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If I had the money to burn I'd probably get one just for the sake of it. Will be interesting to see how they last in the real world.

That's not how it works though. Do they make all people entering the country at Heathrow/Gatwick/Dover etc. sign a contract saying they agree to adhere to the laws of the country? Nope, the fact they're in the country means they're expected to follow the laws of the land. Same with being born here. As a person living in the UK you are governed by the laws of the country regardless of any worthless paperwork.

Someone arrested in connection with bombings. I'm guessing he won't be an active CIA or FBI agent... Edit: Police are now denying the report.

And again, how stupid do you take the FBI to be (they are Americans after all) to stage such training exercises before carrying out attacks for real? The concept is laughable. Hide in plain sight- is that a motto of the FBI?

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But that makes zero sense. If you assume that the FBI are planning to bomb the marathon why would they be playing with explosives in the vicinity? Having said that the only place I've seen mentioning that connection has been on conspiracy type sites so... You're seeing conspiracy's where there isn't one (in this case). And the whole slave thing gets really old really quick. I'm quite happy with life in general. I'm not being told to be happy with what I've got, I'm genuinely happy. I'm free to do what the hell I like (though if I chose to set off an IED on the tube (which I imagine would actually be scarily easy) I'd expect to be treated like a terrorist and have the book thrown at me). So the people in power want more power and more money... good luck to them. So long as that doesn't affect me I don't really care. Jeez man, open your eyes!

I'm not beyond reasoning I just don't respond to 'it's the evil corporations, maaaan' or 'open your eyes to what's happening'. What possible evidence is there that the Boston bombings had anything to do with the government? Because they did a terrorism response training exercise 2 years ago? Get real.

We have to abide by the law which makes us slaves? That's shite. I'm pretty sure outside of TV there are very few normal citizens who have been mistreated under the anti terrorism laws. I'm glad there are laws like that around considering the number of retarded extremist people out there (mainly Muslim from what I can tell) planning to do nasty shit to normal people and their families. If the laws are used to stop some dodgy looking kids in London then fair enough- if they turn out just be on their way to the sweet shop there's nothing to worry about. We pay taxes which makes us slaves? Not really. As has been stated that money is used to provide all the services we expect for our lives, from the NHS to the roads to the emptying of our bins and the occasional invasion of an oil rich nation. For the most part our government are trying to do the best they can while trying to ensure they get voted in next time. Of course they are in it for themselves as well- it's human nature to be greedy and to try and get the best for yourself and your family, the problem with MP's is that they've been elected into power by their constituents and so are expected to put their personal desires aside to try and do a good job. Sometimes they get sidetracked by the desire for a new duckpond or another flat in London in the name of their pet gerbil. If one of my relatives were in the trade centre when it went down I'd just be more pissed off with the extremists involved. I know there were some things that didn't add up about that but I can' believe that any group of people (outside of the religious extremist nuts) could sleep at night if they were even partly responsible for an event like that. George Bush was president at the time and seeing as that twat couldn't find his way out of a lift without an aide I know he had bugger all to do with it. Those being slaughtered in Iraq/Afghanistan are being killed by their own people. There have been drone strikes in Pakistan etc. but for the most part (especially in Iraq) it seems like Saddam was actually keeping a lid on the sectarian violence that we're now hearing about on a weekly basis. He may have been a nasty b*****d who wiped out entire villages but in some respects he actually kept the religious extremist numpties from open warfare... Anyway, I'm all for a good conspiracy theory but stuff like this is just too far to even consider that it is orchestrated by 'them'. JFK for sure, moon landings are questionable but 9/11, Sandy Hook, Boston? Nah, that's the work of mentally unstable f**ktards.

All good info, cheers guys. I think to start with I'll advise him to use a 135mm hub so it can be tested on 'normal' bikes before trying it on a proper DH rig.

A friend of mine is looking to produce a prototype hub for DH which would allow the rider to change gear while freewheeling. He's pretty much sorted the mechanism but to make the prototype needs to determine what sort of axle system needs to be used to suit most DH rigs so a few people could give it a go. I'm guessing this is something along the lines of 150mm x 12mm (?) through but are any of you more familiar with the current 'standards'?

When you think of the number of people running for charities and stuff it's just f**king sickening that the c**ts are willing to do shit like this in the name of their country/religion or whatever.

2 dead 23 injured. Was 'hoping' it might've been something explainable like a gas explosion but seeing the video it certainly looks like a bomb blast. Odd that it went off 3 hours after the winners came through- you'd think for maximum damage they'd time it differently... London Marathon on Sunday too... I bet the organisers are now seriously reconsidering security measures.

But it's not 'creative design' it's completely retarded and a massive waste of resources (the stupid plastic parts that is). Oh wait, that's all these arty farty creative design types do isn't it? Carry on.

Was this first uploaded on the 1st by any chance?

I concur. Part of the point of floating discs is to lose heat quicker but that's not a problem in trials. Trials also puts a lot of high torque forces into a disc and I can just imagine the rivety things clicking away to themselves nicely as they eat into the softer alloy spiders. They're also heavier than normal discs... look pretty though.

Tell that to the carbon brushes on a motor...

Sorry, missed the obligatory or [/sarcasm]...

Welded carbon. It's the future...

I think you can pretty much blame the whole thing on the lazy good for nothing trade unions. They were the ones who killed the industries and although she was rather vicious she stuck to her guns and followed through. On the Falklands thing it's a real shame that stupid Argentinian cow does fall off a cliff... The recent vote by islanders was a total whitewash and they still come out with bollocks about how they're being ruled by a murderous dictatorship. Aregentina can go f**k itself as far as I'm concerned- same as when they decided to invade during Maggie's reign of terror.

They're pretty good- should be tucked out of the way and allow for some spring if you do contact it. I only killed my (real) 74Kingz by getting my jeans caught in my freewheel which snapped the springs and I lost the plastic block bit. Rowan used to run his upside down (so increasing chain wrap) which seemed to work well for him though I don't know if he modified it to make it work or if he was just lucky with chain length and dropout design.

I think maybe if Steve had done something, anything, to make it different to the 74Kingz maybe people would take it on it's own merit but it's an exact replica. I know there's not too much freedom when dealing with a bent bit of metal, some spring steel and a plastic lump but it's exactly the same. Work quite well though- just bought one off Darren Hill (no freaking way I was spending £30 for one new) and the first thing I did was remove the sticker...

I've done it a few times by bolting the tool to the cranks then putting a large adjustable spanner on the tool. If you can arrange the assembly so that the crank and the spanner make an obtuse triangle with the floor (so that when you apply a downward force on the freewheel the spanner will work to undo the freewheel) then stamp on the freewheel it can be enough to break the 'seal' without using a vice. Used the technique three or four times over the years and usually works. Just be sure to wear some sturdy shoes so you don't stab your foot with the teeth of the freewheel!! Edit:

Not really much point getting one to ride (terrible geometry by today's standards, heavy, weak, poor brakes etc. etc.), or as an investment (not really worth anything and value is never going to rocket). Only to own a piece of history... which is a bit pointless unless you like that sort of thing and have a massive garage to hang it in.

And to set the tension you need to loosen the small pinch bolt (4mm Allen key if memory serves me correctly), increase the preload (that is the position of the lower arm relative to the upper) then tighten the pinch bolt back up. Put the chain back on and you should have increased tension.

I know lots of people think he should be suspended but that F1i article is the only thing I've seen that says that Red Bull are actually going to do it.