Bionic Balls

alright..well...in most cases in the trials industry, parts either come painted, anodised or polished. Whichever process you use to manufacture, the surface will still require treatment before it's finished, so I don't think theres much difference in that respect. As outlined above, CNCing allows you to remove material where it isn't needed to make parts lighter, without losing strength or stiffness. CNCing is done on forged billets...which are already more expensive than castings...the only thing i can think of that is cast is maguras..and that's only because it's the cheapest way. Forging is stronger than casting. Forging in more expensive than casting. CNCing is done on forgings...so more expensive than forgings... thats mostly how i see it! and i don't imagine that Deng is an engineer, and therefore doesn't look at FEA. I assume deng is a business man that gives the factory as little money as possible to do what his designers tell him is good! No doubt his employees use FEA all the time...everyone does...! and will people stop putting "persuming"...wtf?! that's not even close.. adam

i remember when i was your age .. my mum didn't really believe that i was actually going out to ride my bike ...

ahemm...."do you know who I am..?"

i admit....it's me.

answered it yourself really...! often it's used simply for looks...especially on some brake boosters (interesting brake booster article...proving that there's some seriously unnecessary processing!. In some cases, it might be cheaper than setting up a forging too...and it leaves a half decent finish so i guess you can save a bit there? i have no idea about the batch sizes of trials frames...? how many echo controls are there?!! adam (studying metallurgy!)

think it's UCI andy.. http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....howtopic=109096

yesss! tis about time someone made a fixed rear hub at a fair price... £70 for a fixed hub is f**king ridiculous..well done onza!

phwoar..nice one! i did really like your old bike though ...but that also looks bloody nice...! feels really long? well..it is..and i'd really recommend some riser bars..slightly higher up might make it feel a bit shorter too... clacton? adam

looks fun...like the way you've done the stickers.. i'v got some of those dust caps somewhere!

i would say yes...that's exactly why...cos it's softer..! unlike other alloys used for rims...i don't think this is precipitation hardened (heat treated)....making it softer...

that's not usually anything to worry about then...so does mine if you need to take it off...just do it- you don't really have any choice!

have you been using it like it is? if you have...i doubt that the threads really are "frenched".. and..if it screwed on..it should screw off without doing any more damage than it already has.. does the entire freewheel sit on the crank, or is there a large "overhang"? adam

mebbs indeed...

pure awesome....love that...alot

as above...just clean it up a bit and lube the pistons slightly they get gunked up sometimes...

madness....! and so many scots...

be careful with hook woods postcodes...last time we ended up outside Jim Connor's house and it took us ages to work out how to get round and into the actual carpark there's some directions on the entry forms...get the co-driver to dictate.

how's the weather looking? slippy? may sound like a silly question....can i wear shorts :$ ?

good time to do some washing I always find....then you can take it out as soon as it's done and get some wrinkle free action. pretty dull.. tv.

i'm getting pretty frustrated here! i really want to watch some of the new vids on trialstube, but they stream stupidly slowly on my computer, and get to a point where it won't load any more so..i started downloading them. Same thing, after a while they just give up. So, i've tried a download accelerator. After many many many restarts, I eventually get the file...or 50mb of something. But when i try to play it, the first 10s or so are fine, and then the video cuts out...as if only the bit that was downloaded in the first attempt actually plays.. what am I doing wrong...? really want to see the rest of partz bristol and rich pearson!! adam

love that....and i can't wait to get some of them bars wadroxx..hmmm

dude....that is sooooo untrue! gilles is tiny watch the vid again...! my idol...i am also a skinny tart.

you have to bleed it before you take the sticks out...right? did you take the tpa off? are the sticks holding the pistons out...or are the pads just coming off?

i did it by putting match sticks (well...small twigs from the garden..) under the pads, so that the pistons were already slightly out. Then just bleed as normal... this bucket thing sounds like a right faff

...some super silly swish suicidal stuff!