Alex Dark

Ohhhh sorry, Id say the try-all mod stem would be the way to go personally ( or any of the breathe/Zhi/rockman clones )

*meta vtt2 Pretty long, around 1095, +55, 380. Imagine a long version of my zhi priddles....if this is for you I'd say go shorter; probably a mod would be better. If for adam this would be spot on for him!

Exactly what I would do... try de-lacing it and see how far out it is. It is also worth noting that I too am a cheapskate

Jack, not to be a pain but can you tell me what the reach is please mate?

Definitely trialtechs, Viz were forward facing as other people have said

Sticky master piston tutorial Basically... pull the lever to extend the pistons. Spray with wd40 and scrub with toothbrush until piston is clean. Wipe Clean and lube with 3 in 1. Sorted

No, it's not. It's a 4 bolt frame with adaptors for vee brakes. I would advise getting the zhi z3r ( same brand ) the b5r crack under the headtube and the b4rs look far too spindly. I've been riding the Zhi for 10 months and it seems pretty hard

Woo thats what i like to hear

These look lovely... really tempted

Thanks Craig...ive been trying to get them sorted Cheers G! means a lot

I've done a reasonable amount, check out my pinkbike albums http://darkbiker.pinkbike.com/album/All/ If you need a hand with anything, just yell. Alex

Looks great! Really like these...did you get yours from zhi or ali? Any idea of the reach of that puppy?

Hm if there are any leaks im thinking its from the caliper shell as thats what I messed with. WHats your preferred method of testing? What do you mean by Tories Ads? Also, the pistons were slightly scratched on the pistons but they were polished out so i would have thought that would sort the problem? Surely rotors can be cleaned...otherwise its a pretty big expenditure! I know never to use brake cleaner after it contaminated a mates brake irreparably! When i get back home on the 2nd I'll try and re-clean the pads and rotors and pressure test the braes

Anyone else up for it?

It had new pads in the rear but it appears they died. Plus, im not in the best finances and £24 for both ends is quite a lot ( unless those £6 ashima jobbies are any good? )

IF its definitely the lever, remove from the bike and rest of bike. Remove lever blade Poke a 1.5mm allen key into hosing hole to push piston out. With a pick/ skewer remove the old o-ring from the piston carefully. Clean the piston and bore well. Buy this seal Re-fit together, and lube with a lithium or silicone grease. Re-bleed. Link to bleeding and servicing magura

Right, here's the situation: I just got my bionic mod all sorted with 06 hope mini levers on 07 mono trial calipers, brand new pads on the rear and old uns on the front. Performance was pretty good, rear wouldn't hold on everything and after a while the front squealed a bit, especially when really wet but when used for a bit would settle down. After a while the front brake got incredibly good and the rear improved slightly. The front brake got contaminated with dot fluid, but i noticed this instantly and cleaned with IPA. performance was restored within half an hour or so after. Then, i bought a new frame and as a matter of course stripped down both brakes ( as i had to change the rear caliper shell ) all 4 pistons were polished and lubed then really carefully bled. The rotors were scrubbed with a green scouring pad and fairy liquid then rinsed off thoroughly, then they were cleaned off with isopropyl alchohol and sanded the rotors with 1200 grit to scrub off some brown marks that i suspected was ingrained oil but i couldn't get rid of. The rotors were then cleaned again with IPA Pads were cleaned very thoroughly with IPA, and the fronts were torched over a gas flame as i was worried about contamination. Pads were then sanded with 320 grit. After fitting the brakes were very good, especially the rear after 15mins of bedding in. After about 2 hours the rear started squealing and not holding/biting. I assumed this was contamination/bedding in so i poured water on....got a bit better so i cleaned with ipa and used loads of water. Performance was restored. Front was amazing, 7ft to front held like a rock. Now the front brake is squealing...i dont really understand why this keeps happening?! im taking every precaution and they keep getting ballsed up. Is this part of bedding in? They had about 5 hours of riding since rebuilding. Sorry about the epic read,id love some help sorting this as its a pain in the ass. Il chuck a video up to show the situation. Cheers, Alex

Nicely done adam, the best riding ive ever seen you do by far!

Forteh wins I think, thats some epic Tetris like car packing skills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyMWgv8bA9E&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLE6A768A7D44C9E14

Hey Nick, bleed kit has been put in the bag for tomorrow.

Spot the sprog.... and yes, we did drive home like that

wellgo magnesiums...best pedals out there in my opinion

cheers for the comments guys

Glad everyone liked, hopefully a couple more videos up before the new year Cheers, Alex

haha no worries Nick, glad you enjoyed!