AdamR28

Jitsie pads are well worth the upgrade.

The easily identifiable bike related stuff is... - Onza Mini Master (Green / Purple) - Monty 207 - Onza Pro (Black with dual discs) - TartyBikes Gazebo - TartyBikes banner flags Thanks.

Both about the same IMO, though the Saint seems a bit more maintenance-retard friendly.

No performance difference.

Hmm. I'll give you a shout Mark, cheers.

Appears you can start it without the key - although it took them nearly 45 minutes in total, and they went away for 2 hours in between... guessing they managed to clone / read some sort of chip / immobiliser info.

CCTV yes - of any use, no, unfortunately.

Cheers guys. Quite a lot of stuff for Tarty Days is in there too, bugger!

Hi guys, Our converted XLWB Extra high roof Crafter was stolen last night, at 00:42hrs from PR5 6FN. Reg is BL57 VVX. Also has a tow bar and a load of our demo bikes in the back! If anyone sees it, I'd be most grateful if you could let me know where and when! I have a feeling all the graphics will already have been removed, but it's pretty distinctive with the roof vents, awning, TV aerial, rust down the sliding door and the tow bar on the back. Cheers, Adam

Probably. I know that's not very helpful, but don't have a lot to make an informed opinion on at this stage...

Four things that I can think of immediately: - Made in Germany (vs Taiwan) - Kevlar bead (vs steel) - More advanced compound - Produced in smaller quantities (and tooling cost affects unit price too)

There is.

Enter Ben Travis... (Not in a sexual way.)

Obviously you do care, hence the 'how the hell can you buy a house' thread not long ago Everyone's different, some people like to save money to buy something tangible, others like to go out drinking, on holiday etc.

All grinding/cutting discs will perform pretty much the same, the key is to get rid of the sharp edge off a brand new disc, that's what digs into the rim and takes big gouges out of it. If you have any random old bits of concrete or metal you can happily chop into that should get the disc nice and blunt. Edit, if you mean you have a knackered stone cutting disc that will be perfect.

The frame is +20, so you need a 200mm rotor with that adaptor, or an adaptor F

I'm the same Alex, really struggle to sit still for more than a couple of days! We tend to do all inclusive hotels with plenty of free sports on site, so there's always stuff for me to do - football, tennis, archery, boules, table tennis, high ropes course, diving/snorkelling etc. - while Claire can sit in the sun and read and relax in a more regular way

Got a view from the top of the caliper? Pads knocking on the caliper won't be solved by new ones unfortunately, sand the paint off the back then use them for a while, that usually does the trick.

My guess would be too harsh a grind, makes most pads work rubbish, wear down quickly and give the other characteristics you mentioned. You often get this witha brand new disc. Don't use white spirit, it'll pretty much leave oil on your rim! If you can, find a really old knackered cutting disc and just give the rim a tickle, should work much better.

Point 4 is a 'covering their arses' comment, they couldn't be bothered to take the cover off to check underneath, so of anything turns out to be awry is not their fault. Had the same thing with the sump guard on my Skoda.

Little bit of friendly advice (genuine)... Let someone who's very experienced with brake pads try a set before you spend a lot of money on tooling.

Take the lever blade off, it falls out. Should be in Monday.

Hoses off and piston out the lever would be good, but not essential.

Pull the brake apart and put it somewhere warm and dry for a days, should do the trick.

Track dayists... I'm going to book Anglesey for Saturday 28th June if anyone fancies it.