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You after any particular style, mostly - or do you want anything and everything that might fit?

Oh right. Yeah - that WAS the way the conversation took place. Edit: On reading the top paragraph, I never once tried to make out mod's were better - and I've never once said that you should ride one. I ridicule the length of your stock, as it's rediculous. You look so damned uncomfortable on it, and I was saying you were wrong about mod's being more limited than stocks. Double edit: It was actually you who refused to take on anything I said, and made the counter-arguments.

Ask Krisboats on this. He enlightened me o the subject just yesterday. He'll give you a hundred reasons why stocks are better - all of them bullshit. Both have their strengths and weaknesses - the deciding factor should be comfort, really.

'Friad not - but we're heading down on Sunday if you're game.

Seriously - stop this. You know damned well that those clips piss all over what most people can manage.

...But other than that - cool. You doing Leicester on Sunday?

1st - Rowan Johns Joint 2nd - CLS and Ali C 4th - TRA 5th - Marco Grosenick If TRA doesn't count as street, chuck Mr. Grosenick up one, and add Tunni on the end.

Upload to where?

That was brill. Gotta say I didn't like that song when I first heard it, and hearing it 483,000 times hasn't helped Fit well though. Very summery, and cripes were some of those taps chunky.

Holy hell Toby. How much better it looks with black tyres and green frame. Golly.

Edit: I read a post wrong. Never mind.

I have this frame too. Are they not just the greatest frames ever? Lovely shape, real light, crazy cheap. Excellent work Onza.

Unless I plan on using the front brake for an up to front/whatever, I ride much better and more confidently with right-hand deathgrip.

I'm afraid you are in NO position to talk of bad choice of song.

Everything about that was absolute quality - but yes... Edit: They're just so much more fun to watch.

Children of Bodom, though I couldn't tell you which track. I'm a few years out of interest in metal - but their sound is unmistak(e?)able I can't believe you guys are all putting a downer on it. The bits you don't like aren't things you disagree with, just things someone else - the person who made it - thought was a good plan. I can't help but think it's his video - let him to what he wants, and take as much joy from it as you can. Don't tell him he's done it wrong. Please. Also - crikey I know what video I'm to watch before I next go out for powerhousing! Finally - to whoever posted that Damon video in the arguement for no fisheye lense... Hahaha. There's still a massive fisheye on (most) of that - didn't re-watch it all the way through.

A batch of 60-clicks didn't get heat-treated, and so exploded. Dunno about the 96's though. Had mine 2-3 months and it's been perfect.

995 and +90?! Christ! Looks lovely - but DD is not for me. Bend rear rotors too often.

Just incase anyone wants to do this in future - it works pretty nicely. Feels very much like the Dr Jekyl that belonged to the guy I was with. Was fine with both rigids, and 85mm travel suspension - in both my opinion, and an expierienced DJer. Gear ratio of 20:12 was also not too bad on a BMX/4X track.

Hey woooow. That was mint Agreed - cool ride. Too hot though. Edit: BLINK182?! Christ. I'd never've guessed at that. I quite like it

