Mortop Headset and UNO Composite Seat Post

KONA Cinder Cone 2009 and 2010 model

Why suddenly did this beautiful white Miss Cindy Cone appear in my backyard?.
In just 3 weeks I change the 'frame' of my mountain bike to a new KONA Cinder Cone 17 inch.
All the other parts except the seat post (uno Carbon) and headset (Mortop seal-bearing) are retained.
When I bought the CUBE Aim 16", the idea was to go for an off-road trail -uphill & downhill.
Only one group plays downhill at 'Bukit MCA' the rest are more into road/urban riding.
Downhill is not for me, so I follow the majority riding at night on alternate days twice or thrice a week. I'm 178cm tall, to have better handling in road rides I have to change to a longer frame, hence the 17" Cinder cone.

How to calculate the bicycle frame for your height?.

You need to measure your inseam in centimeters (cm)
(Inseam x 0.65) - 10 = frame size in cm. To convert to inch, divide 2.5
In my case: 80cm x 0.65 = 52-10 =42cm -> 42/2.5=16.8" (17 inches)

A cinder cone or scoria cone is a steep conical hill of tephra (volcanic debris) that accumulates around and downwind from a volcanic vent (from Wikipedia)


Here is a comparison of both frames.

Kona Cinder Cone 17 inch geometry specification
CUBE Aim 16 inch geometry Specification (in millimetre).


2009 model

2010 model

Kayuhan Malam ke Tras - Night Ride to Tras

Last night's riding was great. 14 riders took part in that short 11km ride.
My first time riding that Raub-Tras (old Bentong-Raub road).
Met our famous young rider - Mohd. Shuib Shamsul Baharin, 13yrs old.
He is now training to take part in Langkawi International MTB Challenge 2010, Junior Men (under 18) from 6th -8th August 2010.
Adik Mohd Shuib telah menang tempat ke 17 di Jambori Lasak Karnival Lipis pada 27hb Jun lepas.
Gambar di atas diambil dari Utusan On-line - for more info here.
Adik Shuib dengan basikal DORCUS sumbangan Kelab Polis Lipis.
Dalam gambar: Cikgu Tengku Isa, Guru Besar Cikgu Ahmad Fuad dan Rider Cikgu Asri. Kanan sekali OCPD Lipis Supritendan Abdul Razak Hassan .


Gambar di bawah dari The Chemical Team -Kuantan (jerseyputih.blogspot.com)
(with permission)
This Raub-Tras is only 11km (22km), but there are 2 hills near the bridge.
Alhamdullillah saya dapat mengharungi cabaran itu.
Shuib?, jangan tanyalah - Ah Chai pun kalah! ;). Hebat adik ni.

Raub -> Sega/Kg.Tersan -> Raub

My longest ride so far - From Raub to Kg.Tersan at Sega and back, a distance of 62.6km.
Seven of us (Karim, Shah, Joe, AJ, Murti, Sham, and Tabib), started at 8.30pm and ended at 12.00 midnight.

Stopped for a rest at Pekan Dong. This picture was photographed on the way back at 11:36pm

Final destination at 9:46pm after 31.3km - Pekan Jeruas at Sega. We had a rest and refreshment at a roadside stall at Kg. Tersan.

New Gang -Night Ride

Actually, they are not a new cyclist, but just appear from 'hibernation' and I just got to know them now. Welcome back to the night ride - Khairozi, Murti, Sham, and ... (I can't remember the name ;) Jamaludin.
(above) Rozi of 'TNB Racing Team' checking his bike.

AJ, Karim, Joe and Ah Chai

Shah (from 'Fox Team') and Jama (in blue-yellow jersey).
Ah Chai Brother, Murti, and Sham at Rokiah Satay Restaurant.

Heart Rate Monitor - Polar RS400

Bought this on-line from the Bicycle SELL/BUY website.

I'm not a sportsman and my sedentary work did not help in cardiovascular health. I actively joined the Raub Night cycling for the past 3 weeks, and I know that I need time to catch up with younger and senior riders. To be on the safe side I went for a heart check-up with my cardiologist - Dr. K.T Ng. Underwent a stress test on a treadmill and he gave me a PASS.

RiBMo - Ride Bicycle More

Since I mostly ride on Town/highway roads at night, the mountain bike (Hutchinson Scorpion 26x2.1) 's big threaded tires are heavy. I changed to a new commuter or 'urban' tire from Japan Panaracer - RiBMo (Ride Bicycle More) slick is a standard all-around touring and urban commuting tire.

Ekspedisi Berbasikal Daerah Raub: Raub->Tranum->Gap->Raub

Satu Ekspedisi Berbasikal anjuran Persatuan Berbasikal Daerah Raub, akan diadakan pada 8 Ogos 2010 (Ahad).
Bermula dari Dataran Raub ke Gap dan berpatah balik ke Raub. Jarak pergi-balik 66km!. Ekpedisi ini tidak akan naik ke Fraser's Hill. (banyak ahli persatuan tak mampu naik bukit ;)).
Tarikh tutup penyertaan pada 25/7/2010

If you are keen to join this expedition, print to form below and sent it with RM30.00 to the address in the form.

With only 2 weeks left for the expedition, I wonder if I can even complete half of the route. The route after Tranum is winding and never-ending uphill until the Gap.
The longest distance that I ever covered during training was 32km, with a few stops and rest for refreshment.

Cyclist Nature Calls

Nothing to post today - This week night ride is canceled for some reason.
So I got these pictures from the net. [posted without permission :)],
but if you click the pictures, it will link back to the original articles/website.
The peloton pulls over on the roadside to take a nature break en masse.
Read the ethical issue by Rick Bernardi, JD at www.bicyclelaw.com

Cube Teamline Jersey

Rothaus - is a German brewery
SEEbERGER -German coffee company.
Schwalbe - brand bicycle tires
Zillertali.at - tourist company
Paul Lange & Co - Bike part leading European companies in the bicycle industry
SHIMANO - manufacturer of cycling components.

Second trip Raub to Lurah Bilut Night Cycling

Seven of us took another night's ride from Raub to Felda Lurah Bilut last night.
That was my second trip there.
Group photo in front of Felda Lurah Bilut landmark.

Date Time Original 2010:07:12 21:56:51

Rest at at Bilut warung - 100Plus, Teh tarik, Teh Ais Limau + salt and Banana crisp snack.
Cikgu Loh and En. Karim leading the 'race'. I arrived about 1 minute later.


Lurah Bilut signboard.
Data from GPS:
Trip Odometer = 33.7km, Moving Time= 1hr 40 min, Stopped= 1hr 37 min,
Max Speed=42kh/hr, Moving Average=20.1 km/hr, Overall Average = 10.2km/hr.