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Hi, Im looking to make a video of all the stuff that goes down from the locals so to speak. what editing programme does everyone use? what do you like to see in a video e.g: linking of stylee sections with tech, and a little big hucks or anything like that. all this will help loads, and the more replies the more hehlp it will be. please reply with anything you feel is relevent to a good video too. cheers tom

Yooo Nick, once everyone (me :$ ) has got there bike built we got to get a big sesh out portland, haha twould be awesome. Anyone up for that? Tom

is this right? seemed very strange to me at first then i examened it and the bikes are very slightly different. zoo - 24 seven 24 Seven - zoo? has mr holroyd moved and its me being slow catching on or what? Cheers Tom P.S. 24 seven looks rather nice though

ive only found out they were tooo long now. cos they just baout going in to hold the brake calipers on, so the first few times they moved i thought i wasnt doing them up tight enough bit late to gring them down now. Tom

not running a booster cos the echo frame has one built in, didnt specify short bolts but neither did they, so why does that put me in the wrong? and how am i supposed to know as i bought it as a new frame??? TOm

threads are pretty shallow but as i said in my very first post all the threads are crushed from the lumps on the ends of the bolts y is it my fault then for buy a new frame and brake mounts and fitting them? eh? thats all ive done and its f*cked up from there. so it any my fault cos all i have done is set my brake up right and it popped out and theni reset my brake re tightened it and when i was givin my bike a check over i loosened off my brake mount bolts and they got tight so i decoded to take them out to have a look at them. is it my own fault that selectbikes sent me the too long bolts when i bought the mounts off them then? Cheers TOm

helicoil tool snapped inside frame, mate i work for an engineering company and ive been down that road already and yes it was done professionally so im not going the helicoil road again, to be honest if i dont get a replacement frame im not going to bother with trials again cos its cost me about £450 in the past 2 months first for a second hand frame that got f**ked and now for a brand new frame thats has done just about the same. Tom

errrrrrmm. no helicoiling f*cked my frame up last time so i had to buy this one. do you think i can get a warrenty or whatever it is replacement? Cheers Tom

yeah and you would expect select to state the problem for future reference cos now my frame is completely F**ked as there is not enough thread of the bolt ot hold properly Tom

Hi, I've just taken my rear wheel off my echo team 05 frame which i had bought about 2 weeks before christmas and i also bought new magura mounts for select bikes at the same time. i was taking these bolts out of the frame literally minutes ago and sunndenly 3 out of the 4 bolts became tight. My sudden thoughts were "Oh Sh*t have i cross theaded them?" but i remember threading the bolts in until it reached the mount by hand. no i have managed to get the bolts out and i have notice a large bulky build up of aluminiums which looks to of been crushed onto the bolt (on 3 of them, 1 bolt is fine) and when i check the threads i noticed they have been crushed F**K. Am I able to claim a free new one from select bike or something cos the bolts i have used to tighten the maguras on (the ones i bought from select bikes) have reached the bottom of the brake mounts and gone too far on afterwards. and this wasnt even tight enough to hold my magura cylenders in place they keep popping out after a couple of days of riding and they ARE TIGHT. Major Help Please Cheers Tom PICS: Link To Piccie

mate let me get back to you tomorro evening, and ill have all the correct drill sizes wrote down for you from work. unless theres someone else that knows the drilling size. sorry i cant help more ill get back to you tomorro. Cheers Tom

heres what you will need for helicoiling: a drill that is the correct tapping size for a m5 wire insert tap 1 m5 wire insert spiral flute tap 5+ m5 helicoils 1 m5 helicoiling tool a small set square but doin it yourself is one hell of a job, im an apprentis at a local engineering firm where i live, and ive had an old trials frame scrapped cos the helicoil tool snapped in my frame, be carefull to make sure that you drill the tapping hole straight, and tapp the hole straight too, you can check the angles with the set square. ill find out the drill size for you asap if you need i can write a guide for you too. Hope this helps Cheers TOm

ok then looks like its gonna be a painful week haha. ill keeep you informed on how i get on. Thanks again. Tom

hi, i've lately been pushing to get higher and higher sidehops on my mod trials bike. i've been practicing on pallets so its not to harsh but i've got to 31 inches high (5 pallets) and i no matter what i try i cant seem to get any higher than this, i've tried a double wheel sidehop and a sidehop from on the rear wheel and i cant make 6 pallets for sh*t whats the deal with this i been trying to get higher all week and i've had no luck and secret techniques to sidehops that people would like to share? cheers Tom

i been riding for about 8 weeks, ive used to have a echo em2r but i striped the brake mount treads out of the frame and then my dad completely f**ked it up trying to fix it, so no i got an echo team frame 05 and changed all the other parts over. Tom