Brian Bleech

thats a cool vid danny dude! like luke i had a seek peek! good vid for those that like gaps and rails :lol: mike

try www.billys.co.uk they have some decent spokes and any decent bike shop should be able to special order you some good ones in mike

24" is the way forward for street

202426.com sell them (Y) mike

A good house party is ace :sleeping: I reckon that you should go for the garden party if you are worried about your house dude! if its just a people you know and trust then it should be all good! we had one in my second year of uni and and ended up with over 200 people there and our bath got smashed because some random dude tried to drop to the bath on a mini skate board mike

hahaha big up you ledgend :sleeping: I am off riding now

now thats a good idea!! Addingham days anybody :sleeping: would be sweet

go akkers :sleeping: thats what I say! developing your own frame for a big mtb/bmx company. nice work if you can get it! one thing I ain't sure about! Is he going pro and getting wage from mongoose, doing demos and stuff? or still working at AVCs. Just wondered because mongoose are a big company and have the sort of money to do something like that! I suppose we will see! mike

SHACKED!!!! cool vid dudes :sleeping: loved the stack too, well recovered mike

Yo, ok while browsing a random downhill forum I found some information on the Mavic XY BMX rim! I have done a bit of research on the internet and found a bit out about them. 31mm wide 490g machined braking surface 36H link to an aussie website with no pic. this site has a crap pic The rim is not on the mavic site :lol: But it looks as if it could well be the ultimate 24" rim (maybe) lighter and wider than a Sun Ryhno Lite XL. Top Mavic quality and hopefully strength! Anyone ever heard of this or any idea where to get it? Mike FOOTNOTE: I know I posted some info in the FAQ about this, but now I really want some, so thought I would bring it out into the main forum.

Pads: Heatsink (Translucent) Vee Pads Time Used: 10 hrs Rim Used: Nope Brake Used: Avid SD7 Lever, Cane Creek DC2 Calliper, Odyssey Brake Line Cable, XTR Booster what is your opinion of a working brake? : A Solid feeling brake which can easily hold my weight with no slipping and can be modulated Rim Used : Sun Rhyno Lite XL How do they compare with previous pads: A lot more grabby than my Kool Stop Salmon Compound Pads, but they do have less modulation (I used the Kool Stops for two years so I am still getting used to modulation my Heatsink) but they aren’t totally on off. Review: When I first got the pads, the first thing I did was hacksaw some groves in them, for better wet weather performance. I was impressed by the build quality of them. The backing where polished nicely and the pads were glued in neatly. I rode with them on Sunday at glen, but I am total discounting that day as my rim was f**ked (so bent) that it was impossible to get them set up correctly and I had a crap day So Monday, a new day and a new wheel build. At first they felt quite mushier than my kool stops, but firmed up after a ¾ an hour and felt pretty much as solid as vee gets; with than slight movement you get from housing compression and cables! There was some light rain that didn’t affect the brake at all (but a full on ride in the rain is needed). The hold was great and night. I rode to work on Tuesday morning and it had been raining the night before and it was occasionally drizzling, went through a few puddles and stuff. And at work did a few backhops and gaps to kerbs, the brake was still grabby and still felt solid, but wasn’t quite as grabby, it looks promising for wet weather riding, but obviously a full test is needed! Rode Dewsbury that evening and did some big gaps (for me) between a few benches, definitely felt more powerful and more confident. I was pleased to find that despite getting mucky rims and pads on the ride to work, that after work it was all working exactly the same as the night before, with no cleaning! Got bored at Dewsbury so set up this gap to forty five degree slope and was trying to make the brake slip on by landing to slop and holding it on the back wheel, I couldn’t but I only weigh 10 stone. Wednesday was just a general ride in Leeds, did a few decent gap drops from a wall to some pallets and had enough confidence in the brake to hold me on the back wheel when landing. So, overall I am pleased with these pads and the performance has given me increased confidence going to and holding it on the back wheel. The modulation is decent, but I still need to get used to them. I will edit this if I have any problems with them or have a ride in a decent amount of rain! I obviously cannot comment on wear yet because I have had them for bugger all time to comment on that. Mike

This video is ace, its now my new favorite natty video. Some (Y) riding from Waynio :P I was actually laughing when he did that gap to the tree, its that rediculous. Good stuff from TRA and Phil too :P :lol: Mike

found this rim the mavic xy 24" bmx rim, yes a mavic rim 31mm wide 490g machined braking surface 36H the only link is to a aussie website with no pic. clicky this site has a crap pic its not on the mavic site, no idea where to get it. If I could i would have two mike

or it could look cool like mine :ermm: (N) (N) >_<

best option eould probably to get a your mum or gran to sew a different colour fabric onto your straps :S

sod it i will just get another TSG, can't be arsed looking for a good protec, because my helmet is f**ked and i need another one soon. mike

Really I was going to order a Protec classic helmet this week and this has put me off buying one. Is it just the Lasek models? Or all protec helmets which are dodgy? Mike

which song is it? which part of the film? i have recently watched so my be able to help you out mike

Hey dudes and dudettes while browsing the internet I found this bmx video and its bloody amazing. I don't think its been posted here before. Its just sick 2:54 in :) actually just :P :) :P all over steven hamilton video mike

nice, very nice... been looking at buying a new bmx dvd (haven't bought one in ages) and that may just have to be it!! Mike

I agree with this! I don't think I am boring I like a party as much as the next guy, I don't need to use St' Patricks day as an excuse to get wasted. I am perfectly capable of doing that by myself (and not being able to come riding the next day :"> :"> (Y)) mike

I use ISIS I have a gigapipe DH bb and tensile cranks, and I find this setup very stiff! But mainly I have never seen (or heard) a ISIS bb snap and I have seen too many square taper cranks snap and a few go in peoples legs and I don't want that, so ISIS for me mike

If you can find a bank to verticle wall, then then are way easier than going stright to vert. I can't really say much that hasn't been said already. You need to commit to it and gotta get your body into an actually riding along the wall position, rather than just trying to get the wheels on the wall. and where a long sleeve top... Mike EDIT: watch some videos too, I think nbr 12 has a nice wallride in it, all slo-mo (Y) oh cool pic steve (Y)

I hasn't really been to much better as such, rained monday night, was decent weather on sunday be cold, but looked at the weather forcast for the next few and it does seem to be getting warmer in the evening which is nice (Y) was warmish last night (Y) good stuff in all mike

Actually the scariest thing in any film ever is when Bilbo's face turns evil and he goes 'raaarrr' in the first LOTR. No idea why scares the hell outta me. Yet it doesn't scare any of my friends and I watch loads of horror films with them and they don't scare me, but they get scared! Odd!