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

**gulliver** · June 9th, 2003 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by BlackMagic

tarmac pre. Logged 30K lang. Could have finished the race had I done some warm up laps kaso napasarap ng kwento kaya di na naka warm up.

kaya pala, siguro chicks yung kausap mo :lol: joke lang pre.

q: in a race like that, do you change gears often? or in which gears ka ba usually... for example lang, in that race sa fort? just curious...

**kimpOy** · June 9th, 2003 09:50 AM

Litespeed,
sir kamusta ang stay ninyo dito sa pinas? traffic ba he..he
anyways nice to hear from you again, we have sa same passion.......again!

gulliver,
anyways im biking to and fro sa work.....i did say that already
well i already told my plan to the wifey, date na nga lang
congrats sa giant bike mo, it's black, it's beautiful, it's nasty!

BM,
baka nga chicks ang kausap mo he..he

**BlackMagic** · June 9th, 2003 12:42 PM

Nope pero chicks ang pinaguusapan hahaha

I change to lighter gears tuwing uphill. Pero walang granny gear.

Have to come up with a fabricated spare tire rack soon. Bugbog sidings ng auto ko sa mga bike namin.

**gulliver** · June 9th, 2003 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by BlackMagic

Nope pero chicks ang pinaguusapan hahaha

I change to lighter gears tuwing uphill. Pero walang granny gear.

Have to come up with a fabricated spare tire rack soon. Bugbog sidings ng auto ko sa mga bike namin.

sabi ko na nga eh, may relasyon sa chicks!

wat kind of tire (or bike) rack are you planning on getting? haven't fixed mine yet.

kimpoy

hehehe, thanks man. again, i hope i eventually live up to it... pressure, pressure! :lol:

**BlackMagic** · June 9th, 2003 03:44 PM

Gulliver,
I'm thinking of fabricating my own spare tire rack. Gonna use it on my Gen 1 RAV.

**kishyn** · June 9th, 2003 03:52 PM

litespeed,

dude, your bikes are awesome!!!....wheww, real beauty!!!

gulliver

dude, good choice on your new bike!!! may i ask how much score mo w/ your new giant bike??? kina john mo ba na-score???.....im savin up din kasi for a giant frame....thanks

**cta2** · June 9th, 2003 05:58 PM

litespeed

very nice bikes, are you in the US?... lots of choices!!! and cheaper compared to Manila.
US is the best place to buy bikes!

Gulliver,

got your PM, okay ka din, ang bilis mo magpalit ng bike!

Regarding your giant: some people dont mind the brand as long as its light and suited for them... I like Cannondale coz they have a small front suspension (pbone and not the lefty) which is suited for onroad with light offroad use.... kung baga, the bike is comfortable and not set for racing which is perfect for my heavy weight and use.... if you compare it to a car, its like a crossover car like CRV, RAV, etc.

If your looking for a hardtail... some like the GT hardtail coz of its design (they claim its the most rigid)... Im not an expert, but I do look out for weight.

Im not into extreme bikes (full suspension) though I want to try one downhill!... kaya tama si litespeed... have a bike for downhill, another for road, etc. at least no compromises!... but if I do that... wala din pera =)

**gulliver** · June 9th, 2003 10:12 PM

BlackMagic

pay Thule a visit (greenhills in front of diamond motors or on p. guevarra), they have a rack that uses the tire carrier ng vehicle sa likod. baka magustuhan mo pero parang mahal. or you can base your DIY project on their design.

i finally decided today on a roof bike rack from Thule. they have a new model na 3k lang! Half of what I thought their cheapest rack would cost. So now, I can carry one bike on the roof (pag kailangan), and the other on the bed strapped down (the usual) this way, no punching holes in the bed, tapos may flexibility pa ako. magkaproblema lang kong kailangan mag dala ng 3rd bike ng kaibigan! :D i post ko sana pix sa box niya, but down ang pbase right now. maybe tomorrow

kishyn

yup, from John at extreme, 15k ang frame. it was an inch (17) larger than the scott, bigger tires +disc brakes but still weighed only 1 lb more than the scott (of course linipat ko ang marzocchi sa giant, hehehe...my wife doesn't miss it naman, at nag enjoy naman siya kahapon. she especially liked the deore system coz like me, we both held gear shifters last when "sungay" style pa sila:D

cta2

i'm not a connoissieur of mtbs but i think i like my bike (have to kasi wala ng pera pang palit!!!) wala pa naman akong bad back so john recommended the hard tail. i took his advice na lang, besides i like buying from his shop, ok sila ni liezl :D sila john mahilig pala mag trail sa Tanay, usually mga 4 hour stints back & forth. nakaka-aliw din mga kwento nila.

**cta2** · June 9th, 2003 11:03 PM

gulliver

dont get me wrong... Im not a connoissieur... Im not even an expert!

Your bike is hot! Actually, both of your bikes are hot!

My 1st Mt Bike is an all out taiwan (15 years ago) bought in Dao... quite light and I liked it... my 2nd bike (2 years after) is a chopsey Japan components customized (by Nonets, if anyone still knows him)... then stopped and grew up... sold it!

4 years ago, out of the biking loop and 50 pounds heavier... bought a whole set, thinking it was Japanese... it was Japanese look lang pala... kaya sa sama ng loob ko (coz I dont know which are originals anymore) I bought direct sa US which turned out to be cheaper...

Kaya bias ako sa US brands like yours... may sama ako ng loob sa Philippine shops na dinaya ako.... Remember I was telling you before to watch out for rebadge or fake components... I just read a lot of magazines, tapos indent order... Giants are great! and so many other US brands.

BTW - Im not against Taiwan brands... nasa lakas yan ng biker at hindi dahil sa bike

**kimpOy** · June 10th, 2003 09:27 AM

BlackMagic,
eto yung sinasabi mong trail sa likod ng expo pilipino sa clark air base
http://www.pbase.com/ecg/sacobia_hills

eto naman ang trail sa porac "pasig-potrero river" aka "delta 5"
http://www.pbase.com/afrasay/laharlandia_oct_27_02

and the pinatubo route via capas tarlac
http://www.pbase.com/afrasay/pinatubo_trek