Chappie

More pics of that beast of a van!

Grand video! Some lovely filming, especially hooking up that slanty wall!

Yeah just give me a text when your fancying it greig. I might be up for a ride tomorro indeed! CHeers

Well perhaps tonight? But tomorro if weather is ok? My number is 07927037736 anyways, so just give me a shout! Where you live btw?

Aye man! Was a nice wee ride indeed! Shame i had to go early BUT ill be back through soon and get a proper day of it! Get any more videos ross? Chap

Alright man, im away this weekend with johny to glasgow and also away next weekend. . . . but, if you want a ride sometime through the week? Cheers

Jees-o I guess i better make an appearence then

Cool man! Well my number is 07927037736, but im away home for the summer as of tomorrow (final exam!) but i will definatly be down with my bike at the end of august /start of september! Chap

Well ive been up at heriot watt all year, so ive not been able to get down to town with bike much. But just got a new flat on Spittal Street (just of lothian road, foot of castle). Someone to ride with would be sweet! Where abouts do u live? Ive been meaning to go for a ride with rumplestiltskin on here for ages too! Sorry to hijack the thread btw! Chappie

If its maguras own braided hose, mine did the same. I just took the fitting apart, cut the hose by about an inch and re fitted it as per instructions on the magura downlads page on there website. Hope this helps a little! Cheers

Cool, Id be up for a ride. Just got a flat i the centre of edinburgh + would be good to get out with people better than me! Not ridden the crntre yet personally but a few good looking spots would be; bristo square, around waverly station, theres a few good bits down leith way (if your willing to cycle a bit ),and eh. . . yeah theres more to offer in glasgow though! Hope this helps a little. Chappie

So this is what you get up to in Dubai eh! Good pics! Great day (not so good sleep)! Quarry looks cool! Cheers for the wheel - running great! Chap

Ok, cheers lads, ill try that and see what happens! Looks like it will be muddy tomorrow anyway So you think the brake should work sharply being a 160mm on stock?

Hi, I've officially turned stock today! Love it! Except. . . I have put a 160mm hope mono on the front. Im about 12 stone. Braking isnt great. . . is this because i need a bigger rotor? I have given the pads a light sand to rid of any contamination etc. Any hep on this would be appriciated! Cheers

Haha! I did enjoy that cheesy ending! Good vid lads!

You boys certainy got the weather for that weekend eh! Nice video! Was that last bit in avimore? Chap

Haha, cheers man! My flatmate persuaded me to do it!

Cheers but i think i have just managed to straighten it! Using a some wood, a corridor and my car jack! - Chappie

Yeah it was in a bad way before I started but have managed to sort majority out. Just this final bit! Cheers for replies though!

Hi, I have just finished re-building a rear wheel to get rid of flat spots and buckles. So I have trued 5/6ths of the wheel fine, but there is one major "buckle" that I cant seem to get out by tightening the spokes. Is there any other way to apply pressure to this area to get rid of this? Any tips appriciated! I tried using the search but couldnt find anything. Chappie

Plus 4's Minus 2's

That weekend looked spot on lads! Nice pics! Good to see ullapool rife with trials! Hope you were looking after that front wheel ross! Cheers

Bashguard to rear wheel - [ Back to Overview ] Practice only on objects where you are fully on the bashguard, and your rear tire cannot reach the ground. Also keep your front wheel off the obstacle (do practice on a ledge or something, such that if you mess up, you don't eat it hard)... Front wheel one inch or so above the obstacle is just fine. This makes it such that your balance rests completely on the bashguard. You need to learn a new balance point. Bashguard balance, let's call it. If you lose your balance forward and your front wheel touches the obstacle, you lose (if there were nothing in front of you, you would've fallen!). If you lose your balance backwards and your rear wheel touches the ground, you lose (if there were nothing there for your tire, you may have fallen off). Once you think you have this bashguard balance down, try this little exercise... Make little hops to the left or right (work on both sides), maintaining this bashguard balance all the time. See how this is helping you to work your way to doing bashguard to rear wheel? Now that you are ready, remember that you do NOT want to hop forward when you do bashguard to rear wheel. You also want to make sure that your rear wheel is not touching the object if at all possible, as that makes things tougher. You want to hop STRAIGHT UP with your weight over the BB, pull the bike up into you and then push the handlebars up and out and aim the rear wheel for the spot your bashguard was. When you land, you should stick it (not immediately lose your balance forward or backward). If you have the problem of your front dropping down immediately after you try to do it, try thinking that you're jumping your body back a bit, and you should eventually get it just right (you'll really be jumping straight up through, this tip is just to fool your mind). It's a power move, no doubt. [updated: 10/15/99] Taken from http://biketrials.com/how-to/index.shtml#bashrear (not that i can do it ) Chappie

Hahaha! Yeah! Cheers for the input lads! Prob gonna go with the truvativ and get the tool at sme time from tarty!

Cheers man! Yeah i think ill phone or email tarty! Either way i think ill go truvativ cos it'll cost same as another Bb with the tool!