Alex Dark

Street without a doubt....add a poll to this topic, the results might be interesting

Basically i accquired some green cranks, and came to the conclusion that putting these on my bike with red parts would make it resemble a christmas themed steed....a look i didnt really want. So, i decided to do some research on how to strip the anodising off them. Up to 6 applications have to be used, depending on the thickness and quality of the anodising I pored over several sites to try to ascertain the best method for removal...and ended up on several r/c car forums, they all suggested the use of sodium hydroxide ( oven / drain cleaner ). Sodium hydroxide effectiveloy dissolves the aluminium oxide layer (which is what anodising is composed of) on the surface of the alloy. I went into my local shop and found some Mr. Muscle oven cleaner for the princely sum of £1.89.....sorted.... I started off assembling all the bits and pieces i needed: Rubber gloves Toothbrush Newspaper Oven cleaner Wire wool Autosol Rag(s) Lay the item to be stripped on the newspaper. Then spray a light film of mr. musle all over the surface ( make sure to do thisd in a well ventilated area as i found out later on ). You'll have someting that looks a bit like this: Leave the item for around 5 mins, and you'll have something like this: The anodising will have begun to have been removed, leaving a green mess that needs to be brushed off with the toothbrush. Repeat the application, and agitation with the toothbrush intil all the colouring has gone, and there is a dirty black / grey layer over all the raw aluminium. The item now has to be washed to prevent any further corrosion. Once the item is dry, lay it out on some more newspaper and set to it with some fairly coarse wire wool to remove the tarnisheed effect and the last of the anodising. Once most of it has been removed, use some finer wire wool, then buff to a shine with autosol metal polish with a clean fluffy rag. REMEMBER: Use rubber gloves as caustic soda is an irritant and can cause skin damage. If it comes into contact with skin, wash with copious amounts of water. If ingested seek medical advice. Also, use in a well-ventilated area as the fumes can be a bit savage....i started to feel light headed

yep, the planet-x will make a sweet old school trials bike...very nice little frames

i use a rolson grinder....as said before the grinder doesnt really matter, but the discs do... i use a steel cutting one

yep, a normal king is 135mm spacing.....so wont fit, a bmx one will be just the job

the woodstock frame weighs around 1.6kgs.... the zip-tied mount on the sarry looks positively lethal!

the yabaa bikes seem brilliant for the money....well impressed with the spec and geo, id say go for one

24/7 holroyd mod-stock.... Does this look right? Wheel geometry Hub diameters : Left = 45, Right = 45 Hub offsets : Left = 27, Right = 27 Rim diameter : 534 that'll give me 259.18 long spokes on drive and non-drive

Building a wheel for a friend ( echo rim (26") onto t-rpo hub...does anyone know the spoke sizes for it, or just the diameter of a t-pro hub ...... Going to be using this spoke calculator: http://www.wheelpro.co.uk/spokecalc/ i know the erd of the echo rim (543mm), and i know i dont want it dished to either side ( so both sides will be uniform length spokes, therefore making the build easier ) Can anybody help?

This may ewll be a stupid question as you're posting ona trials forum.....but is there going to be any trials events there? beyond the braun team being there.....

those types of discs are really not a good idea...you really want a peoper metal cutting disc, quite thin one

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ive spent...in total this is, thats 4 bikes over around 2 years....£500!

all sounds quite impressive....after my second hand koxx's die ill probably get some yellows from neco

why do you want some maggie black pads? they're utter sh!te

Best way to do it is to adjust the limit screws in to limit the travel of the mech, then if you find it hits the chainstay, prise the u shaped washer off the back, take out the spring and clamp tot he frame like that...this effectively fixes the mech in place and stops it swinging up.

try and claim it buddy.....and try and get some cctv footage if possbile

hansventure....absolutely brilliant grip and only £21 ( inc post )

im tempted to dial down some mx comps for my woodstock to stick two fingers up at the people that told me woodstock isnt a proper trials bike! i thought my woodstock was short at 1065...but 1025?! holy moly...thats minute....can you still do all the trialsy stuff on a bike that short? I really want a pash 26mhz...but i think im going to have to settle for my woodstock decked out in oldskool parts; anyone know what length stem on the woodstock for a really streety feel? Im running 85mm on the pitbull at the moment

yay...another 04 pitbull rider....mines pretty similar, same colour scheme as well! I think i need a slightly longer stem on it though....

i used ( on my 04 ) a whacking great bmx stem bolt, then screwed that directly into the top of my lever with no tpa bits at all...

Yep looks like its royally cream-crackered...i recommend getting a pig headset to replace it, and keeping on top of the maintenance...it'll serve you well, mine kept on going even after i snapped my forks and impacted the bearings into the bottom race!

just keep riding, the bike you have is easily good enough to start you off on.....have a look at "tricks and stunts" - halfords or "mastering the art of trials" by ryan leech...both great sources of information that'll help you along nicely