture : Orbea Occam (Softtail xc bike)

FREERIDE

Definition: Freeride mountain biking refers to a type of mountain bike riding style. Freeride usually involves large drops, jumps, and manmade stunts. The trails are often accessed by shuttle or ski lift but can be pedaled as well. Freeride bikes usually have large amounts of suspension travel (6" to 8"+) and are built to take a beating.

Picture : Specialized Big hit

DOWNHILL

Definition: Downhill mountain biking refers to a specific type of mountain biking. Downhilling usually involves very high speeds over very dangerous and technical terrain.
Downhill racing records a racers time to complete a course. The shortest time wins.
Downhill bikes are designed specifically for downhill racing. They are built to take a beating, and as efficient as a 40lb. bike can be for fast acceleration. They are all about performance, especially suspension performance, and are not built to really go up hill at all. These bikes are built to get down a downhill course as fast as possible, whatever it takes.
Also Known As: DH

Trek Session

29ER
Definition: A 29er is mountain bike with 29 inch wheels. Standard mountain bikes have had 26 inch wheels for as long as it's mattered, but 29ers are starting to make some serious headway.
Not to be confused with a 96er ( 29 inches up front, 26 inches in the rear).
Pronunciation: twenty nine er
Also Known As: Twentyniner, Bigwheel, Twenty Nine Inch Bike
Alternate Spellings: Twentyniner
Common Misspellings: 29er, 29'er, 29"r

SINGLETRACK

Definition: Singletrack is a term used to describe a trail that is only wide enough for one person or mountain biker at a time. Singletrack is the most popular or sought after type of mountain bike trail.

Singletrack at Wang Panjang

CLEANED

Definition: When a mountain biker makes it through a section of trail without putting a foot down they have cleaned that section. Everyone wants to clean a trail when they can.

Knowing Your Bicycle Anatomy

The picture showed above is the basic terminology for a bicycle. I know most of us already know this but still the are some who still comprehend it wrongly. Therefore this post will hopefully enlighten us or some of us on the right name for the right parts. Eventhough the sample taken is roadbike but the terms used are the same.

'' Let's Start Educating"

DIY: Protecting Downtube

The normal scenario in mountainbiking is scratches, dents and etc. In this posting I (Chan NXT) would like to share with everybody the approach I have taken in order to minimize the damages caused by mud, gravel, sands and other hard particles. It is simple and easy, some may say it looks cheap but hey! What's wrong with it .... its's not harmful. Happy DIY!

Waterproof sticker with carbon fibre design.

1.Plain paper to get the right shape of the downtube

2. Carbon fibre design sticker

3. Cutter

4. Pen

Instruction:

- Use the plain paper and trace the shape and size of the downtube.

-Cut the sticker based on the shape and size marked on the plain paper

-Position the bike upside down

-Carefully stick the sticker on the downtube

Its not too visible

Resident Model with the newly sticked downtube

Close shot of the sticker

Looks nice ....... " I think......."

"Tekun . Usaha . Jaya"

Night Ride at Polytech.

Riders: Chan NXT, Balqis, Fazli, Bustamam

Distance covered: 21.16km

Riding Time: 1hour 15 minutes

Starting and ending : Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Polytechnic.

Average Speed : 17.4

Maximum Speed: 45.8 km/h

Fazli and his new bike, Merida Matts Sport.

Balqis came after a short while.


Chan NXT


Bustamam and his new Bianchi.



At the tankhouse

Department of Hospitality flyover

Administration building

Merida HFS 1000

Giant XTC Team

Merida Matts Sport

First of all I would like to apologise for the poor quality of the image. It was taken by a Handphones' camera. So nothing much can be expected. Anyway, this is a good quality ride and riding at nite is quite interesting to be frank. Maybe in the later future this activity can be organised more often.