tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47310508355401224152025-06-06T21:53:22.104-07:00Two wheels and one 0.2hp motor. Boleh la!XYZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13825253869049421782noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731050835540122415.post-18256246744794953742011-08-26T07:13:00.000-07:002011-08-26T07:13:44.969-07:00

In Guadalajara, Mexico, a group of students from the Tec de Monterrey have built a 2.5-kilometre long bike path all by themselves, because they were fed up with their city's lack of will to build bike paths. Translation: Santa Margarita Avenue between Central avenue & Aviacion 10 January 2011 "City for all and other citizens" Students of the Tec of Monterrey (a private university) and

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Bike... and truck. Scary comparison indeed. Recently, prices for COE have gone through the roof. What was $20,000 is now $50,000+. The most unfortunate thing is that people these days are complaining that COE should be repealed/reduced/changed totally. However, if you think of it, the government would never do that. You have to remember that the chief goal of the government is to control

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As it is, I am a week away from heading out to Toronto to further my studies, and as result, I would probably still write and ride, but definitely I will be a bit detached from the Singaporean cycling scene. Cycling has been one of my passions and I'd like to further it overseas, especially since there's lots of area to tour when I'm over in Canada. The future of this blog is uncertain, but I

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This sleek, human-powered missile on wheels is called Eiviestretto and it's one of the world's fastest recumbent bicycles or HPVs (human powered vehicles). On August 2nd, Francesco Russo of Switzerland rode this custom-built streamliner to beat the world record in one-hour cycling by covering a distance of 91.556 kilometers (56.89 miles). The new record was set on the DEKRA Test Oval

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The ongoing case on the lawsuit brought about by Dahon against Tern had me keeping all eyes on it, and after about ten days of no news - Dahon has lost its first battle against Tern in its efforts to deny Tern from producing bikes. US federal judge denies Dr David Hon's request for Tern to quit "It is very unfortunate that Dahon North America and Dahon China, both managed by my father David

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Watch this video, skip to 20s and start. Two things to think about... 1. Don't use a shitty lock - if this thief is similar to those in Singapore, then you have to think of it this way - if they can get only one bike, will they spend their time hunting down one that has a massively steely lock, in broad daylight where people frequent? 2. After you chase the thief away, what do you do?

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  Unfortunately, this is how we feel but it's often just anger expressed at nobody. Thieves are going to be around for as long as you have a bike. Via http://www.notablyfortunate.com/

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July 25, 2011 A MAN and six teenagers, believed to be responsible for a spate of bicycle thefts in Jurong East, have been arrested. Police officers who were making their rounds in the wee hours of Sunday got suspicious after they spotted three teenagers hanging out near a bicycle at Block 312 Jurong East Street 32. They then waited and saw one of them try to unlock the bicycle

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It has seen it all... Being my first 'real' folder, the Dahon Speed D7 (2008) has been with me ever since I started bike commuting back in 2009. It has seen it all - from riding in the rain to riding in Taiwan. It has been modified, been crashed into, been in minor accidents and is basically what you'd expect from something that has seen 3,000km worth of roads in many different situations

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From Bike Europe, Website Now isn't this become increasingly apparent that the Dahon and Tern is really something of a family feud with David Hon fighting against his wife and son, Florence and Joshua Hon. Shit is really hitting the fan. I have a personal interest in this, as Dahon has always been one of my favourite brands. Unfortunately, the face of Dahon has always been Joshua Hon. And

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View this at: http://vyew.com/room#/502951/Dahon_vs_Tern Dahon-v-Tern Pt II, press released straight to my mailbox! Lawsuit charges Joshua Hon and Florence Hon for breaching their fiduciary duties as officers of Dahon and unlawfully using company assets, resources and intellectual property to start a competing companyDuarte, California, July 21, 2011 - Dahon North America Inc. (“

