Tobias

Almost time to leave

make it for this weekend coming? I know lots of people were busy the weekend just gone. I'd be up for this sunday, will prob be riding saturday too

if you head to the roads out front of the station, youll find us, if not hear us. i wont be taking phone so no point giving my number on a side note, i just pinched my innertube

can park on my drive if you want, im up by the uni (a little trek, cut easy to get to)

Thankfully i am reading this in advance of the day for once! Ill be there with my housemate too. 11 at station?

so you werent happy with the koxx pads, therefore they might possibly be good up front for me? From all of your comments i think i should either use plaz blues or heatsink plastic reds, probably not much between them so ill get whichever seem more appealing at the time of order, with koxx yellows up front

What was your setup to establish them being the worst pads ever? Also, i like the look of the denguras too much trouble changing them for a disc. I think the pads i have currently got are just generally awful, even though i drag - no pad should last the length that mine do!

i tend to drag frequently, when just messing about. Will that be a problem with cnc'd backs? I dont really want to bother with changing material over, far too much effort

Though with denguras, i cant I didnt read all pad reviews, only select few. Tar is too much hassle, guess ill stay away from maggies. Wouldnt just a hard compound allow a nicer modulation, as they will offer worse performance? What is a hard compound available which doesnt require tar?

I am not concerned with the noise - if they squak, fine. If not, all is still OK the grind is not at all sharp, its a first grind which is light, possibly light/medium, depending on how people may view it. I am not after the perfect pad, just ones which get the job done Maggie blacks - do they wear fast on a light grind? reds certainly do any other comments on koss yellows for the rear? Thanks

So is that a no to even using koxx yellows on the rear? I would like to keep my denguras opposed to using a disc, i am finding the current setup allows a nice modulation, though obviously the pads are wearing down within a week! Need a pad capable of modulation up front

I have a directed question, hence i think i'll get away with asking it, rather than a generic "what pads do i want?" My rims have a light to light/medium grind and i intend to always only use this amount of grind. I have been using maggie reds which i used prior to the grind and after a day of riding, they have worn down by 1mm, hence i need new pads Having read pad reviews, CNC heatsinks seem to be very good, though are prone to snapping the cylinder? Or so i gather... but also koxx yellows appear very good. For the rear brake, which of these 2 should i get? Im not considering any other pad for the rear, as these seem perfect. Also, whats the difference between the CNC heatsink pad compounds available, besides the price? is it red for lighter grind, green for heavier? Finally, for the front brake, i like a bit of modulation so heatsinks are out of the question. Will koxx yellows bite too much? if so, which is more suited to allow modulation? (slightly open question, apologies) I also dont want to replace pads every week like i would do with the ridiculous stock maggie pads. Might also be worth mentioning im using denguras

wish i had seen this earlier! Will be on my way shortly

Even negative comments welcome! I still ride mine and love it though i do like that rather expensive koxx with its long frame, as im pushing 6 foot! The T-Rex isnt the best choice of bike for me. Does it make it much harder to pull stuff off? I'm still learning so not that good, just wondering if its even possible to do everything that is possible on a more conventional bike? Ill post some pics of mine later when im back from work

i prefer the look of the vents of the fox than the xen! get the fox!

as for the geometry, i couldnt find anything from actual data, but it must be 100-150mm shorter than a 1085!

its also too wet

It is a nice frame yes. I run mine still with gears as i use it to get to various trials spots. How do you find getting up large obstacles? In fact, how high can you side and tap?

Morning all. Just been searching around for the original T-Rex's however have not managed to find anything good I still have one and ride it, despite its short length! Retro frame all the way! Anyway, just wondering if anyone else rides one still? Would be good to see various setups

Im up for that... i wont be adding any talent to the group though Any updates on time etc?

Im in Great quality pic there, what camera were you using? An overall amazing ride! Weather was spot on and it was a good break-in for the year to come

Ill be grinding my own rim, but i am just wondering what quantifies the depth of grind? The roughness? deep being larger grooves? So the otherall feel will be very bumpy opposed to an almost flat grind, which would be a light grind?

Cool, sounds good to me. I can just imagine cutting deep into the rim. I've done hours of grinding and aluminium is going to disappear in no time!

Isnt using oil pretty bad as it wont retain its position like a grease will?

Also, i think you are refering to a "Switzerland Squeaker" so if you try having a look around for that instead of backwards nose manual, you could get some better results!