Alex Dark

Haha no worries Jake Cheers man! If you want one you know where to MSn haha Thanks dude!

I asked you haha and you said it wasnt for sale

Hey just thought I'd put some pictures up on here of the new and old ride! So happy to finally get it after loads of messing around with currency conversions / money transfers it eventually turned up . I've put pretty much all the parts on that I've always wanted, real coust pads, try-all esque stem, Ti bash, and rear king so I'm pretty chuffed now! Only things that I'm going to be changing are the crank bolts . There's a few home made parts on there at the moment and plenty more to follow when I get the time, and some I just haven't got round to putting on yet. Only had a about half an hour on it, before it started drizzling here but I love it. Definitely the bike that's suited me the most for sure. Zhi Geometry is: 1078, 378, 72, +58 with TT forks. Zhi Specification is: Home made parts: Trialtech fork insert, to allow m6 bolt to be used and thus sloped top cap, without ruining integral threads. RB inspired booster, wider to cover cross over and longer to cover splitter. Chris King axle washers, as the originals wouldn't quite squeeze into the frame. Homemade mounts, a bit like the old zhi mounts. but made on a manual mill and lathe Rear Wheel Chris King Classic hub Superstar components 14t cog DT spokes ZHI - R rear rim ( Try-all h0le ) Front Wheel Onza pro series front hub ( lathed out, with homemade axle washers and preload caps , -30gr ) Sapim DB spokes ZHI - R front ( Try-all h0le ) Drivetrain KMC Z610HX Middleburn RS7 cranks Middleburn Titanium bash, lathed down. FSA Platinum 128 DH bb Wellgo magnesium pedals Controls Zhi 3D 127 x 27 stem ( try-all / rockman basically ) Viz pro 720 bars Some form of foamies? Brakes Rear RB designs Lever blade Magura HS33 2003 quicksilver, resprayed silver. Koxx Yellow pads up front on a light grind. Echo TR clamps Front RB designs Lever blade Magura HS33 2003 quicksilver, resprayed silver. 'Real' Coustellier pads up front on a light grind. Echo TR clamps Chassis Zhi Z3r frame Trialtech 4 bolt forks By dark_biker at 2011-03-12 By dark_biker at 2011-03-12 By dark_biker at 2011-03-12 By dark_biker at 2011-03-12 By dark_biker at 2011-03-12 By dark_biker at 2011-03-12 By dark_biker at 2010-12-21 Bionic Spec is: Bionic before frame Zoo python forks Try-all gold rims RB designs front lever on magura slaves Rear 2004 magura, nyloc'd lever. Heatsink coust pads on back, koxx up front. Zhi disc rear hub, onza master front Try-all cranks Tensile FFW Trialtech BB KMC Z610HX Viz forged stem Neon bars, changed to montys now Gold chris King headset By dark_biker at 2011-03-12 By dark_biker at 2011-03-12 By dark_biker at 2011-03-12 So tempted to go dual disc on this frame, but that means new forks and brakes. Geo is: 1005, 71.5, 350, +70.

Cheers guys glad you liked! Andrei's riding was pretty cool across the ice. Highlight for me was getting that small kid to runa cross the ice though haha

I personally dont think you can. Isopropyl alcohol is the best bet ( recommended by Hayes and magura ) for cleaning rotors / pads. Other people will say fill a tuna can up with meths, chuck pads in then set on fire to burn away the contaminants. Other way of doing it is over a gas stove with the pads in some mole grips. Dishwasher is a good bet for the rotor

How are you getting there? Im well up if i can steal a lift for some pennys!

Herne Bay in Kent, 270 miles for me

Right, cheers for the advice Jake, but i actually just chucked some 3 in 1 oil on the slaves and master after reading the wiki. Thanks

I rode a coustellier v2 for nigh on 2 years, just changed to an XTP mod, then a bionic mod and now have a Z3r being built. Personally I really disliked the mods ; they were really good fun, but hard to do anything big. I get really intimidated by how big everything is! I say keep the Mist Have a go on some other bikes and see what YOU want though bey.

Awesome! If one other person confirms this i'm going to be very happy it doesn't make the ( nylon? ) pistons swell does it? This forum seems to say different

Righto, my master pistons in my old quicksilver 2004 hs33s are starting to stick again. I've put brand new O-rings in both levers, so this has probably exacerbated it. What kind of lube can I use? Apparently Vaseline eats away at the nitrile rubber, due to it being petroleum based. I know Silicone grease would be ideal, but id love to ride this weekend with nicely working smooth brakes! To hand I have: Silicone spray , red lithium grease and general household items haha. Anything safe to use from the above? Cheers, Alex

I'd weld a magura evo style horseshoe booster on top, or make a nice one and weld/braze it on

I've never thought of it as a mod technique? Just maybe more of a compy technique that lends itself to stocks. I'm only happy if i sidehop directly to two, I hate pulling it up with the front! This

Not sure on your front wheel / forks / bars / stem so I cant advise. It's all about getting the most bang for your buck weight saving wise. My choice would be to change the Rear rim and tyre ( if you have an old heavy echo one, or yours is worn down ). If you cant afford to, you could always loose every other nobble off the tyre to save 50 gr + for free, and mod the rim to save 80gr ish. All depends on your budget, and if you're willing to put the time into doing it.

What's your current set-up? I'd personally mod the rim

Check the bb isn't loose, while you're there grease the splines of your cranks and the cups where they touch the actual bb shell itself. If that hasn't sorted it, maybe your pedal bearings are dead? Either that or bottom bracket.

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Hey, just wondering if any of you guys know whether there is a Portugese trials forum? Heading over there in a few weeks , unsure whether to take the bike with, but if there's some local riders i can contact I would. Cheers, Alex

I'm with Ali, that sounds absolute shit on paper! God knows why they didn't just copy the Hope lever?!

Hermance?

Just do it yourself, one 3/32nd allen key is all thats needed ( or 2 5mm if you have the QR axle )

Basically all the above, and if that still doesnt work, file a bit off those little nubs on the bottom of the mount where they compress together.

I've done it 3 times with a mill. Went in sideways with a 4 flute end mill. Probably the only way I'd choose to do it, but only because I have access to the kit About 20 seconds in on the video below.

Ive completely lost my bottle recently, especially with sidehops. No idea what to do about it

How deep is deep?! What pads are you running, and most importantly what rim?