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What is Vision 2030? It's like Wawasan 2020, except it will work. Yes, that's Chan Chung Seng giving a thumbs-up Vision 2030 is a new thing that...err... Chan Chun Seng has up his sleeves that intends to popularise sports in Singapore. The goal of this is to ensure that the whole of Singapore will one day embrace sports as a lifestyle and help tackle some of the challenges, as reported by the

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Of all the scandals in the cycling world, the most undying and durable one is the one regarding Lance Armstrong. He dopes, or does he not? Everybody is asking the question, and everybody is saying his own thing. A few months ago, a program on 60 Minutes had a few of his teammates "out" him, but besides these primary source anecdotes, it seems that the numbers never are against Lance. He's never

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Last weekend’s closure of Los Angeles' 405 freeway - dubbed "Carmageddon" because of the predicted ensuing transport chaos in a city famed for its traffic - saw an unlikely showdown between a plane and a group of enthusiastic cyclists [...] The challenge was accepted by a group of cyclists calling themselves Wolfpack Hustle, who were given a one-hour head start over the aircraft on account

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Meanwhile in Britain...

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This guy almost died from the SG heat. Tropical weather can get to you. And it is also one of the biggest reasons why people here don't commute by bike. When you have weather that hovers around 32 degrees, you'll know that one of the biggest challenges would be sweat. And then there's the humidity in Singapore. There just isn't a good way to enjoy cycling without paying big time when it

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Apologies for the large pause in posts. I have been busy with another blog that I'm just starting up and also I haven't had any ideas what to write about. Perhaps readers can tell me what you'd like to know? It can be anything related to cycling from my opinions on the state of affairs, to why I would never use Lady Gaga in my own cycling videos, unlike whoever was behind this year's NDP. Send me

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This was three months ago. Biologic booth. Some quotes from Josh Hon, the new head honcho of Tern, from an interview done by 16incheswestofpeoria that will help elucidate more on the Tern of events a few weeks ago. Who is Dahon? There are three Dahon entities: Dahon Global, Dahon China, and Dahon North America. These three companies have always worked together on the Dahon brand.

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“There are things we wanted to do with product, organizationally with philanthropy, being able to take the brand a lot further, and the issues we had within Dahon weren’t allowing us to do those things... rather that getting mired in negativity, we decided, ‘Hey, let’s take the hard road.’ We have an amazing team in place. We hope by taking the hard road at the beginning, it will be an

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A dog can cycle. But today, there is a starkingly unmistakable trend these days among people born in the new millenium as well as people born right before that. Increasingly, have the perfect excuse not to ride a bike - "I don't know how to". "I never learnt", etc. Recently, I met a few people below my age and when I mention cycling, some of them surprisingly say that they don't know how to

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You don't have to bring anything when commuting - everything is optional. But, if you had brought some tools, some of your hassles can be easily ameliorated. Below are some of the most importan things to bring. 1. Mobile phone   A modern smartphone is a GPS, speedometer and camera all rolled into one. However, in the most urgent of situations, with a mobile phone, you can dial a taxi or

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Starting to commute is a chicken and egg conundrum. On one hand, people fear bike commuting although they are generally interested because of fear for their safety. On the other hand, if you don't take the first step out, you won't gain the experience necessary to understand how traffic responds to a cyclist. However, unlike the theoretical chicken and egg scenario, there is a solution.

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Danger, danger!   An inexperienced cyclist would benefit most by knowing where to be on his toes, and where he can let his guard down a little. There are a few areas on the road where you have to be careful of other fellow road users... 5. Cross Junctions Another dangerous place is a cross junction, and for the same reason as slip roads. Right turning cars might misjudge your speed

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The folding bike is a great bike for commuting because of its ability to fold, which opens up many new worlds which other bikes are closed to... especially in the case of Singapore where our buses do not have bike racks, and neither do the trains.  Too cute. The only bikes that can fit inside a taxi with ease is a folding bike, and the only bikes that are allowed to go into buses and

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I just revamped the blog's layout for the sake of better design and most of all for my love for big pictures. With such a big space down here, I can put a nice near 1000-pixel sized picture so you don't have to squint. A picture such as... Someone see Adi Putera no up...

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