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I did, but to be fair my backwheel hit the corner from the vertical to slope transition really hard Plus I wasn't trying to hook it, I was trying to bunny tap it to back wheel I had a pair of Oddyssey tyres, I think they're around a kilo each (deffo over 900g). I liked them on my brakeless bike as they have quite a numb feeling which I found good for softening landings with no brakes but I found them too lifeless on my braked bike, I had to drop the pressure down but then they folded more.

Front end of Jane's bike is coming along, I just built the front wheel. I was going to have it painted pink (as I was going to buy a second hand rear rim and it was the easiest way to get them to match) but in the end I've decided to just buy another of the same rim (Kore Mega) as they're pretty cheap on CR and painted rims would scratch and mark with tyre changes. Frame is off to the painters within the next few days then I can get it all built up

I bought a set of those to try, waaay too fat!

I had the hardest ones but I found them too harsh on landings for my old man wrists

I think you won't find any lock on grips that suit you mark, I'm not as anal for super thin grips as you and I still find lock on a bit too fat and the thinnest ones are super harsh too (very little dampening) plus you'll wear through them in a few weeks. I think you need a fresh set of push on grips and give your bars a good clean, they'll stick way better than your worn stretched ones. Get yourself a set of sensus, renthals or something You'll hate road tape too, I tried it recently and it's comfy but a hassle and it's easily ripped, you can get it pretty thin but it was so soft I just pressed through it and I could feel the bars underneath, felt a bit gash (bit like those cheap Halfords foam grips)

Exactly the way I want to ride my bike but my skills aren't as good, that was really really cool!

Haha sorry

GF just bossed an interview at a private gym to run her remedial therapy from a room they have, so happy for her as it's the most ideal place, close to the city, good flexible rent, similar work ethics to the owners (who she's trained with before), free access to the gym and a good supply of clients. She's on the last part of getting her business running and if she wants she can leave her job as a biomedical scientist which she hates with a passion and she'll earn three times more money for half the hours

that balance!

I'm far from perfect but threatening people with rocks? If it's the thing I'm thinking of then that rocks just a figment of someone's imagination.

Ah Hi Matt, I remember that rumour of me and the brick....don't believe everything you hear.

that was sweet! Lots of different stuff in there. He's got a keen eye for cool lines. A few less correction/setup hops would make it a touch smoother but that's just picking bones.

most chilled edit ever, loved it!

why would you go for that suspension design? I would have thought a simple single pivot ideally around the bb so the chain length doesn't change would be better. As silly as a sus frame sounds I think it could be a potential good idea, certainly something that needs exploring even if it ends up being scrapped, if you don't try stuff then things get stagnant. Dam, Adam beat me to it

what was the song Joel?

I remember when 2kg was normal, wish my frame weighed that little haha

it's not new and I'm not the first one to say that, I didn't even mean it in a derogative manner. Most mod riders I've seen either commit to ride comps or try and get that extra inch bigger in moves. I've seen Flip and Vasek ride mods and do some cool extra stuff and I was saying he's another one doing that

I enjoyed that, good to see more mod riders mixing it up rather than inch hunting or just comp riding

if you can also provide me with as many remedial massages as I can ask for then maybe we can get talking

the second hand Trek EX8 WSD frame I bought for Jane arrived today, I'm pretty happy with it and I'm super impressed with how light it is! I've taken it all apart to be painted once I decide on some rims in my price range (black with a pink rocker, her two fave colours) and then it's time to build. Got her a second hand reverb post, a selection of Hope parts (hubs, headset, stem), conti tyres and some Magura discs. Can't wait to surprise her with it!

a bit of caustic soda would fix it

need sunglasses to look at that, that's one shiny frame! It's crying out for some polished/chrome rims now. I think the seat needs one click back so it's not pointing down at the toptube though

yeah, new lip seals for definite and I suspect they had a leak in the air chamber somewhere too

I really liked my pikes I had years ago but then again I really liked my float 36s I had. I'm sure the revelations could have got their suppleness back but I think they needed a bit of work. By the time I've driven to the shop, got them serviced and paid for spare parts they'd be at the price of these brand new Fox Float 32s.