Mountain Biking...freespirited, and not-so-complicated fun

**miLes** · March 25th, 2008 06:18 PM

did manila nasugbu last march 21 then back to manila next day, 250km total

will be riding licao-kaingalan this sat meet up chowking around 730-800, text me if any of you guys want to ride 0917 5319415

**CargoBoy** · April 22nd, 2008 08:20 AM

Hi Guys- I own Haro Sonix full suspension and now building bike for my wife. I'm looking at size 16 frame in Hard tail. I got some parts already taken from my Sonix bike after some upgrade like front suspension Rox Shox, truvativ handle bar and stem, truvativ sprocket.

I prefer haro flightline frame to match my haro sonix. Do you have any feedback guys for ladies HT bike.

Thanks

**miLes** · April 22nd, 2008 04:24 PM

for ladies ht look for very low standover height havent seen the haro flightline but i suggest getting ladies' specific frames and also better get ladies specific saddles

**miLes** · May 7th, 2008 04:31 PM

you guys all on vacation?

anyway just an update on where ive been riding, joined the xc race on tlbf at subic, was hoping i could build my fs to join the dh and 4x but unfortunately my hubs arent available yet so i had to bring my ht and join the xc, crap i was late! we got to the race venue at 7am but my age group was racing third to the last so i went home took a nap when i got back our division already started! anyway still got 7th place

rode 221km last last sunday during the laguna lake advocacy ride on a mtbike, left manila 3am got to los banos at 6am, havent biked to laguna before so i googlearthed my route, luckily there were still a few vampires out on the street i could ask directions to

cainta to los banos registered 75km on my cyclocomputer, route: ortigas ext left at e.rod going to c5 to the fort, made my way to heritage park then just straight, took quezon road to alabang, muntinlupa then took national road to laguna. at los banos we took route around laguna lake passing by pagsanjan, sinoloan, jalajala, then finally to tanay then back to pasig.

man was i wasted! i got about 1hr of sleep the night before, i even crashed into the side of a jeepney because my reflexes were shot, i just went back into my bike and kept pedaling hehe para nakung zombie, my cyclo registered 221km when i got to our front gate

**Isuzoom** · May 9th, 2008 09:56 AM

wow miles pwede mo na labanan si sen. pia cayetano...busy ako this summer so weekend short ride lang...sobrang init talaga ngayon and biglang ulan.

**JJCarEnthusiast** · May 9th, 2008 11:09 AM

hi guys..

tanong ko lang po sa mga bike enthusiast: ano po ang advantage ng light weight na frame? kasi ang kadalasan kong nakikita na branded bikes like bmw has thin frame thus making it light weight. ang akin kasi malaki ang frame so i think mabigat na to sa bike standards.. also po, kung nag ba bike lang inside subdivision and errands, is it necessary to have a full suspension and disc brake? or mas maganda yung old style na brakes tsaka hard tail suspension?

yung bike ko po binili ng dad ko sa south harbor (not sure if taiwan or chinese made, but parang taiwan) * 4+k.. ngayon, may konting rust na sa ilalim ng suspension sa fork. may rust din sa ala gearbox kung sa kotse (kalimutan ko anung tawag.

) at ang pinalitan lang namin is the seat and that "gearbox". pina "overhaul" din namin at pinalitan ang 21 na bulitas (tama ba ang term?) sa may pedal.. yung nag ayos na nasira nya ang "shifter" kaya pinalitan namin ng dis oras.. alang hiya sya

. ngayon marami ng cobwebs kasi matag tagal na rin hindi nagamit. hehehe

pero tumatakbo pa naman. konting washing at bomba sa gulong, tatakbo na yun..

**JJCarEnthusiast** · May 9th, 2008 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by miLes

you guys all on vacation?

anyway just an update on where ive been riding, joined the xc race on tlbf at subic, was hoping i could build my fs to join the dh and 4x but unfortunately my hubs arent available yet so i had to bring my ht and join the xc, crap i was late! we got to the race venue at 7am but my age group was racing third to the last so i went home took a nap when i got back our division already started! anyway still got 7th place

rode 221km last last sunday during the laguna lake advocacy ride on a mtbike, left manila 3am got to los banos at 6am, havent biked to laguna before so i googlearthed my route, luckily there were still a few vampires out on the street i could ask directions to

cainta to los banos registered 75km on my cyclocomputer, route: ortigas ext left at e.rod going to c5 to the fort, made my way to heritage park then just straight, took quezon road to alabang, muntinlupa then took national road to laguna. at los banos we took route around laguna lake passing by pagsanjan, sinoloan, jalajala, then finally to tanay then back to pasig.

man was i wasted! i got about 1hr of sleep the night before, i even crashed into the side of a jeepney because my reflexes were shot, i just went back into my bike and kept pedaling hehe para nakung zombie, my cyclo registered 221km when i got to our front gate

wow galing mo naman sir miles

may speed meter din ang bike mo? astig!

**ghosthunter** · May 9th, 2008 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by JJCarEnthusiast

may speed meter din ang bike mo? astig!

It's nothing new nor expensive. My old m-bike also had one. The fastest speed it recorded was 72kph when I did a road downhill run with some friends.

At least my bike's long frame was great for the high speed run as compared to the other's short frame which was good on the trail but performed less well on the high speed straights.

**JJCarEnthusiast** · May 9th, 2008 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

It's nothing new nor expensive. My old m-bike also had one. The fastest speed it recorded was 72kph when I did a road downhill run with some friends.

At least my bike's long frame was great for the high speed run as compared to the other's short frame which was good on the trail but performed less well on the high speed straights.

haha ignorante ako sa mga ganito

hihihi
magkano po ganyan ngayon?

**miLes** · May 9th, 2008 02:48 PM

*isuzoom, you said it! grabe sobrang init, i rode last sun and akala ku babagsak nalang aku sa heatstroke! i used half of my water just splashing on my head and back pero walang effect

*JJ, yup cheap lang mga cyclometer, it displays max speed, ave speed, trip distance and odometer, costs around 600 to 1k plus.

to answer your question: well yes, a lighter bike is easier to pedal. world cup xc riders measure by the grams to shave off weight on their bikes, you wouldn't believe the cost and stuff they do to lose as low as 50grams lang.

disadvantage: a light bike wouldnt be as stable as a heavier bike when you're going down some rough stuff and of course lighter bikes means lesser/lighter materials used so it wouldnt handle hard riding

diskbrakes vs vbrakes (yung old brakes). diskbrakes have greater stopping power, they will stop better on wet and muddy conditions but are heavier than your ordinary vbrakes

kung subd lang, a hardtail (ht) will do, but my motto is: it is better have one even though i dont need it than dont when i need it

isnt this a condom motto? hehe anyway a ht will suffice more than 90% of the riding trails anywhere in the phil

*ghosthunter, i got a 160kph before hahaha im sure i didnt go that fast, i must've hit a bump at high speed and the compression of the fork must've fooled the sensor, even the bike mechanic was incredulous and kept asking how i did it