Life is just awesome!...going everyday on two wheels.

After years commuting on bicycles to work finally i think life was too perfect for me.  Feel younger, active and just kill 3 or more birds with one stone. Life is very lively.  I loose massive weight, my long pants getting extremely loose..very loose!, have time to enjoy radio control hobby/activity in between, save fuel and money, save traffic headache, save time because i can slip through traffic, had a good sleeping time, wake up late but stay fresh, have time to eat proper home made breakfast and my health is improving plus getting strong leg muscles.  Wow! all these because i'm skipping from drving my car to work and getting on my bicycle...this is so awesome!  Other than that it seems my often presence on local road have become part of familiar appearance among traffic user which is good for me so that they aware that i'm using the same road everyday too.   When the weather is all good with blue sky and white clouds its nice to tour around and enjoy the scenery..just plugin into my MP3 SONY WALKMAN and there goes enjoyment. Sunset always been so beautiful along the coastal area as i'm riding on my way home.  Sometimes if i get hungry i have lots of mobilty opportunity to wonder through several burger stalls, cafes and food stores without worry about parking space problem.  I can also go about wondering my own business without worry time and fuel. 

Another broken sunday!

Never felt so bad  having my Sunday a major drag with pocket to burn later.  Ride in the middle of the jungle miles away from civilization and 'bam!' i got permanently broken drive terrains my mountain bike in the middle of no where. Let see...that was USD$210 shitty Shimano XTR parts gone down the pit this month, rear derailuer, frame drop-out hinges and chains going goodbye.  With almost storm coming in on windy evening i cut the chain short to fit the whole gear into single speed setup so i could continue pedal and a whizz my way miles to the pit stop and drove back home in agony.  Why agony because i expect to spend my budget for computer hardware for my 3D work...mmmmm NVIDIA..... Should have followed my instinct not to ride my MTB yesterday.  On the bright side though i still have my road bike to keep my legs alive this week....i really hate lycra tights.

My speed collection

Well i decided to show my land machine annual portrait. A new comer just entered into my life...the white road stallion..its a MERIDA. Now i got two buddies to fill my cheerful weekend and keep health and human performance top notch. My mountain bike already had enough dna upgrade and soon the road bikes will get her too soon. I'll try get some carbon goodies and stuff to keep it 7kg and below. I hope my body weight doesn't bog the machine down. I would probably get an ULTEGRA upgrade and CAMPAGNOLO wheels or a MAVICs but not until all the part got worn out under over use. I do hope i could do that by end of this year since my cycling intensity doubled each week. For the last 3 week road bikes seem to be the ultimate speed machine that keep my legs feels like bionic. Drop mine 3kg per week except when someones keep cooking some good food.

My white road stallion

A month later i fell in love on my new found friend, she's fast and very elegant looking. Been riding mountain bike for 15 years now, its time to shift the pace to step my other foot fully on-road to utilized the advantage of speed and higer pedalling candence. So its time to get the ultimate road rage machine. Yes few weeks ago this white stallion took my heart away. A road bike with intermediate level groupsets, carbon fork and some "just enough" performance parts gave me wings on the road. I got totally hooked with this bike on its first day of flight pushing me extra 40% speed advantage over mountain bike plus its easy on the pedal too. The shifting and braking was a bit very awkward for me since my hand kinda twisty over the goatee handle bar since the finger muscle already adapt much for mountain bikes, so i have to get use to the pain reaching the foward vertical position brake lever and shifter. My mountain biking apparel also isn't suitable and ergonomics enough for road biking since all those compact posture and sitting position risk getting blister and drag so i have to dig in robin hood men in tights which is so un-MX like. 4 weeks later i've become the fastest man on the road. Constant 32km/h, 47km/h on sprinting, 65km/h on drafting and top speed at 95km/h when chasing behind huge drafter. Now i got two mad machines. I love it!

Our bike club exhibition in Bintang Plaza Miri City.

In went over to visit a nick's Bike Club exhibition and also promotion for upcoming local endurance challenge: "The BAKAM Challenge" endurance race coming this may. The exhibition held in Miri City inside BINTANG PLAZA building just outside PARKSON supermarket. Our members bike shown on the stage while customer products shown below. I didn't bring my bike after seeing how this visitor mingle around the bike parts with their hands fear it might scratch mine or worst damage some expensive parts. The ehibition held for 3 days from yesterday Friday till Sunday. I'll be hanging around a while every night if i have the time. Good luck Nick.