Ali C

its me again, going on a topic spree here.... I just bought some oldskool xtr cranks off ebay (cos they were cheap) I am wanting a 5 arm spider as it doesnt seem you can get 20 tooth cogs in 4 bolt, anyone know where I could get one? I saw a few on ebay a while back, but I have spent ages looking and cant find any Is there even the chance of a one peice bash and spida (a la middleburn) that will fit? Leeson rings a bell, but I aint 100% on that. Or even if someone knows where I can get a filthy ard guard, they rock!! One last question, is 116mm the widest xtr bb you can get? cheers Mr C

I think either an echo control or ashton justice (bet people are getting fed up of me saying that one now ) the ashton is cheaper though and I recken it rides nicer too. I cant comment on the sidehop as I have never tried one, the monty urban is errmm....different, my old one was ok, but not great. I would stay clear of super high bbs unless you go on one first and like it.

it will be fiiine, if it was a problem then they wouldnt make sinterd pads at all for them.

well, got payed £60 today, so I have splashed out on a few pads (I tend to wreck them pretty quick anyway) I went for: a red koolstop A2Z blues Fibrax sintered and goodridge sintered. I'll probably try the koolstops first cheers for the help guys

I am a weight weenie and even I dont bother with ti bolts.... just get steel ones, safer

oi oi oi!! mods arnt cheating, but almost I rode one for 2 or more years so I aint totally against them, but I just feel stocks are far superior (I spose its because I come from a mtb background)

wouldnt be suprised if having a seat was in the rules. tis a pretty cool seat though, liking the clear plastic

I would soooo love to grab their trifle off them an smash it on the floor in front of them!!

got some of those pads they are seriously grabby!! best hold of any pad on any brake I have tried (even avids) its not all good though, they squeel like pigs and get water on them and say goodby to any power at all!! not sure how long they will last either......I am just gonna take them along to comps and use them if I need the extra power. so I am after pads for everyday and comp use. seems sintered could be the way, but I'll wait for some more replys before buying

but whiiich is more powerfull??? I knew about the sintered helping reduce heat for dh, but that doesnt matter in trials, I just want to know which is the more powerful compond cheers for the replys so far though

hey hey, nice one bud! pretty big, daaaam big for a bmx!! lol I always find sloped walls hard, I always moto into them, so good on you

but sintered is more powerful than organic? magura dont use organic or sintered intheir names, only performance and normal. so what are magura pads?

I have a magura marta and the power is somwhat lacking at the mo. I am getting a couple of pads, some to use some as spairs, but I am stuck...... ......I always thought organic was meant to be the more powerful pad, yet on chainreaction it advertises sintered pads as having more power. I just need someone to tell me straight so I can go and order them. cheerio chappies oh, then theres the issue of which pads??? Magura's own? kool stop? a2z? goodridge? fibrax? EBC?

I like to big up ashton when I can, but I wont slag off other companies for no reason......I still like leesons, iolos, echos purs, some koxx etc if I slag somthing off its because I personally dont like it, not just to get people onto an ashton

your talking long mods year? I want to know the same thing. If a short mod doesnt fit you, then surly a stock is the next step? long mods are the worst thing since chicken pox!!

I have done it twice, but I wouldnt do it on a nice rail in a city center

still sounds good to me, I dont drink so that doesnt really bother me at all. a 2 day trial would have been nice, as its a long way for me to go for just a days ride, but I still try my best to come and enter

They are available from tartybikes now, stans got one, they are the sex (but ashtons are the orgasm! )

loving the pure!!! they are such awesome bikes and I really like green. Looks a right nice ride!! Shame you have one of those ugly pogosticks as well

looking good, I wanna go there again:) did you get kicked off the uni? I have never lasted more than a min there before:(

but thats bad, the reason I dont like mods is that they are almost too easy, I didnt get any satisfaction from riding them as I knew I wasnt been pushed as hard as I would on a stock. I just felt like I earned my rewards on a stock. had a go on a friends long levelboss mod the other day, I almost threwup it was so horrible!!

weaker gaps???? are you maaaad!! mods are the easiest things to gap ever!! its cheating they arew that easy I would say stick with 26" if your riding street, I find trhem are much more suited to it, or maybe even get a 24"? they are awesome!! for street riding a mod would be my last choice!!

check that the serrated metal tabs on the end of the axle havnt snapped off and are interfeering with the cassette lock ring, I have had it happen twice to me and once to a friend

sorry to fatmike for not telling him about the glue on a frame I sold him

a it repetative for my likes, it just seems younger riders nowerdays only seem to do the same stuff, just seems to me that your missing out on half the fun of riding big gaps though, gaps are always good