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Ali C

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  1. I have used loads of cables, nokon, xtr, slic, linear slic, flack jackets and to be honest, non of them felt any different to the cheapest bog standard cable from my lbs for £2. just get some cheap cable, squirt some wd40 down and it will be totally fine.
  2. I say pitbull. I didnt get on with high bbs at all, I am now back on a proper frame (control) and am loving it, my ridings much better than when I was on the hi fi. (ps, get a control)
  3. I think the overwhelming responce is going to be get an avif bb7 mechanical disk. They are easily as powerful as a hope mono trial but near fool proff to set up and adjust, dont leak, can adjust lever feel, and you dont have to worry about pulling the lever when the wheel isnt on the bike. I am presuming you have an xtr lever? if so, then all you need to do is buy the avid mech and a cable, that will be about £75, a lot less than your buget. Ps get the 185mm rotor
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    Pedals?

    the corner of my x pedal snapped off after about 2 months, apart from being a little weak, they are pretty cool. I still use vp pedals, I spent a bit more and got some monty ones, the cages are tougher. I also remove the inner cage, this almost makes them have too much grip!
  5. dont forget the 661 duallys, they are exxelent, great grip, last ages and have DECENT ankle protection.
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    Jaw Problems

    I get that every time I have been riding, I cant open my mouth and cant take bites outta things, its well annoying. My jaw clicks and moves everytime I open it, its not painful, but can ache sometimes.
  7. the rim is getting built s we speak, I will be using it down in devon so if you fancy a look and ride, just ask.
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    Power?

    I am pretty sure its all down to technique, they have muscle memory or somthing, so they dont have to think about it so much and it looks easy, they have just done it so much every little movement they make helps with the move.
  9. well, the move when you jump up to front wheel then swap to rear on a wall (some silly people call it a coust hop even though people did it before they put in it some vids) is called a cheeta because the motion of the move is a bit like how a cheeta runs, it puts its front paws out them replaces it with its rear. ace name. if your doing a cheeta onto a skinny object like a rail, then its called a skinny cheeta (Y)
  10. in order. open door click man on the crane close door (not sure if you need to or not?) pick up box by pressing the button where the new man is move box out with the lever next to the button fire cannon which will knock the box onto one of the supporting lines pick up other box move out again now pull the lever next to the cannon, as the fire goes down the line drop the box where it is, this lets the ballon fly away. I think thats how I did it any way level 2 is piss
  11. lever: maggie with cnc lever blade caliper: maggie (like theres anything else!) hose: maggie braided pads: heatsink rim: sun double wide booster: none (well, the built in one on an echo control) its plenty fine
  12. I call a wheel swap a "pigeon". the wheel swich on a rail is a "skinny cheeta" yes, we like to call moves silly names (Y)"
  13. got to level 3, then got stuck
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    After A Vid

    nope its all sorted now thanks to mr tweek. ahh, brings back memories
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    After A Vid

    as the title says I am after this vid, it mainly has me and dan smith in, but also has iolo and adam wilson. either a link to where it is or add me to msn would be cool. Thanks
  16. I was infact above the arctic circle when I wrote that post (just for a second or two) so it stays light all night. narr, its started slightly raining here and I have seen a couple of flashes.
  17. nothing up in west yorkshire but a wonderfully sunny day and 27 degree heat.
  18. the angled sidewalls are fine. mine weighed 1020g when I got it new, it doesnt any more
  19. norway, right ooop top, the whole place is just rocks! but I doubt you will wanna go there. I dont see why people wanna go abroad to ride, there are ace places in the uk, west yorkshire, porthcawl and scotland all have ace rocks and ace street, no need to go anywhere else in my eyes.
  20. I am 96% natural and 4% street. Natural is sooo fun, no two rocks are ever the same, if there was a concrete object the shape of a few rocks in a town centre people would be wetting themselves over it, well, natural is like the biggest most badass street ever. Same as if you had a few rocks nearby which were just flat and right angles, people would say it sucked for riding, well thats what streets like.
  21. I took my monty there once, this french rider was doing a trials demo on a marin trials frame and the french national dh series was on, it was ace!! But I didnt find too much to ride on, but I wasnt very good then so I recken there is stuff but I didnt know what was ridable or not.
  22. the wheels not finnished being built yet, I am pretty confident it will be strong enough, these rims are tanks! I wouldnt drill the sidewall. My old double wide had 104 holes in it, one inbetween each spoke then 4 either side of it. I still works, but its got a few flat spots.
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