hey vivianne, thanks for the great and very entertaining video clip! =) no please, the video is perfect without me in it..too embarrassing to be video-ed...
Hi everyone, Need some advice on compact cranks. How many of you have them and do they make a difference during daily rides? Any recommendations on brands, I...
I'm using compact cranks (have been for the last two years). If you don't plan to go Genting, they're a waste of money. If you wanna trade, I'm looking for a...
... I'm using them. You don't really need them for Singapore unless you (1) have bad knees (2) really like to spin. On the other hand, using them means you...
I am using compact cranks too. Suits me well as I don't have strong legs for big gear ratios. There is that bit of weight savings too. E-beam Fang Jie...
I am the true early convert for compact. noticed dramatic improvement within days after using it.placebo effect? But few weeks later, no improvement. Lately...
Thanks Bernard, Lawrence, Fang Jie & Peter for your input so far. Will contemplate Genting soon, but I dream of climbing the Alpe d'Huez one day! Bernard,...
Tried both standard and compact cranks myself. Type of crank choice depends on what kind of riding you intend to do with your bike, and your preferred riding...
i have one bike configured with 53/39 and the other with 50/34. both works fine for me, even with the same wheelset with 12-23 cassette (i just swap wheelset...
I'm one of those lazy buggers who hate changing the big ring and try to ride an entire ride (slow one) in small chainring. With a compact crank (and...
Hello Bizman Mike, With a 130mm BCD you can go as low as 38T. Such chainrings are made by TA Specialities of France. They are called Hegoa and are really...
see the gain ratio table comparing compact vs standard, both matched against 12-23 cassette: *#* *53* *39* *…. * *#* *50* *34* *12* *8.5* *6.3* * * *12* ...
1. Baby Larry 2. Bayou Bengali Scott Patterson 3. Beyond Sunday Sam 4. Bubble Sharon 5. "BY the way" Ang Boon Yaw 6. Prostetnic VJ (previously Nic Natarajan) ...
Ohh!! I miss something important. A Big Thank You for those who waited for me at the Keppel Flyover when I miss my Ninja Warrior swing and was dropped into...
hi peter, better rename 19. "Ti Ti ryan" to match my frame :D thursdays are too fast now. i was searching for a fatburning ride but ended up being pulled by...
that's why you need to recover soon and get back to the sprint races! always enjoyed reading your tues reports... stare bene presto! (provided by free...
But Peter,Pascal got no hair on his head already. He has been spotting a skinhead the very day I know him unless ya mean... the word "head" is a code word?...
Indeed Thurdays (and almost everyday) are way too fast now. I was working real hard to keep with the group. Rode over some metal piece along Keppel Flyover and...
Hi guys This coming Sunday, we expect Lim Chu Kang to be packed with traffic and thus will detour to Changi before heading back to Botanicals. The route will...
Kelvin, If you want to quote like our scholarly Lawrence, you can gain access to several books from Borders. I have The complete Speakers Sourcebook by Eleanor...