What you must do before a Ride

On a beautiful Saturday morning...and you wanna take a ride ...what should u do?

How to Choose and Size the right Bike for you

Here a short video showing the basic info on about finding the right bike & size for you...

GoPro HD Helmet HERO

HD Helmet HERO

GoPro’s HD Helmet HERO is the world’s highest performance wearable 1080p HD video and still photo camera. Professional quality 1080p / 960p / 720p HD resolutions record at 30 and 60 frames per second (60 fps in 720p). Record up to 2.5 hours on a single charge and up to 9 hours total on a 32GB SD card (not included).

In addition to HD video, this digital action sports helmet cam also shoots 5MP still photographs at 2/5/10/30 or 60 second intervals. Press the shutter button once and record up to 2.5 hours of poster-print quality POV photos of you and your friends’ most memorable moments.

Helmet camera mount options include a headlamp style head strap that you can quickly share with your friends, a lace-through strap-mount for vented helmets, two curved and two flat adhesive mounts for attaching to gear, vehicles or whatever else moves you.

The HD Helmet HERO is compatible with all other GoPro HERO camera mounts & accessories, so it’s very easy to expand the functionality of your camera to attach with a suction cup to vehicles, clamp to bike handlebars and seat posts, mount to surfboards, and even be worn on the wrist or chest.

Waterproof to 180’ / 60m, shockproof, and protected from rocks and other hazards thanks to its removable polycarbonate housing. Replacement housings and lens kits are available, making repairs or refurbishing your HD HERO camera affordable and convenient. It’s a GoPro…go for it.™

Local Price: Ranging from RM900 to RM1400 depending on Model. (http://www.funsportz.com.my/gopro/)

A Must Have BB

New Blackberry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones with BB7 OS

For the BlackBerry smartphone users out there, you may be pleased to know that Research in Motion has announced at the BlackBerry World Conference in Orlando, Florida that their Blackberry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones will come with an updated Blackberry 7 operating system.
However, for those that were hoping to see Android Apps and Flash Support with the BlackBerry 7 OS, unfortunately it comes with neither, as mentioned in my article yesterday. Nevertheless, despite the absence of the Android Apps and Flash Support the Blackberry 7 OS provides an easier and faster user experience through improved web browsing, voice activated searches and the ability to manage personal and business content separately.
In addition, Chris Martin of The Inquirer has mentioned that Docs To Go will be pre-loaded onto the handsets, with all premium features enabled, to handle Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel files. These two smartphones come with the all too familiar Qwerty keyboard and trackpad that we are use to seeing on BlackBerry’s phones and have a 2.8in Liquid Graphics capacitive touchscreen that has 640×480 resolution.
The devices each run a 1.2GHz processor and are just 10.5mm thick, making them RIM‘s fastest and most thinnest smartphones to date. They have 768MB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, a 5MP camera that can record HD 720p video, near field communications technology and a 1230mAh battery. Each handset weighs in at 130g and is made with brushed stainless steel frames, and has a high gloss fibreglass backplate.
The difference with the two handsets is the 9930 offers dual-band HSPA+ and dual-band CDMA, whilst the 9900 offers tri-band HSPA+. However, both come with quad-band GSM/EDGE. Will you be getting your hands on one of these BlackBerry smartphones when they release worldwide at the beginning of Summer?

UKM Konvo LeRUN MTB Mini Jamboree 2011

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Ten Speed Revolution

By Chris Lesser
According to an online poll conducted by Bike198.com, some 60 percent of mountain bikers are resisting the switch to 10-speed drivetrain. While the poll is obviously unscientific and of unknown focus-group size, it doesn’t take a degree in statistical regression analysis to predict the direction mountain bike drivetrains are going. Most new bikes are coming with 10-speed set-ups and increasingly, riders looking for quality replacement components have only one option: 10-speed.

A poll by Bike198.com says 25 percent of riders have already made the switch, while 60-some percent are holding out.

In case you’ve been hibernating for, oh, the last two seasons, 10-speed drivetrains—long used by road bikes—have been showing up on new mountain bikes with increasing and unstoppable saturation. So much so that the claimed “60 percent” of 9-speed holdouts won’t be able to hold on forever. Not en masse, anyway. Several more seasons with some smart hoarding, maybe. But high-end 9-speed MTB drivetrains are going the way of the DoDo.
SRAM was first out of the gate with its XX flagship component group in the spring of ’09, followed closely by a sweeping adoption of 10-speed technology all the way down to X7. SRAM still offers X7, X9 and some X0 components in 9-speed, but all the new development—and all the bling new finish options—is going into 10-speed specific product.

Mmmm, shiny. You can have it, but you have to say goodbye to 9-speed, first.

Shimano debuted its own 10-speed system, dubbed Dyna-Sys—in 2010 with SLX and XT, and in addition to a 2X front gearing option Shimano also is heavily promoting an updated 24-32-40 triple-ring crank option—aka: 3X (“three-by”)— as well. This season Shimano announced 10-speed would trickle all the way down to Deore for model year 2012—and there you have it, revolution: complete.

