TrialsMan Dan
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yep southerner here, im from dumfries, not a bad place for riding but once you've found everywhere to ride it does get a tad boring...still just means you gotta think of more creative ways of riding the same thing
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Might be quite interesting for me on the natty with my street set up
but looking forward to having some fun, might consider doing intermediate route but we shall see on the day 
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ayee may be up for a bash
just a shame i dont get my new rear wheel till santa comes 
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Yeah that'd be fine, it'll just be like running some standard clamps that way!
cool, but i dont know where im going to find a bolt the same as on the non-driveside, checked tarty, may ask at my LBS
I know this doesnt answer your question but if you're lucky enough to have vee mounts then use them
got the maggie put on the bike when i got it
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Im running a hs33 brake on my bike with the evo 2 adaptor kit, the bolt on the drive side with the QR has buggered and i cant get the QR tight enough so the mount moves slighlty after i pull on the brake for a lurch. Is it okay just to run a normal bolt on there like on the non-driveside? This should keep the mount secure in theory. Any help appreciated
Dan
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Im tghinking of getting a avid BB7 from tarty with an avid SD7 lever, is this a good choice?
what do you recomend?
great combo! i have an SD7 lever and its got a really comfortable blade and good adjustment, hopefully soon i'll be getting a bb7 caliper to match. just remember to get a decent inner cable along with a linear slic outer, gives the brake a light, smooth feel, making it really easy to pull.
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Wat do you mean?
Sale? or for keeps?
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Right this maggy is really starting to piss me off. So much so im going back to disk. Now this requires a new frame.
what you doin with your current one?
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IN!
Same!
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is there a fixed date yet?
Thats what i want to know
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Should i go?
Yeah, you'll be fine
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That'll a change from Rab following 14 year old boys around.
haha
so is there any advance on an actual date and location being sorted? Could do with a good street bash before i go to Ireland. -
thx for interested about the topic
but how about the weather in Edinbourgh now?
Check here. Thats this week, and its fair pish but hopefully next week will be an improvement.
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id be up for riding Edinburgh again sometime soon, a hear what folk are saying about Glasgow....but id prefer Edinburgh first
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thanks for all the help guys, i notice that on the bike the piston is slightly sticky but when i removed the cylinder all seemed fine, i put it back together and all seems to be okay for the moment, but i'll keep an eye on it
im using an oil bleed, so the sticky piston being caused by using a water bleed is out of the question. If i were to use the wee tip as matt said, i would have to use magura oil yes? (royal blood or something isnt it?) Dan
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may be up for a ride on the 9th
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Reet chaps, the past week or so ive noticed my maggie has been developing slightly sticky piston, (i.e. not returning as fast when i let go of the lever). It started on the drive-side of the brake and was dragging a bit so i readjusted the cylinder farther out to avoid this, and now the non-drive side piston is sticky. Is there a quick, short term way of solving the sticky piston? I am riding tommorow, and if im honest its a bit of a pain in the bumhole
. The lever feel itself is fine just pressing it, locks solid, no spongey feel but when lurching for example it fells really mushy and im not getting a decent bite and when lurch i can feel the pad still dragging slighlty when i let go of the lever to pedal. I should point out that i hardly ever ride in the rain and its been a fairly dry summer, so would it just be drying up inside thats causing the sticky piston?Any help much appreciated
Dan
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Home was awesome
probably cause it had alot of stuff from the dumfries area nah but i just thought it was a great film because it showed different riding styles whereas you get alot of riding movies that are just dh or freeride or whatever. I cant wait to see Find, we'll probably have a 'mini premiere' at Shed in Mabie forest just like when Home was released. -
You have two options, flat platform pedals like this or caged pedals like this. I've never used caged pedals myself so i dont know whats good or whats not although they are more suitable for comp riding. For 24" you're probably doing more street riding so a good platform pedal is your best bet. It all really depends on how much you want to spend, good ones start at around £25. I run DMR V8s on my bike although they may not be ideal if you have big feet. A wider and lower profile pedal is great, something like the Inspireds or Echo pedals. Have a look around, other pedals i can suggest are Shimano DX's, NC-17s, Superstars or DMR V12s.
Hope ive helped
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cool stuff
ive never been to a comp before let alone ridden one, so it should be a great learning curve -
sounds good, ive been getting abit of practise in doing sections rather than just one or two lines
sure i'll be alright on my 24"? -
Nice dude , like it alot, comfy to ride?
Yeah man, nice short back end makes it great for manuals and i can just hop up to rear on objects rather than peddalling up. Really nice for spinning about too
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Just thought id post up a few more recent pics of my 24" steed. Few new parts on it, Inspired 'bars, Trialtech foam grips, Avid SD7 front brake lever, changed rear sprocket to 15t. Just gotta decide whether to save up for a decent hydraulic front brake or a new rear wheel build (or both lol....a wish
). Comments welcome . Dan.
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yaay im gonna make it for the trial
my dad will be taking plenty of pics
Glasgow 5Th Dec
in Member Organised Rides
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sounds like a plan