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Avanti Inc 3: Red Colour Gates CenterTrack Belt
Hello to all with Gates belt drive bicycles! If you are riding a Gates belt drive bike, you will be using either a CDC belt or a CDX belt on your bike. Although there are other companies that also make...
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Avanti Inc 3: Kore Seatpost, Hope Seatpost Clamp, Camera Mount
With the rainy weather nowadays, the Avanti Inc 3 is now my most used bike and is currently my favourite bike. With a full array of rain proof features on the bike, it is the ideal bike to use for wet...
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Avanti Inc 3: PRO Stem and Ergon GP3 Grips
Sometimes, an upgrade is just about making use of spare parts that you have lying around. Remember the time when I detected a broken faceplate on the stem of my Dahon Boardwalk? I managed to find a...
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Serfas Helmet Tail Light
When riding a bike, it is always important to make yourself visible to other road users, especially at night when visibility is not as good. By using lights during cycling, it improves safety by making...
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Garmin Edge 510: First Impressions + Installation
It is time for a new cycling computer! This time, I decided to get a Garmin cycle computer as it has many new functions that I want to try out.All my other bikes are using Cateye cycle computers, so a...
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New Garmin Speed Sensor
In a previous post about the Garmin Edge 510, you may have noticed that one of the bike profiles is that of my Dahon Boardwalk. Although the Garmin bundle comes with 3 sets of mounts, it only comes...
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Using Cateye Strada Digital Wireless with Minoura Bike Trainer
Now that I have installed a new Garmin Edge 510 cycle computer on the Merida Scultura 5000, the previous cycle computer is now available for other uses. I had previously installed the Cateye Strada...
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K-Edge Aero Garmin & Camera Combo Mount
On the Merida Scultura 5000, I have mounted the Garmin Edge 510 cycle computer using the supplied plastic out front mount. Together with the K-Edge Go Big GoPro handlebar mount, I am able to fit both...
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Avanti Inc 3: DT Swiss R 24 Spline Disc Road Front Wheel
In a previous post, when I upgraded the disc brake rotors on my Avanti Inc 3 to Shimano RT81 Ice-Tech rotors, I took the chance to weigh the stock wheels on the bike. It was only then that I realised...
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Merida Scultura 5000: FSA K-Force Compact Road Handlebar
I am always on the lookout for good online deals, such as clearance sales from ChainReactionCycles or other online websites. Occasionally I do come across deals that are so good that it is better to...
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Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 Cassette
Time to disassemble and compare the Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 11 speed cassette! I had previously compared the Ultegra 6800 cassette with the Shimano 105 5800 cassette, both 11 speeds.How does the Dura-Ace...
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Journey of the Boardwalk: Part 40 - From Touring Mode to Race Mode
It has been a few months since I last upgraded the handlepost on my Dahon Boardwalk, from a Fnhon handlepost to a Tern Physis handlepost. In the meantime, I have been modifying my other bikes,...
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Journey of the Boardwalk: Part 41 - Components for 11 Speed Ultegra Di2
Why 11 speed? For Shimano Di2, shifting feels the same for 10 speed or 11 speed systems. This is because the shifters can be the same, as they are just buttons that activate the derailleurs. Therefore,...
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Journey of the Boardwalk: Part 42 - Installing 11 Speed Ultegra Di2
It is now time to upgrade the Dahon Boardwalk to 11 speeds! As shown in the previous post, all the components for Ultegra 11 speed Di2 have been prepared and are now ready to be installed on the...
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Journey of the Boardwalk: Part 43 - Shimano Di2 D-Fly Wireless Unit EWW01
When I ride my bike, I like to be able to know which gear I am currently riding in. For many new shifters, the optical gear display is no longer part of the shifter. The usual reason given is that the...
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Difference between Ultegra 6800 and Ultegra 6700 Crankset
Now that I have both the new Ultegra 6800 11 speed crankset and the previous Ultegra 6700 10 speed crankset, I can do a detailed comparison of these two cranksets! It will be interesting to see how...
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Difference between Ultegra 6770 Di2 and Ultegra 6870 Di2
Now that all the top end groupsets are moving towards 11 speeds, Shimano Di2 components have also been upgraded from 10 to 11 speeds. For Ultegra Di2, it has changed from the first generation 10 speed...
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Dahon MuEX: Compatibility Checking for 10 Speed Ultegra/XTR Di2
As part of the consideration when I recently upgraded the Dahon Boardwalk from 10 speed to 11 speed, one of the reasons was to free up the 10 speed Di2 components for another bike. This other bike...
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Dahon MuEX: Components for 10 Speed Ultegra/XTR Di2
In the previous part of the Dahon MuEX upgrade, I have confirmed the feasibility of installing the Ultegra Di2 6770 Front Derailleur and the Di2 battery onto the MuEX frame. Now that the major...
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Bike Components Sale!
1) Dahon Boardwalk Frame, with Tern Physis 3D Handlepost and Tern Aluminium ForkIncludes upgrades such as Tern Physis 3D forged handlepost (worth $200), Tern Xaris aluminium fork (worth $120), FD...
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