Bringing 10-speed all the way down to Deore will ease the pain (also see: expense) of making the jump to a 10-speed component group.

Even back-from-the-grave Race Face is on board, with a full bevy of 10-speed rings for both 2X and 3X options, including its top-shelf NEXT carbon crank. Notably, those still stockpiling high-quality 9-speed chains and cassettes will be happy to hear that Race Face is still making 9-speed as well as 10-speed rings (which are thinner and have tighter spacing than 9-speed rings). While Race Face rings aren’t exactly known for their buttery front shifting performance, the company will likely pick up some sales from hold-outs who think chain suck still sucks less than spending hundreds of dollars to upgrade perfectly serviceable components.
To be fair it’s understandable that someone who recently bought (or has been maintaining) a top-shelf X.0 or XTR 9-speed drivetrain might be hesitant to ditch it just to keep up with the Joneses. Unlike piecemeal drivetrain upgrades of the past, switching to 10-speed is a big commitment. Shifters, derailleurs, cassette, crank (or at least chainrings and some elbow grease) and chain all are interdependent, and the leap must be made at once, not one piece at a time.
One undeniable apples-to-apples benefit of 10-speed is the larger cassette range, with a 36-tooth cassette delaying the drop to granny gear longer, helping keep up momentum and flow. And 2X front chainring configurations wouldn’t be possible without wider-range cassettes to flush out the gear chart.

Pinkbike reported on this prototype 9-36t 10-speed cassette from SRAM, which offers an enticing option (though it's not yet nor may ever be available) for those looking for a functional 10-speed system without the hullabaloo of buying a 10-speed crank, front derailleur, front shifter, etc. Photo: Pinkbike.com

One promising way to buck the system is to run a 1×10 setup. Wait long enough and you might even be able to score a 9- to 36-tooth 10-speed cassette option SRAM is rumored to be working on. So equipped, one could feasibly run a 32 or 33-tooth single chainring with a guide and have a fairly complete gear range with only needing to purchase a 10-speed shifter and a rear cassette (which—thank god—fits onto a standard 8/9-speed freehub body). All you’d need is a 10-speed-specific ring, such as the new options from Chromag—available in every size and in a range of colors so vast that it would make Pantone proud.

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Kuala Lumpur Mountain Bike Shop Directory

Mountain Bike Shops

Kedai Basikal Nerd Cycle
33G Jalan Pulau Lumut P
U10/P Taman Alam Budiman, Shah Alam
Tel : 7842 7493  
Mobile 012 : 381 0848 (Asfa)
nerdcycles[at]gmail.com
Business Hours : Tuesday-Friday 10am-8.00pm  
Saturday & Sunday 12.00pm-10.00pm (Closed on Monday)

Bicycle World
45 Jalan Bandar 1
Taman Melawati
55100 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTel: 603 41066749
Fax: 603 41066749
http://basikalbaru.com
Business Hours: 10am - 7:30pm (Closed Tuesdays)


Bike Pro Center
31 Jalan SS24/8
Taman Megah, Petaling Jaya47301 Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 603 - 7805 1989
Fax: 603 - 7803 3995
Monday - Friday : 11am - 8pm
Saturday : 11am - 7pm
Sunday : Riding Day!
bikeprobicycle[at]gmail.com


CoreZone
42, Jalan SS2/24,
47300 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 603 7873 5560
Fax: 603 7873 5560
http://www.mycorezone.com/
Mon - Fri: 12:00 noon - 8:30 pm
Sat - Sun: 12:00 noon - 7:00 pm


Joo Ngan Son
Damansara Utama Office:
No 3, SS21/37,
Damansara Utama,
47400 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 603-7727 8742
Fax: 603-7727 8741
www.imcyclist.com
E-mail: edwin__ng[at]hotmail.com
Business Hours: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm (Monday to Sunday)
Ampang Office:
Joo Ngan
No 377-1, 4th Mile,
Jalan Ampang,
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Business Hours: 11:00 am to 7:30 pm (Monday to Saturday)


KSH Bicycle
No.34, Jalan Tun Mohd Fuad
Taman Tun Dr. Ismail
60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 603-7727 5173
Fax: 603-7726-4937
Business Hours: 10.30 am to 8pm


KSH Bicycle
No. 3, Jalan SS2/3,
47300 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 603-7877 0450
Fax: 603-7877 7450
Email:kshbikes[at]streamyx.com


The Bike Boutique
Unit W105, Level 1, West Wing
Metropolitan Square, Jalan PJU 8/1
Bandar Damansara Perdana
48720 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
Email: Benny at bennylie[at]thebikeboutique.com

Things To Know About Your Mountain Bike Parts

by Robert Sheehan [January 29, 2007]

You are a biking champ - ruler of the vast mountain trails. But your fame will become dull if you don't understand the various parts of your mean machine. So to become a complete champ it is necessary to enhance your knowledge about different mountain bike parts.

