ben_travis

funny???

exactly what i thought when i read it, but didnt want to be the immature one, thought i would leave that to you adam :(

why not swap for a week and see how you both get on with the other bike. that way you wont be commited to buying/swapping? cheers

why dont you two just go into control panel and block each other so you dont have to read their posts. its that simple!!!! then no need to have an argument in a thread do that by CONTROLS > MANAGE IGNORED USERS > TYPE IN NAME > click 'UPDATE IGNORED USERS' thanks

hey duncan, make it sunday the 16th, that would be immense, totally immense. i would love to come to a competition, however i cant make saturday's, that is the only date i cannot make. Sundays are perfect, but saturdays are impossible for me to ride on, on another note, you fancy coming down to the rocks at newtonhill this sunday (same ones we rode last time you were down) for a full day. let me know ben

totally ridiculous intepreted (as) antisocial loitering (but) skilfull (nonetheless)

i think i know which you mean, but others wont! which one aust? im a tensile guy (out of those)

between your arse cheeks son :sick: man that was too easy

i too got my heatsink booster, put new pads on, and gave my rear brake a bleed, all i can say is truly awesome, i know im sponsored by steve, however i want you to believe me when i say, i wouldnt try anything else. I had an RB on at the fort william comp, and my brakes moved around in the mounts this heatsink booster is totally different, the brakes stay straight and its very stiff, can be done up very tight with no problems. its very much worth the money. i would say so. cheers ben

is just as good a deal. let me know (Y) ben

As per my singleton's post, i must agree that appearance is great with this booster, its light and well machined, i will pop mine on tonight and see how things go, however i can well imagine that its going to be great. Some serious research has gone into this booster and its looking good for the future, lets just hope that the singlespeed tensioners and other machined parts you offer will be as good steve. This is just my initial review, ill get a better idea when im on my bike later tonight. cheers ben

if we dis-regard costs though, there are other options available, such alloys as ZR9000 (trek/gary fisher) are almost dent resistent (apparantly) but would be very expensive to produce. But as wayne says i would say that U6 alloy is the best for trials, mine is 7005 and its fairly decent, although fairly standard. meh, i reckon wayne could dent anything though :huh:

i used to run 20:18 which worked out to be around 1.111111, it was a fine gear for myself, i thought it did me perfect, but however, after going uci styleeeee, i have come up with the perfect saying :P for both natural and street, get 16:14 beneath your feet....... its the perfect gearing in my opinion. (and how fooking corny is that saying hahaha) cheers me mateys ben

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thats cool, i couldnt tell whether it was internet sarcasm, (the kind you cant tell) so i thought i would just ask. yer its pretty amazing what people do with 3d render etc, anyway back to the topic cheers ben

cheers

i dont read MBUK mark, i work in alpinebikes and im pretty sure shimano were first, although if im wrong im wrong, but they were certainly one of the first to try the outboard bearing design.

was that a bit of sarcasm snappel, or are u just asking? if just asking, then its a proper photo www.adamentbike.com :sleeping:

sorry, no offence, but can we see a set of results where everyone is in a correct order? in fact i might even do it later. cheers ben

hey guys, i decided to have a look through the adament trials website, and noticed on one of the pictures on the bike that the new echo cranks are using out-board bearings. Now for some you may wonder what the hell im talking about, but basically the cup on the outside of the frame houses larger bearings, which makes the axle size larger, and generally stronger, but also allowing the bearings to retain a larger size and stronger strength. This idea was brought to light by shimano, who came up with the idea for their hollowtech bottombrackets, which are used in highend cross country bikes and all mountain bikes, where an outboard bearing cup isnt going to take much abuse. So here is my debate..... Does the forum believe the new echo cranks to be useful for trials, or will it lead to a disaster, with possible damage to the bearing cup and/or threads in the bottom bracket shell if the user lands on the shell on a rock or wall? DISCUSS p.s here is a picture for u guys to see....please dont discuss the colourful parts, no-one cares now

hey, sorry its not one of my videos, im not sure on what video it is...... on another note, i never realised people actually kept my videos/knew me by name, glad someone does :D but again sorry i dont know the video, certainly not one of mine

haha, cheers guys, i do like what you have to say, i was just trying to get the topic finalised, its a stupid topic as its always going to start arguements. meh ben

so to summarise, and finalise this topic there are a few people who you may consider to build your wheels, these are as follows: yourself, taking the time and effort may lead to a bad wheel,but its all practise and could allow you to save money. Adam Read : builds very good wheels, will charge, but worth it. maybe not THE best wheel builder, but has a talent. Local Bike Shop : will charge roughly the same as adam, however depending on the ability of the mechanic, may or may not be a wheel build to last up to trials. Other mechanics : Sheldonbrown.com, will lead you to building your own wheels, some others in this topic mentioned by D-L-B may be good wheel builders also although may still charge 15-20£ sterling. EDIT plus the cost of spokes and nipples, leading to around 25-35£ please take the advice and use it well. many thanks ben

so i thought i would add my woe's to this topic.....i have just bought a new front cog and rear sprocket and put my khe collapse on (brand new) however when i ride it or apply pressure it is skipping on the cog's would this possibly be down to chain line problems or could it be something different? thoughts? cheers ben

yes, thats true, but your a f**king nutter lol. one crazy mofo. and u will be trying wet rails with your massive wheelswaps. crazy boy