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So glad that they're there to improve safety and not just to catch people to make money...

Most of the top guys have mechanics (who usually double as minders at comps). As examples off the top of my head, I'm pretty sure Chris Doney and Ben Savage never touch their bikes or do any work on them (especially at big comps like the World's). Their 'minders' (read 'dad's') do it for them. Lets the rider concentrate on what he does best while knowing the bike's in as good condition as possible.

Umm, use the snail cams to staighten the wheel in the frame... if it's going to the left, loosen off the cam in the left dropout a touch and tighten the one on the driveside a bit.

If only I had a big bag of shutthehellup... ah well.

Are you asking me? It was on the 24th August just South of Penrith. Taken them a while to catch up with me due to me being in a hire car. There were two rozzer vans on bridges over the motorway within a couple of miles and I kind of expected to get done by one... Sucked because I'd just got back from Canada, having been delayed for 27 hours in Toronto thus missing my connecting flights thus having to hire a car to drive from Glasgow to Southampton with about 4 hours sleep in the previous 48 hours... fun.

I can dream.

You used to dream about meeting someone's mechanic...? Strange child.

As has been said, speedo's MUST over-read when they leave the factory. It's illegal for a manufacturer to sell a car that reads slower than you're actually driving so they compensate by adding a good 7-10% on. However, funnily enough they do seem to 'come back' at higher speeds. My dad's car is like 10% out accross the usual speeds to 70 but bump it up to 150 and it matches his GPS... interesting. I've just been done for speeding on the M6, doing 86 which musta been reading like 94 on the speedo. Oops. I blame the rental car company- was supposed to have a 1.6 focus and they upgraded me to a 2.2TD Mondeo ST. Meh.

No, he was talking to you- I was just answering his questions

That would be the other problem... Have only found it in America... Might be worth finding out if there's a UK importer for them. Dave

I reckon it's easily on- I didn't think the platform would be strong enough but apparently it is! Don't think the residents would like it much though so it'll have to be a quick in-out job I reckon!

You can get them for 4 bolt... but that's not much use is it edit: Unless you bought a new spider for your cranks?

Looks like CAD for CAD's sake to me... not much thought gone into it. Radius where your finger sits needs to be bigger to make it more usable and comfortable. I'd advise not making it a 'c' section as that would bend and flex like a biatch... Angles look wrong- the blade wouldn't sit right in respect to the bars. You could include a reach adjust screw. Also, if this is going to be part of a project it's probably worth working out some leverage values and forces and running a bit of FEA on it... will create lots more pretty pictures to BS markers with

It's the one Dave's thinking about in this vid.

Would you not rather the guy painted it onto a canvas or something so maybe you could actually see it yourself occasionally?! Really not sure as it stands now but report back when it's finished... Also, is there a proper sized pic of your arm anywhere? It looks awesome in your avatar but I can't see it properly. Dave

Taking a wild stab in the dark here, Mitch- but is Muir Vidler a relation of yours? Those pics are totally awesome!! Anyway, back on topic and I like the flash site although I agree that you should be able to maximise the pictures on the site to allow people to see the images clearer. Good luck with it though! Dave

What time? I'll see if my mum can tape it for me...

Was that Jonny Jones' section that I never got to see? Also be very interested in seeing it if so Dave

Sounds like a plan. Dave

I only bent/twisted one of mine and got a new one on the half price replacement. They were unridable. If Onza refuse to replace a cracked crank they'd be asking for a law suit as that's just plain dangerous.

Fair enough, it's just there isn't a 221Ti stem which isn't carbon effect so I was just wonderin'. Dave

But they're not actually carbon... Or at least they never used to be.

No fair! I want one Looks seriously lush. Really think Montesa should sell the Repsol bikes with the orange rims though... so much nicer! Have fun Ben. Dave

I cracked a couple of older ones, maybe 2/3 years ago but MRS told me it was a dodgy batch. Was yours a new version?

All the ones I've seen that have broken have been the newer style ones without the recess in the front of the arms... is that the case?