The olive should be loosed on the hose, and leave a gap of about 2mm from the end of the hose and where the olive is, hopefully someone else can confirm this though..
I'd check out the new Saracen range.. The shop I work in stock them, the Saracan Amplitude Terminal is £399 and is a really nice bike to ride. Green one btw.
Went for LGM's, had them on before, but I put the Refills in and they were never that good, but these are amazing. Cant ride it cause my Echo TR caged pedals have snapped..
Basically I'm ready for new pads, and would like the best hold and bite possible, also do you find you get a better grind with a thick or thin disc? I don't care how much I spend as long as I get the best brake possible.
Thanks Shane.
I had a super light rear tyre, about 550g and I switched to a Maxxis Minion 2.5 which is 1.3kg and I found I could gap easier and further, maybe different on street.