New Year Cycling Shoes

I bought this new Sidi shoe to replace the worn-out Sidi Wire Carbon Air Vernice.

Sidi single dial Sidi Techno-3 dial closure system, simple and stylish design mid-level Fast carbon road shoes.

Size 43, Made in Romania

The upper is made from Microtech Microfibre material

Sidi Fast cycling shoes

XPedo RC7  cleats installed.

The Fast uses a carbon/Nylon mix composite sole.

XPedo RC7 cleats, red meaning 9° of float.

LOOK compatible cleats have 3 different colours.

>    Black    =    0° float

>    Gray     =    4.5° float

>    Red      =    9°    floats

 
 

Good bye Sidi

First use 13/2/2016, 

Total Use 13, 213km

The shoes' linings are torn, the heel stabilizer plastic is cracked, and the right side collar is torn exposing the red inner layer.

Worn-out cycling shoes. Sidi Wire Carbon Air Vernice

 

Sidi cycling shoes spare parts.

I dissected the shoes and took out the spare parts comfort fit insole, Anti-slip rubber heels, Adjustable  Heel Retention Device, Techno 3 Push ratcheting dials, Soft Instep closure, and cleats.

New KMC Chain - X10 Silver -SL

new KMC chain -X10SL 

X10SL (silver)  - Hollow Pins and Plates

Maxxis Larsen and KMC Chain

I changed the chain from Shimano CN-HG73 (apparently a 9-speed chain), installed by LBS. 

No wonder the 10-speed KMC's  'missing link' didn't click well (tight).

The cassette is 10-speed.
 

Bike Hand

10-speed chain KMC X10  Silver SL Super light),  Double X Bridge

10-speed missing-link, CL559R  KMC 6H, Reusable

 

Kona CindcerCone upgrade

More upgrade, actually downgrade from Shimano XT Deore to Deore.

an old aluminum hard-tail Kona Cinder Cone MTB

  

Chainring XT M8000-1

Frame Kona Cinder Cone ini telah berusia 13 tahun. Dibeli pada bulan Ogos 2010.

Groupset telah pertingkatkan beberapa kali. Asal mix-set (shifter Shimano Deore Rapidfire, Cassette Deore 9 speed, RD Shimano SLX, crank FSA Alpha Drive, and Tektro disc brakes. Fork with spring (RockShock).

Kemudian diupgrade lagi ke Shimano XT groupset 10speed.

Ikut peredaran masa saya tukar crank set kepada One-by system/1X.

Shimano crank FC-MT510-1 (is a group less Shimano crank on Deore level)  length 170mm (Made in Malaysia), Shimano Dyna-sys11  M8000 34T made in Japan, RD Shimano Deore dan cassette besar 11-42T 10 speeds (Evopro)

Tukar wayar shifer  (yang dah nak putus) kepada Jagwire. Service bottom-bracket dan top-up minyak brek hydraulic dan pump compress air dalam fork.

   

Tukar penyangkut botol air dari besi kepada  plastik. Rockbros plastic dengan botol 750ml.

New 10-speed cassette 11-42T

 10 years tyre with a crack

Tukar yang baru sama brand. Terpaksa order online, 26inch ni jarang dah orang guna.

Last change tyre HERE

tayar belakang dah hampir botak

Kesan kena batu.

Old XT brake and big cassette 11-42T 10 speed (Evopro)

 

Batal pencen kayuh basikal - Back Into Cycling After 3 months Break

last cycling on 2nd August

The fitness is gone. I have a saddle sore, and my heart rate is sky-high.

I need to slowly increase the speed and duration to avoid injury.

Taman Mutiara 2, early morning view from Taman Maju Indah

Razak Risda (L)

Cycling shoes carbon sole came off - detached

How to fix cycling shoes. White-white Sidi  wire Carbon Vernice Shoe Sole REPAIR

I was cycling around my neighborhood, just an easy 10 km. There is a short 2% incline. I cycled off the seat and tried to lift the pedal during an upstroke. Then, PRAP!, the sole just detaches from the upper body. 

After using it for 7 years (almost 13K km), this is what happened to Sidi. The carbon sole detached from the upper body of the shoe. Record from Garmin Connet below. 👇

Nearly 13K kilometers

There are two rivets that secure the carbon sole. The front rivet underneath the red vent air intake corroded and snapped (see that at the red arrow) .👇

The back rivet (yellow arrow) ☝ is still intact, holding the sole from being completely detached.

Repair using the glue, tutorial from this YouTube video.  >>>>: LINK

tutorial by Farhan Coolfish

Thank you, Farhan.

Tools and material - Epoxy, Nylon cable ties, sandpaper, and mini C clamps 

DEVCON 2 Ton Epoxy-Clear High Strength Epoxy S-35, for metal, wood, concrete, glass, ceramics, and fiberglass.  Order from the Shoppe.

2 clear epoxy glues are mixed together in equal proportion.  The mixture is spread over the both carbon sole and the shoe's microfibre performa tech pro body. Metal mini C clamps and Nylon Cable ties are fixed to keep it bonded.

I left this setup for 24 hours for a complete cure.

an old pair of weathered cycling shoes. The heel stabilizer turns yellowish,  microfibre shoes have numerous cracks, and the inner lining is dirty and chafing.

After seven years and nearly 13 thousand km

The repair is complete, and I hope it gives me a few more years of joy.

The brand new Sidi Wire Carbon Vernice cycling shoes were bought in May 2016.

Mula exercise selepas sekian lama

Lima bulan menternak lemak. Lepas habis jamuan raya, mula jalan kaki dan slowly cycling keliling taman.

This woman in red shirt with black cap is a strong runner

 

Cycling at dawn. Kayuh selepas subuh

Taman Bandar Raub