AdamR28

Anodised, butted top and down tubes. They look pretty sweet, I've built a 20" up for myself and we'll have them on the site soon (massive order to unpack, loads of new stuff to get photos of).

No worries, just trying to get to the bottom of it! 0.5cm sounds very weird, any gaps between the crank arm and the front of the bashring? Is it *actually* 0.5cm? If there's any way to measure it more accurately that would be good, anything up to around 2mm is pretty normal, but more than that there will be something funny somewhere... A video might help actually.

How much is it wobbling by?

Been out of stock with Moore Large (UK distributor) for months, so I don't think they'll have any unfortunately. As far as I know they are none expected for a while, if ever again. Shame cos they were decent rims and sold well!

Yep - bleed exactly as a Magura, like so: http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/media/guides/maintenance_brake_bleeding/m23.html

I think you might struggle to drill down the centre of a bolt. Best bet is to use M6 bolts...

Good to see the 'Bulls being pushed, but annoyed it's Ferrari doing it. The FIA seem to have a history of changing the rules to help Ferrari out, as much as I love F1 that's the sort of crap that could stop me watching/going in future... Anyway, Silverstone pics... P1: Check out the aero paint... P2: Bit of rain! Spray from just one car: Chilling at camp site on Friday evening Q1 - Renaults seemed to have a lot more body roll than other cars. RBs and Ferraris were visibly much faster through here than anyone else... Me and Claire 4:30am Sunday 6:30am Sunday Filling up... Pretty much everyone wearing Orange/White/Silver, was awesome! Lewis on the charge!

Yes, but then you have an M5 x 1.0 thread, for which you might struggle to find a bolt... M6 bolt is 1.0 pitch, M5 bolt is 0.8 pitch (standard bike threads).

No, you have increased the thread pitch by tapping out to M6.

Yeah man, Phil will get you sorted - he runs a 'normal' shop too, so is most likely really busy, or has already tried to contact you. I can see Joe's given him a shout so I'm sure he'll be along soon

Yes, 160 = #5. I would go with 180mm on 26" wheel though.

It's cool how people are so different - we (myself and girlfriend) both thought it was pretty boring. Only good bit was the 1M. Still looking forward to the rest of the series though!

Your fork is international standard (providing it hasn't been changed form new!): http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/disc_brake_spares/hope_mono_trial_caliper/c110p10955.html?tab=additional_information#box

Scroll down to 'wringing': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauge_block The pads are VERY smooth on their surface from new, so once they bed in or the rim is slightly dirty, performance will drop off very quickly Had the same thing with Monty pads on a D521CD rim back in the day.

http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/media/guides/product_guide_20_inch_frames/m12.html

No.

Didn't actually 'use' it, I fitted it, bedded it in, then took it off cos the lever feel was a bit weird. Power seemed ok though!

Tried those and the power is actually pretty good - only issue is that the lever shape and throw is pretty manky. They feel pretty 'wooden' too, but do work well.

You-re right! I'll get Mark to tweak his post, cheers for pointing that out. Stan has the Trialtechs on at the moment, by the way.

Possible challenger to the 'Nick Wood Brake Pad Of Choice™' crown: Crocos in CNC backings...?

Well, they're £19, and the performance is the same as Try-All Crocos - which you can see in the video. Crocos should have had an RRP of £21.50, but we artificially reduced the price for the UK market to make them more affordable.

It's nowhere near that figure, but we are having stock issues with some items at the moment. The problem is that nearly all of our suppliers are out of stock of important items (such as Trialtech of 4-Bolt forks), and/or VERY slow in getting stuff to us. It's not uncommon for us to wait over 2 months for an order, from placing it to delivery. 6 weeks tends to be a 'fast' delivery time from our overseas-based suppliers. Trying to estimate stock for such a long time in what is a very 'sporadic' market can be tricky. Trust me, we aren't trying to be out of stock of stuff! Back on topic - the poll says it all.

Echo - lighter. Neon - stronger.