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why the hell would you want to heat up your brakes? You will just warp the disc. Set it up correctly and it will be fine. If the disc is lightly rubbing on the pads thats ok, most of them do.

By the sounds of that your talking about a Avid BB7? What you need to do is back the red dials off all the way, losen the caliper-bracket bolts and move the caliper so the disc rotor is right in the middle of the space. Then tighen it up, and adjust the red dials so the insode pad is close to the rotor, and the outside to how you like the brake to feel.

Salt Water will kill your bike if left on. Best thing to do is if you do Fall in the sea, is rinse your bike off with fresh water as soon as you can. Dont worry too much, it wont suddenly eat it away, but leaving it on there will cause problems.

Thats nothing to be proud of.......

I used to be an Automotive Prototype Powertrain Systems Test and Development Engineer. But was made Redundant. Now Looking at opening up my Own business Doing Motorsport Upgrade and Development Work.

Technicaly Freefall, except Arms Are underneath Pillow.

They look Awsome. I Will buy one when they are ready. What base shirt are you priting them on? I only ask as if its amercian im a Small, but if its Uk im a medium. But it also Depend on the Manufacturer. Do you happen to have the actual measurements of the shirts? If not dont worry, Ill still want one

That Made me Sad in 2 Ways...... RIP DJ, And Hobbsie

TNN Have asked me to write a review on these Pads, but due to Rain and Gale force winds down here I havent been able to get out on my bike. However, Ive got a weekend Full of demos and shows, which will put these pads through their paces. If they are half as good as they look they will be awsome. Ive just come from Old Plazmatic pads to these, so I know how well Plazmatic CRMs should be. Im really looking forward to testing this weekend. Also the New MAD/Land Rover rig is full of small rails and steep inclines, which after a full day of riding works most components into the floor.

5 years today, and 5 years more. We will still never Forget. RIP DJ, Forever missed. This is the 1st and only time I will be missing the Portsmouth ride. I wont be Missing the Abingdon Ride for Anything. It still warms my heart to see FBM shirts worn at rides. DJ must be Smilling down on us, Knowing his Leggacy will Live on Forever.

No a water bleed works fine. The seals on the brake are good enough, they dont leak. Some people do have the brakes freeze in the dead of winter, if bikes are left outside/in cold sheds. Water can move faster than oil so the brakes feel lighter and more responsive, but over time water compresses so you have to bleed them more, or you notice slack in the system, whcih you can take up with the TPA for a while. There is nothing wrong with a proper oil bleed, if done right will work well for ages. Mines been going over a year now without fault.

There is loads you can do to lighten your Bike. Have a look on tartybikes.co.uk for weights of items. Rims like the Try-alls and Echos are light and strong. The thing with weight is that you loose alot of strength, but also with newer perducts the technology is there to make sure you dont loose alot. Theres also other areas you can loose weight. You would be suprised at how heavy some parts are. Just dont go nuts and break your bike every ride. As for Tyres I would highly recamend Scwallbe Tyres. Big Betty For the rear and Nobby Nic for the Front. Nice and light, and puncture resistant. You want to try and keep a nice wide tyre on the rear, as it will help with balance and grip.

Nope. Whats the Point? They are your brakes, you realy alot on them. If they dont work properky you get hurt. So spend some money on them, use proper parts. Even if you have got it to fit, the logistics of the 2 levers is totaly wrong. It was doomed from the start.

That bike will be ok to learn basics on, like track stands and Bunny hops, but anything over that will be hard. I wouldnt spend any monney on that bike. Maybe just keep it as is for a run around bike. You will find it alot easier to learn on a trials bike designed for the sport. Also that way if you do buy one and find its not for you, theres still that bike to fall back to as it wont have been butchered riding trials.

This is going to be the 1st time ever I have to miss this. Which sucks.

I would still highly recamend the Phase. The frame is good enough to last you through out. And they are good enough for profesionals, as all team Mad use those frames, some of which ride in the World champs, and some of which are amazing street riders. The good thing about starting with gears is that it gives you a chance to find out what gear you want to ride in. Select through them as you go until you find something you feel comfortable in. Then you can convert to single speed if you like. Not everyone has it, if you have a long distance to ride between riding spots then gears will be helpfull. No matter what you choose I would allways recamend not going all out and spending a fortune. You be less likley to want to try something for the 1st time on a £2k bike if you feel you may damage it. Also on a cheaper bike you can slowly upgrade parts as and when they break, which with modern trials bikes isnt as often as you'd think.

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/mad-phase-1...ke-id41334.html Cheap, off the Peg trials Bike. Good bike to learn on. Everything you need to get into the sport, and still good enough to keep going while you improve. If you dont think they are good enough for good riders, go the the Video setion and check the Phase 3 video. Or simply watch Brett Penfold ride.

My TNN Pads arrived this morn, and they look Awsome. The quality of the CNC and the detailing is amazing. They sit very securley on the Magura Piston, and feel stiff as hell. Ill get out for a ride and give a full reveiw

You will need to decide what type of Bike you want. There are mod Bikes, which have a 20" Front wheel and a 19" rear wheel. http://www.trialsin.com/catalog/images/pro...e/metaMod_1.jpg Mod bikes are easier to learn on, specialy if your small. They are nothing like BMX's to ride, despite how they look. The downside of a Mod bike is they arent too easy to ride distances on, and can be difficult if your tall. Then there are Stock Bikes, which are based on Montainbikes. http://www.whycycle.co.uk/cms-files/0woodstok.jpg Stock trials bikes are better for taller riders, and are easier to ride longer distances. You can have gears on if you like aswell. Both bikes can be used to learn on, and its manily down to what sort of rding you want to do. Best thing for you to do would be to go out and meet some trials riders, and see if you can have a ride on a couple of bikes. Try and ride both types and see which one suits you more. Both types of bike can be picked up pretty cheap, £300 will get you a brand new stock or mod, ready built for trials.

I used to have one of those years ago when they came out. They dont really tension the chain, they just raise the Long section on a bike with full gears to stop it rattling. Its ok, didnt really work very well when I had it. A DCD Was so much better. No good for trials, it wont offer any chain tension at all. The springs in it are pretty weak. Also the clamp will only fit over small chainstays

Ive got a New Style Magura, with standard Hoses, Magura Oil Bleed, TNN CRM Pads, Tensile Offset Mounts and an Echo 4 Bolt Booster. I love my brake, work amazing, never slips and holds super well.

If your learning then go for something cheaper and stronger. Theres no point buying a super expencive frame if your going to keep falling off while you learn. Also while learning things like gaps and rails you will damage your frame. Get something stonger and cheaper. There are plenty of frames out there that are well priced and great for riding on. I would recamend you look at Phase bikes for learning on. You can pick a whole bike up from £300 and they ride very well.

It all depends on how you feel. If your still enjoying your bike, and its still usable for your ability then keep it. If you feel the bike is holding you back upgrade. You could allways just upgrade a few parts on the bike, such as brakes ect then get a new frame when money/ability requires.

TSG make some great shin pads. http://ridetsg.com/product_info.php?info=p...nguard-bmx.html nice and light, and give great protection