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Luzac

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  1. Blomma, so i can say that an old cantilever brake does not suck in braking performance if you are smooth?

    braking performance is all about locking power and modulation. if a brake has a lack of power. it does not matter if you are smooth or not. it will still remain weak? ;)

    first post. damn, i can be smart sometimes!

  2. Hey, i need some help with my try all fixed cassette

    it's the ordinary 135mm spacing with a needle bearing at the drive side and a ordinary machine bearing at the non drive

    the problem is that the hub wobbles, really annoying

    i have never worked with a hub that has this construction so i have no idea how to fix the wobble, tried to tighten everything up, still there.

    anyone that uses this hub that can help me? i'd appreciate it

  3. it's not a coaster sprocket, it's a freecoaster hub you're thinking about

    a freecoaster has a clutch that locks against the hubshell when you pedal forward, but then you begin to roll, it disengages and enable you to roll backwards without backpedaling

    www.free-coaster.com or something like that.

  4. it's really nothing new, if you don't want to wait and if you don't want profiles, just go ahead and buy a pair of KHE flatland cranks, light, rather strong and has the second bolt hole for the 18tooth sprocket.

    bashring then?

    or you could always drop tree a mail about some really small tree light sprockets, if you feel that you can trust the system their new sprocket will use (basically no sprocket bolt, just a steel insert that goes against the splines on the spindle.

    so 2non-drive side crankarms, a Ti spindle and a euro bb, or if you want to mill out your frame, a spanish bb.

    edit: might as well explain some more

    IPB Image

    two profile race crank-arms 50$ each

    a premium TI spindle 70$

    fit bikes bb with steel cups (not al that is shiit!) 40$

    http://www.empirebmx.com/catalog/showdetai...et=catalog.aspx

    210$ +sprocket cost equals 110£+sprocket cost instead of 200£ +sprocket cost and all that.

  5. as said, i'll fix the looks of it when i've tested and seen that it really works

    i took the spring and rollers from and old XT mech

    but i didn't use the spring that tensions against the mech hanger. i took the spring that tensions the arm, way stronger

    i don't think that this tensioner will work on any other frame without some modifications since i've made it so it sits perfectly against the frame to add support to the tensioner without having to make it out of really thick material

  6. Looking into a pair of Tryall FFW since my old cranks died, how do they hold up? (square taper version)

    should i get a fixed cog and keep the ENO on the rear or should i go FFW and put the fixed cog on the rear?

    pros and cons of FFW with singlespeed?

  7. I think that i'll try to bed it in again, looking for a hill and some speed

    Linear slic housing with xtr cable, i know it should be insane. but it has been f**king me in the ear since i bought it

    i had to respace the hub (shimano XT) since the disc was too close to the disc mount- couldn't align the caliper properly. annoying as hell.

  8. So, i'm currently running a BB7 with a 203mm rotor up front, but it doesnt seem to give me the power i want, i've aligned and realigned the caliper several times, both with parktools guide and with avids own. but it seems like it just dont give me the "bite" i want.

    and another question, the pads wobble in the caliper, is that normal? annoying.

  9. Looking for a new front brake since the o2 don't want to play with me anymore.

    i've been looking at,

    Hope Mono Trials, 160mm disc

    Avid BB7 185mm disc ( i have an XT-lever already)

    so that's the main choise, i'm a fairly big guy so i'd appreciate some power,

    i've seen the Mono trial in 180 @ tartybikes, but it costs more than twice as much as the 185mm bb7

    will the Mono Trial with a 160mm disc have enough power, or should i go for the bb7 with a linear housing and a XT lever? (have the lever and housing already)

    cheers

  10. Okey, i've used the search function but it all says diffrent, stone disc, metal disc, 90angle, 45degree angle, clockwise, counter clockwise

    so let's solve this

    What gives the best grind (for ex koxx bloxx)

    what disc should i use, how fast should i go at the rim and wich angle?

    i'd appreciate all help i can get since my brake slides real much right now

    cheers

  11. got some new pads and a fresh bleed for my Hope o2, but as it's on my trials bike i don't have all that much speed to fix the pads

    wich is the fastest and the best way to bed a disc brake? i've heard all kind of methods like pouring water and then go down a slope dragging your brake, go down a slope dragging your brake and THEN pour water on the disc, put mud on the rotor and ride down a slope

    wich is really the best way for my Hope o2 brake?

    or will the brake always lack power so i'll just have to mount a BB7 and ride with it?

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