Mikee

A courier company has lost a reasonably high value parcel of mine and I need some advice. And knowing that trials-forum is full of highly educated gentlemen, this is where I will turn first. I have never had a parcel go missing before and I fear that they are not going to pay out. Even though it was sent via a signed for, insured, next day service, I know that they will try to weasel out of it. Contacting them has been a real pain in the ass. All their phone lines are automated, with no useful options. I have had no response from their contact forms on their website. The only contact I have had with them is via Twitter and they have finally given me an email address where I can direct my claim. So I can tell that whatever the outcome, this is going to be a slow process. Should I also be contacting the police, trading standards or anybody like that?

Just as a heads up and to gauge any interest, this may be up for sale soon. It's pretty much as is from the last picture. I have barely ridden it, so it still looks pretty fresh from the respray.

The "sister" concept was ok, it was the execution that they got all wrong. The street gang aspect was very cringe and I think unnecessary. Just a revengeful recluse would have done the job better. And dedicating an entire episode to it was a bad idea. They should have stuck to the usual back and forth between story lines.

Season 2 was great, apart from that sister episode.

What brake cleaner are you using? I've never had any "residue" problems.

@Ross McArthur No logos. Great looking bike!

Looking back at it, I think the Truvativ direct mount design played a part. It looks a bit weak for trials use, compared to the Middleburn / Hope style spline and lockring.

I would expect this from a comp bash ring, but not a street one, where things like rails are hit. Shouldn't bash rings be able to take bashes? Or am I old fashioned with my mind set? I've had several bash rings that I have beaten far worse than that, with no problems. There isn't very much material in the area where it has cracked. My unprofessional opinion would be poor design, with Inspired being style/weight conscious to blame. Inspired's Hope bash ring looks far more up to the job of street trials abuse to me.

It's been a while since I have seen the "Scottish Muckers" title. Nice!

I felt a bit underwhelmed.

What exactly are you labelling? Is heat shrink worth the high cost to you? Have you seen these before? http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/cable-markers/0554478/ They can be put on the cables themselves, or be put on cable ties and wrapped around multiple cables or a loom.

I have a Dymo printer at work that will do it. We never got the heat shrink tubing for it though, as it is quite expensive. £15 per metre rings a bell.

I had the same problem with my Magura Marta and a 160mm hope adapter on Trialtech forks. I solved it with some washers underneath the calliper and a 185mm rotor. But your clearance issue looks more extreme than mine was. 180mm looks like your only option.

I had one of those, I think it was the older one. I had problems with slow return speeds, which I couldn't seem to get rid of no matter what it tried. So I stopped using it after about a month.

I seem to remember people having to cut out part of the brace, to get hope brake callipers in there.

I watched trainspotting 2 with low expectations, but I did enjoy it. I didn't feel that it was necessary though and would have preferred it didn't exist. Liked Logan a lot. The best of the xmen films, in my opinion. I thought that Mexican girl was great casting. And I liked what they did with Prof. X.

Another unelected PM? When do we vote for PM?

I took my youngest brother to watch wonder women this afternoon and I really enjoyed it. Much, much better then the last few DC movies.

I would prefer more tax payers money being spent on under 18's education.

I think if it were free, people would just go for the "experience". A system that rewards those that put the effort in and get the grades, would be good however.

Politions will say what people want to hear, to get elected. I'm voting for my Conservative MP because in only a couple years, he has got stuff done that previous MPs haven't been able to.

I don't like any of the parties and I really dislike the party system. My favourite person running for MP in my area, is a conservative. So conservative it is.

I have a usb bluray drive and watch them with no issue on my computer.

The Magura brakes that are on the Onza are keepers! Definitely move them over to the Echo. Personally, I would then scrap the Onza. The only other thing that I will mention, is the amount of spacers below the stem. Experiment with bringing the stem Lower. Much lower, in my opinion.

@Ross McArthur It's a Tensile bash. So that you can run 22T, 5-bolt chainring on screw on cranks.