To Love Is Merely Human

I'm truly in love. I just spent close to 2 hours washing every nook and cranny of my bike, buffing it, and polishing the fork, to a shine I haven't seen since the first time I brought it to the trails at Ubin.

Why bother when I'll dirty it the instant my tyre touches the trail? Cos I ain't going to the trail this weekend:)

The NTU bike rally is this Sun. Roadies and chauvanistic Scott MTBers with their shiny bikes from all over the nation will be converging for this event.

And with the amount of time and money I've put into my bike, I can't have it look like an ugly step-sister.

And.. Inadverently, I've become a roadie. Shiny bike. And proud of it. LOL.

But yes, I'm really proud of my bike. Its lighter, and faster than any other bike I've ridden, or any other bike that anyone I personally know owns. Almost every single part is not stock, but was handpicked by me and assembled accurately by a trusted bike mechanic.

My Hand made Carbon fiber handlebar from japan holds all my important controls. Avid Juicy 5 hydro brakes, Shimano Deore LX drivetrain, Deore Shifters, Cateye cyclocomputer.

I love my handmade in France, Mavic wheelset. My Scott saddle supports my ass perfectly. My Specialized grips give me ergonomic comfort on the road, and superb grip on trail. Lastly, my Panaracer tyres are too good to be true.

Ahh. Satisfaction. Now I know why some people would pay a premium just to buy a huge BMW or Audi when a Camry would suffice. Its the quality and elegance and sheer enjoyment one feels when one drives such a masterpiece of engineering. And one can always practise his animalistic urges with such a beautiful machine on the trail (or Malaysia for cars. lol.)

Haha. Enough showing off. Enough being a roadie or that idiot neighbour with the Scott bike that never touched trail before.

Aside from being super nice, there's only one chief reason why I've paid so much money for a bike. It handles like a dream on the trail. And considering that I'm a relatively horrible rider compared to Isyraf, this bike helps to make up for my lack of experience, albeit a LITTLE little bit. Haha.

I've gotta buy that full-suspension Specialized Stumpjumper. OOOOOO. But only IF i have the time and MONEY in uni/work. If ONLY...

Oh, and wish me luck in attempting the 128km rally. Hope I don't get a flat cos I intend to pump my tyres at 55psi, something I've tried only twice. Haha.

Roadies beware, I'm going to run your skinny bikes over and break your carbon fiber frames! If I can catch you. Or while you go to the loo. Mwahaha.