Monday October 13, 2014, 7:00 a.m. Bird Nest Guest House Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I finally took the chance, and yesterday morning I ordered a pair of Schwalbe Marathon Mondial tires from Chain Reaction Cycles in Britain. I’ve found that the bike shops and camping gear shops in Europe are much…
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More Modifications and Upgrades to the Bike
Sunday October 12, 2014, 7;15 a.m. Bird Nest Guest House Kuala lumpur, Malaysia Another day yesterday in the historic city of Kuala Lumpur. So what amazing tourist sites did I visit? What cultural events did I attend? What new foods did I sample? What words did I learn in a…
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New 9-Speed Chain and New Cassette
Saturday October 11, 2014, 5:30 a.m. Bird Nest Guest House Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I did return to the bike shop (called Bike Pro, by the way) yesterday. Jason was there, and I was happy about that. He was working on a couple of other very fancy bikes, but he was…
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Overhauling Bottom Bracket and Headset
Friday October 10, 2014 6:15 a.m. Bird Nest Guest House Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The big adventure for yesterday was riding back to the Bike Pro shop for more repairs. Getting there was a nightmare. No other word for it. I believe the bike shop is about ten kilometers away, and…
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Rebuilding My Wheels with Sapim Leader Spokes
Saturday, October 4, 2014 5:50 a.m. Bird Nest Guest House Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Yesterday was all about the bike. The plan was to ride my bike to the Bike Pro shop and have Jason rebuild my wheels with Sapim Leader spokes. After looking at my maps of the city, however,…
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Thinking About Buying an MSR Whisperlite Universal
Thursday October 4, 2014 8:00 a.m. Bird Nest Guest House Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The argument grows stronger for buying a computer. I went to the Internet café to download the latest installment of my shopping adventures in Kuala Lumpur, and it took an hour and fifteen minutes just to download…
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“Error 404 – Not Found” – and Permalinks “Save Changes”
Thursday, October 2, 2014 6:20 a.m. Bird Nest Guest House Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I experienced some success, though very frustrating success, with the website. I had sent an email to my hosting company,m and I got the usual techo-babble reply. I felt I had the right to contact them because…
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Trying to Cycle Across Kuala Lumpur
Wednesday October 1, 2014 8:00 a.m. Bird Nest Guest House Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Words fail me about my adventures yesterday. I went out on my bike to find the Olympus service center, and I discovered a first in history – a city without streets, a city made up entirely of…
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Trying to Find DT Swiss Alpine III Spokes
Tuesday September 30, 2014 6:45 a.m. Kuala Lumpur Bird Nest Guest House I got a bit of a late start yesterday, so I didn’t accomplish as much as I’d hoped. I suppose I can also blame that fact on circumstance and the nature of Kuala Lumpur. My current task is…
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A Long Walk to the Petronas Towers
Monday September 29, 2014 7;15 a.m. Bird Nest 2, Kuala Lumpur It was a Sunday yesterday, and bike shops and such things were largely closed. I started the day in the Internet café. I mentioned before that the Internet café is FAR more advanced than the ones in the Philippines:…