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  1. I did say LONG TERM repercussions.

    I quite clearly did not suggest that taking pills makes you psychotic within a week, although considering psychosis is a state in which a person loses touch with reality, its not That far fetched to suggest that drugs can result in psychotic behaviour.

    I was hoping my opinions wouldnt be interpreted in such a simplistic way, but what can you do

  2. My view on illegal drugs, by way of a pro/con list

    PRO - yes, if you're lucky, ecstasy or other choice drug may enhance your good time

    CON - it may make you feel like shit

    CON - who knows where it came from and exactly whats in it? (pill from a little plastic bag in some dodgy blokes pocket doesnt exactly come with a quality guarantee)

    CON - because of said dodginess, there is the chance you might just die

    CON - long term repercussions (mental health problems later in life, eg schizophrenia from cannabis use, the risk of dependency)

    CON - you are supporting an illegal market, most probably benefitting some horrible scumbag who really doesnt deserve it.

    CON - having said little pill in own pocket may result in Mr law enforcement being rather annoyed at you.

    CON - drug of choice may well hav been up someones arse to allow safe transportation. No thankyou.

  3. When bunnyhopping from a manual, the front wheel isnt touching the ground, so any compression before liftoff isnt shown in the forks. I think he meant its impossible to bunnyhop from both wheels on the ground without the fork compressing a bit, well unless you have a lottttt of compression damping on.

  4. My reason for asking about the front wheel was just that it looked like a Syncros Big Box rim, which I didnt think we're available aftermarket, only on GT mountainbikes, around 2004/2005, as i own one myself. Did you ever own a GT mountainbike that the wheel came on?

    You know you're a bike nerd when you notice such little things lol

    Excuse my excessively detailed personality :P

  5. Even though just grinding your rim every so often is sufficient for even the best riders, i suppose some people are just interested in how the performance of products can be improved, no harm in seeing if you can get your brake to work even better.

  6. Absolute bargain mate!

    Seeing as your starting out, dont bother going overboard with upgrades, just make sure things like contact points (pedals, handlebar grips, brake levers) are all decent enough, as you'll appreciate those the most. And a decent set of rear brake pads too, and you'll be flyin'!

    And as for tyres, seein as thats a 20inch rear wheel, Onza StickyFingers are your best bet. They do a 20in rear, instead of having to run a lighter, thinner 20in front tyre like a creep crawler

    Welcome aboard ^_^

  7. Unlucky!

    Im sending you sympathetic brain waves!

    Although you can just imagine some wee scumbag gettin on a fixie - "mate! WTF!!! the pedals wont stop goin round!!!"

    so hopefully he'll fall off it and land on his thick head

    run home to his pig sty

    and you'll find it again:)

    best case scenario!

  8. yea there about about a million threads on vee setups

    v quickly though

    a decent set up would be sd7 arms and lever, set up with as little spring tension as possible, and an odyssey linear cable :)

  9. XC racers in the majority of situations are using discs nowadays (a LOT of suspension forks have only got disc mounts)

    But in particularly dry situations or if you're a realllll weight weenie, V brakes are used

    Rarely see hs33s on mountainbikes these days.

  10. www.chainreactioncycles.com sells them

    i bought the basic one, with no rev counter or flashy lights etc last week and it is fantastic!!! noticeable increase in strength of forearms and overall grip! great fro reducing arm pump!

  11. A mate of mine has a GT Avalanche, with 2005 HS33s with Evo mounts attached to vee mounts

    However there is a fair amount of rather noticeable flex on the back brake

    So he's considerin a nice big thick trials brake booster for it.

    With such long seatstays on this XC bike compared to a trials frame, and with them bein pretty flimsy compared to the stiff back ends of trials frames, the stiffest booster (but without out spendin a ridiculous amount of cash) is wanted.

    With myself being an Avid vee brake use (excuse the pun :P) i dont have much experience with brake boosters.

    Anyone fitted boosters to mountainbikes on here?

    Recommendations for which one would be much appreciated.

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