CurtisRider

sorry im not posting a review on the hope brake but this is a suggestion: Has anyone thought about trying/used the dangerboy lever blades? i saw them in mbuk not long back, also saw razor rock ones too-but i think they were hayes specific? anyway just a suggestion (i agree about mini levers-the blade is comfy-ish but if the lever goes too far back it hits your other fingers and crushed them :( )

Echos are very heavy though? well at least my friends mod rim (cnc) is :- does the dx32 come predrilled? clones-which ones are they (i remeber the old onza full fat was) cheers :(

well my frames a 2005 if that makes any difference? so im definately safe with a ronnie :ermm: any other rims that are the same size? id completely forgotten about flipping the magura mounts :( would of remembered if i was tryin to set the brake up though :-" bendee has a spare rim thats 47mm and i wondered if it would fit- ill have to wait and see how many other people with bases have tried it and hope they post here :S cheers so far :-

righty im still trying to decide on which rim to buy for my base but before i go and buy any old rim i wanna know whats the widest rim that can be fitted in it? ive noticed viz rims come in a ridiculously(sp) wide size but im doubting that would fit in my bike!! i run a magura if that makes any difference and dont want to bodge the back brake/cut the pads down :ermm: cheers (Y)

tut tut!! if you want sum i have shitloads spare!!! as soon as i get my new rims you'll be jealous-i have a brand new idea :S gonna look pimp :ermm:

cool cool, glad to help i have a surly singulator for sale-brand new and some dw bars if he is interested? pm me :P

ok spec changes that arent too expensive and will totally transform the bike-well i think they will :D Pig-fine Kona P2's-too heavy if i remember right, swap for pashleys if he want to stick with a v or get identity tuning forks if he wants to run a disc in the future Short (70maybe) stem Ok actually-swap for something that is around the 100mm mark with a little rise-still short enuff for street but long enuf to make backwheeling more comfy Some random bars, risers. get some nice wide bars-the wrong shape will make any bike feel a bit crap-azonic dw bars and easton ea70s have a good shape if he wants risers(im presuming by his setup he does alot of street?) otherwise give some flatties a go :) 521 on Deore this is ok maybe a lighter/better quality hub in the future, rim isnt all that heavy Very Beefy WTB 2.4" tyres F&Rswap for some maxxis tyres, you dont need such a huge tyre upfront!! Koxx Rim/XC rear wheel, DH Tube dump the dh tube!!! with maxxis tyres you wont need it, the rest of the wheel is fine Hope Rear Disk (Y) Mono M4 i think! this is fine if he likes it-personal preference Front V, SD5 setup. fine Burns, V8's, Deore cassette/mech/shifter. burns good :P , v8s are usually fine, may wanna dump the deore stuff and go singlespeed or if he hasnt alreay, get a road bike cassette if he wants to keep gears sorted :D i think the prioritys are taking out the dh tube, lighter front tyre, and some nicer bars!!! hope thats helped

not entirely true-with trials some so called 'real' trials riders sneer at the 'street' trials riders who do bmx moves and vica versa-there seems to be alot of this in the forum (Y) ive always ridden bikes since i was small, did a bit of bmx when i was ickle(well tried :D ) and then got into xc when i was 12, kept breaking bikes and parts so i got myself a jump bike so i could get into the hardcore scene :D" trials just naturally developed from there. i noticed that i was trying to bunnyhop more walls than get air from jumps, so invested in a trials bike a few christmas's ago, then i met the eastcoast trials lot (scotty, george,jimbo, robo, stu) and they invited me to ride with them, and i havent looked back :D -cheers guys :) things that have kept me riding have been my passion for bikes (im obsessed it seems) and the social aspect of it-ive met some of my best mates just from riding and would probably keep goin on rides just to see them and have a laff even if i got bored of riding trials rocks :P

ok so this atomlab rim is basically crap? :D i have a spare silver d521 i could spray it up-im not too fussed about stickers (Y) just it wont look as cool-will normal car spray paint be ok?? or will it need an undercoat? those tioga rims-anyone got any useful info on them? cos the crc site wasnt very helpful :D im so stuck cos i really like those atomlabs (Y) but i know mavics are the best (just look crap :P ) cheers so far

