Ali C

8ft

change tha bar and/or stem for somthing higher, would go over what you would pay for the urbans, but will have a better effect than longer forks

v brakes are really good, more powerful than maggies, better feeling, pads last longer (cos they dont wobble)

if it is over I am sooooooo glad I rode at this years show, it had always been a dream of mine and I would have hated to have missed out. I really hope it isnt over, the bike show was the highlight of the year, ever since I first got into riding the bikeshow had a sort of mystical feeling, it was ace.

I have a Daihatsu Hijet Its just like those little bedford vans that look like a loaf of bread, except with 7 seats. Its only 1000cc and wont win any speed or handling tests (infact the fall over if you go too fast lol) but its practical and fuel efficient. Shame the head gasket went in mine after 6 days and ruined the engin (Y) I REALLY want a volvo now, I got converted after getting 5 people and 5 bikes into one (Y)

lookin' good what width rim are you using with the vee? I am wanting to plonk on on my bike but am concirned about clearnece.

get yourself an american classic disk140 They are super light, good bearings and seals (better than hope) and are just plain good!!

and better (Y)

thre wasnt a cloud in the sky!!! really really nice weather.

another vote for the justice.........maybe I can persuade Mart to make a slightly longer one next year, but I really wanna try out the current length first as I think my 1080 control is too big for me.

we went to addingham instead :P

no, thats not it... riding switch is riding bad foot forward.

dont wanna stop any sales but all the pythons I have rode have been awfull!! Soo bad I actually consider them the worst riding bikes in existance! Cant really comment on a zip, but onza boy mark said he reckens they ride nicer than pythons, so with them having different geo leads me to believe him.

koxx frame!!!!!!!! This is my own doing, just because a few months after putting this pic on the new koxx came out with a proto that looked the same, doesnt mean I copied them. oh, and I think you were close about the spec, the rear mech is a dura ace, the stem is a monty and the bar is an echo.

I can see your point and agree to a point but I think front hops are a great thing to learn.....They really test your balence and teach you how far you can go on the front before going over......I have ridden many comps where there have been steep roll downs, knowing how steep you can go is a great thing to know. a lot front hopping is in the feet, you need to be scooping the back up whilst pulling with the bars, just try and correct yourself as you go........also get very steep! its easier when your steeper. to turn look where you wanna go and when the front wheel is on the ground (between hops) turn the bars the direction you wanna go (like a normal pivot).

I wish I could make frames, but thats only a pipe dream I am afraid, so no production.....ever.

took 30 mins for me ;) nice vid, some massive stuff, I really need to work on my power (Y) and phil, that was a massive tap near the beginning :shifty:

I havnt got my coust material yet, this is some secret rubber from some unknown place.

a couple of hours maybe

pen and paper

right, I finally got a good result.....Wad and the unnamed supllier of coust pads reccomended a sharp knife to cut them to shame, with water as cutting lube.........I tried it..... It worked!!! heres my pads (yet to be glued)

I like to draw bikes here are a couple of old ones I did. please ignore the addresse details, they arnt my current ones

yeah, come on guys, all the cool cats are going (me and waddy) dont be squares (Y)

ahh yes, I got shown this on msn. Really nice geo, loverly looks, nice and light....seems a top notch frame to me.. ..I was suprised by the price, loads cheaper than I thought, I mean some alloy frames cost that, ti is really exspensive to work with.....my global frame was going to be £1000 if it was to come out!!

I managed to find the right order last time it was up, but I have forgotten it now (Y)