Would you consider changing the existing standard sports rims of your car to another four new JRD sports rims for more than RM 1,000-00? Read on …
I am glad to know that Wendy of Ipoh will be taking part in the coming Duathlon race on Sunday 23 April. My participation of Duathlon adventure last year was inspired by this young lady. This time, she is taking part in the Individual event – run 10km, cycle 45km, run 5km all by herself. Last year, she was doing the Team Relay event where running and cycling are done by different racers in a team.
She rides her bike (term similar to bicycle) quite often these days in preparation for the Duathlon race. She takes part in long range rides every Sunday in Ipoh for a distance between 50km to more than 100km. Her longest ride at the moment is only 114km with 20 killer climbs in less than a short distance of 25km.
She is using Fuji road racing bike of Roubaix model (as in the photo). This bike is high performance value that is just a blast to ride. It came with Shimano 105 groupset with 9 speeds, high tensile strength alloy, carbon fork, X-Fusion front triangle, Ritchey Comp wheelset, Ritchey handlebar and stem. Welcome to the jargon of racing bike. Now, who say the computer jargon is too much to comprehend?
Maintaining a road-racing bicycle requires constant upgrades to the accessories. So far, she had changed the pedal (Look PP206). Recently, she upgraded the rims to Mavic Ksyrium Elite (www.mavic.com) – much like changing to better sports rims as in cars. With the specially designed aluminum rims, the weight is lighter with better road control; together with the reduced spoke count, the bike can go faster.
This is another sports that can burn bigger hole in our pockets. The two rims alone cost RM2,000 to RM3,000 – probably as expensive as four units of sports rims of cars! As for tyre, she is using the original one – Continental Sport 1000. According to her, it is quite a lower range one but is okay with her since she is not a pro.
Welcome to the Duathlon in Kuala Lumpur: Wendy and your group of cycling friends.
By KC
I am glad to know that Wendy of Ipoh will be taking part in the coming Duathlon race on Sunday 23 April. My participation of Duathlon adventure last year was inspired by this young lady. This time, she is taking part in the Individual event – run 10km, cycle 45km, run 5km all by herself. Last year, she was doing the Team Relay event where running and cycling are done by different racers in a team.
She rides her bike (term similar to bicycle) quite often these days in preparation for the Duathlon race. She takes part in long range rides every Sunday in Ipoh for a distance between 50km to more than 100km. Her longest ride at the moment is only 114km with 20 killer climbs in less than a short distance of 25km.
She is using Fuji road racing bike of Roubaix model (as in the photo). This bike is high performance value that is just a blast to ride. It came with Shimano 105 groupset with 9 speeds, high tensile strength alloy, carbon fork, X-Fusion front triangle, Ritchey Comp wheelset, Ritchey handlebar and stem. Welcome to the jargon of racing bike. Now, who say the computer jargon is too much to comprehend?
Maintaining a road-racing bicycle requires constant upgrades to the accessories. So far, she had changed the pedal (Look PP206). Recently, she upgraded the rims to Mavic Ksyrium Elite (www.mavic.com) – much like changing to better sports rims as in cars. With the specially designed aluminum rims, the weight is lighter with better road control; together with the reduced spoke count, the bike can go faster.
This is another sports that can burn bigger hole in our pockets. The two rims alone cost RM2,000 to RM3,000 – probably as expensive as four units of sports rims of cars! As for tyre, she is using the original one – Continental Sport 1000. According to her, it is quite a lower range one but is okay with her since she is not a pro.
Welcome to the Duathlon in Kuala Lumpur: Wendy and your group of cycling friends.
By KC
1 comment:
for the love of the sports, I dont think she minds spending that kind of money to get the best bike :)
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