The Basic Parts Of A Mountain Bike

The Frame

The frame of a mountain bike is smaller than that of a road bike. But the angle is very relaxing for the rider so that he can maneuver the bike with skillful agility over different grounds. Mountain bike manufacturers build bikes, which are gender specific. So while you buy a bike be sure to get the right sizing.

The Handlebars

The handlebars of a mountain bike are flat, usually as wide as the rider's shoulders. However, depending on the rider's preference it could be narrower or wider. Riser bars are fast becoming popular as it looks attractive and gives the riders a more upright position. You can add bar ends to the handlebars, which will allow more hand positions and give more comfort to the rider.

Bike Crank And Derailleur

A crank is connected to the bottom bracket of the frame with pedals attached to the tip of each crank. Crank has chainrings attached to it. The gear and chainrings are outfitted with derailleurs. The derailleurs, using the shifters that are placed at the handlebars, derail one gear to the other and the chain from one chainring to the other. The finer the quality of the derailleur the more exact the shifting will be.

Shifters

Shifters activate the front and rear derailleurs setting off the motion of the chain from one gear to the other.
Three basic types of shifters are:
1. Thumb Shifter: These are the most basic shifters that are fastened on top of handlebars and are operated by a push and pull of the thumb and the index finger respectively.
2. Rapid Fire Shifters: Rapid-fire shifters are generally fixed at the bottom of the handlebar and are activated by a two push buttons. For newer models a push and pull lever is used.
3. Grip Shifters: A grip shifter acts like a motorcycle throttle. To shift up to a lighter gear you have to turn the grip shift for the rear derailleur inwards. And to shift down to a heavier gear turn the grip shift outward.

Gear

Mountain bikes are meant to stomp on Steep Mountain trails and are usually equipped with outstanding gear ratios. The most popular one is the 36x34, which the mountain biker christens as "granny" gear. With this gear, you can trudge steep hills at a high tempo.

Brakes

Today's mountain bikes have passed the stage of coaster brakes. Today the "V" brakes or the linear pull-type brakes are regular in mountain bikes. You can have Disk Brakes for high-end mountain bikes. Disk Brakes are highly proficient, as its feat does not get clogged by water or mud. You must keep your timing intact for a good braking performance.

Pedals

The mountain bike riders use two types of pedals. One is the toe clip, which can be made up of metal or plastic and is compatible with any kind of rubber shoe. The second type is the clipless pedal for which the biker has to wear a special kind of shoe. Clipless pedals raise the transfer of power from the rider to the bike.

Saddle

A saddle is necessary for your comfort while you chomp your way through a rugged ride. Make your seat comfortable with a perfect saddle for you.

Wheels and Tires

There are plenty of wheel sets in the market, which will ensure high performance. Mostly these wheels are durable and light but before buying a wheel keep in mind the safety factor.

Tires are the most important parts of the mountain bike. They should have a good grip for a smooth experience. A bad tire can sour up your whole journey ending it up in some gutter.

Suspension System

Today the suspension system has become essential for a mountain bike and with improved technology, suspensions are now cheaper and simpler to handle. This is evident in fork suspension system of hardtail mountain bikes. Knowing about the components of a mountain bike will make your bike live long and healthy always ready for a rousing journey.

About the Author
Robert Sheehan is a freelance writer and co-owner of http://www.bicycles-are-us.com Visit Robert And read more about treating acne at http://www.bicycles-are-us.com/Dirt-Bikes.html

Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.

Mountain biking can generally be broken down into multiple categories: cross country (XC), trail riding, all mountain, downhill, freeride, street riding, dirt jumping and trials. The vast majority of mountain biking falls into the recreational XC, and Trail Riding categories.

This individual sport requires endurance, core strength and balance, bike handling skills, and self-reliance. XC type mountain biking generally requires a smaller range of skills but a higher level of fitness than other types of mountain biking. Advanced riders pursue steep technical descents and, in the case of freeriding, downhilling, and dirt jumping, aerial maneuvers off of specially constructed jumps and ramps.

Mountain biking can be performed almost anywhere from a back yard to a gravel road, but the majority of mountain bikers ride off-road trails, whether country back roads, fire roads, or singletrack (narrow trails that wind through forests, mountains, deserts, or fields). There are aspects of mountain biking that are more similar to trail running than regular bicycling. Because riders are often far from civilization, there is a strong ethic of self-reliance in the sport. Riders learn to repair their broken bikes or flat tires to avoid being stranded miles from help. Many riders will carry a backpack, including a water bladder, containing all the essential tools and equipment for trailside repairs, and many riders also carry emergency supplies in the case of injury miles from outside help.

This reliance on survival skills accounts for the group dynamics of the sport. Club rides and other forms of group rides are common, especially on longer treks. A combination sport named mountain bike orienteering adds the skill of map navigation to mountain biking.

Mountain biking

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