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welcome to TF
moo is an excellent username. all things cow are great - the missus would approve wholeheartedly.
does anyone else think mods look a bit like cows ?
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how do know it was scary then, if you didnt know they were broken??
he has a good point.
on a related note - if you can wiggle the pistons you're probably in trouble - if its just the pads then that'll explain the noise..
on an unrelated note can you post a pic of your arse please joe - ive been reading that signature for ages and im curious to know how much better than mine it is cos the missus says mine's perfect.
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just to reiterate.. get a t-pro if you can afford it, they're lovely and green
otherwise a t-bird rather than t-vee because its easier to upgrade - less bits will need changing at one time - i had a dabomb with much the same spec as a t-vee and ended up buying a whole new bike because it only worked about 50quid more than upgrading it to the sort of spec I wanted.
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ive got a louise FR disc - it feels much nicer than the old louise so dont let the name put you off - i believe they cost less than the hope brake but don't quote me
ive also got a drilled sidewall hog rim which seems fine - its a mod one so i dont know about the stock version but its dead sexy with its little hedgehog cutouts and holes in the sidewall
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bloody kids with their heavy metal ... :rolleyes:
hallucinogen
technical itch
wu tang
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I think 100grams of pot equals a passing grade
thats an awful lot of pot you know..
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Arguing with someone in new members is a lost cause, i love pete for his multiple personality disorder . Reminds me of two guys that walk around the town near where i live, they think they are driving a bus. They take the same route that the buses do, they even cry when the kids pretend to slash their invisible tyres. People like pete are a gift to this world and i am looking forward to the electromagnetic hub (if i remember correctly)
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thats the funniest post ive seen on here for ages - its also the second of 2 only posts that were worth reading .
cheers for the frame checking link as well mark
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it sounds like a very tiny, but very wet fart - it comes from the lever - theres no fluid obviously leaking out though
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another disk question (i should probably have stuck to a maggie on the front really)
theres a very quiet squelch noise when I pull my front lever, it's really short and the brake still works fine - i didnt notice it until i was doing a bit of tweaking and tuning while waiting for my wrist to stop being sprained
its a louise FR, does it need bleeding or do they all do that? if its a leak i can get a new one off magura cant i? - it's only a couple of months old.
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tada! - trashzen as always
http://www.trashzen.com/climbing6.html
thats your basic 'pedal-hop up something' technique right there. for crap rider technique see the slowmo one of me getting on a rail.
it's just a bunnyhop with a quick pedal as you leave the ground to get you going forwards - the hard bit is the timing. Learn it up high kerbs to start with because you'll actually make it up them. Everything else (sidehops, gaps etc) kind of stems from this technique so it's kind of essential learning.
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in Trials Chat
1. Will one tube of autsol (toothpaste tube size) be enough to polish up an entire frame?
4.Seeing as raw steel is much darker than raw alu, will the autosol always give the same mirror like finish no matter the material of the frame?
1 . probably - i did my bmx and had enough left for my forks . it takes bloody ages though
4. it didnt change the colour of the chrome on my frame but it made it much shinier. I reckon itll look lovely on bare metal.
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on a vaguely related note. ..
anybody had any joy removing the 300 or so onza decals from a t-pro without destroying the lovely green anodising? i think they're painted on.
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That sounds easy enough.
i scared an old lady nearly to death with the noise on the way to work this morning so i reckon i ought to get it seen to.
ta (Y)
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Theyre the standard forks off a t-mag, I wouldn't imagine they're engineered with surgical precision so that sounds highly plausible, which is good news - means i can ignore it.
Is facing getting the disk mount flattened properly by a nice man with the right kind of angle grinder?
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it goes away if i pull the brake harder so its probably not catching the spokes.
could it be the pads bouncing off the disk because they're wonky or something?
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Ive got a louise FR on the front of my bike, it's not very old a month or two at most
If i pull the brake on enough to slow me down but not enough to do a stoppie it makes a nasty noise - like the the little holes in the rotor are pinging over something.
the brake still works, the rotor doesnt rub, it doesnt look bent, the pads are still in the caliper (well, the cotter pin's still there) and I can't possibly have worn them out yet so I cant figure out why its making the stupid noise.
I know nothing about discs so i haven't fiddled with it yet.
any ideas?
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What!? Oh go on then, if you insist...:
speaking as a professional, thats pretty damn good - what are you using, just out of curiosity?
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when its icy you can do 2 wheel skids - how many other reasons do you need?
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try it to front wheel with your arms locked straight?..
I jest.
Trashzen has a page somewhere that explains why you're supposed to do it the way you already are.
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blah blah - t-mag crap, t-pro great etc etc. (search the forum - you'll see what i mean)
i had the same dilemma but opted for the t-pro as it's reputed to be stronger and i smack my bike into things a lot.
i dont regret my decision in the slightest - not even after i discovered i couldnt get the 300-odd onza decals off without sanding the frame down.
- i only know about the 05 version , couldn't possibly comment regarding the 03 / 04 ones
the thing is, if you're willing to fork over 400 quid for the oldschool t-mag you might as well get the new t-pro, its only 20 quid more and comes with sexy hog rims with little hedgehogs cut out of them.
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if you're buying a full bike new get the shop to do you a t-pro with the front brake / fork / wheel setup from the t-mag. you might have to wait a few extra days but its well worth it - plus it'll save you a fortune compared to getting a new front wheel / forks/ brake etc
Should cost the about same as a t-mag (£500 ish) mine did. The louise FR disc is very nice, it feels more positive than the old louise and the hope I tried out (could just be because its new though).
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I dont want to grind really - i figure it cant be good for the rim - ..
so, the general concensus is that i sand the pads down a bit and wash my rim.
I thought it might be aluminium dust - the rim's only a week or two old so its probably just left over from manufacture. I did get the bike wet recently as well so that probably why i noticed it .
nice one. thanks everyone
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wonder if its wise to experiment...
ill post back with results in a few days then
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thats reassuring , thanks
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i hadnt thought of freezing them - ill give that a try if the nice hot bath doesn't work (i know what i'd prefer).
I got me some ultra strength cod liver oil joint fixing tablets today as well - my mum said that was a good idea too - kuffing horrendous price though. Id rather extract it from the fish myself than pay that regularly
Nmc Version Of - Lee Shi Ming
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yes there is - and it looks quite nice . unusually it has a sensible shaped frame - check their website . dont know how long etc it is but then who gives a toss really..
http://www.aortabike.com