Pyre dan RP23.

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Pyre aku telah cedera...Cedera kat bahagian ekor lembut dia. Suspensi bocor...Nak kata aku lasak, memang laa aku lasak, kekeke. Dah nama pun mountain bike, memang laa nak belasah sampai lebu. Tapi aku maintain bike aku, sentiasa cuci, suspensi pun aku pasang Lizzard skin, nak jaga takut habuk masuk, dah ler benda tue aku beli kat Singapore, punyalah susah nak dapat kat Malaysia nie. Tapi bila aku pandang2 member aku yang seangkatan dengan aku yang mennggunakkan RP23 dan beli frame mereka range masa aku beli. Memang ramai yang ada masalah ni.

Untuk menguatkan lagi teori aku nie, aku cuba browse internet. Cari maklumat pasal RP23, nak tahu komen user lain. Setelah habis penelahan aku, tepatlah ramalan ku. RP23 nie memang manja dan senang kaput. Dalam 10 user 3-4 akan bermasalah, suspensi bocor. Bocor laks bukan pada stanchion tapi pada lever dia. Masalah tidak berenti disitu saja, kerana suspensi nie kena dibuka semula dari A - Z. Setiap bahagiannya akan dibuka untuk selesaikan masalah ni dan cuma mekanik FOX saja yang boleh buat.

Masalah lagi pada aku kerana di Malaysia tidak ada mekanik FOX, yang ada cuma pengedar FOX. Jadi RP23 aku terpaksa dihantar ke Singapore...Masa service?? 1-2 bulan tengok pada list beratur dia. Menurut kata dia 5 Negara beratur untuk 1 mekanik...Sampai sekarang aku masih menanti, dan Pyre aku tersadai bagaikan tukun beruk panjat kelapa.

Aku rasa kalo RP23 aku bocor lagi skali aku akan beralih ker Rockshox pulak, lantak laaa orang nak kata FOX itu best, FOX itu bagus, FOX itu musang! Aku dapat tahu Rockshox janji 7 day sudah boleh angkat. 1 year free servicing policy dan kalo nak hantar baiki kat KL jer pun. Xder laa jauh sangat pun...

Jadi pada sahabat-sahabat yang pakai RP23 berhati-hatilah dan sayangi RP23 anda. Jangan usik bnyk2 sngt dan jangan henjut kuat sangat...kui kui kui. Kayuh slow2 sket yeaaa...

untuk maklumat lanjut...boleh intai dalam www.mtbr.com.

Pyre vs Terengganu...

I have been here for more than 6 month, so far I have only managed to rode 2-4 trails only. It is not that I am very busy or something, it is just that there are not much of a place for me to ride...
When I built my Pyre it was meant for torturing and hammering the trail, unfortunately judging from the current trails. The only one who taking the beating of torture and hammering is ME.

Sure we cover lots of KM in every ride we done. Weekend ride usually range from 35KM to 5oKM. Trail were mostly flat, loose gravel and with small hilly parts. If I need to put it in percentage I would say. 35% tarmac, 35% gravel flat, 20% hill and about 10% more are just too lame to be mentioned. Pyre might be too much for this trail.

It it technical?
Straight to the point...I should not even used "technical" in the same sentence. The trail was dead boring. To much of straight line and open route, basically some good rider can probably ride with their eyes close for 5 to 10 second. No hustle and no problem. Now me as a mountain biker I want my trail to force me to focus 110% to ride it. I want it to curve and swirls. Pyre is holding it's back here.

How high?
The last time I cursed at a hill was in PCC 2009, stage 4. Now that hill really kick my ass. It kicked me good it keep kicking even when I was down . Started with single trail climb to open trail that spiral to the top of the hill. I had to stop for a few times to catch my breath , that was the last hill that makes me ask...How high is this hill?? Here in Terengganu, I will consider myself lucky if I can find a hill that can make me push my bike. Pyre is has never been push here...

Downhill, yeaha @$#%^* wat over already kaa??
Since there are no high hill here, there are no long way down. If can ride downwards for more than 2 minutes, it would be a miracle. I really cannot push my bike to it's limit. Nor attempt to break it. I think the Adrenalin in my brain are getting sticky since my last ride in KL. Pyre was a jokes here...

How fast can you go?
This is the only part where I feel I cannot keep up with my fellow rider, riding a bike with 2 piece of crank and weight around 14KG surely is not the best option. Tarmac and flat Pyre is simply at it's disadvantage. Especially when everyone is riding at 3+Km/H and I simply cannot get myself to pedal hard enough. Pyre can be a fast bike, but definitely without the extra juice from me to hauled the weight and bike setup.

Overall...
I think Pyre is a good bike, but here it will be under used. Pyre were not meant for this kindness and pampering. I wish that I could find a better place to ride it properly. Terengganu would be much suited with hardtail or a fullsus with less than 2 inch suspension. Lighter and agile should be the best selection here.