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konstant

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  • Birthday 05/12/1991

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    Bede Constantinides
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  1. Update: I went with a Guide RSC on the rear and to be honest I don't think it's any better than the RS – the lever bite point adjustment only lets me move the bite point closer in, not further away. A very good brake though. I'm running a DB5 on the front and it's decent. Quite happy with the Guide/DB5 combo overall.
  2. They're alright in my experience. Light and pretty, and didn't leak on me. I thought the levers were a bit flimsy but it's not surprising given their weight. The standard pads are a bit crap – I was never convinced by them even when bed in. Otherwise average power, so probably plenty for small wheels. As Mark says, the complete bike is a bargain and I wouldn't let these brakes put you off.
  3. Cheers Leon, sorry I missed this one. I've decided to go for a fully adjustable Guide RSC on the rear and a cheap DB5 on the front. I agree these aren't the prettiest brakes, but they have good rep and I'm getting both brakes for about the same the price as a single M820. Will report back.
  4. I'm in search of new brakes for my Fourplay and I don't want to spend very much. I'm not a fan of Servo Wave for trials so that somewhat rules out Shimano. SRAM (Avid) DB5s are currently absurdly cheap on CRC. I have Guide RSs on another bike (same master cylinder design with a 4 pot slave) and have been impressed so far. However MT2s are also similarly cheap and reasonably well reviewed. SRAM appeals because it leaves the option to upgrade the rear to a four pot Guide and still have matching levers What do people think of the cheaper brakes? Or should I stop wasting my time and get a M820 or Zee?
  5. Interesting about the recall... I should probably have picked up some Trialtechs rather than the revised Echos, but the different axle diameter and then also the extra cash put me off.
  6. The consensus seems to be that the revised versions are strong given their low weight. The legs do flex but I haven't heard of failures. Update: ~£200 spent on knee physio so far since my accident 6 weeks ago (still wouldn't have been seen yet on the NHS) and I've grown bone spurs on my tibia and thumb from where they met the tarmac. I've also not heard of the silver ones snapping. Also, I stumbled upon this clip on Instagram the other day! http://instagram.com/p/r7LrFyAoTI/?modal=true
  7. This seems relevant. Great timing! Edit: Craig, just let me know if this pisses you off.
  8. Really interesting – thanks for taking the time to write that out. I'm 190cm and knee-stem means I have to wear pads on my Fourplay, although I've not had knee-bar yet. So you're saying the steel frames feel noticeably softer? I was bit shocked at first by the lack of the compliance of the Fourplay. So do you prefer the Arcade or the Console?
  9. Really nice. Out of interest, is there a decent bit of blurb anywhere about how the geo differences between the Fourplay, Console, Arcade and Flow affect handling?
  10. Still unable to ride/run/sit with my knee bent after snapping my Echo SL steerer and mashing my patellar tendon over a month ago.
  11. Wow! Something different! It was never going to go down well on this forum, but don't be put off if this is what floats your boat. Impressive, and quite strange. 2:00 reminded me of this:
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