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  1. I'm guessing no. Purely because (if you are going for something like deng forks) where the steerer is welded to the crown you get a tight bum hole-esque thing happening.

    I used to run a headlock and had to batter the bottom bit into the crown of the forks is was that tight a fit.

    Think I've explained it there......

    Yeah I am planning on a deng fork.... the Echo urban to be exact. Any other ideas anyone??

  2. Just a quick point about the 280mm version... Looking at the site, I'm pretty sure they've got the pictures back to front- the AC-286L is available in 210mm or 280mm but is an M8 and not hollow i.e. the bottom pic. The AC-286HL is the one you're after which is hollow but, if the description's right, is only available in 210mm length, hence why you can't find a 280mm version...

    I just managed to contact them and they said they stopped producing them about 3 years ago unfortunately (N) ....

    I was thinking maybe I could get a normal headlock such as this...

    17766.jpg

    .... and drilling a slit in the top cap and maybe there is enough room to fit a cable through the bottom. Since the bottom bolt isn't completely round I might be able to fit it ....

    So a new question: Does anybody know If there would be enough room to fit a cable through the bottom of the headlock?

  3. All of the new thick aluminum steerer tubes seem to need a 1" star nut so a conventional hollow star nut probably won't work (unless someone has actually managed to fit one in). Anyways, I love having my front brake go through my steerer and this isn't a problem right now since I have a PX Fork with a thin steel steerer. Although I'm planning on getting a new fork with the thick aluminum steerer and was wondering how I'll be able to run my front cable through. The only option someone suggested was this....

    Edit: DNA hollow headlock DNA's Site

    AC286L.JPG

    .... but I can't find the 280mm version ANYWHERE.... If somebody could help me find it, that it would solve my problem.

    Although I'm open to any suggestions on what other people have done!!

    Thanks

  4. Here's a new video I made this summer from all the clips that I'm not going to be putting in my nice video next summer. Also there are two older but still decent videos.

    Click Here! and go to the video page

    The last video has problems loading sometimes, but if you just *right click save as* it downloads fast!

    There are some cool pictures on the site too.

    Comments Welcome (Y)

  5. I have always seem to have problems with front wheel moves so I've been wondering if my bike has something to do with it. Soo..what can make front moves easier? Longer stem? Higher bars? Shorter fork?

    BTW my setup is (incase somebody has some suggestions)....

    Zoo riser bars

    Random 110X10 stem

    20mm steerer spacers

    420 PX fork

    Echo control short (I'm not changing this....)

    Thanks for any replies!

  6. Used the search and nothing much came up so... Does anyone have any experience with the try-all isis cranks? Are they strong? Are they made of cheese? Are they quality cranks? Any info is would be grand!

    Cheers

  7. I fix bikes around my town during the summer for a little extra cash and decided to make a website to help promote it.

    Tell me what you think and check out the videos!

    www.DansBikeRepair.ca

  8. For my own reasons, I'll be switing from a 72 engagment hub to a 48 engagment hub.

    I'd love to go out and just test the difference myself, but i live up in nothern Canada so there aren't many / any trials riders here. Anyways, of course there is going to be less engagments per revolution of the cranks, but is that difference really THAT big to be worried?

    Thanks in advance,

    Dan

  9. Hey everyone,

    Hoping somebody knows of a stem with roughly these dimensions:

    105mm lenght (give or take 5mm; although preferably more)

    15 degree rise (this is close to the minimum in rise i would want = more rise is better)

    31.8mm clamp size (sorry but no give or take on this one haha)

    Thanks for anybody who can help me find something around those dimensions.

    Dan

    GetReady.ToBike.ca

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