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Ali C

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  1. white spirit is oil based and leaves a oily film afterwards, so don't use that. washing up liquid is a form of de-greaser so use that. Otherwise buy a new grinder for £10-£15
  2. companies using catalogue parts? REALLY??
  3. I wouldn't mind seeing it too. Yes, my front brake was very contaminated, got like that about 10 mins before filming grrrr
  4. deary deary me, words can't describe my disappointment at that comment.
  5. fair enough if it's to a budget. Stem wise, I am not sure what the reach is on the frame, but I don't think it's huge, that stem will be great if you like to bunnyhop and spin, but you may find it a bit cramped for big gaps and stuff.
  6. is that a stock stem he's running? Looks very low and uncomfortable.
  7. congrats on getting possibly the heaviest forks ever made Does look like a fun build with that stem on it though, is that what they recommended or is it something you were after?
  8. That's all a load of crap, sorry but it is the chain has to do EXACTLY the same work weather the freewheel is on the front or back, the freewheel still has to engage too. the MAIN reasons are that back in the day, you couldn't get cogs any smaller than 20-22t on the front. This meant that ground clearance wasn't so good. People then started to thread cranks and put an 18t freewheel on the front which dramatically reduced the ground clearance. It also moves the weight to the center which means it's easier to pick the rear wheel up and spin the back end around. Back in the days of un-reliable freewheels and hubs, it was easier to carry a spare crank with freewheel on at comps rather than a whole back wheel.
  9. can't believe they let him land on a crash mat and still allowed it after falling off
  10. when you say you are getting paid, do you mean Guinness pays you or you are getting paid for putting on shows at the event?
  11. my top 5 computer games in order 1) Metal Gear Solid 4 2) Far Cry 3) Metal Gear Solid 2 4) Return to Castle Wolfenstein 5) Crysis
  12. I voted "no" I can't say I notice my mood change, I am pretty steady and it takes a lot to get me angry.
  13. this, make sure your topcap isn't touching the steerer.
  14. oh yeah.....get a vee brake
  15. quiet stealth bikes for the win! although with Maguras it's unlikely you'll get a quiet brake that works well or a good brake that's quiet unfortunately
  16. top 5 ducks: 1)Indian Runner 2)Cayuga 3)Bali 4)common Mallard 5)Magpie duck
  17. you see what you want to see guy has got mad skill, I saw Mark try a pretty rad wallride to nose manual the other day, I don't think it was intentional though.
  18. haha, kinda like a high-tech version of needing to bend a pipe for a frame then
  19. not sure, not used caged pedals for years due to the fact they suck balls actually, just remembered that I have a pair of high top Duffs for sale if anyone was interested? they are not quite the right size (uk8) so are new and unused, £20 posted
  20. perhaps some truth, but only compared with how much I think about stuff...EI not much My thoughts pretty much loop as follows: 1) wake up, what will I eat? 2) once fed, where will I ride? 3) once rided, what will I eat? 4) once fed, is it bed time yet?. That pretty much sums up my main thoughts, anything else that happens is usually by chance, sprung up on me or a spur of the moment thing. Every thing Clifford does seems to have had quite a lot of thought put into it which may or may not be the case, but yeah, it just amused me
  21. I would have thought the cheery smiley would have shown I was just messing around.
  22. Ali C

    Films!?

    I went into it knowing it was meant to be an amazing film, I didn't know the story but I knew it was meant to be good. it had a couple of powerful scenes but I was always waiting for it to pick up and get exciting.....which it never seemed to do. I just think I was expecting a different type of film, perhaps if I watched it again knowing what to expect I would enjoy it more, but that will have to wait.
  23. Ali C

    Films!?

    I didn't really get on with it either.
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