Polygon Zenith 4.0
Bought my first "good" bike yesterday.
took over from ah liow, ah neo's boss.
700 is a good price for a 1yr old 1400 bike.
it feels like a hybrid, seated upright like a mountain bike, but it has the thin wheels of a road bike.
ofcos, it can only ride on roads then. it doesnt have shock absorbers too.
what it has is an internal hub gear, where all the gears are inside a cylinder, so it's maintenance free and the gears are safely protected from weather.
the front wheel has an internal dynamo as well, it doesn't give the wheels more drag when traveling. The halogen lamp is very bright.
all the gear system, shifters, switch-gears are from shimano.
wheels are double walled from maxxis.
Fork is the only part carbon fibre.
everything looks good, except there are some minor damage from falling before.
also i heard some sounds coming from the rear wheel or the internal hub gear the first time i brought it home.
it sounds like a ball bearing or a nut rolling against metal.
when the rear wheel moves, the sound will start.
when the wheel stops, the sound will continue for a while, as though pushed by momentum until it settles at the bottom.
i brought the bike for a checkup at rodalink upp thompson. but since the bike wasn't bought from there and the staff seemed busy repairing another bike and it's about 7pm, near to their closing hour 8pm, so they didn't do much checking on the bike. they tested the brakes and shifters as well as the wheels.
but the staff said he doesn't know how to open the internal hub gear system.
he doubts the staff at upp east coast rd branch will know either.
hmmm... but then, the sound disappeared by the time i reach the shop. maybe transporting it side ways in the van made the sound disappear. for watever it was, it didn't occur again.
i rode on it for 12km and about 20mins, nothing seems to be the problem. the sound didn't reappear. the ride is smooth, except that i can't seem to hit gear 7 or 8 as i can't really push the bike harder with my current stamina. need to train more.
since the sound disappeared, i think it's safe to buy it off ah liow. it was very nice of him to lend me the bike to try out a couple days before i even paid him anything. visited his penth house at upp east coast rd too. luxurious and spacious. he even owns the rooftop he used as a garden and fish pond. what if one day i can make this much to own a place like this?
he likes bruce lee, had some collections and figures i took some pictures of. bruce looks like the real thing in my phone.
heading off to yishun dam tonight. and might investigate those ufo flying above the sky nearby. might be released from park near yishun centre. can i go there?
and i should start getting bike gears! cycling computer first. USD so low, great time to buy from dealextreme.
took over from ah liow, ah neo's boss.
700 is a good price for a 1yr old 1400 bike.
it feels like a hybrid, seated upright like a mountain bike, but it has the thin wheels of a road bike.
ofcos, it can only ride on roads then. it doesnt have shock absorbers too.
what it has is an internal hub gear, where all the gears are inside a cylinder, so it's maintenance free and the gears are safely protected from weather.
the front wheel has an internal dynamo as well, it doesn't give the wheels more drag when traveling. The halogen lamp is very bright.
all the gear system, shifters, switch-gears are from shimano.
wheels are double walled from maxxis.
Fork is the only part carbon fibre.
everything looks good, except there are some minor damage from falling before.
also i heard some sounds coming from the rear wheel or the internal hub gear the first time i brought it home.
it sounds like a ball bearing or a nut rolling against metal.
when the rear wheel moves, the sound will start.
when the wheel stops, the sound will continue for a while, as though pushed by momentum until it settles at the bottom.
i brought the bike for a checkup at rodalink upp thompson. but since the bike wasn't bought from there and the staff seemed busy repairing another bike and it's about 7pm, near to their closing hour 8pm, so they didn't do much checking on the bike. they tested the brakes and shifters as well as the wheels.
but the staff said he doesn't know how to open the internal hub gear system.
he doubts the staff at upp east coast rd branch will know either.
hmmm... but then, the sound disappeared by the time i reach the shop. maybe transporting it side ways in the van made the sound disappear. for watever it was, it didn't occur again.
i rode on it for 12km and about 20mins, nothing seems to be the problem. the sound didn't reappear. the ride is smooth, except that i can't seem to hit gear 7 or 8 as i can't really push the bike harder with my current stamina. need to train more.
since the sound disappeared, i think it's safe to buy it off ah liow. it was very nice of him to lend me the bike to try out a couple days before i even paid him anything. visited his penth house at upp east coast rd too. luxurious and spacious. he even owns the rooftop he used as a garden and fish pond. what if one day i can make this much to own a place like this?
he likes bruce lee, had some collections and figures i took some pictures of. bruce looks like the real thing in my phone.
heading off to yishun dam tonight. and might investigate those ufo flying above the sky nearby. might be released from park near yishun centre. can i go there?
and i should start getting bike gears! cycling computer first. USD so low, great time to buy from dealextreme.
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