Tips dan cara penjagaan Tayar Beskal

- Cahaya mentari (UV) - Pendedahan yg panjang kepada cahaya matahari (UV) bole menyebabkan "Rubber" akan menjadi lemah, crack dah pecah. So, simpan basikal dlm BILIK, n sapu tayar wax atau polish.

- kelembapan - juga bole memendekkan usia tayar. Jika berkayuh semasa jalan basah, hujan, lopak air, basuh basikal tiap2 hari, LAP tayar sebelum simpan basikal. Jgn simpan basah2.

- Jika tidak berkayuh (bulan puasa nanti) - Gantung basikal atau terbalikkan basikal semasa dlm simpanan untuk mengelakkan tayar "DEFORMATION".

- Inspection - Sebelum berkayuh periksa tayar sama ada terdapat paku, duri, kaca, crack, batu terlekat pada bunga tayar. Bersihkan untuk mengelak kejadian yg tidak diingini berlaku semasa berkayuh, terutama semasa layan downhill dan layan "coner"

- Tekanan angin tayar - isikan angin tayar seperti yg disyorkan pada tayar. Tambahkan tekanan jika anda dah lama x kayuh dan berat badan dah naik up to maximum pressure.

- Ketebalan bunga - Jgn guna tayar yg sudah haus. Kurangkan aktiviti DRIFT semasa membrek.

Jika anda berniat untuk membeli tayar 2nd hand (terpakai) faktor2 seperti di atas perlu diambil perhatian.Tayar adalah perantara kita di antara basikal dgn bumi. Jika tayar tidak bersentuhan dgn bumi bermaksud kita mmg skill (tengah terbang) atau kita dah TERGOLEK!

ENJOY berkayuh.

Menyambut Ramadhan

Assalamualaikum dan salam 1 Malaysia,
To All TCT Bikers, anda dijemput hadir ke majlis jamuan satay di rumah VP (Mr. KamarulZaman) pada:

Hari- Jumaat
Tarikh- 14 Aug
Masa- 5pm - 7pm
Alamat- No.20, Lorong Chengal Lempong
Aman 1,Taman Unity, Chengal Lempong
Menu- Satay Lembu dan Ayam, Mee Hoon.
Air Panas dan Sejuk.
(Sapa-sapa nak bawak 'pot luck' juga di alu-alukan)

foto rumah VP from google

datang, jangan tak datang...

Taking Kids Mountain Biking

Pick the right tool. Kids 2 and under should ride in a trailer. Kids 3-6 can ride small bikes or pedal trailers. Kids 7 and older can ride their own bikes. Helmets are mandatory. Gloves are an excellent idea. Knee guards won't hurt.

Pick a destination. Ride to a spot the kids will think is cool. A waterfall, a herd of bison, an ice cream shop... adults know it's all about the journey, but kids look forward to the destination.

Bring lots of drinks and snacks. Not only is nibbling fun, it keeps kids' hummingbird-like metabolisms stoked and ready to ride. Don't forget sunscreen.

Make it easy. Keep rides short and not steep. This is your chance to turn video game masters into mountain bikers. If the kids think riding is hard, it's back to the X-Box.

Stop often. Kids' energy comes in bursts. Give them a chance to replenish their bodies - and their attention spans.

There's more than one way to mountain bike. While old farts love long singletracks, young riders often prefer urban terrain, skate parks, dirt jump areas, BMX tracks and pump tracks. A fun ride might combine some of the above plus some trails. Be creative.

By Lee McCormack

Serious Cyclists May Develop Low Bone Density

You’ve probably heard it before or maybe you’ve even said it yourself: Mountain biking is a great exercise because it’s so low impact. According to an article in the New York Times online cycling may be a little too low impact because many serious cyclists have low bone density. I guess it’s possible to get too much of a good thing…

The first argument that cyclists have low bone density points to the fact that cyclists do seem to suffer from a high number of broken bones. Heck, even Lance Armstrong recently broke his collar bone in a crash (his first cycling-related bone break I believe) but to me that’s more about the physics of crashing than it is about brittle bones. Go big or go home, right?

In a slightly more rigorous bone density study, competitive cyclists were found to have below average bone densities at the start of racing season and bone densities continued to decline through the season. Another study found many cyclists in their twenties had osteopenia which is just one step below osteoporosis. Yikes!

Earlier studies have shown that mountain bikers tend to have better bone densities than road cyclists and doctors think this might have to do with the higher impact nature of off-road riding. Runners, by contrast, pound their bodies day after day and in general appear to have excellent bone health.

If you’re worried about your own bone density check with your doctor but also consider upping your calcium intake. Research shows that drinking fluids containing calcium during a workout can slow bone calcium loss over fluids that do not contain calcium. Even mainstream sports drinks contain calcium these days - for example Powerade Ion has 2.5 mg of calcium per serving.

At the end of the day most of us probably won’t have to worry about low bone density due to mountain biking unless we’re spending hours in the saddle every day. If you’re like me you should be much more worried about crashes
***Fr.singletracks.com

Merdeka Ride 09

Kepada TCT yang berminat nak joint Merdeka Ride sila berjumpa Mr.Saidi (Fire Dept) alah yang 'top10' JM tempohari