ahh sorry mate i posted this at skool and forgot to check it till today!!! :"> thanx alot for your help (and mikedeere+derf)!!! i should now hopefully have a good basis to do some work:p what kinda stuff did you do? just photography or videos? cheers:D

ive finally got some cash to build some new wheels for my bike as ive sold both of my old ones (im running some spares now) ive run mavics and onza rims up until now and found them all very good functionally (no major buckles, no dents, not to hefty) but i fancy a change as they dont look as nice as id like :"> i recently got an atomlab trailpimp rim on a hope bulb for a jump bike but i liked the look of it and whacked it on my trials bike it didnt appear to be much heavier than my reggie on a hope xc which got me thinking it would be nice to run one at the rear too i ride mainly streety stuff and natural whenever i can. im not the smoothest rider in the world but i rarely dent rims (dont think i ever dented my ronnie) and i dont do huge stuff (i hate doin drops) so strength may not be as much as an issue for me as it is others so my questions are: can they hold grinds well? do they dent easily? what are they like for flatspots? is the fact they are pinned but not welded a real problem? how much do they weigh (in comparison to a mavic d521?), would drilling out the front one be ok? i know matt berridge runs/ran them but i wasnt sure if he was sponsered by them or not the other rim i liked the looks of was the tioga (black and white suits my base as the frame is black with white decals) but i dont know where on earth to get them-same questions apply to them as the atomlabs cheers guys (Y)

hey there i wanting to look at some biking photographers and sport photogrpaher sin general does anyone know fo any good ones and if so do you have a link to thier site?ive already looked at steve behr but couldnt get any decent info :o if anybody can help me i would appreciate it alot :-

magura are usually pretty good on their warranty and i thnk all thier brake socm with 5 years cover you cant service magura brakes very easily as they dont do seal kits which sucks :) my julie leaked at the master piston but it was too old too send back so i just bought a nice new shimano lever (xt £25 from crc) and the brake is awesome!! (i didnt wanna bother with another horrible magura lever...........) best bet is to get on contact with magura :)

nice cad work there dude im not to sure about the rear end-i think you will find you will hit your ankles/feet on the rear stays-may wanna change that a little? also it would look better if it was nicely curved :P i like the idea of using the square tubing on the downtube-reminds me of a pace and looks different :D personally id run a little throat gusset on the downtube just to make sure the headtube doesnt snap off(thats 1 place id hate for my bike to snap!!) have fun :D

cheers dude :P -the topic can be closed now and i can get on with my design project :)" a push scooter rahhhhh :P

i rode his bike on sunday and it felt mint-i usually ride stock and have found mods twitchy-his just felt right!!! it was almost like stock to ride just lighter :) i wanna python copy now :">

im not surprised it snapped really-dont you run a 200mm rotor?? they aint exactly designe for trials :( personaly i find my 160 just right( still tempted to get a 185 cos im gettin porkier)

hey there boys n girls i need to know the spacing of a front hub(bmx and mtb) for my design project i need to know from cone to cone i think it is 110 but i measured a random bmx hub and it was 100? if anyone can give me a definate measurement asap i would be very grateful!!! cheers in advance, paul :(

oh my god sexual :) i soo need too get a gold rotor for my avid :(" then my black and gold base will get pimpier :P

i have one on the back of my spare jump bike and it seems solid-it has a shitty shimano freewheel atm but im sure an acs/eno would soon bring it up to standard the hub itself seesm strong and reliable(nowt much can go wrong on it reely) the bearings are smooth and stay good(easy to replace) the only thing id worry about is the axle-im not sure how much hassle it can take!!

i had to trim my booster to fit my base and it eventually snapped so i made my own custom one to suit the frame that took the narrow space into account (Y) god bless free periods at sixth form i also run a tektro v brake booster on top and it is an arse for settin up the brake so im gonna make another custom booster similar to my old rb booster but in steel (Y)

talk to dave85 (edd potts) as he may be able to bore out the old cylinder so you can put a sleeve in-solving your problem (Y)

i imagine that your rim is flexing? is it catching on the driveside? i would think having your wheel retensioned would help cos maybe the spokes are a bit loose-that happened to my px bmf rim personally i think 2.5 is a bit big-your choice(saying that i run a 2.4 intense (Y) )