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Ali C

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  1. thats your task, try it on a mod and report back. I see no reason why a mod should be different though.
  2. you lie! stop lieing you lier!! Why would you lie that that? maggies are good, but no matter that people say vees REALLY do kick ass at sheer holding power
  3. I was a maggie fan and the thought of running a vee was silly, but I tried Adam Reads rear vee on one of his bikes and I was blown away, it was the best brake I have ever felt!! I tried it on my bike last year, but it didnt work out (partly due to using an overwide rim for my frame/brake setup). for some reason I decided to try a vee again at the begining of summer, it was the best desicion I have made brake wise! I dont get arm pump and it allowed me to get better comp presults (3rd in the worlds and 3rd in uk), I doubt I would have done so well with a maggie. Maggies are all well and good though, theres no doubt they work, but a vee has lots more positives, more adjustable, easier to pull, more powerful (especially backwards!!), can get spairs just about anywhere and so on and so on.
  4. Ali C

    Pad Reviews

    not sure how long it will be untill the next batch needs testing, I am getting some moulds made and then I'll see about getting some difference compounds, it will just be a lot easier to teast if I dont have to cut up the proto stuff.
  5. Ali C

    Pad Reviews

    thanks for the reviews guys, though I just aut to add that the production of the yellows has finnished due to the blues having more hold and longer lifespan. Scopse, if you are unhappy with the wear rate of your yellows just give me a pm and some blues will be sent out asap free of charge.
  6. I would go, not interested in the bands or drinking, but indoor riding is always good. Just make sure theres good stuff to ride
  7. istead of thinging about the bad things, think about the good things. If you think your going to crash and hurtyourself then its more likley to happen. When I am riding, I am 100% sure I am going to get up somthing, even if its going to take a few goes, the positive attitude really helps. TRA once wrote an artical about the power of the mind, you will be suprised what it can do!
  8. my fave place is my secret quarry, on a summers day its amazing, really peaceful and amazing to ride.
  9. my family are fairly eco friendly.....We have solar panels, grow all our own fruit and vegies and are looking into getting a windmill to get a bit more energy.
  10. my ashton scores 0 on the origional idea (though I should get points for a rear ve ) scored 18 on Kris's
  11. Ali C

    Kooxboox

    I am quite suprised its taken this long to have this style of hydroformed tubes on a trials frame, they have been used on other types of bikes for donks now. Its not that exspensive either, some new Da Bomb bikes have big welded hydroformed tubes and they are dirt cheap. This koxx does look a little more complicated than the da bombs though.
  12. took two attempts to get, but it was worth it in my books. I am very impressed with the riding, when I was 15 I was super shit, so hats off to you dude!
  13. dont make me come out there and spank you boy!!
  14. Ali C

    Kooxboox

    smeh, I am the same...one moment I like it, the next I dont. Probably gonna have some weird geo too, those graphics!! NASTY!! But its always cool to see somthing different
  15. folding tyres have a kevlar bead and can be folded away to save space, usually lighter too......Wire bead as the name sugests has a wire bead, they cant be folded and are usually heavier.
  16. the best brake I ever had was an avid on hope floating rotor, it will be fine
  17. Ali C

    Baby Names

    why would you want to know that?? eeeewwwwww
  18. its Alastair close though. Anyway, which plaz? spanich flys or crvs?
  19. Ali C

    Condoms.

    I like my heatshrinked virsions better thinner, moulds to the shape of the lever and the end rounds off too.
  20. theres lots of things that can effect it. cable actualy brake used pads boosters A booster always helps. Look into getting some non compressional cable outers, like bmx linear cables or nokon, that makes a huge difference. Brake calipers can flex, not much can be done about that other than buying new stiffer ones (avid ultimate). Soft pads can make a brake soft, which pads have you got? Getting some decent harder ones and a grind will make the brake stiffer. I have an avid ultimate setup with shimano 6mm gear cable outer 2 boosters and my own pads, its as stiff as any magura!
  21. mine broke putting it on
  22. new hub time? the threads have stripped, dmr dont have replacable thread, they did do disk mounts like that, but not any more I dont think.
  23. thats not as old skool as when he was riding over a tank on his full sus proflex!! PROFLEX bikes, remember them? and GT RTS, I wanted one back in the day but instead got a GT avalanche.
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