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Is it just when you stop pedalling? Or pretty much all the time?

Either way, the general rule of thumb with freecoasters is that a good disassembly and regrease solves 99% of problems. Don't super tighten the EAS studs either, 'cos that'll fanny you in the f**k. I usually run mine a touch loose.

But yeah, we need to have a ride at some point and share gay freecoaster tips or something.

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Is it just when you stop pedalling? Or pretty much all the time?

Either way, the general rule of thumb with freecoasters is that a good disassembly and regrease solves 99% of problems. Don't super tighten the EAS studs either, 'cos that'll fanny you in the f**k. I usually run mine a touch loose.

But yeah, we need to have a ride at some point and share gay freecoaster tips or something.

I can't really tell when I'm pedalling cos my gayass shadow chain has taken it upon itself to make stupid noises all the time. I think it's just when I'm coasting.

I'll disassemble, regrease, reassemble and hope it goes away (Y).

won't be long till im allowed out for the day I dont think - we'll see.

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Find out the geometry on those (winstanleys list geo on everything so it's a good place to look) and stick to it if you like it. Width isn't really an issue cos you can just hold them further in towards the cross bar or just cut them down but height can make a big difference as to whether you can actually ride the bike properly or not.

ahhh ok cheers bud...will take a look now :)

Looks like the tyron pith bars are more or less the same geo as mine! Think i've made my choice then.

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Do S&M slam bars have a snap warenty?

Yes, but i highly doubt you will even bend them untill your bike gets thrown from the air. 2.1lbs of tubing, pretty solid. And yes S&M are suppost to give 100% warranties. However i had problems with my forks with them. If my frame goes they are having it!

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Yes, but i highly doubt you will even bend them untill your bike gets thrown from the air. 2.1lbs of tubing, pretty solid. And yes S&M are suppost to give 100% warranties. However i had problems with my forks with them. If my frame goes they are having it!

I bent my Slams, both uncut and cut down, and I've seen two other people from Southbank bend their's. Not as hard as you might think, 'cos of the leverage 'n' all. They have a good warranty service though, so go nuts.

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I usually run mine a touch loose.

I'm sure i've said it before but seriously be soooo careful doing that. I snapped one of my studs out of the hub so that instead of the stud snapping it just snapped straight out of the aluminium inner axle taking a decent portion of that with it. I, and everyone i've spoken to, are pretty surei t's becausethe stud was slightly loose, how loose it has to be to do that i have no idea but it can't have been that loose and i'm not even a heavy rider :S

I just switched to solid axle which to be honest seems alot better so far.

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I know theres been bits about the KHE tyres in this thread and other places, but i'm thinking about getting some. Purely for the higher pressures and lower rotational weight.

But i'm unsure about it 'cause of the mixed reviews they get in some places. If i did get some i was thinking about getting a park on the front and street on the back, even though i ride street, 'cause i'm a light pegless rider and more into flowing kind of stuff, so a park on the front would be lighter.

So yeah, good or bad idea? What are they like?

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hub/sprocket guards ?

I was inspecting my geisha for wobbly bits and noticed that it's getting a bit of grind damage on the hubshell (and presumably the sprocket) - I guess it's cos the dropouts on the colony are really really small.

what are my options for a hub&sprocket guard these days? - I think I'd rather it were plastic than metal and that would be a 9 tooth driver

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I only bought one KHE tyre to try it out and ended up running it on the back for a while. They are alright but make the bike too twitchy and up the front never, ever, ever, again. They make the bike too light for me, yeah i was into weight saving but they change the 'rotational mass' too much for me and make the bike feel weird. Run them at a high pressure and you shouldn't have any problems apart from glass and thorns etc.

As far as hub guards go, i would still run one if they weighed 2kgs each. On the rear i've used a G-sport and FBM. FBM all the way for the rear. And G-sport up front. They make grinds so much faster on rails and don't stick. I've been thrown over the bars a few times from smiths but the G-sport definetly helps. And again i won't ever, ever, ever not run a hub guard on the rear.

I will post some pics shortly of my forks. 2 broken forks in 2 weeks.

:D

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As far as hub guards go,

The problem is that I mostly grind on the drive side so I'm pretty well screwed for a hubguard. The coalition ones have a reputation for folding up and destroying your spokes after about 5 minutes so I'll probably give them a miss.

I've thought about a gland on the back but I'm not convinced it'll protect the bits that are getting hit which is the flangey bit that surrounds the bearings. I think that'd poke out of the big hole in the middle

According to the internet I could mod an fbm guard to run on the driveside but I don't really have the tools so it'd be a last resort

I will post some pics shortly of my forks. 2 broken forks in 2 weeks.

:D

cruiser again was it?

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The problem is that I mostly grind on the drive side so I'm pretty well screwed for a hubguard. The coalition ones have a reputation for folding up and destroying your spokes after about 5 minutes so I'll probably give them a miss.

I've thought about a gland on the back but I'm not convinced it'll protect the bits that are getting hit which is the flangey bit that surrounds the bearings. I think that'd poke out of the big hole in the middle

If the gland fits then use it. I found it protects a medium sized flange real well.

Cruiser forks, twisted/ bent. 4 days of riding. Although they are race forks i'm not suprised.

Pitchfork's with snapped dropout.

I'll update later when S&M reply to my email.

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I only bought one KHE tyre to try it out and ended up running it on the back for a while. They are alright but make the bike too twitchy and up the front never, ever, ever, again. They make the bike too light for me, yeah i was into weight saving but they change the 'rotational mass' too much for me and make the bike feel weird. Run them at a high pressure and you shouldn't have any problems apart from glass and thorns etc.

Yeah thats what i heard about them from some places, but i've never had the chance to try them. Just need some more tyres 'cause all the brakeless stopping hasn't helped anything, and the KHE tyres seem a good way to lose weight at the same time.

Guess theres only one way of finding out what they're really like, just a bit of gamble at £23 a piece.

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