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Saturday, February 18, 2006

I've done it again! Another personal record to add to my list. I cycled to work at The American Club today in 12 minutes from Bishan! It's a personal achievement considering I'm riding a moutain bike equipped with trail tyres. Previous achievements include cycling from Novena to Sin Ming in 7 minutes, 40 mins from Chestnut Grove (next to Choa Chu Kang) to Bishan in 40 minutes, Sin Ming to Sentosa and back (Sin Ming - Balestier - City Hall - Shenton Way - Sentosa - Alexandria Road - Queensway - Adam Road - Upper Thomson - Sin Ming) in less than 2 hours, and from Sin Ming to Pasir Ris in less than 40 minutes. And did I forget to mention that I can go faster than most people on road bikes?

Oh, and I forgot to mention that I hate roadies who like to travel in groups. They seriously piss me off with their road manners, doing things like hogging lanes and exuding their arrogance. I race them just for the fun of doing so, mostly to deflate their ego. So what if they own bikes that cost more than 2 or 3 thousand dollars? It's always the rider who counts the most. My top speed ever clocked on a cheap dual suspension bicycle was 50km/h. With my new GT Avalanche 1.0, I think I've broke my personal record on recent occasions when out cycling (Recently I've upgraded to racing with cars along roads just for kicks). Now I'm working part-time in order to get the money to upgrade my bike, so I can probably cycle faster.

Parts I want to buy:
(1) Crank: Shimano LX Hollowtech 2
(2) Suspension: Rockshox Revelation 426 or 429, or Fox Forx Vanilla 130 RLC or 130 R
(3) Brake Levers: Avid Speed Dial SL
(4) V-Brakes: Avid Single Digit SL
(5) Stem: Kore Elite
(6) Headset: F.U.N.N. Headbanger 1.5, FSA The Pig DH Pro or Cane Creek S6

Heh... I will probably need around $1600 for all that. Oh well, I will be working to earn the money to buy all these SWEET stuff. And for those people who complain that it was my dad who bought me my new bike, I'm sorry, but I scrimped and save in order to get buy it. And my advice to people who say that Shimano Deore MX (the normal range Deore) parts are for trashing, let me say this: Even my Shimano Deore LX rear Derailleur can't withstand impact from jumps, so what makes you think that you can trash a Deore MX? Even if it's cheap, who the hell in their right minds would buy a part to trash it and then buy a new one when it's damaged? Be a man. Do the right thing.

Kenny died at 3:56 am