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Deore v...yes DEORE. the most simple, cost effective and no-flex brake around imo. Avid sd 5 / xtr lever and your flyin' (well stoppin'). Oh and some or my heatsinks pads would make its super grippy too.

A friend of mine used to run one for about a year and he had no problems at all. His technique to 'keep it sweet' was to apply a bit of pressure to the pedals to make sure it has engaged properly before putting more pressure on. sounds a bit much but it never skipped and its looks and sounds a lot smoother than slamming into an engagement every time he wanted to hop.

So, anyway, you can use zip ties / jubilee clips to keep it attatched or buy one of those really old thumb shifters and bend the clamp a little so it fits shug to your seat tube

Tar is awesome. Screw the squeaks etc. Having a workin, reliable brake is what its about right? Oh, and to remove it just dabble a bit of white spirit on a rag and give the rims a wipe. Leave it to dry and your away. (the small coating of tar on your pads gives you a good bit of brakin for a while with a clean rim too! <_<

looks loads better from the side view. would love to have a little tickle on that :(

hmmm. i assume you mean the threads are stripped? do you mean the dent is holing the pedal in? :( anyways, id say if you are looking at budget cranks then hussfelts are a good choice, plus if you get some new ones now then i'm pretty sure they come with pedal thread inserts that can be replaced if you do it again. if not then you could always look at getting a decent set of 2nd hand 3pc off ebay for under £50 (if your not too bothered about the extra weight)

is it just me or do the freewheel and sprocket look really small on that thing :(

just incase you already haven't replaced it, you could look at buying high tensile bolts if it happens again. i would still have a good look around the brake area to see if there are any defect with the frame (e.g mount angled inwards at the top) which would create unneccessary stresses on the brake / bolt

oooh! and where do i get that font? i love it :P

hmm. im afraid not. the nature of the isis design is to prevent round-age and it works very well. have you got any pics of rounded isis cranks/bb's. it would be interesting to see what they looked like.

try standing differently on the bike too. i know that when i first started trials i had difficulty getting any distance because my weight was too far back. if you shift your weight forward in anticipation of the gap then you will gain more momentum and get further. practice makes perfect.

Any grease will do really. if your using an fsa pig/uf headset make sure you have the upper barings in the correct way (i know some of the instructions, especially with old ones, were faulty)

there used to be another type of magura lever. cant remember what it was called now but i looked old skool in fancy anodised colours. the tpa was around the piston (Y) cant really explain it very well but they looked pretty funky.

whole bike if needed? (not trials specific but ideal for street) link in sig

To be fair, i used to get angry if I couldnt do something sometimes. Im not an angry dude, but sometimes you just have a bad day right?

Haha. God i forgot how pants they were. A dude i know has got one. (Y)

As were on the subject, what happened to the zoo! hub? (that 7-(was it) of set pawl jobbie)

Hmmm. I ran them for about 3 years and had no trouble.

A schwalbe space :P"

May look a bit pants, but it will weigh nothing :P

linky cheers dudes, andy

:P if you put them on your megamo then you will snap it :) get a street bike to ride street, puttin a 13t cog, seat and forks on a megamo is a waste

does that crack run parallel to the weld or is that just me? :D"

don't bother with either. get the heatsink white v-pads. has them on my 24bmx for a while now and they are awesome. enough grip for stalls etc when you need it yet bags of modulation for manuals etc :( (i'm running a standard rim, no grind, no polish and they are just right)

gotta big up the schwalbe space tires - got me out of plenty sticky situations! :(