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Ali C

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    World Cup Final

    I think there will be a terrorist attack, thousands of people will die and the world cup will never happen again, even the words "world cup" will go down in history as a swear word. or if the FBI are reading....France
  2. cheers Chris...theres the bangor ride vid too (and hopfully another vid soon when dave gets around to putting it up ) also watch trial noir dvd, thats got porter and ashton himself riding one. my frame is dented and scratched to hell now, but no cracks! I recken these are one of the strongest frames out, but they are a tad heavy, but you dont notice it as they ride really nicley.
  3. I had a rear try-all, I remember using it in a stream and the grip was amazing! However I found the profile too round and they folded and pinched more than the maxxis tyres I have used this was on a 38mm rim though...on a try-all rim I recken it will be a better tyre.. Still good tyres though, cant really go wrong with either try-all or maxxis
  4. I wont be there, its not my kinda thing (plus I'll be away doin the worlds I think). But if they changed the course to a big pile of rocks, took away the crowds and it was near me I would go.
  5. I drive a red 106 with optional extras including a cracked windscreen and badgered gearbox
  6. nice Stan! you dirty street basher!
  7. you need to try a good vee and realise its non gayness
  8. caustic soda eats aluminium though, so its bound to do somthing nasty
  9. looks very precise
  10. hahaha, my bars are higher on my ashton looks nice though, I like it (as much as I can for an adamant ) I like the colour scheme, though I think a black bash or black cranks with gold bash would look cool. I like the tensioner too, I had a feel of tom riggs and the spring was really strong! seemed to work really well.
  11. tilt the bars back and the bike will bunnyhop for you.
  12. my fave tyre is a maxxis minion front 2.35 slow reezay dual ply.
  13. ok, I went for it.....Ali C has a rear v (again) I am sure martyn would prefer better results than me using a maggie. right, time for a little review.... setup: avid sd7 lever, cheap cable from lbs, cheap inner, avid ultimate arms, bonz adaptors and iolo pads. I tried nokon cable, but it wasnt as smooth as the cheaper stuff. Feel: much easier to pull than a maggie, thats the advantage of being able to adjust the springs yourself. I get lots of arm pump in comps from pulling against the strongre spring in a maggie, with the vee, a big load has been taken off my finger and from the 10 hours I have spent at my secret quarry the last two days has helped with arm pump. With the avid lever, I can adjust the lever feel with the speed dial adjuster. With it adjusted in the furthest out setting the brake is VERY stiff, almost a wooden feeling (much stiffer than anyones maggie I have felt) With it adjusted to the closest to the pivot, the lever will pull quite far once the pads touch. probably far to much squidge for most people, but its definatley usable....a booster would help I think as I can see the stays flexing. performance: GOOD ok, you want more than that right? I have a ground rim and the brake makes a reet nice honk, the bite is very good, simular to a well set up maggie with a sharp grind. now then, the best bit......this brake has got the best hold of any brake I have ever owned! just get the bike on the ege of somthing and it will not slip, only the tyre limits what you can do, its amazing. I reccomed v brakes
  14. from my experience caustic soda doesnt effect anything plastic, this includes paint (well, not plastic, but you get the idea) just keep at it with the nitromoors, buy enough to fill a bucket and bosh the forks in
  15. I have seen many cases of the flanges snapping on king hubs and the standard axles are pretty weak. (in fact, iolo is running a FRONT king that has a snapped axle and snapped flange!) also, my hope still hasnt skipped once
  16. I f**ked a cow because I am a looser veeery intresting mr bond
  17. I run 20 - 19, really nice and spinny. its cool that you could get it to work without a tensioner, but I am a fan of gears, so its not really my cup of tea
  18. currelty in master cat yes....I should have said Ex champ and in expert cat, but still, sponsors like good results.
  19. I got sponsored by various people purly on comp results, being british champ helps a lot
  20. dam ok, I'll give you a free one, come and collect it in 2019 pro 2s rule
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