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Some recent clips from the beginning of the year, filmed at Southampton station and the Tunnel Any comments would be great, and if you like it maybe subscribe to my Youtube channel. I'm aiming to put a new video out every 4-6 weeks hopefully this year. Paul

The link you have there is for an integrated and won't fit. You need an internal not an integrated

THIS

Clear spray paint lacquer, spray it inside the grips and slide them on. Allow to dry for a couple of hours, then go riding

The thing that makes that even more amazing is it's towards the end of a comp after riding a full day at the highest level of riding.

Looking forward to it Moving up to Elite this year

I'll be coming up with Nick Manning, be good to meet some new faces

Frame turned out very nice mate, just needs a decent pair of tyres now :wink2:

Video still from today, new video should be out in next couple of weeks

Plenty more on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlsharpe/sets/72157632264343222/show/

Have ordered some m6 canti bosses now so will see how i get on. Thanks everyone for your advise / input

Thanks for the advise guys Tempted to try m6 bosses first then as i can always fit a heli coil into the m6 thread I cut to bring it back down to m5 if i ever wanted to change back to a Magura or sell the frame. Just measured the width of the 4 bolt mounts on the frame and there 10mm. Do people think theres enough width there to get to m8 if I needed to?

Thanks for the offer mate but I can buy m6 canti studs fairly easily, there rare but not impossible to get. My concern with m6 studs would be the strength of the studs over time and weather they would flex/bend or even snap after a period of time with the amount of stress we as trials riders put through the rear brake. This must be one of the reasons hardly any manufactures use m6 studs and why m8/m10 are the more common sizes.

Thanks for the reply, I've seen m6 canti studs available and was tempted with them. How long have you been running your set-up?

Looking for some advise really off people who have done this mod. Recently started using a rear v-brake as I have suffered with arm pump for years using a rear Magura and so far I've had zero arm pump with the v-brake Only trouble I'm currently having is the hold the brake offers isn't as much as my old Magura was and also the look of the adaptors then v-brake then booster brings it so far off the seat stays it looks like a piece scaffolding hanging off the seat stays lol. My current set up: Shimano Xt lever Odyssey linner cable oiled Avid Ultimate Tried Heatsink adaptors and Neon adaptors TNN lgv pads Generic alloy booster Onza Limey 4 frame I've googled the subject a fair bit and done some reading and found how to do it, Adam from Tarty said on another site "Bottom 4-Bolt hole + 6.5mm drill bit + M8x1.25 tap + M8 V post = job done." Is it really as easy as that and also are there any potential issues I should look out for? I'm a competent mechanic working in the trade for over 10 years so pretty sure I could carry this mod out easy enough, just a little worried if it doesn't work out and I wreck my frame. People who have done this how long did it last and were the performance gains by moving the pivot location of the brake worthwhile doing the mod? Looked to have a set up like this ideally

I think it's a great idea, if this becomes available in the uk I would seriously consider getting it done

https://vimeo.com/57755809

Last round of the British series this year

Almost the same as mine Looks nice mate, needs a few finishing touches and it'll be perfect.

I had them before I changed to Tryall Carbons, were really nice bars and I'd happily ride them again

Decent competition footage https://vimeo.com/51856400 https://vimeo.com/50282255 https://vimeo.com/50834410 https://vimeo.com/50386869 https://vimeo.com/47950284 https://vimeo.com/46837900 https://vimeo.com/44410341 https://vimeo.com/40625708

Works fine for me, I've added it on your topic in my reply

Thanks for the nice comments guys Have added a Vimeo link to the first post if people prefer that.

Fitness is the killer for most riders new to comps, I ride with plenty of street riders etc who can tap/gap higher/further than me but put them in a comp where they need to ride of 2:30 non stop and watch them struggle lol. Try and ride as much natural as you can and work on your fitness. Make sections and ride them rather than trying one up or one gap etc. At the level your going to enter it'll be more about you two wheel control, general balance and fitness. Try and watch other riders do the section first as if they have comp experience already you will likely learn a lot from them and how they ride a section. I honestly wouldn't worry about how high you can get up or gap etc, a lot of the sections at intermediate level (especially local clubs) will be mainly two wheel stuff and small up's. Go to a comp for the experience with no expectations, have fun and try not to take it to seriously. You'll likely meet new friends and it will probably help with your riding motivation to improve