Singlespeed: An end?

The singlespeed conversion cant stick with me.

At 1st, i tried to set the ratio of 1:2 32T front and 16T rear but my stamina isnt powerful to give the drivetrain a sudden gush whenever i want to attempt a pedal kick.








To eliminate this problem, i changed the rear teeath to 18T to lighten up and accelerate easily, but then another problem abrupt, the chain can't cope with the sudden accelaration and slip. If i was pedalling in a straight course, it wouldnt be an issue but jumping and slipping a chain really killed me, and my shin gets another whip!



Well the wound maybe looks like minor it is actually a deep wound. Duh!!!!!

And the sad thing is i decided to use my previous setup: the drivetrain. but i sold it! I sold the X9 to a johor rider and now the feeling of stupidity playing into my mind, another decision went wrong? And OMG my chainguide also have been sold! where can i find another?

So i posted at Bicyclebuysell.com;
1) Dabomb SS kit for sale

Suprisingly it took only 5 minutes to have it sold! Lucky me!

I arrange meet with Joe whom bought the SS kit at Bikepro. Again i am lucky to get a syncros Chainguide kit at RM110, the retail price should be RM 326!!!!







The chainguide took a pain stacking 7 hours of time to be aligned properly, altough Scirocco have an ISCG05 mount, the syncros is ISCG Chainguide so the BB holds the plate.



The other wound have healed nicely, I have also bought SRAM road rear casette, a shimano Saint shifter and an Ultegra RD to replace the X9 setup. Still the chainguide need some fine adjustments, i postponed my plan to go to PCP today to have everything ready, i think i will be riding my BMX for these few days to have the Scirocco properly setup.

I took some pics of my previous study place, UTM. it is under demolition process now, just to save the memories.

It's been a while....

I know i haven't update my blog for a while, due to my laziness and lack of interesting pics to post here :D

My lil' daughter is now fine thanks to my neighbour whom helped to heal her from her problem to sleep in the nite.

I am currently waiting for a frame to arrive and will sell it once it arrive, it is a Gary Fisher GED jump frame.



At first i wish to build another bike but i think i will put it aside as i am planning to convert my Scirocco to Single speed. I wish to focus in handling than other, after falling each time i visit PCP, i knew i am still lack of knowledge and skill to control my body.



Here is some pics of my latest ride session at PCP on 9/2/08, there was Lie, me, Rudy, Lah, Flat and later Ober and his bro joined us.

I have went to PCP 2 days earlier with Khayal but he was injured quite badly and didn't join us.

While the others enjoying the DH trail with the berms and small table tops, i was alone at the Dirt jump area, i done few jumps and it was OK until i fall and smashed my left body, it was really hard that my full face helmet have a deep slash on it. My vision faded for 2 seconds, and really, the fall made me forgot for a while how to jump, i gained back my how-to-jump memory after a nice hot shower back at home that day. It was a weird feeling to forget something i have done repeatedly, that is why after the tabletop, I cant land my rear tires during the 17ft distance jump attempt, i felt hesitated to take the jump but i forced myself. There was buzzing sound inside my brain at that time, still, i continued and luckily i didn't fell.



As in pic, Flat take-off are great, he gained distance, speed and control.



As for me, i didn't pedal at all, after the fall, i decided to scan the jump first by passing thru the jump. Maybe next time cos my head was buzzing at the moment due to the crash at the DJ area. I got some bruises at my butt at shoulder, luckily i wore my knee/shin and elbow guard, it will be more disastrous if i didn't.

All the jumping, bashing and hehehe shouting to burn other riders heart to jump suddenly everyhting ended when a rider crashed and suffered a dislocated shoulder, he pulled the front brake hard, that is what triggered the disastrous fall.



Later, the next day, i decided to sell off my SRAM X9 set to convert my bike to SS. I wish to concentrate on skill development than thinking which gear i should be running, so I bought the kit at Fook Sang Sunway today and currently my X9 have been reserved for a Johor rider.

Here is what's needed for the 9 to 1 conversion:-



1) Da bomb RL-4 chain tensioner, due to the scirocco vertical rear dropout, a chain tensioner is needed as it is the method to minimize the chain slapping. Unlike horizontal dropout which is easy to adjust.



2) The 9 to 1 conversion kit.

I sold my chainguide to Lie. Will have it installed today at Yoong's Ampang and will update with more pics later.