Looking for not so expensive Mountain Bike

**theveed** · August 17th, 2006 01:34 PM

Guys, question lang.

I have a bike already, one of those 3-4K types sold sa mall (I forgot the name of the outdoor/mountaineering shop dyan sa Park Square in front of True Value) 3 years ago pa ata.

I want to use it daily to commute to work since 7km lang naman going to office from my house.

Problems are:

1) Mabigat sya
2) Maingay pedal nya, it squeaks
3) Mabigat sya i-pedal
4) Nagootso yung gulong ata... not sure.

Ano magagawa ko sa mga prob and how much aabutin?

Sabi ni Impulzz at ni Blackmagic sakin dati the "plato" sa harap is too big, kaya hirap ipedal... My tires are too heavy din daw (off-road ata hehe)...

Gusto ko pagaanin without spending that much, pano kaya? Thanks.

**Psylocke** · August 17th, 2006 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by theveed

Guys, question lang.

I have a bike already, one of those 3-4K types sold sa mall (I forgot the name of the outdoor/mountaineering shop dyan sa Park Square in front of True Value) 3 years ago pa ata.

I want to use it daily to commute to work since 7km lang naman going to office from my house.

Problems are:

1) Mabigat sya
2) Maingay pedal nya, it squeaks
3) Mabigat sya i-pedal
4) Nagootso yung gulong ata... not sure.

Ano magagawa ko sa mga prob and how much aabutin?

Sabi ni Impulzz at ni Blackmagic sakin dati the "plato" sa harap is too big, kaya hirap ipedal... My tires are too heavy din daw (off-road ata hehe)...

Gusto ko pagaanin without spending that much, pano kaya? Thanks.

You could but you'll end up changing the whole bike. or you could convert it to "drillium", drill out the parts to make them lighter

**miLes** · August 17th, 2006 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by theveed

Guys, question lang.

I have a bike already, one of those 3-4K types sold sa mall (I forgot the name of the outdoor/mountaineering shop dyan sa Park Square in front of True Value) 3 years ago pa ata.

I want to use it daily to commute to work since 7km lang naman going to office from my house.

Problems are:

1) Mabigat sya
2) Maingay pedal nya, it squeaks
3) Mabigat sya i-pedal
4) Nagootso yung gulong ata... not sure.

Ano magagawa ko sa mga prob and how much aabutin?

Sabi ni Impulzz at ni Blackmagic sakin dati the "plato" sa harap is too big, kaya hirap ipedal... My tires are too heavy din daw (off-road ata hehe)...

Gusto ko pagaanin without spending that much, pano kaya? Thanks.

you can try changing tires to slicks, or thinner tires-max 1.9 ang taba, lube the chain and tighten pedal, baka maluwag lang kaya maingay, try shifting to the next sized plate para magaan ipedal, new tires costs around 400 to 500 per pair, i think you can even get something cheaper. sa gulong naman dapat itrue na yung spokes nun, another reason why it might be heavy pedaling is that since nagootso yung rims tumatama siya sa brake pads

**BoEinG_747** · August 17th, 2006 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by theveed

Guys, question lang.

I have a bike already, one of those 3-4K types sold sa mall (I forgot the name of the outdoor/mountaineering shop dyan sa Park Square in front of True Value) 3 years ago pa ata.

I want to use it daily to commute to work since 7km lang naman going to office from my house.

Problems are:

1) Mabigat sya
2) Maingay pedal nya, it squeaks
3) Mabigat sya i-pedal
4) Nagootso yung gulong ata... not sure.

Ano magagawa ko sa mga prob and how much aabutin?

Sabi ni Impulzz at ni Blackmagic sakin dati the "plato" sa harap is too big, kaya hirap ipedal... My tires are too heavy din daw (off-road ata hehe)...

