montyrider
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Me and my mate should hopefully be coming up to ride brentwood/ thriftwood scout park next sunday was just wondering if anyone else would be up for meeting and having a ride if you haven't been before and like natural style comp riding it will be a good insight and great fun.....only downfall you have to pay but to be honest £2.40 entry for the day is not a smack in the face and you have full use of the facilities......
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they won't have a colour they will be Transparent.
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Yeah i defenitly agree steel has a bit more give when it comes to stress as it'll bend before it snaps unlike mag or alu which can be unpredictable and just snap before it will bend!
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ISIS all the way especialy skf....managed to fit a front freewheel with bash on mine to very simple! just machine down the large spacer to as close to bb shell as you dare go the cut and fit an old try-all bb spacer in their you know the green ones! Thought i'd add that as someone may like to know works a treat
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I cant remember where i heard this....but say if you were gapping rails (on a magnesium frame) and slid off and your downtube hit it hard instead of the material just denting it'd develop a stress mark as well or worse split! on an aluminium or steel frame you'd get a weee little dent! anyone heard the same!
Magnesium is'nt to keen on being flexed a lot think of how you can keeping bending a paper clip and it gets softer and easier bend? but on a much larger scale.....if anyone has some long term experience with a mag frame it'd be interesting to know their thoughts?
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I bought one.
If you look at people who are obsessed with weight, 400g is alot to them.
You've seen them all cutiing bits out of their frames, wheels, hubs, tensioners, etc.
Some people like the springy feeling, i guess.
I wouldn't say its an obsession, theres what... 1 mag frame out? Gotta try new things or we'd be stuck on xc bikes.
Ha Ha i see what your saying....thought this would be a good topic for discussion.....xc bikes are in the space age carbon fibre zone!
) a mate of mine was on some magnesium trials shop or sumthin and everything was magnesium thay had heeps of magnesium frames and parts....and bragging about weight loss. but each to their own as they say i can see a bemefit in losing 400g it is weight loss nearly have a kg but some u6 frames weigh less and cost more but would'nt it a better investment in the long run to pay that bit more for strength? -
These are the only benefits of using magnesium alloy frames i could come up with!
Light weight
Low density (two thirds that of aluminium!)
Good high temperature mechanical properties e.g Gear box castings
Good corrosion resistance
Which sums up theyre only good for about a few months use! a DOB frame costs £230 and weighs 1.4 kg which is impressive but i don't see the point in sacrificing all that weight who on here owns one and can say they've found it better than a aluminium frame e.g U6 i rid a magnesium one and found it flexy and to light no resistance in it and no feeling!
Aluminum is significantly cheaper pound for pound....and stronger an echo pure is £230 and weighs 1.8 kg
What are peoples thought on this magnesium obsession? i just cant see why anyone would buy a magnesium frame am i just being stupid?
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Just get some decent brake pads and a grinder. Tar is for loosers.
i've coust pads and a decsent light grind on my echo rim but i just don't like the feeling with out tar my brake is top notch runs really well.....but i just prefer tar the bite and lock is brilliant only downside the slightest bit of water and your in the sh!*
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Flat-roofing-Bitumen...1QQcmdZViewItem
Never run out again? lol
hummmm might cost me about 50 quid in petrol thier and back though! lol aldershot is miles away from me.....he says its 23quid in B&Q has anyone bought it before from their? if so how long has it lasted them? i didn't know you could buy form their so cheers anyway mate.
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is there none between the concrete slabs down at aldeburgh seafront? just big black stripes running through the pathway? i'll go outside and take a picture of the tar in the road one day
tried ebay? that guy is pretty generous with it!
the stuff between the gaps in the walls is more of silicone type of stuff very rubbery and not maluable.........in the summer tar would melt and people like me would steal it lol i haven't tried ebay.....should i just type in rim tar? on the search
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Please if anyone has any tar could they send me some if i send them a stamped address envelope? I lost my block and none of mates have any spare and not even the roofers have any bitchumen to spare........if any does could they let me know and give me their address so they don't have to pay for mail
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lots of big drops in it. technicality side is a bit slim but not bad overall.
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Pure and simple post ere guys.
Does anyone know or can help me with, where can i purchase the dob magnesium frame and rims im really looking into it but cant find anywhere to get them online.
Aparently some bloke called zhi can but i dont know where to find him. thanks for any help
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Hi you im doin my first comp this sunday.........well excited! my mate got me in....but i need an entry form and im all sorted could someone perhaps send me one? i can't get the one off ebtc's website as not a member yet.
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Looks pretty shit if you ask me...rather boring, but then again, but then again its weight before beauty and weight before strength...but easily replaced for him.
lets see your bike then i bet that looks the dogs nuts aye
Looks shit ha ha u make me laugh
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i have a try all one for sale, never skipped its perfect. still has the box and tool + instructions etc. £25 posted.
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Mate i would just choose whatever you think is nicest for you.....they're all made to the same tolerances and same materials.......the only difference is the geometry.......get one to suit your style, then ride it. you'll get used to it and be happily hopping away
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the vid was as good as his hair cut.............
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Snakebite and black with vodka, got a kick and a half
how many fights have u had drinking that
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try the bike mania there a fair amount easier
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which one was it, there is any easier one i think called bike mania, bike mania 2 and bike mania on ice. its a 2d platform quite fun when its raining outside
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try-all 108 never skipped once even at fast speeds ei down a hill
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i might be able to make it with a mate of mine, altho im clubbing friday night so see how i feel
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wow how do u people hurt ur selfs so much on ur bikes.
i broken my wrist
snapped my forearm in half
broken toes
ripped back muscle
but ive never done any of this on a bike, on a bike i have only damaged my shins and hands but nothing that major.
might of done a ligament in my foot but thats it
Sheringham Weekender
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Hey can anyone come? well me and my mate as we're looking for something for this bank holiday weekend we usualy roadtrip somewhere
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