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Trials cabana is legit. I've bought stuff from Him before, no problems and v.well packaged+ delivered as promised. Its run by a Guy calling himself Sheldon. He lists on OTN forum too under this name. Cabana is his online shop. There's been posts on OTN about this too, with alot of feedback from previous customers of his. I havent seen any bad feedback.

Jonny at Ride it All is a really helpful Guy, though his shop is in Queensland,Australia. I have bought a number of things from him when Im in Aus. You'd have to ask him about prices shipping to UK. When Im in UK I find prices here often reasonable. Going the other way, shipping to Aus is often pretty much same price as buying from UK suppliers to a UK address, 'cause after you've paid VAT within UK the VAT component of the price is about equal to shipping costs to AU.

Sounds like your chain has stretched, as it would with use. Try removing the half link to take-up the stretch, or as I found, had to change the rear sproket from 14 to 15 teeth which took-up the slack.

I use a chunk of brass ( A brass drift) about 4-5" long. Brass being softer than the Sprocket, you can place the end of the drift against a tooth, give it a good whack or too, then make your way round the sprocket every 2-3 teeth. This helps break any alloying or adhesions that seems to build up, or just sheer torqued-on tightness. Then wrap and old chin round it, clamp that in the vice as if you were clamping the sproket in the vice to turn the wheel, but with the chain to protect the teeth, then get you and a Mate to give it a good heeve-ho in the right direction and it should unscrew. I went through Heaps of sprokets too before I found this method. Used to cut them off or trash them with Huge industrial size pipe-wrench on it, which still didnt get it off. IveTried heating it up, that just made the spokes weak having changed the metalurgy, tried splitting it off like nut splitting, that just f**ked the Hub. I Tried a big bar through the cut-out in the rim, that bend the bar and made the rim look shit. Try the brass drift ( with the Tyres on and pumped-up so you can hit it whilst the wheel is on the floor/bench, then clamp it as Mark W's photos still with the tyre on for something to hold and twist it. Make sure you put plenty grease on the threads before putting the sprocket back on.

They're getting like rocking horse shit to find, anyone know anywhere that still has them in stock? Ive rung select bikes, theyre out. Tried HB trials, Canada, they're out. Anywhere else, UK or overseas?

Has anyone managed to run Freehubs on these 116mm drop-out frames. Ive got a set of 116mm mod Chris Kings which I'd like to build-up onto stock rims. Tarty's site recommends these frames are best only used for front freewheel, because people have, apparently, had clearance problems running front 18t sprocket with the Echo Spanish style b/b. The B/B length is only 114mm, I think, and makes the sprocket run too close to the chainstay, or something like that. Anyone done this yet? All advice appreciated before I start wheel building.