Tim/Trialsin USA

I guess I did not word that properly. I meant the new molds have been completed and that CRM pads are now being produced in volume again. Sorry for the lack of clarity. For light grind and smooth rims, after nearly 10 years the compound is more than valid.

I can not speak definitively, but my guess is that they are out of stock. Plazmatic PMG pads were actually developed and introduced a few years ago. Plazmatic molds wearing out, the production never got anywhere near demand. It took a very long time to sort out new production means to deal with the uniqueness of Plazmatic materials. CRM pads are now rolling out of production, PMGs will follow.

I can assure you, that visible signs of hand assembly do not necessarily equate to uniqueness of compound.

ha, ha, ha....touche'

I would not be so declaritive........your almost right.

I was not impuning Rock pads performance in particular. That a pad is made in one factory or another....or a material supplied by a vendor vrs developed independently ..... effectiveness is not based on its origin of discovery. I was merely finding humor in the hype pads get in general, particularly when their characteristics are shared by others making the same heroic claims.

A descision based on a poll of a few dozen people versus actual discussion with known owners hardly seems a logical way to reach that conclusion.

I know, I thought that since you all stick extra "u" in words like color........ you would not notice.... ha, ha, ha

"better" than the other half dozen Baradine pads of the same compound? That is quite an accomplishment! I did not say they were bad pads. A crack was made as to the comparitive value, I was merely pointing out the fallaciousness of the base assumption. Most pads being produced these days are pretty good. Everyones preference is different..... hard compound vrs soft, modulation vrs quick bite. All conditions make there be no one single pad that reigns supreme. The only pads I would reccomend against are those that make the claim "as good in wet as dry, not effected by cold".........crap, they do not exist. mmmmmm, necco........

easy, pick another color from the Barradine catalog;)

Boilnig most certainly does work. Used to do alot of them like that way back in the '90s. About 10 minites at a good boil, then stick phillips head screw driver through hole in the back..........bap with hammer....and wha-la.......

Boilnig most certainly does work. Used to do alot of them like that way back in the '90s. About 10 minites at a good boil, then stick phillips head screw driver through hole in the back..........bap with hammer....and wha-la.......

Are they coming in 32hole this year?

KOZA Titanium mod frame/fork/bike made in 1999. While not the lightest, it was with out a doubt the most durable mod ever built. Total produced, 22 (including prototype).

cool old school.......

They are really durable, I used to sell piles of them when I was still doing retail sales.

Porn star theory in biketrials again. Actually, the wider the bars...........does not necessarily make for better bars. Width is about balance (hence, the high wire guys that carry long poles). BUT, in biketrials you also have to pull the front end up in any number of directions. Too wide and the front end of the bike actually gets harder to pickup (think about weight lifters, they don't have their hands extended all the way out on the bar.....because it requires more effort). I have noticed over the years that the people who were most comfortable with their bars, they ranged in width from shoulder width to shoulder width + one or two fist widths (26"-29"). Anything beyond that becomes unweildy. Don't buy by a bar on the John Holmes theory.

Yes, first they were yellow w/black CNC backings for HS-33s. Later there were some blue anodized backings. Then there were CNC V-brake backings....introduced..... hmmm, its been a long time!....think it was '02 or '03. As mentioned above, intermittently there have been red pads when we could not get them in yellow. There are trade offs when it comes to thickness of pad (the ammount sticking out beyond the backing). The thicker it is, the harder it has to be (or it will be unpredictably squishy feeling). Obviously the reverse is true. While the hardness of a compound is not the predominent determiner of grippiness (nor lifespan), generally speaking harder pads do not grip as well (on smooth/light grind as CR, CRM and CRV were designed for) on these smoother surfaces.

Orginally ('99) they were yellow. First used in CNC backings (black) for HS-33s. Later we added V version using same pad (size and formula). Red was done a couple years later, and intermittently (when yellow pigment was not available).

Sorry, guess the tongue in cheek sarcasm was lost in translation. Is going greener to our benefit? Absolutly, no one can argue that with a straight face. The question becomes, what level of governmental beaurocracy (historically the worst way of getting efficient anything) are we willing to tollerate? Per the CO2 stats, any "credible" source can be found to fit ones own point of view. This is true of all statistics. Rather than try to scare people into handing over individual choice to the government with statistics (never firm ground to stand on, pro or con), why not just simply try and address pollution. Even though Al Gores house uses VASTLY more power than the average US resident [including George Bush, sadly], he insists becasue he bought carbon credits its OK. What??? who is he kidding. Politicians promising to spend our money wisely (cough, cough) if you just give them enough gets us what we deserve, huge ammounts of waste and far too few innovations. Personally I feel the free market (antithetical to Al Gore), as it shoves the carbon based fuels higher and higher will make green technology competitive. I'll give my cash to a guy building wind mills over a government official any day of the week. Social responsibility, it lies with you and me.......not George Bush (thank god!).

This is hilarious. The ammount of CO2 put into the atmosphere by man is not even in the margin of error compared to what is generated naturally. Al Gore is a boob, he had to go international to find an audience that would actually believe him. Carbon credits.....are you freaking kidding me. Look, either your polluting alot or your not... giving someone money for peices of paper ain't going to clean the earth any faster, that I gaurrantee. The thought that government should set the price of a product (i.e. tax the crap out of gas) is abhorrent to me. If it is that bad, ban it...........otherwise don't make up excuses just to take more of my money. "we have to tax it alot so people will economize, because it is going to run out". Then let it run out! One thing is certain, mankind tends not to change until they have to. My suggestion: Pull all the taxes off petroleum products so we burn it up faster! If we are going to burn it all anyway (which is logical conclusion by conservationists), why not just burn it faster so we HAVE TO use alternatives?! As for the US being the source of the worlds woes. I did not vote for Bush and think he is a boob, but blame someone else for a while....it gets a little old after a while. There.........Tims unabashed dime store political opinions of the day!...ha, ha, ha.

I guess it depends on your definition of "fair bit of weight". That ammount of aluminum (particularly there, where it is quite thin) is not going to ammount to much of anything.... certainly not more than double digit grams. If you ride outside at all, ultimatly you will collect as much grime and dirt than you are losing in weight is my guess. Having said that, it is pretty cool looking.

Yes, O-ring. The issue is that you can't use too large an O-ring (squish and twist issues) to absorb stress. Therefore, under sudden high stress (pedal kicks come to mind) situations the reletively small O-ring squishes to point of alumium (no dampening qualities) being the main instrument of pressure (hence, force absorbtion is negated). They looked cool, and felt great. And under the majority of cirumstances worked great..........but there was enough percentage of time that cofidence in durability/longevity did not leave us comfortable. For those who read instructions and warnings, they are great.....

Because we found out years ago (did CNC backings in '99), that grippy pad material with metal backing = too much stress on plastic nipple that holds pad. Fine if you keep your brakes set so that there is not much travel from pad to rim, but the further the piston has to push out before pad engages rim.... the higher the stress on the plastic nipple that holds pad. All tests showed that metal backing, while feeling more solid, does not actually increase braking power.

Jeep never made one. They did sponsor early/mid 90s US National Champ Mark Brooks. He rode a Ross, restickered as Jeep. Ross made a cromo and an aluminum mod bike .......they sold quite well. And maybe a couple dozen stock bikes/frames.