Comments | fox2mike: OCBC Cycle Singapore 2009

fox2mike

OCBC Cycle Singapore 2009

Mar 09, 2009 22:57

It's been a while since I put down something worthwhile here, so here goes :)

Sometime in early November 2008, I bought myself my first road bike, a Giant OCR3. I began riding quite regularly and slowly increasing the distance over December ( Read more... )

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pooja March 9 2009, 17:10:05 UTC

Nice ! WTG. 40kms in 3 weeks of practice is awesome.

fox2mike March 9 2009, 17:18:59 UTC

Thanks! :) It was a little over 3 weeks, a good amount in December as well, but all that went to waste due to the vacation in Australia...

anantj March 9 2009, 17:35:23 UTC

Freak.. That's an expensive bike.. By Indian standards :P

fox2mike March 9 2009, 17:36:24 UTC

LOL. It's an expensive bike, by *any* standards. Except if you're into road bikes. Then it's the cheapest :p

anantj March 9 2009, 18:27:36 UTC

heh.. What is special about road bikes? I mean, I always had a hero ranger (not to insult your bike by comparing it with mine). So what is different from a regular bike like hero ranger?

fox2mike March 9 2009, 18:39:46 UTC

Err, a road bike has thin tyres and more aerodynamics built into it viz a viz the handle bars etc...to make it possible to ride with least wind resistance. I don't know what a hero ranger looks like :p but those are the two main differences (apart from the gear mechanisms) that set apart road bikes from mountain bikes...

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purely_narcotic March 9 2009, 17:35:36 UTC

Yes, yes like Teemus put it, You be the awesome! :D

Great going!

fox2mike March 10 2009, 03:58:50 UTC

Danke :)

anantj March 9 2009, 17:35:49 UTC

But yeah, that's really cool.. Riding 40 km.. I could never do that..

fox2mike March 9 2009, 17:39:43 UTC

No, a year ago I couldn't do it either...and I'm not kidding you, it's all in the mind and...training.

anantj March 9 2009, 18:28:32 UTC

Hmm.. I guess so.. I'm right now training to run faster and faster (treadmill) for longer and longer times. Let's see if I can maintain my enthusiasm and get to a decent speed for a decent amt of time or not ;)

fox2mike March 9 2009, 18:31:43 UTC

Cool. Helps to have a target, like a race or a half-marathon you want to take part in. It keeps you going. Do remember treadmill != running outdoors...and will probably be more difficult outdoors.

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vinayakh March 9 2009, 19:03:42 UTC

Wow ! 40 Kms is awesome by any measure !!

Now I should be motivated to get my road bike serviced. I stopped cycling after the last monsoon and haven't picked up since then. :(

BTW Nice userpic :)

fox2mike March 10 2009, 03:56:07 UTC

Thanks!

I love Jessica Alba and the userpic is so apt :p