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Agreed I would never use anything else.

Crupi make alot of bmx race parts. The headset looks ok but for that money I would buy a chris king everytime.

When you bleed the brake make sure once you have removed the pads to wedge something inbetween the pistons. By the sounds of it you didn't do this and the pistons have fallen out. Start by moving the brake lever so that the top cap is level then. Remove the wheel then the pads. The make sure you wedge something between the pistons. Then your ready to bleed. Start by putting a small piece of pipe over the bleed nipple then remove the top cap of the lever. Turn the bleed nipple 1/2 a turn to open it and pull the lever back to the bar and hold it against the bar. With the lever still held against the bar then close the bleed nipple. Once it's closed the let go of the lever. You should notice the fluid in the top cap is being sucked through the brake. Be careful not to let the fluid in the top cap run out keep it topped up. Keep repeating this process and you should notice the air coming out at the caliper through the bleed nipple that you put that small piece of pipe on. When there is no more bubbles coming out of the tube you should close the bleed nipple for the last time then fill the top cap to the brim with fluid so that when you place the cap back on you get a little over flow of fluid. Clean any brake fluid up and re fit you pads and wheel. Pump the lever a few time and if all went to plan you should now have a working brake. Paul

\ I have been running water for the last few years. No problems at all I would never go back now to mineral oil

I used normal quality spokes. Somthing like sapim or dt double butted will be fine. Avoid getting black spokes. It would be worth getting the raer wheel built 4 cross non-drive side as your quite a big guy. A normal set of cranks will fit no problem just use a bb with an axel length of 122mm upwards. The dropout is the same as the ones you find on saracens ect so you should be able to get on easyly enough. Not sure on the bb rise. Most people run a flat bar with a 100mm 5' rise stem. Paul

If your only riding natural it should be ok for quite a while. My broke on the horozontal dropouts. but the 26'' has vertical dropouts so you will be fine. It's a good frame and if your getting it at a good price then go for it. Paul

I used to have the 20'' version. Never heard anything about the disk mounts cracking. If they crack anywere they crack at where the seat stays join the seat tube. Just rember that this frame was designed for comp use. Riding alot of street on it will result in it breaking in under a year.

You can get a 12t cog but any lower than that you will need a separate driver. Try www.alansbmx.com www.customriders.com Thanks

Getting a small enough sprocket? Tubular crank arms can dent heavier (even with a ti axel) They would work fine but getting a small enough sprocket will be hard. A flatland company called Quamen make a 22t. I once improted on from the us but to make it fit properly I have to moddify it as It's mainly designed to fit one piece cranks. When I moddified it it developed an up/down movement wich on a bike with either a mech or tensioner is fine because the mech/tensioner takes out and inperfections in it's shape. If you put a bike with a mech on upside down pedal it backwards and watch the mech you should 9 times out of 10 notice the mech move up/down a bit. This is because the chinring isn't perfectly round. If you mod this sprocket and run it on a mod as theres no mech/tensioner you will get an extreme tight and loose spot in the chain. Paul

If you take it to a quality bike shop they will have a tool called a stining(sp) tool. Its basicly an oversized crank puller wich will cut new larger threads into you crank arm. You will then be able to use an oversized crank puller and remove the cranks like normal. Paul

You might need a new lock ring. They only have a few alloy threads on them and are easily damaged. The lock rings are easy to get hold of try: www.alansbmx.com www.customriders.com www.pijin.co.uk They might not be on there web site but they have phone numbers so give them a call. Paul

Ok then. When do I pay the import tax? Is the courier going to ask for it at the door when he delivers it? Paul

Do any of you guys no anything about import tax? I have ordered an item from the us to the value of around $500.00 and was woundering if any of you guy's might no how much import tax I might have to pay? Any help Paul

Primo dirt monster on front Odyssey path on the rear

Ok cool. When ever theres a southampton ride next I will try and come along. Your welcome to try it out. I get ever friday of work and every other weekend. Paul The rear hub is a chris king single speed. With out changing that you won't be running any gears. Why would you want gears anyway?

The same guy kept telling me he had sent me a cheque for some echo brake clamps. Then claimed the cheque was lost in the post. Then he vanished. Paul

Theres the spec with rrp prices. The bike is also one of the lightest 24's around weighing 21lbs. Leeson 609 (White) £400.00 Pashley forks (White,Brake mounts on rear) £79.99 Chris king titanium headset £259.99 Thomson elite stem (Black 100mm 15'') £69.99 Answer pro taper bars (Cut to 24'' wide) £49.99 Avid ultimate lever £65.00 Avid ultimate £89.99 Magura hs33 (2004 lever,Braided hosing) £68.00 Flite slr saddle (White) £74.99 Thomson post (Cut to 1 inch long) £69.99 Middleburn rs8 cranks (Leeson modiffied bash gard) £164.99 F.s.a ultimax ti bb £74.99 Dmr v12 mag 10yr ani pedals (With ti axels) £94.99 kmc kool chain £14.99 Leeson chain tensioner £15.00 Hope mono on sun ryno lite (Black hub, Drilled rim) £86.00 Chris king on araya 7x (Black hub, Chrome rim, Drilled inner wall) £417.00 Maxxis max daddy £9.00 Tioga comp x £13.99 Nokon front cable (Silver) £17.49 Kink omega grips £7.99 Magura braided hose £21.50 Two std tubes £9.00 Rim tapes £2.99 total £2177.85

Ok cool. If you are interested when you have the money in may drop me a pm as I may still have it. I haven't ridden trials since getting my bmx but I may start riding again in summer so I,m still not 100% sure I want to sell it. Paul

Hi mate. This what you need. Its in very good condition and worth over £2000.00 at rrp. It comes spec'd with the finest parts money can buy including a Titanium chris king headset. At the moment the bike hasen't been ridden in 4-5 months. The frame has a crack at the headtube but Clive (leeson) is more than happy to fix that f.o.c and paint it any colour you want. The asking price is a very reasonable £1000.00 posted. Let me know if your interested Paul

That was realy good mate. Made me want to start riding my trials bike again. Paul

25-10 will be fine but you may need a half link. As for pedals shimano dx's. Paul

Send it to leeson. Clive will be able to make it silver. You could also get it made a little smaller and save some weight from it. www.leesonbikes.co.uk Paul