28 November 2023

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)

 

08 November 2023

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)