Jitters

^ That.

Got my stock down to 10.6 kg. Nothing out of the ordinary, and parts have been holding up well for a beginner that's rough on the bike. Could probably drop plenty if I didn't run the super-duper heavy duty rear innertube.

I secretly hate you for this. I think I just vurped. LOL

Formerly Tappets, as in the old school name for valve lifters, also the name of a comic book /series I was working on but will never finish. Now, Jitters from drinking too much coffee / caffeine because I'll probably never finish my comic book idea. It pains me so.

Tick tick tick tick

The font you used is really not working for me at all. Your call, but I'd prefer to see something that compliments the rougher edges of everything. Overall, I like the idea and with some cleaning up, as mentioned, it should make a nice design/product.

Love it! Great job!

Go for the Kool 710 and remove all doubt.

nvwoci - Cool looking spray job, that is! What did you use for masking in between the different colored sections? ...and weirdoku, that's brilliant!

+1

Funny! Classic! You should win on frustration factor alone. Awe-inspiring bonus points for entries that copy that, but with limes or peanuts.

Fantastic, Theo! Great work! I so miss working with traditional media. I'm afraid I've almost lost the touch for it altogether. Thanks for sharing!

+1, the closer to vertical that the arms are when you're applying pressure, the better too. Also had the same issue with my mod. I removed the zip-tie from the cable boss closest to the back tire along the top tube and sliding the cable a little this way or that way cleared the problem up. Had something to do with the angle of the noodle and how it approached the brake arm. Putting a small gentle bend in the cable just as it exits the noodle can gain you a few mm too, but don't kink it so much that you unravel the cable wires. Hope you get it sorted, and hope my explanation might help.

Nice!

Awesome! Haha!

Being biten by millions of fire ants would really suck - especially once they started getting into your nose and mouth and such, but maybe that's just me.

Oh my. Well, I'd like to say that this would border on the extreme side of things - almost cult-like. I live in the south - a.k.a. the "Bible Belt," and I don't think behavior like this is the norm. Although I've known a few people that get fired up by this kind of tripe. In any case, it is indeed sad, especially since it's specifically targeting the kids. But, I guess, because it's in Jesus' name, it's OK. (note sarcasm there) Whatever. Here's another reason I've never gotten involved with this religion stuff. Many people take it way too far, and not just in America. Seeing that 'bottled holy water' sure has made me thirsty, though. LOL Edited for seplling.

Thanks for the replies. It is indeed not possible because of exactly what you described. After a phone conversation with him, turns out he wanted it in 1-bit with a a round dithering pattern. Once they add some dot gain at the press, the pixels will appear to blend uniformly. Well, know we know. Thanks again!

Hi all, Not usually stumped by Photoshop (using CS3), but here's one for you. Have a scale of various screen tints of black from 0 to 100. The press guy wants it saved as a 1-bit tiff file for whatever reason. I can save as 8-bit without any problems, but the only way I can manage to get a 1-bit option is to convert color mode to bitmap and then adjust the dithering, which turns it into a halftone-like pattern - not what I'm after, but am going to check with the press guy in a few. Any way around this so that the grays are smooth and still in a 1-bit mode? Thanks for any help!

Never heard a thing about it. GF took me to a small demo near her house in North Carolina (last one at that location, sadly). Few days later started searching for trials on youtube. POOF! Got interested. Funniest part about it is I drag "that" bike everywhere instead of riding XC with her. I totally blame her.

Any chance you can get a video of a few attempts? It would surely allow yourself and others to critique what's going on/awry with your form.

Be enjoy various poses of robot.

^^^ This is exactly why I wear shin guards all the time. Rather spend the money on beer or bike parts than having to have something like that doctored up. Don't really care if people think shin guards look gay.

+1 Also, patience. Go into the job expecting it to take some time to do it right. If you have access to a media blasting cabinet, makes quick work of stripping the frame and giving the paint a nice surface to bond to. Do NOT sand blast it though. Good luck!

I have made a set of home made studded tires for my XC bike that work quite well. I got this recipe from somewhere else and gave it a shot. Same as you've said, old worn out tire. Drill holes through every 3rd or 4th knobbie. Don't need as many as you'd think. No need for them right in the center of the tire either. Screw in sheet metal screws from the inside out. Screws I used had rounded heads and stuck out about 1cm, so depending on how worn out the tire is, you may have to adjust. Cover the heads of the screws and entire inside of tire with several layers of duct tape or similar thick threaded sealing tape. Don't go too low on tire pressure. for my stock tire, I've run about 30psi. Never think I'd try em on a trials bike, but have worked well on trail and road and in mostly wet snow - although I don't get tons of it where I live. I've only used them three or four times. Cheap as dirt to make and don't take long if you use power tools and don't overdo it. Replacing studs isn't a big deal either. Google this - lot's of other (maybe better) versions of the same idea if you look around. Have fun.