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A long overdue share, check her out!

We went cycling together with friends to New Zealand, Queenstown and I discovered she blogs too! Pretty fantastic pictures there! More on New Zealand if I ever get the time!

Find her at:

Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/joannakohmakeup

Instagram: @beautynthebikes

Email: jo (at) joannakoh.com or info (at) indigoartisans.com in intsa @

Crank Arm Steady has moved!

Check out their new and improved site! They have to be the most happening cycling group in Singapore! Sidebar link has been updated as well.

Once there, get teased! There's something about fixed gear and a pace line... We are just short of a Velodome here in Singapore... Come on investors! Maybe OCBC?

What it takes to kick start bicycle commuting in Sg.

A good read, somehow bike theft is not mentioned.

"Guest essay by tk There has been much discussion in the Singaporean media regarding cycling recently. Unfortunately, most of it negative. While the exact sentiments vary between aggrieved motori..." - Extract

http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/cycling-must-be-a-key-part-of-singapores-future/#more-5859

I can't wait to stop studying and start working, and looks like I will be looking for a job with shower facilities :D

Project Dream. UK.

I smell an epic cycling trip by a fellow member in SMBF, he posted up his link to his blog and now it's being shared here. It instills inspiration to do my own trip and well, let the journey begin!

Visit him at : http://squirrelonauktrip.blogspot.com/

Chapter 2 Cycle!

The owner Ben, used to be my cycling khaki some 10+ years ago... When I was around Secondary 1 or 2 which meant I was 13 or 14 yo... And now i'm 24... Yup! 10 years! He build my first bike up for me absolutely free of charge in his own home when he had not setup a bicycle shop yet!

Chapter 2 Cycle has service quality and value for money as its top strengths to me, go down and give them a visit!

http://www.chapter2cycle.com/

Link share: Cycling destination? Everywhere!

Cycling destination? Everywhere!

 

Extract from the blog  " ... there's no point in putting 'info for beginners' or any of that stuff here, because there's already loads of it on the internet. "

"... as to what I actually post here, I guess I want it to be more of a collection of observations."

 

He also writes some reviews on the cycling products he has used, i say it has potential! Check him out!

Link share: Togoparts.com

Touted as Singapore's #1 Cycling website, it features the most famous Marketplace, forums, cycling news, articles on bike shops, bikes, accessories, everything! Pop them a visit if you haven't already.

Singapore Mountain Bike Forum aka SMBF

One of the best places to seek for help, riding buddies, anything related to cycling really. Although it's name suggests only mountain bike lovers, there are a variety of road, commuters, down hillers, leisure riders, etc abundant too. Go there and share!

http://www.smbf.com.sg/forum/

FGGT: Fixed Gear Girl Taiwan

You got to love it when a blog on girls cycling is regularly updated. New link added! Cheers!

Tokyo fixed gear ablazing

As a follow up to "Japan : Fixed gear crazy?" Well, let the pictures do the talking.

Sorry for the blur, walking a taking pictures in a crowed street avoids traffic build up. hahah excuses!

Damn, is that a chrome/silver seat?

More on Chrome! So shiny! I mistaken the top tube as the railing at first glance!

Probably the best lock-up I have seen in the whole of Japan. Front wheel and frame locked using a bike-locking kiosk and the rear amour-ed cable lock through the rear triangle, frame and chain. A (A stronger U-lock or beefy chain will get the lock-up a distinction)

What a rare gem! Locked at Shibuya. Looks so sleek!

Somehow I find this familiar, maybe I saw it on FGGT... what looks like 26" MTB fixed, horizontal dropout frame and front only discibrakes.

I'm lovin' the front balloon tire as well!

And stumbled onto a fixed gear gathering, outside a tiny weeny bike shop. Love the hip B/W big picture above the shop. Lucky find!

Things on a bike.

If there is one thing that I like about things on a bike than new bling blings, expensive parts, carbon, DIY bike hikes, etc. Is... Is... Well.



Girls. Especially when they are local and helping to promote sports in Singapore! Cheers Ziyi! Visit her blog here.

Can't get enough of the fairer sex?



Thank me later :)

tags:  Bike Spotted, Girls on bikes, kuek ziyi bicycle bmx, link sharing

Many thanks and updates.

Sister site bikecommutinginsg is thanking me for promoting the blog hahaha. Feels good.

 

Guide to lock you bike in Singapore updated slightly

Crank Arm Steady (CAS)

Crank Arm Steady is probably the No.1 Fixed Gear blog in Singapore right now, they regularly post rider profiles, rides and my favourites: videos! Most of which I made by young film makers with great talent and often "doing" their own stunts in the vids. Ride on guys!

Bikes-bikes-bikes

Bikes-bikes-bikes

A local mountain biker, with occasional posts, videos with an often quirky side of representing his rides.

Always inspires me to go offroad! Do give him a visit!

My first subscriber!

Ladies and Gentlemen, pop the Champagne, light the fireworks. I have my very first subscriber! And yes he is not from Singapore! Malaysia right?

Check out his blog! http://chanjerping.wordpress.com/

In other news, I visited a bicycle shop at the end of my first week here named Nekomoto (thus the namecard) in search of a bicycle shop that maybe sold a street/trials bike since I'm rather interested in those right now. Or maybe a XC bike, or road bike, or fixed gear, of foldie.... Damn... Bikes sure come in a lot of varieties don't they?

Back to the point, the owner knew a little bit of English and so I asked him if he knew any mountain bike trails around the area. He gave me his name card and the recommendation of a website where his friend teaches clinics on mountain biking. Sweet! After making a few rounds in his shop, he handed me a Year 2011 Trek Catalog, the brand his shop is filled the the brim with and said, "For you". I walked another round in disbelief and handed him the Catalog and said thank you. Again he said, "For you, please keep."

You know a good bike shop, when they have as friendly of staff as him. Prices of the bikes/other products were almost exactly the same as in Singapore, sad to say.

Thrilled, I went home thinking I would buy a bike from his shop. Now... The thought of packing the bike and sending it back home isn't really my cup of tea at the moment. Besides, the weather is way to cold to enjoy one's ride.

 tags: chanjerping, Don't Fart Too Loudly, hiroshima bicycle shop, japan, malaysia, nekomoto, Nekomoto bicycle shop, singapore, trekkk