AdamR28

Absolutely - the first pressure on the pedals has to straighten out / remove sag from the top part of the chain, before the drivetrain engages. Clearly this is only when you have the chain a bit slack (ie. not set up properly) though, something French riders seemed to have an issue with a few years back

Yeah, the BB area is the same as the trialsy frames.

Some good advice there ^^ Anyone can make you a frame, doesn't have to be trials specific. I just got a set of tubes from Ceeway, good service and decent prices too. Would probably get plain gauge 4130 for your experiment. That said, I have put nearly a year on an MTB frame I built from super cheap 1.2mm mild steel, and Flipp has built frames from it in the past too. Works fine if a bit heavy and dead-feeling.

This all sounds pretty normal to me, I think maybe you're just very sensitive to the drivetrain and what it's doing (no bad thing!). I'm the same, often have to just remember no harm is being done and it all still works fine.

Yep, better than any cheap hydraulic disc.

Jitsie pads = Trialtech pads, BTW.

They're.... ok. The Magura MT Sport work well, especially with the uprated Jitsie pads, but durability can be 'lacking' if you bash them about and aren't careful with torque specs.

Generally there is no bed in time for these, but if you get any skips at the start then give it some 'normal riding' time.

Looks nice that Dave, very much like my bike will be once I've built the new frame! Edit, just looked at full bike prices direct from PlanetX, unreal value! Also been riding full rigid recently and really enjoying it. As Ben says above, you just have to pick your way down rather than point and shoot. It makes the fun bits last longer! Have ridden everything I normally ride on the full susser these last few weeks, just a bit slower on the downs and miles faster on the ups.

This really pissed me off when getting my first mortgage too! Hope you manage to get something

Quality riding, quality comedy Bike rack weird sideways gap to front sort of thing was nuts!

Custom required.

Here's where it started for me... 1997 - pretty much wore my copt of this on VHS out. Can still quote large sections of the dialogue. Bad news Then Evolve absolutely blew my mind in 2000: Didn't watch this as much, but picked up some good tips in 2001:

You will get the sprockets digging in from riding XC too, that is completely normal.

Thanks for your input guys! I also think eccentric BB would be easier for adjustment - though in considering this, it has made me ponder why the eccentric system at the dropouts is awkward. Yes you can move the wheel around, but only on a prescribed circle. You can't just nudge it directly up a bit here, or horizontally back a bit there, for example. So, I've come up with something else that may or may not work, we'll find out in a few weeks

Awesome. Thanks a lot for the info!

Quite a bump, but... How did this work out? I'm pondering dropouts for my new (SS MTB) frame and considering eccentric. Cheers!

Handy tool! Though as an easy guide, as soon as you feel any resistance, stop. The O ring does the sealing on these things.

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That'll be his way of trying to put you off, haha.

Knocked together a 2 person sledge last night. Fully expecting to die later

We've not heard much feedback on this recently to be honest, its worth a try. Although... why did they need bleeding to start with?

I think the nose gives it away

Bonus points for anyone who can name the riders!

Pretty much exactly this.