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hdmackay

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  1. Double 4-cross for a front rim is completely unnecessary. That's where you've gone wrong me thinks.
  2. Ali is crazy good. Such amazing riding! Full vid will be awesome!
  3. Kieran we discussed this before. Muel is a Guru. Lol
  4. Remember what hands I have though.
  5. Cheers guys. Think i'll invest in a pair when my current grips wear down.
  6. I've heard countless people on the forum going on about how awesome Trialtech Foam grips are and my cousin just got them on his bike and I had a go and they feel awesome! He said they were really hard to get on, but they don't slip at-all. i'm just wondering though, how do you get them off? Because they don't look like they'll come off very easy. With rubber grips I just peel them off but these aren't like that. The obvious thing is to cut them off, but are there any ways that doesn't destroy them? I quite often have to remove my grips because of my brake levers and stuff so any help is much appreciated.
  7. Beast videos! Tom's got so much better. He looks identical to you.
  8. Hmmm... Was that meant to be proof of the pads being amazing? Because all I saw was a front brake roll. And ANY back brake will hold with a front to back. They don't really require hold like a gap up or tap does. Still, that was a beast gap.
  9. A 'normal crank' is called Square Taper. WEll... I don't know the technical differences however I do know that ISIS are alot better. Basically, ISIS are stronger, lighter, they don't flex as much, it is really expensive though. Square Taper is weaker, heavier, flexier but it's nice and cheap:) I've been running Square Taper ever since I started trials and it's been fine.
  10. Definately a grind mate! Two of my mates have had them on smooth and they've been awful. A different two have had them on a grind and they have been AWESOME!
  11. Anyway... we all know vee's are the way forward.
  12. Oh well, that must mean the factory bleeds for Hope Mono's and the Try-All discs are bled by retards.
  13. Stay smooth you sleg! Nah, but they should be fine. Snowies WILL last forever on a smooth rim so they'll be fine on a grind.
  14. I don't see your point? I know discs can be good. But IN MY OPINION nowhere near comparable to a maggy. Well, you don't see peoples maggies slipping in comps either. Meh, I ride a bit of natural and you don't need good hold. Street and TGS is where you really need it. Yeah yeah, i know you'll jump down my throat because of that last sentence. On you go then.
  15. You really are a cunt. Just go home. And preferably die. As above. Read what I said. Don't be a fanny. At least you aint being a stuck up b*****d about it. Well I (and loads of other people) don't think they work as well. Hmm... Maybe so. But that means pretty much every single ride in Inverness is shit at setting up a disc then. Well, I usually do carry a spoke key with me so i'm all good. I've not felt any disc brake levers that have felt nice. They always feel sluggish to me. I'm not having a go at you mate. Just saying my opinion. Those other two though. They are just f**king twats.
  16. So you, my friend, can suck my dick. f**king asshole.
  17. Mcvities Milk chocolate Digestives are the best! Haha. And talking about hob nobs. Anyone seen Peter Kay's live at Manchester Arena? Soo funny! Well he does a bit about this. Soo funny. Watch! starts at about 1 min
  18. Lol, just lol. So? They don't work half as good as maggies. Same with a maggy. You set it up once and your fine if you do it right. And also since my mates got his rear disc all he's been doing is fiddling with it trying to get it set up good but he never manages. Grind and wet weather pads makes a maggy BETTER than a disc in all conditions. to be honest, I like having a loud brake as it I find it reassuring and I know it works good. If I set up and my brake doesn't make a noise or makes a wierd noise, I know something is wrong. PLUS... Discs are STUPIDLY expensive. The Hope mono trial your on about... It's like £150 off Tarty or something, A maggy is £65. So you could get one and buy like 3 spare rims with the extra money if your that worry'd about grinds. Discs make your wheel flex and generally feel shit. At the lever they feel horrible. And you can't bleed them with water or anything. And they often feel flexy. Ok as you already mentioned the rotor always gets f**ked and the pad contamination. But the rotor and pads seem to always contaminate. My mate has just gone double disc like two weeks ago and both his discs are now already contaminated. It's alot more hassle to fix than with a maggie aswell. Maggies are soo much easier to set up. Sooo much easier to bleed. Finally, you can get your brake exactly how you want with maggies due to the super wide range of pads and the use of grinds or tar. You can get instant sharp biting brakes. Or if you want modulatable brakes that aren't instant. You can also change how flexy it is by using a booster or not. And that's not me even thinking that hard. Just off the top of my head. But hey, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
  19. No, but I can't be bothered listing the millions of reasons why I hate discs.
  20. My mates Echo SL freewheel is damn loud.
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