Kestrel Talon Frameset

Kestrel Talon Frame, Red and black color, 48cm
Standover: 74.2
Top Tube: 51
Head Angle: 72.25
Seat Angle: 75.25
Wheelbase: 96.3
Bottom Bracket: 68mm English Threaded
Seat Post Dia.: 27.2mm
Front Derailleur: braze-on
EMS Pro/OS Fork: 700c x 1 1/8" threadless
Weight: 1.3kg

Finally got to see my Kestrel.. Received it while im in brunei. So far heard from bikeshops that this brand was not brought in to stock due to its high value. Had check out its market value, worth around 2k.

Always find Kestrel making triathlon frames, nice joints and especially the internal cabing which really make them unique and beautiful. However, interesting thing is they actually used a 1 inch ALUMINIUM steerer tube, whereas now technology is moving towards 1 1/8 and carbon steerer tube.

Deity Bar & Stem. Thomson Seatpost. Sram 9.0SL

Wahaha finally the Deity bar stem have landed on my hands! Really pestered the seller for the past few days for him not to sell them away before i book out. Immediately today i booked out, i hopped onto a cab and rush straight to his place, Jurong East (lucky my camp is at boon lay).

Getting the Thomson seatpost is really pushing my privilege as an cadet. Imagine ran to the guards house when its almost lights off timing also i shouldn't be wondering around especially near the guard house area.

What left now for my bike is mainly a fork, which i already had an idea where to get it. Crank which I'm still quite bothered whether to just anyhow get a black crank or a high end street crank. Headset is another headache, since my bike is not really that low end, i wondering whether should i get a chris king headset to increase the poser value or just an average black colour headset.

Recently found out that my tires on my Alex DX32 cant fit my frame as the tires are to wide. Sold them off cheap (quite wear off liao actually) and the cogset is actually 8spd. Means that i had to hunt for them in the market.Crank, front de, cogset & tires left

Yes yes! another item purchased to zhng my oncoming street bike! It WHITE again!!! wahaha Just to get these stuffs , I travelled all the way down to Bukit Batok. So far this is the only shifters and rear de that are white.

Magura brake and Alex wheelset

Alex DX32 rims, Quando TX disc hubs, maxxis tires and cogset. Well.. didn't expect it to come with the tires and cogset. Save me time, effort and money to get them.

Meetup with the guy at Jurong Point at 6pm while i booked out at 4pm.. So i ended up catching 'shooter' alone. Imagine me wearing long sleeve and black pants walking along Jurong Point and sitting in the MRT with this wheelset.

Can you guys see the brake? hope it didn't blend with the white background... haha!!! yes! its my white magura.. Its quite rare to get this white edition. Most common are red, green and yellow. This is the 2nd time i saw this edition.

Previously when i saw it, they are fixed on a DDG snow camo designed DDG street bike, selling for $800.. with XT parts.. but my greediness had cost me to lose the deal. now have to spend ard $1000 to build.

Identiti, The Judge frame

Yes! finally got my first freeride frame which is also one of my dream frame since I'm in sec sch. Identiti, The Judge. Also got a new saddle today, Tioga which is black and white in colour. Freaking longer than my forearm, really take an big ass to sit on it.



Guess you all would already know what colour and riding theme i wanna build for this ride.. Most prob will be receiving my pure white magura brakes next week. cant wait to see the final setup of this bike.

Merlin Ti Road Frame

Have been waiting anxiously for this classic frame to get shipped in. Merlin is one of the renown titanium frame maker in the bike industry. It is also one of the dream Ti frames i wanna own.

Some description of this beautiful handbuilt frame. Built at 1995, in Cambridge, Massachusetts before the company merged with Lightspeed . A classic Merlin frame with beautiful welds and tubing joinery, just a work of art to behold.

This particular era Merlin comes in 1" headtube and classic downtube shift mounts which take the adjustable Campy or Shimano cable blocks. The later Merlin frames provide a dedicated housing terminator mounted higher up, not allowing fine shift cable adjustments.

Karma Carbon Frame

First sight of this frame, i though it is a model of Kuota. Without hesitation, i immediately bid for this frame and i won it at quite a reasonable price. Until i the auction is going to end, i realise that it was from some unknown maker.

The frame is made from high modulus carbon fiber with 3k woven fabric. The main triangle of this frame is molded in one piece. There are no lugs or joints other than between the front and rear triangle, which are totally seamless.

ControlTech Carbon Tubular wheelset

My first carbon wheelset. Got this wheelset together with the Cannondale, got both of them at quite a good price. Was still thinking whether to keep or to sell it off. Comes with extra DA cogset and tire.

LOOK Tour De France Limited Edition KG381i

This is the most expensive and valuable frame i got so far in ebay. LOOK Tour De France KG381i limited edition frame. Only 300 frames are made to commemorade the 100th anniversary of TDF. I was lucky to get this frame no. 294 at quite a cheap price.