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AdamR28

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  1. I go for the slacker part personally - the amount of tension you can create with the tensioner is nowhere near that when you stomp on the pedals.
  2. Blue if you need to, but usually nipping the grub screw against the axle AFTER you have tightened the axle bolt does the trick though. The standard grub screw are cup point which do dig into the axle a bit, this is another reason for the chain seemingly becoming slack. Keep riding, keep adjusting, and it will settle down.
  3. No, because the bending force is resisted by the plate right next to it, so it becomes a shearing force. Edit: Oh I think I see what you mean now... but how often do you see a pin snapped in half? It's a consideration in theory, but not in practice. In fact, in theory, surely the longer pins would be weaker, as the length of the lever is longer (the force being applied in the centre of the pin by the sprocket)?
  4. Looks to be using his calves to help here? (At 1:08) Anyway this is off topic, so I'll shut up
  5. I have called him out (jokingly) for this a few times It actually gives less mechanical leverage from your calves (which are nearly as important for 'jumping' as your quads) due to the decreased lever arm, plus I'm wondering now it if contributes to the knee problems (patella tendonitis) Stan has, due to putting more % of the overall load on his knees...
  6. That is purely coincidence. The Tank chain is so huge you can join it either way and it doesn't matter - I would go with the split link as few chain tools can cope with it.
  7. Me too, reminds me of Mario Kart. Nah, it's real weight, not forum weight
  8. It's a fantasy world from computer games.
  9. Nah, it's set up like this:
  10. Indeed - the same side plates (and thus same strength in tension), just different length rollers and pins. However, if you are a spaz at joining chains, the pins stick through the links on the 510 a bit more I think, so that could be beneficial...
  11. Looks like it has been built 'from the ground up' Dave - the chain is outside the seat / chainstay and the disc is between the hub and seat / chainstay, for example. Still, I dunno if it'll work long term...
  12. Would have needed new tooling to work, Middleburn didn't have any interest in making any more.
  13. Yeah, they are excellent on the road in wet weather, but I think Prawn is on about track tyres, and Alex tyres for his rallying type events?
  14. It's pretty much exactly the same item, so yes it will fit, and no you don't do anything differently.
  15. Yes, they do actually, forgot about those! Cheers.
  16. Magura have never sold them separately - we split levers apart as people wanted bodies and pistons/springs - they actually told us off for doing it. Ended up with a shedload of lever blades left over, but hey ho...
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    Stan Titanium

    Tough in what sense? Not the best application in what way?
  18. Is there any data floating about regarding ARBs and stuff on that car Nick? Reason I ask is that I've been doing a lot of reading up on suspension design and setups and more often than not you are reducing grip by adding roll stiffness. It depends on a whole host of other things obviously, but in basic form an axle has the most lateral grip when the tyres are evenly loaded, and a stiffer bar increases the percentage of load on the outside tyre.
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