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Forum: Road Cycling
03-30-08, 08:39 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,068
Posted By phantompong

Point taken. I'll keep that in mind. I'm just not...

Point taken. I'll keep that in mind. I'm just not comfortable with the idea that a coaster brake may not have enough stopping power in an emergency, but then again this is what I hear, it's not...
Forum: Commuting
03-29-08, 05:12 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,750
Posted By phantompong

I know, I was thinking of that. It would...

I know, I was thinking of that. It would certainly open up possibilities - like say someone rides his bike around town but drives when he's out of state. Now he can take his bike along where he...
Forum: Commuting
03-29-08, 02:54 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,750
Posted By phantompong

I see how it might be useful, but I don't see a...

I see how it might be useful, but I don't see a large market for it. When people buy their bikes, they'll already know where it can go and cannot go. If having the bike fit in the car was essential,...
Forum: Commuting
03-29-08, 03:28 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,869
Posted By phantompong

Granted. Been to China five times and never seen...

Granted. Been to China five times and never seen anyone go above cruising speed.

I made the ethnicity distinction because my citizenship doesn't suggest my ethnicity and vice versa. Besides, lots...
Forum: Commuting
03-28-08, 04:04 AM
Replies: 357
Views: 29,053
Posted By phantompong

I was riding on the sidewalk (yeah, yeah, I know,...

I was riding on the sidewalk (yeah, yeah, I know, but it was the fastest way to my destination right off the MUP) and rang my bell at a group of youths ahead of me. As I passed them, one of them...
Forum: Commuting
03-28-08, 03:38 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,869
Posted By phantompong

Here's another umbrella-rigging feat. This...

Here's another umbrella-rigging feat. This picture was the best I could do in a pinch:

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=yt9w2h&outx=600&quality=70



I'm ethnic Chinese and not a club rider,...
Forum: Living Car Free
03-28-08, 03:17 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,821
Posted By phantompong

Wow. I've been wondering about the practicality...

Wow. I've been wondering about the practicality of velomobiles as replacements for vehicles - I want to build my own velomobile one day, but I have no idea where/how I'd park it, etc. I've never seen...
Forum: Living Car Free
03-26-08, 11:33 AM
Replies: 225
Views: 7,911
Posted By phantompong

And I assure you, pricing cars sky high doesn't...

And I assure you, pricing cars sky high doesn't work as well as you think it would. Most people aren't actually outpriced here, although it does cost a lot. This wonderful thing called financial...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-24-08, 05:10 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,068
Posted By phantompong

I have never ridden a cruiser. I want to ride a...

I have never ridden a cruiser. I want to ride a cruiser someday. But if I wanted a cruiser I'd get a cruiser, and if I wanted a simple, low-maintenance road bike I'd get a fixed gear roadie.

I...
Forum: Commuting
03-22-08, 10:30 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,869
Posted By phantompong

In the rain I doubt she would have been able to...

In the rain I doubt she would have been able to maintain a very good pace at all. But she was on an upright bike going at cruising pace... I don't think speed was a factor. I think it was more for...
Forum: Commuting
03-21-08, 12:21 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,869
Posted By phantompong

Yeah, it was definitely a full-sized umbrella.

Yeah, it was definitely a full-sized umbrella.
Forum: Commuting
03-19-08, 12:54 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,869
Posted By phantompong

A novel way to stay dry

I don't have a picture, sorry - I saw this lady on the MUP during my commute yesterday. She had taken an umbrella and removed the rod and handle, and rigged it to a headband so it looked like a huge...
Forum: Commuting
03-18-08, 12:56 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,394
Posted By phantompong

I second the messenger bag/messenger backpack...

I second the messenger bag/messenger backpack option. Also look in the army surplus stores - I had a small bag I bought from an army surplus store that was very water resistant. I suppose for long...
Forum: Commuting
03-12-08, 11:31 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,210
Posted By phantompong

If there's anyone Parliament should be listening...

If there's anyone Parliament should be listening to about cyclists and road sharing, it's a Tampines MP. So of course it goes in one ear and out the other in Parliament. (I live in Tampines and after...
Forum: Commuting
02-03-08, 12:55 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,371
Posted By phantompong

Giant R1000?

I need a new bike for commuting, and came across a listing for a secondhand Giant R1000 steel frame roadie. I met up with the guy and had a look at it - compact frame, good size, will fit, most parts...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-19-08, 09:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,454
Posted By phantompong

I see a lot of people do this, actually. Though...

I see a lot of people do this, actually. Though come to think of it... I haven't seen anyone take a sharp turn with someone standing on the BMX pegs.
Forum: Utility Cycling
12-22-07, 09:19 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,462
Posted By phantompong

There are people making a living on giving...

There are people making a living on giving trishaw (tricycle + rickshaw - same thing as above, but I grew up calling them trishaws) rides here (in fact, there was recently some fuss on Youtube...
Forum: Commuting
12-07-07, 01:12 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 8,717
Posted By phantompong

That depends on how strongly you identify...

That depends on how strongly you identify yourself as a cyclist, or as a religious person, or as a politically-inclined person. It's one thing for the OP to be a cyclist, it's another for him to be a...
Forum: Commuting
12-03-07, 09:35 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,095
Posted By phantompong

Thanks for all the comments! I've weighed my...

Thanks for all the comments! I've weighed my options, and gone on a couple of rides - not the full distance, but part of the way down the route until the park connector (MUP network that well,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-29-07, 12:51 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,977
Posted By phantompong

Seems like no one's mentioned this yet... I've...

