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What a complete surprise, Mark W wades into a discussion insinuating that one of the local lads is a liar. Its fact what was said about Andy's freewheel! Awaits comments from Ali C, and rebuke from moderators for daring to cross the popular forum users.

im sorry but this is just ridiculous, if your not landing on it because you havent got the bash plate on, you havent got the applied force on the underside of the downtube. how have you created a stress point?

How could it possibly create a stress point if you're not applying a force to it. If u just didn't put a bash plate on it would be no worse than if you ground it off. It just won't be as aesthetically pleasing.

Anybody out Sunday anywhere?

ok sweet ill be there if the weathers good, how poor does thge weather need to be before u cancel?

yes mate, id be well on it for leicster satday if the weathers good. is there a facebook group page or anything? were and when will you meet saturday?

Anybody Ride in any of these places, ive just started uni at loughborough and dont have anybody to ride with, fancy a good ride somewere new.

Why would u recommend a water bleed when previous threads have stated problems with pistons absorbing water? I would recommend not using water at all.

I'm not to sure about this idea of younger riders being arrogant and rude all of a sudden either. Kids will always be like that. I find my self increasingly less tolerant of others on here and in person. There's only so much idiocy you can suffer silently. And after 15 years, security guards and samaritans in the street taking issue with me and the bike get short shrift aswell!

As a rough example I once encountered somebody telling others about frame material characteristics and properties, swearing that alloy frames provide a flexy, springy ride as it bends easily. And steel gives a rigid stiff ride due to it's strength. Nonsense, yet there it was, advice to everybody. That's just AN example, don't want to start something again lol.

Agree with andee strangely. I have encountered a few on rides who could barely make eye contact with riders they hadn't met before. Only to find them berating and slagging people behind their backs on this forum. They know who they are. It's also very easy to get into arguments, there's lots of nonsense ideas thrown about by people, who then refuse to acknowledge the error of their ideas.

Fear of injury, I broke my scephoid and had to have 9 weeks off sick. Statutory sick pay doesn't pay the bills. I'm 26 and just can't risk trying anything like I did when I was 14.

@ trialsbeginner, I hope ur not a welder with that analysis. lol Mig sucks, no skill required, Tig is the most rewarding and the most versatile and really the best one to learn.

Looks like Mig/Mag ? That's a good effort.

Using water is about the most pointless act ever, if ur brake normally requires mineral oil, go get some cooking oil, or crisp n' dry or the likes, just as good, but u won't have heat, or freezing issues. Its,about 99p for a litre, cheap as.

Looks good, frame prices on the inpulses are outrageous though. Cant see were these new manufacturers are getting off on nearly £600 for a frame, its tantamount to theft.

Agree with the above, except the advice on the lever, get an xtr, they're the dogs.

were can i buy one of thos frames, i dont seem to be able to find a uk stockist.

U f**kin provoked that big time andy, can't help u there, i waded in once cos i found a thread were somebody personally refered to me as a "tool" that didnt sit well, but this?? wtf? nice vid btw

Id just get the disc, spend the cash and get a good one. Or just list the water. U. Don't ned maggie bleed kit our magura blood. The antifreeze ur putting will stop freezing, but it wont stop expansion through heat quick will affect the brakes feel and performance. Get a syringe from ur local chemist, and some cooking oil, its cheap, won't freeze, and will cope with any slight changes in temp.

Don't know about the pads mate I havent tried many. As far as the grinding is concerned, take it from a fabricator, I usr a grinder every day, I think your being a little too pedantic, I mean, ur quibbling over fractions of a mm, stick with a decent steel grinding disc. Also lose the water and get some oil I'm there, ur water will freeze this time of year, also more likely to expand when warmed and change the feel of your brake temporarily.

definately possible if you persevere, my old boy had a new rear disc spec droupout cut from a sheet of ti. and welded onto the back of his m-trax team titanium. he did cut off the eintire rear dropout on one side , leaving only the two open endos of the rear triangle, he didnt just try to weld to what was already there. this alowed the new dropout to be machined incorporating 2 "locating spigots" that slid down the inside of the open tubes to aid allignment. a jig is going to help, but it dosent need to be over engineered, it only needs to hold the tab in place whils a few strategic tack welds are aplied, then it can be removed for welding. a combination of the hub holding the new dropout square and spaced propereley, the disc rotor setting height and a series of strong-backs you could do it by eye if you were good enough. if you tack it in the right places you could defo get away withe giving the wheel a spin to check for square, then force it slightly against your tacks to adjust until correct. (id do it myself but im a welder/plater by trade). the guy who did my dads worked at BAE systems for 40 years. the problems people are saying about the heat are mostly correct, the problems usually occur after welding in what some call the HAZ zone (heat affected zone), this sometims results in cracks apearing along the toe of the weld. my old mans has lasted 8 years with a hope xc 4pot on it, however it is an xc bike, and ti is nice and springy aswell so that'll help to alleviate the stress. the thickness of the tubing wont matter to the actual welding process at all, unless its coroaded. obviously the thicker the tube wall the easier it will be and stronger afterwards. But a good welder with a decent Tig set could practically weld two pieces of foil together.

no threats carl, falling out isnt a threat! dont blatantly slag people and refer to them as tools, when they obv use the forum!

apologies to sam kidney, having re read earlier posts, yours was a generalisation, it stands as far as any otheres are concerend.