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  2. Hope Tech X2

    in Trials Chat

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    the tech x2 uses a smaller brake pad to the trial or v2.

    best you could do is get organic pads or soft compound aftermarket ones ( allthough i dont think anyone does them) you could possibly cut the hope trials pads down to fit your x2 caliper as they are a simmilar shape just wider and taller. so cut the sides and bottom down.

    and use a larger rotor 183 or 203 will do.

    as for bedding in water and light braking until a good sharp bite is spot on

  3. Thing People Have Have Said To You While Riding?

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted · Edited by dezmtber

    my mum always used to tell me

    "youll break you bike again, bouncing round on that suspension"

    on a rigid trials bike :D ha ha it was about 10 years ago thou

    and last week an old feller, asked me for a lighter, then told me about his bro daz, then stared calling me daz, even after i said my name is dez about 3 times D:

    then he said my mates got potential and we need to get on that internet thing

  6. Brakes.

    in Chit Chat

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    i used to own a honda crx. which the front brakes were pretty much permanantly blue in colour and on track days they would smoke from the heat generated ( and when i say smoke like smoke pouring over the bonnet like a small burnout, basicly the brake pads were on fire)

    i would not be fittng larger brakes unless this happens to your car on track days or you see blue ish colours on the originl rotors. other wise the pads wont reach there optimum temperature for good working operation.

  8. Bikes And Grease

    in Trials Chat

    Posted · Edited by dezmtber

    only ever use lithium greace on bearings and nothing else,lithium grease is no good for anti seaze

    i use silcon based marine greace i find it much better

    it has better temperature handling

    regular cyclists will benefit more using better waterproof silicon based grease which also will keep your rubber seals fresher and not cause them to dry up.

    silicon grease

    litium grease

    if your going to buy some grease get some marine silicon greace and some copper slip

    i use these white lightning crystal grease

    and shimano anti seazei use this because its not as abrasive as copper slip, we use it because it doesnt damage bike seatposts annodizing when moving it up and down loads

  11. Bikes And Grease

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    ello. i have been fixing my own bikes for 20 years.

    and been fixing bikes in idb shops for 8 years now. and took the cyctec level 2 and 3 nvq

    and hers what you should be doing

    - Headset : i use shimano anti seaze on the cups only if the metals are different. to avoid corrsion

    - BB cups :again anti seaze i use all the time on bb cups there a nighmare to remove without it

    - Crank-bb spline :anti seaze on any tipe except square taper. ( i have nver been told why thou) i asume the square taper could get damaged if there is any movement

    - Crank bolts :anti seaze also for obvious reasons

    - Pedal/crank threads : anti seaze copper slip is best for threads

    - Cog and freewheel threads : anti seaze copper slip.

    i do also find marine grase is very good on bikes as it silocon based and works on pretty much any surface including bearings.

    white lighting do one for bikes now

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  19. How To Pay Some One For An Item The Safe Way?

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    cheap small safe items best to use paypal. or if you know them bank transfer.

    on anything larger or more expencive : wheels frames brakes ect.. its worth meeting so you can take a proper look, otherwise you will just have to get loads of pics and trust the seller.

    although most pepole wont try and pull the wool over your eyes, who knows if you try that the buyer may be a mentalist and come get you :o ( i know i have been out to find a seller once when being sold a lemon i got my refund )

    the number one thing i would look out for on 2nd hand trials kit

    cracked or bent frames/forks

    un true wheels or loose spokes.

    leaking brakes.

    cranks with the tapers damaged.

    over one year old handlebars (manufactuers say replace every year)

  21. Comps

    in Trials Chat

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    Yeah, that was cool BUT you didn't get points from each activity which lead to a winner with the most points. They had it so that the better you did in the trials and DH the better your start position was in the XC race.

    I hate the way they did that! I won the DH, cleaned the trial and came 11th in the XC race, that would have given me enough points to be classed as the best overall rider rather than 11th place. It was just a glorified XC race really.

    same same, i cleaned the trials and dh but did bad on the xc :(

    i even rode the dh on semi slicks when it had rained a lot

  25. New Member? Introduce Yourself Here!

    in Chit Chat

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    hi all dez here, i have been a member for ages. but only recently got back into trials bikes.

    been of for years now doing northshore, dj and park riding.

    this year i bought a giant trance x to get fit on and ride my local forest trails.

    and now i got my self an onza master to get back into the sport.

    i am starting back in at the matlock comp soon.

    i am 28 now so do i just enter the senior class or go in for a lower level as i havent riden trials for ages.

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