dave33

the pistons in the marta are plastic so yes you would melt the pistons or at vaery least the seals, i know its gonna be used for trials but they will still get hot if the bike is used to travel from riding spots

carbon doesnt show any signs of stress so you wont see a crack, they will just 'SNAP'

koolstop make some nice pads for the marta, dunno where you can buy them though

depending on which justice it is i expect its the new one but if not a mavic D521 fitts the justice with room for about a 2.5 tyre

i must say i love the look of that pic, really want a ride on it hopefuly the effort will pay off for you in the end

DO NOT USE SINTERTED PADS IN A MARTA WILL MRLT THE PISTONS. ORGANIC ONLY

remove the barrel adjuster and use a spoke instead of a cable

you will f**k the bearings up and if you dont f**k them up you will damage them then they will snapp soon after you replace the axle

dont see why you have to pay 50 quid (N)stans got plenty more rounds to show if hes the better rider or will it be iolo, the best rider will rise above as this bollocks no matter what happens

so how come the same rules dont apply to others then? as in iolo?dont wanna drop him in it but he knows what im talking about

up the bum no harm done follow the rule of thumb

i would just stick gears on but i run a single speed king hub and cant fit 6 gears on it. if i wanted 6 gears i would have to take the king iso off my xc bike and re build the wheel then i wouldnt be able to entre any xc races cus i would have single speed

expensive gear system could be lighter than a cheap single speed system though. so next comp im not allowed to use my chris king hubs cus they are lighter and i have an advantage

ok i ride trials because its fun and i dont normaly ride with gears so that woulbe mean me putting gears on for 5 rounds every year, which i wouldnt really enjoy doing as id rather be using the limited time i have to ride my bike i ride the comps because i like the sections, not to try and win the comp, if it just so happens that i do better than people with gears who are only riding to win then they should get better id go with that

why not let the rider decide what they run then any ride can either run single speed if they wish or gears if they wish. just like brakes some people might want to run v brakes, some might want maguras. you could say v brakes are a disadvantage to the rider but they have the choice so there is no disadvantage

as wayne says its clear to see that havin 6 working gears is an advantage over a single speed setup. its comes down to the riders not using it as an advantage. so if a rider choses to run single speed their choice to make and lose the advantage of the gears personaly i run single speed, and i if i happend to finish in 1st place i would be more than happy to be removed from that position i think it would be far better if the rider had the option to run single speed or 6 gears

lol you think xpt's are thin, on some road frames you can flex the tubes with ur fingers, like a coke can when un opened crazy

rule are rules though

either keep the deore or buy a hope xc/hope trial/chrisking thats the order of performance and also price should be able to buy a hope xc for about 50 pounds on here

im pretty sure jansons had his for ages the bed in peroid is 60 hours of use

whats to enquir about masters ?

sounds like the threads on the axle or collar are worn after comming lose all the time

very handy to be able to ride with left and right foot

yea thay replace the the parts if they leak, iv had a new calliper and master cyclinder, but they dont have very good customer service. i broke the blade on my marta by pulling it, sent it back expecting it to be replaced because it seemed like a manufacturing defect, i only used it a few time 5 at most but they said that i must have crashed to snap it, and they wanted me to pay 25 quid for a new blade(25 for a pair on cnc) so i asked if they could return it to me got it back after they charged me 6.50 pnp and they have strached wv on the brake, master cyclinder and calliper which i think mean warranty void not to sure how replacing my level balde my self for half the price voids the warranty i am a qualified bike mechanic so after that id say buy a hope as they have decent customer service

when you do the small ellen key up does the collar close up ?