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!