Seems like no one's mentioned this yet... I've got a pair of titanium-framed glasses that take magnetic add-on shades, so it's basically the reverse of option #3. All things considered it might a...
Forum: Commuting
11-24-07, 09:33 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,095
Posted By phantompong

Reduced fare for reduced distance, once I'm off...

Reduced fare for reduced distance, once I'm off the concession, so commuting half the distance and getting on the train the other half is a pretty good in-between solution. Bar ends are on my...
Forum: Commuting
11-23-07, 01:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,095
Posted By phantompong

Thanks for the quick replies! Popped in just to...

Thanks for the quick replies! Popped in just to check before I went to bed, and whoa... two replies :)



It does, but folding bikes only. I might get one sometime in the future or the next few...
Forum: Commuting
11-23-07, 12:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,095
Posted By phantompong

Thinking of commuting by bike

I've effectively just graduated from junior college (the local equivalent of the last two years of American high school), and am in the process of getting a teaching job before I head off for...
Forum: Commuting
10-24-07, 07:33 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,068
Posted By phantompong

The only people around my area who ride in...

The only people around my area who ride in circles on bikes are flatland BMXers, and they certainly don't ride on the road or the sidewalk. I think it's safe to say that riding in circles not only...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-22-07, 06:42 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,195
Posted By phantompong

I have a bell and regularly ride on MUPs. What...

I have a bell and regularly ride on MUPs. What really amazes me is how many people can be walking in my direction and be completely oblivious to the fact that a cyclist is coming straight at them. I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-22-07, 06:24 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,755
Posted By phantompong

Yes, he could have cut the cable, put the bike in...

Yes, he could have cut the cable, put the bike in the back of a truck or a van and driven off, so he can grind through it at home at his leisure. A bike isn't secure if it's only secured to a fixture...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
10-20-07, 11:28 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 6,366
Posted By phantompong

Oh, but it does! ...

Oh, but it does!

http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/front/largevalues.jpg

I don't think there is much else to add to the discussion, if you can call it that... I'm muchly entertained...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-17-07, 08:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,148
Posted By phantompong

He's British, and they're British. This is the...

He's British, and they're British. This is the nation that bred Monty Python and Blackadder.

Stay tuned for eBay: Strida 3 Part II - "I bought this darn thing after being told it was a piece of...
Forum: Mountain Biking
10-17-07, 07:49 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 918
Posted By phantompong

Majorly OT: I play Sabian too :D

Majorly OT:

I play Sabian too :D
Forum: Living Car Free
10-17-07, 07:41 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,024
Posted By phantompong

It began as exercise. I wanted to have some good...

It began as exercise. I wanted to have some good exercise I wouldn't be bored with (I get bored running, swimming can be troublesome, I used to shoot air rifle but I can't now, and I prefer...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-17-07, 07:17 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 2,328
Posted By phantompong

The rest of your post does indeed show a...

The rest of your post does indeed show a disgusting motorist's attitude toward cyclists which needs to be changed, but I'd like to point out the "bike paths along canals" option is a viable one....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-16-07, 06:55 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,015
Posted By phantompong

Anyone uses Crumplers? Every other person I see...

Anyone uses Crumplers? Every other person I see here uses a Crumpler even if they don't ride, but if it's durable and comfortable on a bike I wouldn't mind getting one.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-13-07, 10:22 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,414
Posted By phantompong

Not to derail the thread, but those are really...

Not to derail the thread, but those are really nasty!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-13-07, 08:21 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,191
Posted By phantompong

This happened when I was still a relatively new...

This happened when I was still a relatively new cyclist and pretty unsure of my cornering ability, and wasn't familiar with the technicalities of gear shifting.

I was going down very rocky, fairly...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-13-07, 07:08 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,414
Posted By phantompong

I've read that cold showers help you sleep...

I've read that cold showers help you sleep better.

And carb-induced food coma works - I know this based on the sheer number of after-lunch classes I've fallen asleep in!
Forum: Living Car Free
10-09-07, 11:22 PM
Replies: 340
Views: 109,688
Posted By phantompong

I live in a city where it is cost prohibitive to...

I live in a city where it is cost prohibitive to own a car (our car and house costs shot our living costs ranking above that of New York's). A very average car, like a Kia or Hyundai, would run you...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-09-07, 08:09 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,195
Posted By phantompong

:D:D:D:D Thanks, that explains a lot! ...

:D:D:D:D

Thanks, that explains a lot!

:D:D:D:D:D
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-09-07, 01:04 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,195
Posted By phantompong

I get this a lot, and yes, it's annoying. It's...

I get this a lot, and yes, it's annoying. It's okay, you're not the only ignorant Yank, and you're one of the few to admit it :P

No, it's not against the law to chew gum.
No, you will not get...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-08-07, 11:02 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,195
Posted By phantompong

Interesting. Not to say there aren't bike thefts...

Interesting. Not to say there aren't bike thefts here, but I have seen maybe one U-lock, a few cheap chain locks, and almost everything else has been a cable lock. I use an 18mm cable lock but there...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-08-07, 10:20 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 161,237
Posted By phantompong

Hmm, this is all very interesting. I live in a...

Hmm, this is all very interesting. I live in a densely populated urban city that aspires to be a big garden. (I'm not kidding here... any fellow Singaporeans or Singaporean residents?) My cycling...
Forum: Introductions
10-02-07, 04:29 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 256
Posted By phantompong

New to biking and to this forum

Hello, from the sunny island of Singapore. I'm 18 this year, and have known how to cycle since I was 10, but have never owned a bike until recently. (Used to rent them on vacations or barbeques,...
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