Bicycle Junkie

Daayyuumm! I'm hooked. Its only just been 1 week and i've got some gud mileage on my bike already. Been cycling everyday. The wind in the face feels so good. Took me a few days to finally get my seat height to a comfortable position and did some minor adjusments to the angle. Initially I thot i'd just get myself a bike, a helmet and a pair of bike shorts (coz of the sponge thingy). But to date, its more than that. Bought the bike last sunday, and i'd went to the shop for a few more times after that. First i went to buy a cyclo meter. Bought a cheap entry level cyclo meter by CATEYE. A CATEYE Velo 5. Its used to measure trip distance, travelling speed, mileage, top speed, and it has a clock function. I also got myself a pair of cycling gloves. Very very useful to monitor my progress. Then i got myself a pair of blinkers and a pair of gloves. Then I went again to get myself a chainstay cover and a tyre pump nut extension - so i can pump air at any service station pumps. I've also ordered a mini handpump online which will be arriving on tuesday. Next on the list would be a pair of cycling jersey, cycling shoes and pedals, mini toolkit, and of course mini pocket bags or storage pouch. These could wait until my next budget allocation for this new hobby. Darn. Right now, i'm just happy with what i got for now and my aim is to keep up with the guys in the night run on wednesdays at tmn impian emas. Barely made it to 2 loops the first time out. Those guys are fast and they went on to do 4-5 loops. 1 loop is about 6kms. I was still learning the gears and my seats were too low then. Will try to do better in the next outing this coming wednesday. Some of the guys gave advice and pointers on technique and gearings. Learned a lot. Got to know the bike better. I'm loving every moment of it. Its money well spent so far. Speaking of which, i've spent quite a lot. It was a hard choice between adjustable suspensions and bicycle which is clear now on what i chose. ha ha. This is what i've spent so far, everything brand new :

Giant OCR 3 road bike - RM 2400
Specialized cycling shorts - RM 100
Normal Diadora tights - RM 30
Mag Helmet - RM 100
Cateye Velo5 Cyclometer - RM 80
SixSixOne gloves - RM 50
Cateye Rear blinkers - RM 45
Chainstay guard - RM 10
Extension nut - RM 4
Mini handpump - RM 50
Bike stand - RM 30
Specialized Cycling jersey - RM 100
Shimano R131 shoes - RM 250
Shimano Cleats & pedals - RM 150

These are some future buys to at least complete the lot :
Mini toolkit
Front light
Bike pouch/pocket bags








I gotta go. Feeling very sleepy. Did 10kms around taman just now in the evening practising my gearings and hill climb bursts. Ciao.