Gusto ko pagaanin without spending that much, pano kaya? Thanks.

mukhang naka mana ka ng bike
theveed ,tama si psylocked bbaka mauwi kasa pag palit lahat para gumaan ,baka sa frame pa lang mabigat na .tapos pang off road pa yata ang tire mo ..dag dag bigat din iyon
at iyon plato ay iyon bakal ,lakas din makabigat iyon

sa Quiapo ka na mag hanap ng piyesa dami store doon at mura price,
(one ride ka lang papunta doon galing sa BB Araneta)
pa align mo na din ang rayos mo bad trip iyan otso .pag takabo tuatama nga sa brake pad gaya ng sabi ni miles ,tapos kahit sa patag na road ka pa dumaan ,feel mo parang kang tumatalbog

**theveed** · August 17th, 2006 06:01 PM

Salamat sa inputs..

Di po mana yan, regalo sakin several years ago ni misis, pang neighborhood biking lang dapat yun..

I guess gulong muna unahin ko, do I need to change the wheels as well o pwedeng tire lang basta parehas yung lapad?

Matalbog nga to hehe... funny how "complex" a 2 wheel transpo can get...

So may improvement na if:

1) Get slicks
2) Change the sprocket-like thing sa pedal

Wala akong balak palitan buo kasi hehe, not a "biker", pang transpo lang talaga... Sana pala racer type pala pinabili ko.

**Psylocke** · August 17th, 2006 06:55 PM

yes tires make a huge effect on rolling resistance. An offroad tire drags a lot.

Get some slicks if you don't intend to go offroad. No need to change rims just don't try to put on tires that are too narrow for your existing rims.

No need to change chainrings ("sproket sa pedal"), just shift to a lower gear to make pedalling easier. That's what the shifter is for.

You might also want to change the suspension fork for something lighter.

**nerbyoso** · August 17th, 2006 06:04 PM

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http://pinoymtbiker.proboards7.com

**BoEinG_747** · August 17th, 2006 06:35 PM

IMO...kung pwede pa naman gamitin or makapal pa ang mga tires mo na malapad .doon ka na lang mag palit pag manipis na sayang naman kung papalitan ,dahil lang nabibigatan ka ,

para ka lang din nagwork out ang lower part ng body mo ,
sa bigat ng pag pedal

kung gusto mo talaga palitan better ay dalhin mo na din doon sa store ang bike mo kung gusto mo mag palit ng tire para alam nila kung ano ang fit para sa rim mo.para sila na din nag kabit

PS: boss theveed ang kintab siguro ng mountain bike mo

**theveed** · August 17th, 2006 06:46 PM

Boeing: Kotse ko nga di makintab, bike pa hehehehehhe.

Makapal pa sobra yung tires, kasi at the most mga 30-40x ko palang nagamit biking from our house to Robinson's Metro East nung nag-gy-gym pa ako, that's like a 5km ride balikan hehe...

While I do have strong legs for squats and other weight-lifting tasks, mahina ako sobra sa endurance/marathon type of activity hehe... Napapagod mga soccer-player quads ko agad :P

Hmm... So dun nalang ako sa plato magpapagaan at para nadin lumiit ang ratio para di mahirap padyak?

BTW, yung chipipay na China chains lang gamit ko hehe.

**BoEinG_747** · August 17th, 2006 07:04 PM

lapit lang pala 5 km balikan pa..

pwede ka din mag pagaan sa sprocket sa likod...
shift mo doon sa maraming teeth ,magaan na pedal iyon

pag naupod ka na lang mag palit gulong makapal pa pala
,ganyan nag yari sa akin may nag bigay ng bike sa akin pag di ko type ang parts palit ako ng palit .hanggang frame na lang pala ang kulang na hindi ko napapalitan .nang nag kapera pinalitan ko na din ..ayon ng matapos .dalawa na bike ko ,para din ako bumili ng sarili na bike

dami na pala tsikoteer may bike ..baka pwede na mag ka EB tayo niyan ..