Test Ride Event Kayuhan Raub 140km

Sunday 17/5/2 test ride. Competed 82 of 140km

 6 cyclists started from Taman Tasik Raub, later joined by one cyclist from Sg. Ruan. 7 cyclists with 3 support cars/jeep.

here rolling road  at Kg. Jelu

Nizam leading the climbing at Bukit Cincin. Myself stooped twice due to maximum heart rate (187bpm)

climbing at Bukit Gesing

testing bottle catch/feeding at Kg. Sempam with Kamal Arif

Giro Aeon Livestrong & Bravo Glove

Bought this Giro Aeon from Max Ng @ Malacca. This is my second Giro helmet. My first Giro Indicator was dented when I crashed in march MTB Jamboree.

X-Static® padding. Featherweight webbing with Slimline buckle

still looking for a matching glove from Giro

Compared to my old Bell Helmet

Boardman SLR 9.8 under Mangosteen Tree

Orang Papan di bawah pokok manggis

Bukit Telaga dengan Otai-otai

geng muda dah ke Shah Alam LeTua 100...tinggal hok kotai je ke Bukit Telaga - Jalan ke Fraser's Hill

Pedal Struck Road Surface

While cycling at Taman Mutiara and negotiating a sharp right corner, I noticed a car (silver Viva) coming very fast in the opposite direction. I pressed the rear brake, and suddenly I felt a grinding sound from my rear tire. I thought that the tire skidded. Only when back home that I realized that my left pedal struck the road surface. The long crank arm 172.5mm did help.  it didn't throw me off but took a fair bit of the carbon off the Look Keo blade pedal. Lucky that the blade is still intact.
*** Always REMEMBER this:   KEEP THE INSIDE PEDAL UP while cornering

Comparison - Argon18 Radon and Boardman SLR 18

LBS - Local Bike Shop

Ahmad Syafik, Ah Chai and me at LBS @ Wah Onn

Boardman and me

Boardman SLR 9.8 on Seasucker Talon

Boardman SLR 9.8 on Seasucker Talon

Schwalbe Lugano punctured at just 50km ride

I went for 2nd test ride today with Kamal Arif and Shaiful Bahtiar. The rear tire punctured about 2km from Felda bilut. Punctured with only a 50km test ride - Schwalbe Lugano -tak guna. TQ Kamal Arif & Shaiful Baktiar Ar-raubi tolong pam. Next time I will bring a spare tube and pump

Testing Boardman SLR 9.8 Elite

Boardman SLR 9.8 Elite at my garage

After fitting the Garmin GSC-10  Speed/Cadence Combo Sensor, the spoke magnet and then the cadence magnet, I took the bike for a test ride to Simpang Kalang-Krau,  Jalan Tras, Bukit Mahkamah /DO and finally to Bukit Koman

Serial numbers -pictures in 2018, looks at those rusted bolt

British (UK) designed, made in Taiwan, and Malaysian rider

The lower part of bike in 2012

Of course, the bike feels light. Weigh at 7.1kg (just outside of UCI's legal weight limit of 6.8kg).
The frame size is SM with  ST Seat Tube of 49cm. I feel the frame is low compared to my previous frame -Argon18 Radon (ST 51cm for size S). Need to ride more to familiarize myself with the bike frame geometry and ride characteristics.