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Herbertlemon102

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  1. Pad: superstar components organic

    Time used: one and a half years

    Disc: 1 year and 4 months on a 160 mm shimano disc, 2 months on a 160mm shimano ice technologies disc, few weeks on a 203mm shimano ice technologies disc

    Brake: shimano Deore for all discs.

    Review:160mm shimano disc- bad. It would struggle to hold. In the cold it was appaling.

    160mm ice tech disc- Absolutely monstrous bite. Hold would struggle on occasion. Biggest crash do 2014 was due to a pad slippage.

    203mm ice tech disc- by far the best pads for the job. It's almost as if they were designed for the 203 mm rotor. Took 30 seconds to bed in, and it's a beast. Brakes not especially noticable preformance wise, but the pads are great. Hasn't slipped at all, it's got some serious bite and hold. I ride my bike almost every day, and the pads still have life in them, which I struggle to believe. They're almost gone but for that length of time I can't fault them. If I could ever find an identical set id buy them again

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  2. It's always interesting- whenever a kid sees me riding, the standard response is "it hasn't got a seat! Whys that mummy/daddy?" And I always stop to listen to what they say, 98% of the time it's: " that's because it's a special/trick/stunt bike, the other two percent is usually "he can't sit down, that's a bit pointless isn't it? He won't get anywhere like that"1 and they're usually the people I ride behind as they walk off, pulling my magura at random intervals and making generally as much annoying noise as possible :P until i went disc. Now I just glare.

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  3. Tobasco chocolate. Dairy milk. Loads of long sleeve shirts, hoodie, bits and bobs, and that new cheaper gopro hero that's on tarty, asked for it specifically because 400+ is too much for a little camera, it's actually really good so far, video quality is just as good as a 3+

  4. Broken rib. Classic signs

    been to hospital, they've worked their magic. Also told me I need an operation on my jaw in January. Bugger. Has nothing to do with my chest, but when they xrayed me they found something wierd about my jaw haha. Still hurts if I twist too sharply, so I'll go easy on the riding for a while
  5. Yo! I was out riding earlier, and crashed hard out of a manual. Now, usually when I loop out if a manual, I just hold on to the bars and out my feet down, no harm done. This time, my foot was caught, so I landed hard on my back. After the brief lapse of hopping around swearing, there wasn't much pain so I continued riding, I went for a 270, and as I twisted my body I felt a sort of "snap", right at base of my sternum, and it must've looked like I was having a heart attack to a bystander, bailed off the bike, leant against a wall grabbing my chest with a pained expression. I haven't ridden (well, yes I have, but not doing any tricks) since that happened earlier, and sitting down, laying down, it doesn't matter, it's quite painful around the base of my sternum whenever I do any movement that involves my upper torso. Any ideas at all? I'm confused as I landed on my back, but the pains more at the front

  6. 18-16 will work, but the wheel will be right at the back of the drop outs and it'll feel longer. Also, crank clearance is a massive issue on these frames. You need cranks with loads of offset if you want to run thick brake pads such as French cousts or cnc heatsink yellows. Echo cranks are the best for clearance I've found. If not be prepared to get the grinder out to the back of them

    which echo cranks? A link would be great
  7. And for Christmas I am getting a purple rear hub, shimano slx cranks, a hope bb and a set of purple hope E4s. I think it would look better if I either rawed the frame or painted it black though...

    purple rear hub and black seat are the only things id do, I like the colour scheme

    And for Christmas I am getting a purple rear hub, shimano slx cranks, a hope bb and a set of purple hope E4s. I think it would look better if I either rawed the frame or painted it black though...

    purple rear hub and black seat are the only things id do, I like the colour scheme
  8. I recently bought a 26" limey 3 off culshaw95 to go with my limey 320, simply because I'd like to try out a bigger bike, see what happens. The thing is, I've ridden a mod since I started, and I'm not that knowledgable about finer details. 18:15? 18:16? 175mm cranks/170mm? What size stem? I don't know at all. The geo is: wb 1080 +35bb 380cs 1.6kg. Not sure on the reach. I'm around 5" 11. All advice appreciated. Thanks

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  9. jesus christ if an argument gets started on this thread out of every other thread im gonna cry.

    chilax

    back on topic - whats the reasons people ride tubeless? :) ive never really understood it other than the only reason i can think of is to prevent punctured tubes? but then surely the air would come out of the tyre right? educate me! :P

    no punch flats, lighter, better feel and shock absorbtion I believe. Rolls easier aswell
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