X-intro..

XboX mtb nama yang terilham ketika mengisi borang penyertaan KULIM HI-TECH MTB EXPLORATION 2009 keinginan untuk membina sebuah team berbasikal di tempat kami bekerja timbul dari sambutan hangat dan support dari rakan-rakan sekerja dalam sukan berbasikal ini dan akhirnya nama XboX mtb tercipta. Pelbagai aktiviti akan kami lakukan selepas ini dan blog ini akan menjadi 'sang pencerita' segala xtvt XboX. Ibarat pertukaran RD dan gear cassette...the new collaboration will begin..human, mtb and nature...we meet as friends, we cycles as partnership and we unite as XboX..cycles futher..

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Saturday, February 7, 2009

Berbasikal ke Hutan Lipur Tupah,Merbok.


7. Feb.09 Kami berdua ahli Xbox iaitu Faizal dan Faizul berbasikal ke Hutan Lipur Tupah,Merbok. bertolak dari rumah Faizul di Sg.Layar pada 7.15pg terus ke Tupah melalui jalan lama melalui UITM Merbok yang agak berbukit.Semua bukit berjaya di didaki sehingga sampai ke laluan masuk ke Tupah kami terserempak dgn seorang brother berbasikal "Rockbike" kuning dari Taman Ria,kami bersama-sama mendaki bukit Tupah sehingga ke Logi penapisan.Penat toksah cerita sampai ketaq lutut,tapi apapun memang best mengharungi cabaran 'TUPAH'.




Berehat sebentar di loji penapis Tupah di merbok.



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How to Fix a Flat Tire on a Mountain Bike

CREATIVE...

When Dr. Josh and I are out running, paddling, whatever, the bikes stay in the transition area.  We usually lean them up against a chair or tree.  I figured I could make a little something out of PVC that would hold the bikes.  I came up with the following...

 

It’s made from 3/4” PVC.  It holds two bikes (though I only had one bike to show… the other bike simply faces the other direction)…

 

I created it in such a way that when the bike is not in use, you can pull up the vertical pieces (wheel holders) and store them horizontally like so…

This makes it easier to transport to the races, carry, etc.

(Looking directly down on it in the collapsed state)...

You need the following if you want to make one:

  • ~20' - 3/4” PVC.  I used thin-walled pipe to make it as light as possible.  If you want to use the thicker-walled stuff, you certainly can.
  • 12 - 90s
  • 16 - Ts
  • PVC glue

The cut list is as follows:

  • 2 - 3" pieces
  • 8 - 2-1/2" pieces
  • 2 - 9" pieces
  • 12 - 1-3/4" pieces
  • 4 - 14" pieces
  • 2 - 11-3/4" pieces
  • 4 - 22-1/2" pieces

Below is where the pieces go...

Now I didn't call out the 90s and Ts, but you can obviously see them.

All connections are glued EXCEPT the bottoms of the vertical pieces (wheel holders).  They are to remain dry.  In other words, the holes for holding the wheel holders vertical, and the holes used to store the wheel holders are NOT glued.

I reckon there are more uses and other variations, but this one met our needs.  Feel free to experiment.

Total cost...  $11.01.

Peace.