Otacon
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Whilst on the discussion of Hope pro 2's, If your hub shell splits or you have a problem with the internals on a Hope pro 2, do you need your reciept to send it off to Hope and get it fixed ?
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Them ticket barrier things at stations make me laugh.
I generally carry some of my old train tickets in my Railcard holder, So one day i was riding in Reading, brought my ticket etc and put it in with the rest of my tickets in my railcard wallet, got to the barriers, and i still had tickets in their from leicester, coventry, leeds etc, grabbed a ticket out my walled, stuck it in to get out, and went through, looked at my ticket that popped back out and realised, i'd put a ticket in that showed i was going to leeds.
Ive now done this at a few other stations aswell, all it does is recognise the feel and shape of the card, heck if you find one on the floor of the train that will work.
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Pogo, there's rocks there of all different shapes and sizes for all different abilitys of riding
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I'm sure the TR rims are single wall ? I think thats the only difference between them and the urban rims ?
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As Muel said, Matlock Quarry.
There's also "Back Cown Quarry".
For street - "Bristol" or "Leicester".
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Ben if you're going, I'm in.
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Matlock Quarry ?
-100's/1000's of different rocks of all shapes and sizes.
-As far as i am aware you don't need permission to ride on there.
-Plenty of room for Tents etc.
-Car parking im not to sure of, I'm not sure if getting into the actual quarry itself is accesable via car ?
-Sainsburys a 5-10 minute walk down the road for food,drink, toiletries and wash facility's (Face and hands only, no showers
), also a petrol station there.Just seems and cheap and decent option thats all
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Ohh yessss lad, I do hope them bars are going white an all
Looks awesome lad, ride it well, cya tuesday.
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What Joe said
.I think using the same graphics as on the stock version would look good.
Is there going to be a Magura version at all, or are they staying with rear disc only ?
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Ahh shame I didn't see this, we rode there today, sorry chap
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That was un-real. Good work.
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Pisstake
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New Heatsink yellows, if you've got a fully smooth/anodized rim, they'll be mega.
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Looks sweet Max, does need trialtech forks though, how's it ride ?
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As the title says people - ERD Of Echo 2005 CNC 26" Front Rim ?
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Hey, I have chris king classic hub, with alloy driveshell. The driveshell has a cassete on, the first 3 cogs have come off fine, but the rest i can not get off for nothing, i think the cogs have dug in the driveshell really badly.
Any reccomendations for getting them off ?
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Hey people, just been looking round Ebay for the hosing thats used in magura bleed kits...
Stumbled across this and wonderd if it would work;
If this is not the correct one, could someone link me to one that is, not after stupid amounts of it, just a metre or two.
Thanks,
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On the one that you can design yourself, how do you know which is the front and the back of the T-Shirt ?
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TartyBikes Soft Raffle grips are really good if your after rubber grips. Similar to the Echo Rubber and Try-All rubber grips, just a little softer, so don't hurt your hands as much. Nice and cheap to at £3. Last a good while aswell considering the price.
TrialTech foam grips are amazing if you are after foam type grips. I personally havn't used these, but have ridden bike's with them on, also heard nothing but good things about them. Unlike Halfords foam grips etc, these one's don't rip, which is quite rare when it comes to foam grips!
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Viz rims are structually fine, from expirience they can take a real bashing, also fairly lightweight. The only problem I found with these rims, is that they don't hold a grind very well what so ever, it was a case of I put a grind on my rim, a week or so later, it was basically dead. However, depending on what type of pads you use this isn't an issue, because some pads will not lack in performence when the grind starts to die, as stated above, Koxx Blue's are a prime example. You could also run it as a smooth rim with slightly softer pads, like Plazmatic Crm's or Zoo pads and the performce would be just as good all the same, but instead of grinding the rim, you just have to clean the rim around once a week in order to keep the performence at it's best. If you ride in the rain or alot of muddy comps, the smooth rim option I wouldn't reccomend.
Also take a look at the pad reviews section in Trials Chat. Will help you out with what you need to know i'm sure.
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Firstly, take a read of the guidelines, they can be found at the top right hand side of the page, I can clearly see you are not from the UK so Moderators will take that into account when it comes to spelling and punctuation, but try and do it to the best of your abilty. Also take a look at Mikes guide to validation, this will help to get your account validated, so you will be able to post in the rest of the forums and as you have stated, the trials video's section.
However, untill that has been done, your more than welcome to post your video in New Members Chat, there's also a bike pictures thread in the sticky topics section.
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Well firstly. Are you using a Magura, Vee or Disc brake ? Are you mainly looking for strength or lightweight ?
For Magura, I reccomend 4-Bolt Zoo Forks, super strong and stiff, but are abit on the weighty side.
TartyBikes.co.uk - Zoo! Python Magura Forks
Lightweight forks for a Magura however, try the TrialTech forks, only very new on the market, but as I have noticed with most TrialTech products, they are very light.
TartyBikes.co.uk - TrialTech Magura Forks
Now for Vee brake, there's really only one pair of Forks out their, because these forks offer both strength and leightweight.
Take a look at the Echo Urban forks, super stiff and long lasting, which isn't common when a powerfull V-Brake is put on forks!
TartyBikes.co.uk - Echo Urban V-Brake Forks
Lastly for Disc brake, I've noticed alot of different set-ups when it comes to disc brakes just lately. My knowledge on them is not great, but I'll go from what people have reccomended me:
Firstly, we have GU forks, super stiff, but once again, alittle on the weighty side:
TartyBikes.co.uk - GU Typhoon Disc Forks
Secondly, Echo Lite forks, nice and light, not as stiff as the GU forks, but again, these are if you are after leightweight, also with these forks comes a nice price tag.
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I'm currently using the Heatsink CNC backings with Coust Material in them, on a medium sharp grind. I've found these pads to work extremly well in any conditions, they also offer immense hold at all times, depending on whether you run a booster or not, these pads offer a nice honking sound, which I feel gives me more confidence when riding. These pads are also extremly bitey, even when the surface has moisture on!
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Tensile freewheels are great. I've used one before and had no problems with it. Many of my friends have also used them and had no problems.
I've also used the Try-All freewheel and the White Industries ENO.
My Try-All exploded within a weeks worth of use, i was extremly disapointed with that.
As for the ENO, Over-all a brilliant freewheel. I just found they required to much maintence. I got fed up with servicing mine, so it eventually exploded one me.
The Tensile though, required no maintenence and just worked.
What's The Biggest You Can Go?
in Beginners Trials Chat
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Bike: Echo
Mod or Stock: Stock
Biggest Sidehop: 49"
Bigget Flat to Flat gap: 8ft 3" to rear | 8ft 2" to front
Biggest Drop:13ft
Biggest Drop Gap: 12ft wall take off, 10ft gap
Any others:
Biggest tap: 47"
Biggest up to front: 48"
Biggest sidehop to rear: A roadside rail