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finally a good fork for rimbrakes on 24" wheels! the one i ve been waiting for... thanks

i have a friend who is forty and still kills everybody with oldschool tricks nobody else does. if your physical condition is good and you have some experience with bikes, i think you can. obviously the key point is the physical condition. take good care of your body

for getting cheap deng stuff, you can order from here : <LINK REMOVED> they have all the deng stuff, and i believe zhi and bionic as well since it s also chinese. ( <LINK REMOVED> ) the guy speaks english but to pay you need a contact in china because it seems they only accept chinese credit card. but you can try to convince them to accept paypal also... so i can take advantage of it . if several people ask they might accept I have already made 2 orders there and it s fast (5 days for the shipping). I bought first a zoo bar for half the price (65$ with shipping instead of 110), and then i ordered a adamant A1 frame (135$ instead of 450), KMC chain (10$), echo mod hub (45$), VIZ! freewheel (64$, same price ), and echo brakepads (cheap!). the shipping was 80$ for air travel. generally speaking, for all the chinese brands, the price is about 4 times less than the western price for frames, and 3 to 2 times cheaper for all the rest. it s not interesting to buy western brands, even if it s made in china the price is the same... i just put a new order for several parts, including a 46mm echo rim. they charge 20yuan for making the grind on the rim ( i let you convert ) anybody try? it would be cool to make them accept international credit cards.

yes you can. a friend of mine did it on the rear. the wheel seemed strong enough

mmm good question i often take a look at my feet position before going for a delicate move, because with my shoes sticking on the pins it s hard to feel if the angle is good. but i always put them straight. i wonder how you can ride with your feet pointing inwards though :| must be uncomfortable... if my feet are not well placed i easily lose my balance on the rear wheel ... practice practice

the worst....mmm i dunno but i remember a stupid one: i was trying a friends' bmx and did not realize the brakes were switched (rear on the left side, front on the right). so i tried a manual.... and fell on my ass, pulling on the right lever

raceface taperlock steel or titanium in my opinion, although i never tried it should be good quality and strength. but square interfaces are outdated arent they

1. remove the cable and the outer casing, you don t need it 2. tune the screws on the body of the derailleur to put it in the same line as the rear cog and to block lateral motion 3. adjust the length of the chain by removing links if necessary 4. tune the screw near the hanger to adjust the tension

i had the same problem on my A2. the hanger kept bending and the chain was skipping because it was in need of a half link. it felt so unsafe i didn t dare to do things. now with a modstock it s great. nothing to bend, so i can try all . and no chance for the chain to skip so i can ride with confidence. only 2 minor issues: the chain line is not perfect and the tension is not homogenous. but i really don t care.

if the bar is shot peened you should not try to polish it. it is shot peened to make it more resistant to cracks. so if you stripe it, first you will have to remove a lot of material (remove the little bumps + the anodized layer) and second you lose the advantage of the reinforced surface... not cool

good point that s why i m gonna keep riding my cheap deng bike with no tensioner and no disc to break... and wait for that inspired.

I think you ve grinded the rim too sharp, thus causing the fast wear...

smart decision

The ZOO! fork is very strong, because of the machined crown that goes very low and provides a huge surface for welding the legs. I have one and i think it s the best aluminum fork available. but if you tend to bend forks easily (which seems to be the case), i believe steel is better. curtis makes one with a reinforced steer tube as an option. good luck and try to absorb when you hit the front

alright i just measured . right leg perimeter is 575mm, left is 565mm. but i do remember the difference was much more visible before i trained to solve that, people could tell just by looking... and now even though the size is almost equal, i can feel a clear difference in strength. so i expect some riders on the forum to be the same... show yourself!