dave85
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Go do something useful, cut up firewood, go running, make something, fix your car, clean your bike, anything. Sitting about pondering on it aint going to improve matters.
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the arguments will start when the tgs riders start to mock natural, generally from what ive seen anyway
On the whole, the TGS lot couldnt win an argument if their lives depended on it, it just degenerates to threats.
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And I think street's gay. That should get a load of people going "IN!!!"
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Looks like we'll have to split the engine and box to get it out the bottom, there's a crossmember in the way of the bellhousing. Bellhousing bolts look a twat to get to as well so it'll be easier to lift it out.
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There are at least 4 brand name Hubs this year that are using 120clicks engagement system, and none of them are trials specific. Halo super DJ (dirt jump) hub is latest addition to join the 120click hub club. Chris King, Hope, and Middleburn, seemed to be either slow on the uptake, or not bothered of developing a super high engagement hub. maybe these companies are just waiting to see how these hubs perform long term.
It's diminishing returns though isnt it? I noticed a nice difference between 16, 21 and 72 engagment points, I'm not sure I'd be so impressed going to 120 point.
All three firms you name, or the first two at least, have strong, reliable mechanisms. This one has a couple of fairly dubious points, and needs to be made with greater accuracy, so it's going to be expensive. Doesnt really strike me as worth changing to this mechanism for the small benefits.
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It aint M6 though, it's an M5 helicoil tap you need. There is a difference.
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Bearing in mind these bits of plastic were out the back door of a local moulding shop, I reckon they contained liquid pigments rather than powder, which as you say are compound-changing materials, still called pigments though
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The pigments that are used in urethane based brake pads (essentially all the trials pads) is inconsequential to braking performance. Sort of like food coloring in icing on a cake.
The black color in a tire (tyre for you all....ha, ha, ha) is carbon, and is there to improve wear. It does make a difference to the compounds performance.
In summary, don't confuse black in a rubber tire with pigment in a urethane based trials brake pad. This might have been the source of confusion.
I'm not confusing it,and do know about carbon black and rubber vulcanisation, but I've seen 2 pairs of pads, both made from the same compound but with different pigments, give completely different performances. I accept it isnt a truly scientific observation, but how can something mixed within a material not make a difference?
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CRMS are a bit on the soft side (though do not confuse the hardness with wear life) at 92 Shore A. Plazmatic PMGs are the other end of things at 92.
And just to clear the air. I found this on a website:
"- 10th anniversary Limited Edition brake pads from Plazmatic, in the same compound as the CRMs*."
followed by "*This is according to the importer, however we have not tested these pads ourselves just yet - an update when we have!"
This leads one to believe there is some question as to the honesty of the importer (and ultimatly manufacturers) claim. That might not have been the intent, but there is not really any other way of reading that series of statements. As each time other makers change a color, I do not see a similar caviat placed in the product description. Yes indeed it is the exact same compound, only difference is lack of pigment (yellow).
Isn't a pigment part of the compound though? I would infer from that sentance that the pads may not work the same, not that the manufacturer is telling lies.
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Im not doubting it lasts well under normal riding around, but trials will I imagine create some pretty large forces trying to burst the ratchet apart or squash the freehub. I'd be interested to try one though.
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In all the ones I've stripped, the split ring is part of the bearing, it'll fall to pieces if you get that out. Failing the proper tool, find a socket that'll fit down the hole and gently tap the bearing out.
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Skinny jeans are pretty much better to ride in..
I agree, but isnt saying lycra is OK the logical conclusion of that idea?
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Pro II is the modern version of the XC. Bit bigger and beefier, bit lighter, steel ends to the axle to grip the forks too. Worth the extra fiver I would say.
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The king is three (ish) times the price of the XC and is not three times better. The XC is a superb hub for the money, made in England too.
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Quite tempted to take the Scammell down there to drag it into Allsop's metals for the 60 quid he owes me
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Give me a few hours dude and I'll find his number, he's a friend of a friend of a friend
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Smooth rims always, some people have ceramic coated rims but never a grind. Maguras develop huge braking force at speed, even in the wet they're more than powerful enough with kool-stop pads.
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As an outside possibilty, poor threads on the pedal would cause the crank threads to strip like that.
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Lol, it would be about having fun, not who's got the coolest oldskool bike
In any case, I'd win that, you'd just have to do some serious dusting to find the things
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Must be, natural progression and all that.
On topic: three and a half.
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The thing with the King it operates on one spring doesn't it? So if that spring decides to fail then there is no backup like another pawl with spring underneath.
The helical splines hold the two driverings together. If the spring does fail, engagment will be a bit sketchy and you'll know about it, but it shouldnt dump you on your arse.
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The carbon is held in place by the hub bolt and is pushed against the chain, the 74 kings part flexes creating a sprung tensioner
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They come on the XTP-R as standard. Very nice and all, made by Tiso for road racing if I remember right.
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Haha well in Dave. Trials definitely does have a bit of an image problem..
Lots of things have an image problem, some can be fixed, but you'll never make trials sexy no matter what. May as well just enjoy the relative obscurity it affords.
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