AdamR28

Very beasty Huge stuff...! Don't put moves in that you didn't make next time though :wink2: hehe

We already have one, it is made of polystyrene though. (Ali is weird.) At least it can't poo on the floor!

I know! Shame about the angle switching when Gilles did that whopper move at 3:57 though Thanks for the link!

And that's why I don't ride the Brits (cos I'd have to 'ride' (fall off a lot in) red!)

Oooohh... The word I set to 'strikethrough' was 'Plaz'. That's where this has come about from! Tim, it could have been any pad manufacturer and I would have done the same... the point was that it's the tar that's making the brake work in the stated situation (not that Plaz are crap... far from it in fact, I would run them myself if discs weren't loads better ). Sorry for the misunderstanding!

Yeah definitely not... I always seem to get pounded by Tim for making posts in pad topics, lol.

Strange, when I used Magura black pads on a smooth rim with tar they were 'good' (locked the wheel effectively in dry and clean conditions), and on a grind they were pretty poor. Since the tar doesn't actually allow the pad to touch the rim, all pads are the same when used with tar surely? (Which is what my post stated)

Works great for Klein... I think that's a bit savage, tends to rip through the alloy too much. I would suggest some oil and fine/medium wire wool

.......... until the tube crushes I was about to suggest the same until I saw a fatal flaw in the plan, lol.

There's not enough meat for that unfortunately. All I can think of is drilling right through the mount and seeing if theres enough left in the bottom to get something to bind into...

Not if you want it back to M5. It will have to go to M6, which will be dodgy as there's not a lot of meat around the hole (which will have to go out to 7mm now).

Still riding and still making awesome videos!

Whopper, still remember that rail ride from the end!

I'm guessing he's just bought some vinyl and done it himself...

But... there's no problem with the cranks, so there will be no 'blame'.

Looks like wood effect vinyl...

Any time it's not pissing with rain (and sometimes when it is)... the weather here doesn't really get hot enough to stop you from riding. Glad you're enjoying the bike

This will probably sound how I don't want it to (bad/harsh etc)... but... if you knew your shit, you wouldn't have made this thread: 1. You've screwed it on all the way now so there's no going back (you should/would have checked the crank thread before doing this if it felt stiff at any point). 2. If it's gone on a few turns by hand there's no way it's cross threaded. Even half a turn cross threaded is impossible by hand. So, since its on the crank now and it went on a few turns by hand at first, it sounds very much like there will be no problem in future as the freewheel has cleaned up the threads sufficiently.

All you need to do is loosen the shroud nut (the bit that tightens onto the fitting that goes into the cylinder), then you can twist the hose around to wherever you need Tightening the shroud nut back down will twist the hose or cylinder around 90 degrees, so the easiest way to get everything lined up is with the cylinders off the bike.

Looks awesome Christian! Had chance to ride it much yet? The pedals (as all bike parts) are fine as long as you keep the bolts tight and don't smash them into stuff

First off, great post Tim! I agree with almost every point. I think this could be down to accessibility? I know that before I drove, it was really hard to get around to ride new spots/natural venues - relying on parents for lifts (who have nothing to do for 4-5 hours unless they are interested in trials too, hardly appealing to them!)... On the flip side, a train journey lands you in the middle of a city/town and you have riding within a few minutes. My guess is that the average age of 'street' riders (people who usually ride street) is much lower than that of 'natural' riders. I reckon this is for a few reasons but one of the main ones could be travelling issues. Every rider I know who has had the chance to ride a quality natural spot in decent weather with good company has LOVED the challenge, the almost instant progression in their riding and the stress-free atmosphere (no security!)... Anyway, bit of a tangent there, but I look forward to seeing other's replies Nice one!

Without them being PERFECTLY square to the rim (which I can see they aren't from the pics), pads do wear relatively quickly at first - all the pressure/force is on a smaller area than it should be. Once they have squared up the wear will slow right down to a negligible amount. Heat is what wears brake pads down, so don't drag the brake (in an attempt to bed the pads in?) especially at high speeds. I would recommend giving them another week or two without changing the setup and I am 99% sure the wear rate will decrease to almost zero

Definitely. As Bongo said, with some copper grease, the FW should correct the thread... depending on how badly it is damaged. Get a pic up and I should be able to tell you If they are too far gone, we have a die here for cranks so I should be able to chase them over if you need.

A flatlander... It's a flatland bike.