Amazing Stunt Riding…on a Carbon Road Bike

by Ah Yen on June 21st, 2010 | Posted in Stuf | Tags:

Conventional wisdom has it that most two-wheeled stunts are performed on thick, knobby wheels which gives you more grip and absorbs most of the impact. But that adage has come to an end as British trials legend Martyn Ashton does it all…on a carbon road bike. Once again, its the biker not the bike that matters. Video after the jump.
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Dream Bike!

by Ah Yen on November 28th, 2008 | Posted in Blog | Tags:

I found this bike pic on pinkbike.com.

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This is what I could make out of the specs of this beauty.

Look 986 Carbon HT Frame
RockShox SID ’08 w/ RL
Mavic CrossMax SLR wheelset
Magura Marta SL ’09 Hell yeah!
Ritchey stem+handlebar+barends
FSA K-Force Light Carbon Crank+Crankbrothers Eggbeater
SRAM X-0 Groupies with Twister shifters
Mountain King tyres with WHITE sidewalls Oooh baby!

What a looker!

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Ride Announcement 18Oct08

by Ah Yen on October 17th, 2008 | Posted in Blog | Tags: ,

Date: 18 October 2008
Time: 8am +/- 20 mins
Location: Sg. Ara Farmer’s Trail Head
Trail: Carpet a.k.a. Secret Garden

*Update - The funny thing with this post is that on the very same night I sprained my ankle and screwed up my plans for the rest of the month .

You really won’t know what will happen in the future. So the best way is to protect yourself is to take all the necessary precautions :)

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Marin Bobcat Trail v1.1

by Ah Yen on September 5th, 2008 | Posted in Blog | Tags: ,
the legendary Marin double-butted HydroEdge frame

the legendary Marin double-butted HydroEdge frame

Just fooling around with some angles ;)

Marin Bobcat Trail Hydro-Edge frame
RockShox Dart1
FSA Alpha Drive crankset
WTB Prowler MX2.1 + WTB DX23 rims + Formula hubs
Avid BB5 mechanical discs
Deore 9′s FD, RD and Dual Control Levers
WTB SpeedV saddle

It’s a seriously nice ride…

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Sg. Ara Blue House Reverse

by Ah Yen on August 25th, 2008 | Posted in Blog | Tags: , ,

Yesterday evening at around 5pm I went on a solo ride in Sungai Ara’s backyard.

The sky was getting darker by the minute but the weather forecast said it wouldn’t rain until later around 7pm. 5pm I took off from my brother’s condo with my trusty Camelbak filled with 1 liter of water. I planned to complete Blue House in the shortest time – without stopping – if possible but first I need to check if the gate was open. I had many encounters with the gate being closed and had to do Carpet instead.

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