Obviously there's price differences - but each can be more expensive than the other if you get the best there is. E.g. Vees can be the cheapest, but you could also set up Avid Ultimate arms and lever with expensive cables, pads and CNC backings, and adaptors if you have a 4bolt frame... They can get VERY expensive. Maguras: Quite often an on-off brake, very little modulation. Great for TGS/natural riding, but anything that wants feathering brakes, like manuals etc. will often suffer from a break like this. If you bleed them with water, they can freeze in the winter, which can pop hoses - but mix the water with a bit of anti-freeze and it won't. Good: Very powerful - will stop you dead. Very standardised, so if it brakes mid-ride, someone there might have spair bits. Once set up right - it'll not change untill the pads wear down - so you can put faith in it working. Have a TPA, so if you want a small adjustment, you don't need to move it about. Quick to bed in to a rim. Bad: Hoses can pop, crossovers break, need bleeding every so often, can be irritating to set up. Vees: Don't listen to anyone who says Vees aren't as good as hydraulics. A well set up vee can happily outperform a HS33 - the trouble lies in most people not being able to set them up correctly. Usually on streety bikes. Still got good bite and hold, but more easily feathered, and so better for manuals etc. Quite light, but very few frames come with vee mounts, so adaptors are needed. Good: Easier to feather. Just as powerful as maguras. Barrel adjuster on lever for small adjustments. Very light on bikes with vee mounts. Spare cables can be gotten from the likes of Tesco, Wilko's, halfords, and any bike shop, if it breaks mid-ride. Quick to bed in to a rim. Bad: Most people can't set them up well enough for trials use. Not many vee specific pads, so you almost always have to glue material in to backings. Very few frames have mounts, so have to use adaptors. At this point, I feel I should do pro's/con's of grinds/smooth/tarred rims. Smooth: Left as you got it from the factory. Good: Can perform very well - and often silently, which means no annoying wails. Bad: Almost invariably turns in to a crap break once it gets even a little wet. Sometimes just not very good in general. Have to keep the rim clean. Tar: Rub some roofing/roadside tar over the breaking surface of the rim. Good: With the right amount - once you pull the lever, that rim is going nowhere. A bit better in the wet than smooth. Bad: Pads can stick to the rim, which can prove very dangerous. Repeated application of tar makes it build up - too thick a layer of tar will kill any performance gain, so has to be cleaned off with solvents occasionally. God-awful noise acompanies you whereever you ride. Looks poo Grind: Run an angle grinder over the breaking surface of your rim to roughen it up. Good: Best protection against wet weather available. Often better stopping power than other methods in the dry, too. Bad: When a grind wears down, you re-grind - too many of these makes the rim weak. Wears pads down quicker than smooth/tar. Back to breaks... Disks: Excellent modulation and excellent power. Hydraulics and mechanical ones are available, and differ only in feel if you set them up right. Good: Very powerful, and all the modulation you could want. Feel very nice when you're used to them. Silent. Actually get BETTER in the wet. Bad: Rotors bend rather easily, which is usually a ride-killer. I won't mention all the combinations... that'd take forever. Most people use HS33 on the rear, disk on front. Rear magura offers very good bite and hold, though not much modulation. You want to be able to trust your rear brake - it's most important. Front disk modulates, but also has lots of power to lock up. Rotors can bend easily, but on the front they usually stay out of the way. Very good combination - which is why so many people use it. Dual HS33's means you get all the snappyness, but having no modulation on the front end can make things difficult. Usually used by comp riders who know very well how much power to put in to what. Dual disk - in my opinion - is the way to go. You get all the locking up power, as well as all the modulation - at the expense of risk. I went dual disk for two rides, and bent my rotor. If you go to the left on anything, rotors are highly suspect to bending. If you go to the right - or just never fall off, I would say give this a go. It's not for everyone though - when people get too used to a magura on the back, a disk can feel weird. Another benefit of dual disk is that your wheels can get as buckled as your frame will allow, and you can still ride. Vees are kind of like disks crossed with maguras... All the power, but it's on the rim so you don't worry about bending rotors. Favourable for people who like techy stuff, 'cause feathering is so much easier/more effective - though a vee can be set up to be horrendously snappy. They can take Damon Watson's down to fronts - so they deffinately have the power there. Now - it's up to you really, it depends what you're after in a break, and how you ride. Edit: If you decide to get a new frame with dual disk in mind - I'd SERIOUSLY recommend getting one with rim brake mounts, too. If you find you don't like it - you have to sell the frame on/swap it. Think that's about it.

Wow. That must've cost SO much to set up. The size of those sections of trees! f**k! It almost looks alien.

Had a trialtech lite for 4-ish months now - still as good as new.

:$ My bad.

As a video, I didn't enjoy it nearly so much as your others - but the riding... Cor blimey. Nutter. Also - congratulations to Speedrace for bagging you as a team member