Alex Dark

no idea really...maye your chain tensioners are worn so the notches arent engaging properly ( if they're snail cams ) ?

thats what i thought...im sure echo are supposed to be far stronger than try-alls ( i run try-alls, so this isnt a biased view )

probably (truvative)? risers with around an 80mm stem..

basically ... copthorn down wards, copme to the 22nd march ride and we'll show you!

erm...heatsink reds are pretty good, maybe the new necopads?

i made a brilliant one.....sheet of chequer plate, cut to size ( will be drilled soon ) with some foam underneath, zip-tied on

get a sign writer to make you up some...or just ride it de-stickered

Anyone riding on the 22nd?

i might go...depends whether my forks and freewheel come in time...and train price

just bodge the tpa properly....cut a slit in the head of an allen key bolt, put it in the brass tpa holder thing then put the red cover back on.... and no, doing this wont hurt your maggie in the slightest

just get a new frame...get a t-rex id say as it has fairly similar geo as the diamondback

front and rear 1999 hs33s, light grind, heatsink reds with rb booster on back, smooth rim, koolstops with maggie booster on front

seems very strange, maybe the shape of your rim is at fault, ive never heard of a tyre popping off the rim like that when inflated though...try www.bikeradar.com for more advice..they do more xc and some commuter stuff and should be able to help you out further

while back i saw some footage of chris akrigg riding an onza woodstock...does anybody have it or know where its hosted? Thanks, Alex

i do the same thing....for your pash id buy a fairly cheap 100mm long stem with a bit of rise..then pick up some nice risers like some try-alls

The try-alls are known to explode..that doesnt mean it will though! Tensile are the best budget option, with enos being pretty much the best of the best if you can afford it

get one fo those cheapy chrome shimano ones...my fake hope skewers slip like a b!tch..so much so that if i go to bash ( freewheel) quite hard my rear wheel used to drop out!

echo are probably better than try-all for mod.....but for stock its a different story as there's quite a big weight difference you can lace a 36h hub to a 32 rim..but it isnt worth the hassle, just get a 36h rim

unless you're severly physically retarded...skill is more important, its more like 70% skill, 30% strength

Erm...ive got the same brakes, and i can fix the tpa for you..whereabouts in cornwall do you live, if you come to plymy or close to me ( losty ) ill do it for free

yeh..good beginner bikes but if you've got the money try and pick up something like the one in my sig..04pitbull, £50 posted i bought it for,,and i really like it

waters the best substance to bleed with in my opinion....it offers great response, doesnt have a detrimental effect on brakes, and is easily sourcable when needing to be replaced!