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After The Ride / Re: Recent Ride Containment Thread - Post Your Recent Journeys Here
« on: July 11, 2016, 10:09:36 PM »
You mean Timberland area?
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After The Ride / Re: Recent Ride Containment Thread - Post Your Recent Journeys Here
« on: July 10, 2016, 09:13:32 PM »
@voodoo, this one's at Davao City, Philippines. First time for our city to be a part of Audax. The picture was taken at the 100km mark, an overlooking view deck.
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After The Ride / Re: Recent Ride Containment Thread - Post Your Recent Journeys Here
« on: July 10, 2016, 06:28:18 AM »
Did the Audax 200km brevet yesterday on the new Chiner bike. Only found out about this event/organization last week.
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After The Ride / Re: I think I am officially a "Bike Snob".....
« on: July 10, 2016, 06:18:50 AM »
Been riding bicycles since I was 6 (that's 4 decades) and owned like only 9 bikes in my lifetime. 2 got stolen in the 90's. I have absolutely no recollection of what happened to those before the 90's. Sold one to a friend at a quarter of it's original price (he's still using it today... 16 year old bike). And have 3 of them at the same time for only less than a month now. All but one (the new Chiner) of my bikes are under $650, half of them were like a $100 each. Always made do with what I have. Back then, I clean them but not as much as I want to (space issue but that's different now). I'd like to check and repair any creaking sound but I don't have the tools nor the skill, so they can wait until the next visit to the mechanic. So no, I'm no bike snob but believe me I LOVE BIKING as much as any of you. Is that enough? 
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After The Ride / Re: Recent Ride Containment Thread - Post Your Recent Journeys Here
« on: July 07, 2016, 12:42:59 AM »
Took the newly assembled bike for a spin early this morning. About 45km ride. Gave that steepest part in town a try to see if the 38Tx11 setup could take me up to the top. Deliberately tried the climb without shifting to the last 2 biggest rings to see if I could do it. The reason is we sometimes climb that part with the mid-day sun at it's highest, so I have reserves to compensate against the heat. Made it with heavy breathing, hahaha. Very happy with how the bike handle, also glad I went for a shorter stem as the frame size was in the upper range of my height. Sad thing was the saddle (DDK Race 3.0) was very uncomfortable. Didn't liked it at all, was sore pretty much the entire ride. Currently replace the saddle with a Haro Retro saddle from my Haro Projekt fixie. I've no idea why Haro had a rooster on that saddle (probably so you can say you're riding on a cock) but that is by far the most comfortable saddle I've ever used. Did a 150+km ride on that fixie last April without a sore behind.
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After The Ride / Re: What are your other interest?
« on: July 06, 2016, 04:51:59 AM »...Theres really nothing else like being hundreds of feet off the ground hanging on to tiny pieces of rock!
That's right... I know that feeling when you just couldn't control your pee from coming out.
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29er / Re: Ben's TChiner 29er
« on: July 05, 2016, 10:57:07 PM »
Thanks Sports.
This is gonna sound unfair but if you live in the Philippines, that 100 dollar assembly fee is actually 15-20 dollars too much. I just went with it to check their service quality. And the conclusion is, they are simply just more expensive.
This is gonna sound unfair but if you live in the Philippines, that 100 dollar assembly fee is actually 15-20 dollars too much. I just went with it to check their service quality. And the conclusion is, they are simply just more expensive.
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29er / Re: Ben's TChiner 29er
« on: July 05, 2016, 05:21:35 AM »
It's done. I had to add $100.00 for miscellaneous expenses such as assembly fee, chain stay guard, bathroom tape, rotor adaptors, bottle cage, crank boots, couple of Gu gels and some parts for the headset.
Total cost: $1,386.80 (my initial budget was $1,720.00, got some good deals)
Total weight: 9.6kg (21.12lbs) (w/ tires inflated, was going for 22-24lbs, so this was a good surprise)
Very happy with the built, it's below my projected budget (although it could go lower if I had waited for better deals) and weight. And considering there are still parts for future upgrades, it can go lighter. The only thing left is to suffer that it's currently more of a cheap imitation rather than a custom painted bike that I was hoping for.
Total cost: $1,386.80 (my initial budget was $1,720.00, got some good deals)
Total weight: 9.6kg (21.12lbs) (w/ tires inflated, was going for 22-24lbs, so this was a good surprise)
Very happy with the built, it's below my projected budget (although it could go lower if I had waited for better deals) and weight. And considering there are still parts for future upgrades, it can go lighter. The only thing left is to suffer that it's currently more of a cheap imitation rather than a custom painted bike that I was hoping for.
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After The Ride / Re: What are your other interest?
« on: July 04, 2016, 04:26:06 AM »
Was an avid fan of hiking and camping but haven't done it in about 3 years now. The reason was I moved to another city and wasn't able to find folks with the same interest, plus an elbow injury sideline me for close to a year. Aside from these outdoor activities, I watch movies, lots and lots of movies.
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29er / Re: Ben's TChiner 29er
« on: July 04, 2016, 02:50:00 AM »
Got pretty much 95% of the parts needed for the bike. Unfortunately, I don't have the tools nor the skill to assemble it myself, so it's up to the local bike shop to put them all together. So excited!
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29er / Re: Welcome to Chinertown - Introduce Yourself!
« on: June 30, 2016, 03:21:09 AM »
Just dropping by to say "Helloooooo." to everyone before the Introduction thread becomes a "Fad or Future of Biking" thread.
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29er / Re: Ben's TChiner 29er
« on: June 30, 2016, 02:58:36 AM »
Just need to complete the wheel set and it's ready for assembling.
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29er / Re: CS-057 Trail-XC Race Build - Budget Build
« on: June 29, 2016, 02:41:15 AM »
OT: That Miata is just gorgeous man!
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Bretix pricing XT Groupsets
« on: June 25, 2016, 01:38:08 AM »
I just got my Shimano XT MT8000 1x11 groupset delivered to me yesterday. Mine was a tad better deal than that of Merlin Cycles. US$450 (converted from PhP) offers the same package but includes a pair of rotors. 32T paired with 180mm rotors and 34T with 160mm rotors (both center lock). Local overnight shipping was around US$12. My shipping cost also includes an additional order of a Narrow-wide 38T chainring. However, I'm not sure if they do international orders.
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If you are interested, check out their Facebook accout Bike Parts Ph.