East coast park is a must-go place for cycling in Singapore. Firstly it is windy and u get to enjoy the sea view. Secondly, there is really not much other choices in Singapore.
The ride quality of D8 is similar to a full size bike. Stiff frame, smooth transmission, 8 cogs, slick tyres, gripping v-brakes etc.
However, there are some minor adjustment or refinement to the components required to realise its full potential.
31km to-and-fro from carpark E to changi village. Oh do note that the hawker center at changi village is shut down for a major renovation. I hope it will be less smoky after the renovation. We had a quick bite at Jacob restaurant in the evening. Chicken wings (3 full wings) and potatoes wedges for $9.90 and $6.10 respectively. Better value could be found elsewhere.
Anyway, back to the bike. I want to test out how the D8 fare under stress test. After this ride, the brakes, shifter and deraileur, chain, crankset are still good! On the other hand, some noise developed from the pedals (a heavy original suntour foldable). It sounds a click every revolution. I also reckoned the deraileur need to be fine tuned. Otherwise, the bike lives to the 600$ quality!
If you are buying a D8, do pay attention to the gear 7/8 when u test drive the bike. I have found at this gear there is some grinding sound, probably caused by the large chainline angle.
ReplyDeleteSome of the things people did to resolve this, like upgrading the chain and the crankset. Its not killing but kinda annoying if u are pedalling fast and hard.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the notice!
ReplyDeleteAm considering getting a D8 for a group cycle with friends and mostly for leisure cycling.
Do you recall what is the retail price (SGD) for a Tern D8 as of now? Thanks.