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just thought I'd defend cats a little and give a reason why they rock. Firstly I'll tell you why dogs suck: They shit on the floor for people to step in and ride through. They have hair rather than fur, it's not as soft or nice. Their hair is greasy, I hate stroking dogs as it feels like I've wiped my hands on a smelly oily rag, I have to wash my hands if I touch a dog. They'll love anyone with food no matter if that person is a dick or not. They need walks because they are too daft to take care of themselves. They fart and their breath stinks. Cats are awesome because: They are super soft to touch and wash regularly so are not greasy. They bury their shit out of the way. They can go outside and have fun on their own. They are like people and if you're nice to them then they'll be nice back and they'll be super loyal and affectionate. They purr. They're cuter. I don't dislike dogs (though there are some breeds out there I have no idea why anyone would ever want to own (although I think I'd happily have a Pug or Boston Terrier)) but cats are just more sophisticated, one way I can put it is that dogs are Americans and cats are British.

shortest five and a half mins ever, I didn't want that to end

this is excellent!

That's cool Dave, I'm interested in getting a 3D printer at some stage once I can actually get the grasp of 3D design (using Solidworks). I look forward to see what you come up with

Are we reading the same comments or have some been deleted? Fair play for some of those comp lines, I know from experience that they are a nerve racking place to be and then having sections that push you makes it even worse, you kept your cool and did well, keep it up!

yeah, can't see it being an issue. If pressure was a problem then there's hundreds of standard suitcase items that would be blowing up or squeezed over our stuff. ~40psi aint gonna do sheet

A few people (myself included) tried that with oldschool closed Hope levers, there is more power but the pads move such a tiny amount that the pads always rub and the lever is so spongy it pulls back to the bar.

bad idea, the mechanical ratio is different with a bigger piston at the lever (disk brakes usuallly use ~9mm at the lever apposed to 14mm on rim brakes). This means you'll lose a lot of power and the lever will feel rock solid. Echo just about get away with it (not that I'd ever consider their brakes powerful enough) as the main lever pivot is closer to the piston which claws back some of the mechanical ratio.

cheers Ross! That family was odd, the mother was taking photos and getting all flirty with Mark while her manfriend just stood by. Can't say I noticed where the kids hands had been but I feel I'd have had to take a hit in the line of duty anyway. As Mark said, I really didn't enjoy my rear Hope, it worked pretty well with an after market rotor on, but I put a new 180mm trialzone rotor on a few days before the trip and it just never felt as good, I definitely didn't trust my life to it!

I've had these brakes since February and that lever is the only thing that's gone wrong, what you've seen is just the end result, you haven't seen the crashes and punishment they've taken (I tried a backflip but ended up sending the bike over 10ft in the air and it landed directly on the lever, I'm amazed there wasn't more damage!)

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and because they're not made any more. Maguras are the only other brakes I trust with my life.

it is on both counts yeah

this is awesome! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4whQl9Hf1K0

do I do that? I just said it in my head and I'm sure I say just cereal

Using "less" instead of "fewer" gets me going. "there were less people here this time" That implies the same number of people were there, just less of them as if their limbs had fallen off or something. Putting an "S" at the end of Tesco! "I'm of to Tescos" is wrong, the only time it works is if something belongs to Tesco. It's like saying "I'm off to Asdas" or "lets go clothes shopping at Tk Maxxs".

Thanks for the comments guys, I'm glad it's gone down so well!

I don't think the ~12ft fall directly (and I mean DIRECTLY) to the lever helped

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Its in your hands to make it perfect with no bad points, you seem to want feedback yet you then complain when you get it. It's a good frame with a bad name, it's not like it costs any more or needs some complex tooling and design work to correct....it's just a word.......just choose a less shit one

I like the frames, but the name seems a bit lazy. It's like you've just gone to a dictionary and plucked a word (or a noise as the Cleep seemed to be the case). Most people would think about names that represent what the frame stands for, as you would a business name (but then again you seem to have just come up with a random noise for that too). If it ends up the word is French then that's cool, it's a French company so it would be fitting. Inspired found a word that gives a certain image and sense of what the type of riding they are intended fore even before you see them. The Arcade was named as most of the testing was done in Blackpool which has a lot of amusement arcades plus riding the bike should be fun like playing a game. "Jealousy" doesn't make me think of anything positive....it's a really odd word to use for a frame name. Instead you could think as to what the frames intention is (even "intention" would be a better name), who tested it and where? You could chose words that give a sense of how stiff or strong it was, words that describe success and being at the top. It's up to you though, your frames do seem to be some of the best out there, it seems a shame to then give up the quality when it comes to naming them. You might not think it's a problem but if half most of the replies you get on these forums are complaining about the name perhaps it's something worth doing something about?

All or nothing implies he would either clean or get a 5, he didn't go all out and so took one dab. I think that's what he's getting at.

I run two spacers on the drive side bb cup and one on the other and as above a spacer on the axle. I had tall teeth on my chainring which I had to grind 1-2mm off to clear, thats a possible option instead of grinding the chainring tabs themselves.

I think I'd rather see one really slow styled flip over that jump than a rushed messy quad flip....just me though.

yep, liquid chalk is awesome! Does mean carrying a bag though. If I don't have chalk and it's dry out (usually is if I'm getting sweaty hands) then I'll just find some dust and rub my hands in that instead.