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polished my car today, looks gooood not feeling to dead either

i cycled just over 200 miles yesterday. i am actually feeling ok and i've raised quite a bit of money too! you should all sponsor me

smashed it

i'm cycling 200 miles tomorrow, i've raised almost a grand. it's not to late to sponsor me

if i don't go then i'm stuck at Halfords until something better comes along. i'd rather give up my wildness and have my own place and shit.

i'm moving to london. i don't wanna go to london, i like the north :'(

other than the obvious because you simply want it, why do you want a larger tyre? the benefits of more will surely be outweighed by the sluggishness and sheer weight of the thing

violin resin on rims is f**king magic

good chance i'll be moving down that way soon

and if this song doesn't make you nostalgia hard i'd suggest you test your luck with gravity and a bridge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=384&v=XSrUVCy5pOk

what about an industry 9 hub? they're offensively expensive and different. linkeh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-DpLjjyTfM but yeah buy a pro2

not many bb7s used by the decent lads cause the majority of 'good' riders are on stocks and tend to go for dual mags; if you can get the set up right maguras can be as good as discs; and substantially lighter. the other benefit of rim brakes is they're harder to damage; i ruined a rotor last week when i cocked up a gap

i'm using these rotors, deore brake levers and cables; they're great because the levers are split clamp and the cables are nice quality and come with the levers. I've been using the standard pads but i have popped a pair of jitsie ones on the rear caliper to see if it adds to the awesome, i can't honestly tell the difference between pads*, they still occasionally slip out when i ask too much of the bike and it'll roll backwards, but any magura or other disc would do the same in this situation. they're absurdly predictable and reliable in all other instances. *i have previously run hopes and when i upgraded to jitsie pads i noticed a significant difference in the performance so i can't really work this out. as i've gone through the bed in phase with the pads. another point to add is that it's worth taking your time to set up a bb7 properly; buy some brand new vee brake pads and steal the domed washers and re build the set up around the bb7, if possible have a play to maximise the pad contact on the rotor. when you do new cables don't feel obliged to use all of the cable routing points on the frame; allow the cables to make nice wide looping arcs from the levers; tight turns will make the brake feel like shit. use high quality cable cutters not the shitty rusty snips that have been blighting your tool box for all these years. For extra anal points you can take your cable outer and push the end into a grinding disc so that the ends are ground completely flat so the cable butts up nicely into the lever/caliper. lubricate your outers gt85 is perfectly adequate. remember to aim the hosing well away from your brakes so you don't contaminate them. you could probably use chain lube too. replace your inners regularly; they're strong as f**k but it's nice knowing that they're fresh and unlikely to fail. plus you can relube your cables when you fit new inners when it comes to setting up the bb7 itself theres no end of guides but the main thing is that the rotor shouldn't move much/at all when you pull like f**k on the brake lever, it should be flirting with the fixed pad most of the time. it's tricky to balance rolling resistance with nice brake feels but it's worth the fannying around. ugh essay over.

not full bikes but i snapped these at tartydays

cheap diesel is awesome

bb7s are actually mint, did you buy the bike 2nd hand? if you get them serviced and replace the pads/rotors you should be fine. i've ditched a pair of hopes in favour of avid mechanical brakes and i'm quite a heavy rider...

everything is awesome at the moment; i'm scuttling a tidy bird from tinder, i'm switching between mod and stock and enjoying the shit out of being a tgs wanker. training for my 200 miler is on point and i've raised a butload of money.

this gap has taunted me for ages

made a fairly meaty gap tonight, i'm generally enjoying the shit out of riding 26" after getting some cousts on the back brake front rotor has warped though

another vote for jitsie pads, but you might as well go whole hog and get your brakes serviced and get new rotors whilst your at it; nothing worse than banging on new pads and ruining them with contamination the same day

i've raised £420 on my just giving page eee

quad backflip, close the thread

finally have my contract for my new job sorted. i've managed to bike even further this weekend. linkeh. so 200 miles in a day should be alright

i'm cycling 200 miles in one day in august. if you'd like to sponsor me the link is here