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  4. Magura Brake Booster - 2 Or 4 Bolt?

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    I've recently finished building my stock and have done a few rides. I'm not getting on with the rear brake at all as there is little feeling and too much sponginess (Maguras on 4 bolt mounts). I've been looking at fitting a booster, but I'm unsure whether to go for a 2 or 4 bolt set-up. Please can someone let me know if the 4 bolt ones actually produce a better brake feel, or are the 2 bolt ones sufficient? Cheers. :)

  5. Modified Cars

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    I have spoken to some people that have massively modified their cars and they seem to be fed up and want to get rid of the car.
    I've had lots of modified cars - all Astras. A Mk2 1.3 with rally spec suspension and GTE body kit, a Mk2 GTE 16v with 260bhp from a BTCC style engine (featured in Revs, Redline and Total Vauxhall), a Mk3 Astra Sport 16v with Irmscher kit, Mk4 Coupe Turbo with Courtenay Stage 4+ (320bhp) and a Mk5 SRi XP Sport Hatch.

    Got bored of them all, and I now have a bland and boring Mk4 5 door 2.0 DTi Comfort. I've had it with modified cars to be honest. I've always wanted a 911 and when I looked back at how much I had spent on Astras over the years, I realised I could have bought a 911 3 times over. I'm staying standard for now, but I will get something a bit better than the crap I have now once this wedding is paid for - lol.

    PS. Wish I had never sold the Mk2 GTE..... :(

  6. Any Older People On Here?

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    Quite a few people then!

    I just went out on my first ride in 14 years and I'm knackered!!! Had to cut it short as my new grips worked loose. I started out shaky - I'm guessing I'm getting used to the bike more than anything else. Anyway, managed to get up on the back wheel by pedalling it up, not rocking on the front, then hop up a kerb. Then managed to get over a bench. Not much, but I'm pretty happy considering. I'm going to keep doing small stuff so I get used to the bike and get my balance back, before trying anything bigger.

  8. Tyre Pressures For A Beginner?

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    After a very long break from trials, I'm going out to ride my new stock for the first time on Monday and I'm wondering what tyre pressure I should run - keeping in mind I'm essentially a beginner. I have a 2.4 Rubber Queen at the rear and a 2.2 Mountain King at the front. I have a pretty standard light front inner tube and at the rear a downhill tube - although a slightly light one. I'm about 12.5 stone and class myself as a pretty light rider, although as a beginner, I'll be prone to making mistakes.

    Recommendations would be great. Cheers. :)

    For a bit of fun, I'm going to guess at around 35 psi front and rear. Let see how far off I am. :P

  9. Any Older People On Here?

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    Back then a trials bike was a XC bike with the saddle down and the big ring removed. My whole front wheel only weighed 620grams and had 28 spokes! But the main thing is the technique - that has changed a lot. It focuses a lot more on manoeuvres from the back wheel. In that video I'm essentially doing a 32" bunny hop onto that ledge. These days you would just hop on the back wheel along side it and hope straight up. This sort of technique was just being developed as I stopped riding.

    Oh - I'm now about 2 stone heavier than I was back then!!

  11. Any Older People On Here?

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    The forest bit? That used to be known by me and my mates as Skelly Woods, it was next to Orchard Lea School in Fareham - not sure if it was known as anything else, as I don't believe it had an official name. I don't think you can access it now. BMXers did ammend the slopes in order to create better jumps there.

  12. Any Older People On Here?

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    If you just coming back, I really urge you to start off using a mod bikes, it will make life much easier for you...
    I've already put together a stock - always did trials on 26" before. There is a link to a video from 1993 in my sig - I did trials for another few years after the video was taken and got much better. Fingers crossed it will all come back to me. It is my birthday on Monday and my bro is buying me a decent helmet. I'll be heading out later that day to try it all out .... should be interesting.

  13. Any Older People On Here?

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    Posted · Edited by MikeWarner

    Are there many other people on here around my age? I'll be 34 next week and I'm starting to feel old!!! This is one of the reasons for getting back into trials after about a 12 year break form it - I need to get fit. I'd rate myself as a beginner again though, although I hope to pick it back up quickly again. Somehow I don't think I'm bounce off the ground as well as I used to.

  14. Finished Building My 24-7 Holroyd

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    I got some TryAll Rage riser bars (09) in black

    http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?pr...category_id=138

    I Trialtech sport forged stem in black

    http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?pr...;category_id=41

    And some Chorrillas rubber grips in black

    http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?pr...;category_id=17

    Also got yet another free Tartybikes T-Shirt - lol. :)

    Can't do a ride on Friday as I'm busy, and also away the whole weekend too. Weekdays are difficult for me, but most weekend should be ok.

  15. Bottom Bracket Width Info Please

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    I noticed something strange at the weekend. Turns out the Echo Magura lever when fitted slightly pushes the pads out. I'll therefore be able to undo the bleed bolt and push the pads back in a bit, allowing me to adjust for a bit of extra clearance. Fingers crossed I won't have to do anything else once I do this. Oh - and yes, the TPI is fully adjusted for maximum clearance.

  18. Using This Site - How To Keep Track Of Threads?

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    Posted · Edited by MikeWarner

    I'm a vBulletin man through and through - in fact I've run a very large vBulletin forum for around 10 years now. The problem is, I just don't get this IP.Board software installed here.

    My main issue - how do I keep track of threads that I participate in? Can I automatically subscribe to threads I participate in?

    Please help, as I'm starting to use this forum less because I can't keep track of things very easily. Although, saying that, I'm probably missing something obvious.....

    Thanks.

  20. Finished Building My 24-7 Holroyd

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    Right - I'm ordering a slightly higher rise stem and some riser bars tomorrow.

    I tried riding it against on Sunday and it was difficult to get the front up easily. Hopefully the higer front end will make a big difference. I', ordering some rubber grips too - the MBK ones I've got are terrible! Look like I'll be getting my 4th Tartybikes T-Shirt! lol.

  22. Bottom Bracket Width Info Please

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    Posted · Edited by MikeWarner

    Hi. I finished putting my new stock bike together yesterday to find that the cranks clip the Maguras. I've managed to adjust this out, but the brakes are draging a bit as a result. I took the bottom bracket out today as I figured it was too narrow. It is an FSA Platinum with a 68mm shell. It does not say the axle length on it, but it measures around 128mm. The thing is, I was expecting it to the shorter than this. In addition, the widest axle FSA do in this model with a 68mm shell is 118mm.

    Is it correct to measure Isis bbs over to the total axle length, or is there some other technique I should be using?

    Thanks.

  24. Finished Building My 24-7 Holroyd

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    I'll count the links and see if I can get away with a standard chain.

    Anyway, I've got it all set up now and there are 3 issues. As pointed out above, the bars are too low. It feels very very strange. I'm going to have to sort this out. The grips are MBK foam and they squidgy too much and allows the hand to move around to much. I'm going to go for some rubber grips. Finally, the inside of the drive side crank hits the Magura, so I'm going to have to get a wider bottom bracket axle. oh well.....

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