With more than 10 First Ride or Review articles floating around the internet at press time, there is no additional value-add if we publish a copy-and-paste article about this very hyped up new rig from Specialized. Instead, our ed thought it would be good to tell you why you should be putting your money on this one. (This is not a sales pitch, it’s what he feels as a mountain biker.)
The electric mountain bike is fast gaining its way into mountain bike lifestyle – epic rides and race formats. Is it really the easy way out of real cycling? Or are we opening up to to more options? Our Chiang Mai representative shares her views.
ED NOTE: THE IDEAS OF RIDING ON ROAD LESS TRAVELED A TALE OF RIDING OCBC CYCLE 2019 WITH A STREET BIKE AND SOME HOPEFUL IDEAS OCBC Cycle always give the feeling of a festival. Especially for cyclists – what ever their cycling disciplines are. And this year is no exception. With the event pushing activities …
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: TRAIL ETIQUETTE If we look at every sign board erected at all trail heads, we would usually see at least one that list out guidelines to cyclists on what are the rules and conducts to observe in the trail. (In Singapore, the signage has a few brief guidelines – so as …
ED NOTE: E-MOUNTAIN BIKES DOES HAVE A PLACE IN THIS SPORT LET'S PUT ASIDE ALL PERSONAL OPINIONS AND TO HAVE A CLEARER PICTURE Purist wanna stay pure. E-mountain bikes are cheaters, they take the effort out of the sport, they do not go along with the "pedal power" movement … We heard that side of the …
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SPOTLIGHT: BICYCLES IN SINGAPORE MUST NOT BE WIDER THAN 700MM! HOW DO THE MAJORITY OF MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN BIKERS AND DIRT JUMPERS CARRY ON FROM HERE? It had became somewhat an international joke within the cycling fraternity. Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) had a brief laugh with this new ruling. "It is illegal to run …
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SPOTLIGHT: BIKE SHARING IN SINGAPORE A BEAUTIFUL VISION AND AN UGLY REALITY (Does this look like an appropriate bicycle parking area?) Bike Sharing – the new era's solution to urban commuting. Case-studied in many regions around thew world, it is one big step towards ready, convenient, green transportation that requires very little adjustments to our city's …
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: DO YOU LIKE MOUNTAIN BIKES OR DO YOU LIKE MOUNTAIN BIKING? OR BROADLY: DO YOU LIKE BIKES OR BIKING? Ever been asked this question before? Or maybe there was this once … you walked pass your bicycle and asked yourself this same question? Is that love for cycling really the love for a …
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: CAR FREE SUNDAY AIN'T NO BICYCLE EVENT CAR FREE ZONES ARE COMMUNITY INITIATIVES THAT STREET RIDERS AND MOUNTAIN BIKERS SHOULD MAKE FULL USE OF Bikezilla had an inaugural experience with our first Car Free Sunday involvement recently. We had thought that Car Free Sundays are lazy Sunday retreats that …
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: WHEN SH*T HAPPENS IS MOUNTAIN BIKING REALLY THAT DANGEROUS? OR IS THE DANGER ALSO FROM OUTSIDE OF THE SPORT ITSELF? Mountain biking – a sport that the uninitiated regards as "dangerous" and rough, reserved only for those who love taking risk and extreme sports. We know this is a misconception. …
