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Awesome build. And another oppinion on the color balance: Strip, but leave bars, pedals (and tires and grips, of course) black. That way all the ends of the bike are black.

But every business is a system. And everyone competing tries to minimize effort and maximize financial output. So it is always interesting to know where there is not enough competition yet...

Tell us more about how they achieve this...

If you really can commit to working 24/7 for several years: Find your talents, write them down, think of what to make of them without learning much theory. Find something most people don't recommend or want to do.

Didn't know there was that much money in skatepark-style BMX.

Then look at Gilles style at Antwerp World Cup, where he used this frame. At least from building a Radix I got the experience that it rides exactly like in Maher's videos.

This is not the question here. The question is: Where do you get a V4 frame at a good price now.

It wasn't a crime, it was a present.

That is correct. Fear isn't rational, however.

Split link = half link? If so, buy Z610 and KMC half link with appropriate width from Tarty, for example. Then, cut chain with tool pictured above to having two inner ends, position half link with "outer" end on an "inner end" of the chain, push long rivet (which came with the half link and was already put on the outer end by the factory) in with chain tool until it is in a middle position so that it can't work its way out of the chain easily. Use KMC chain lock to connect the other inner end of the chain and the inner end of the half link, done. Ride a bit and check that the rivet stays in place permanently.

You should get to know more idiots, makes life more interesting. Also, I have a serious advice on the topic: Talking to commercial airliner pilots personally usually helps a lot because of social learning effects, in this case from a man who is 100% not afraid of flying.

So many people that the issue can usually be found in airline FAQs, see http://www.ryanair.com/en/questions/can-i-bring-a-parachute for an example.

Advanced parachute hobbyists carry their equipment with them, simply to avoid the loss of 5 grand if their normal luggage gets lost, which happens frequently.

You would be surprised seeing the figures about how many people actually carry parachutes with them on normal passenger flights. The shotgun technique is debatable in a hysterical post-911 world, of course, but I personally know a few people who reduced their fear buying expensive parachutes (I admit this could be a bias resulting from being an idiot, who socialises with idiots, naturally)., Statistical knowledge does not work well on primordial impulses for most people. Simple fantasies do, however.

You cut buy yourself a parachute, and take it with you onboard. Most airlines allow this. In the case of a foreseeable mid-air breakup, you then would have a chance to survive. Fully pressurized crashes won't give you a chance for escape, however, as you won't be able to open the emergency doors. On the other hand, you could try to smuggle an elephant-grade shotgun onboard, to open an escape hatch for yourself Willis-style. While I would not recommend that, I ask you to film the check-in inspection and post your results on the forum, in case you choose to go for the latter.

It may be justified to express doubt about the claimed origins of the yellow frame...

You should have stayed. Would have made life ... interesting.

The Golf facelift in 1995 was primarily a major effort to eliminate quality and rust problems. With the 1997 special editions came some intense colors which generally age very well. A 1997s red is still an intense red today, for example, which is also true for many 1996/1995 colors - but they did not have the overall presence and style the colors got from the effect of fully painted bumpers and mirrors.

Rust and color degradation for the 97s, and the 1.4 because it is a very quiet, quite frugal, very smooth running and very robust engine. But I admit that there are other good cars to be found in the VW range of this decade.

Mk3 Golf, but only those produced in 97, 1.4 engine. Cheap pensioner's car, will do 200k miles without problems.

Ok then, thanks everyone for participating, I know a lot more about chain tensioners now, which will help me in deciding the system for my new frame.

The electric trials motorcycles are approx the weight of the ice ones, 60-70 kilos. With future Li-Air batteries, the weight could come down another 5-10 kilos, so perhaps we will see a 50 kilos trials motorcycle by 2025. Then, i.e. with decent batteries, I could see a full-suspension trials pedelec below 15 or 13 kilos or so, which would create another class of trials riding. BTW, to nurture the hatred for 29ers - the 29er MTB pedelec: Isn't it cute? Soon, we will all be riding this, just seatless. In frenchie spandex trousers, sporting Gilles-style long hair and pink alice bands.

I have never been up close to an Onza. Is it this system?

Yeah, I forgot about spring frames. Add that to the list, next to "carbon".