planet x alan
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3X, but if you never have built a wheel before, i would advise you dont make this one your first.
Practice on an old crappy wheel first so you get the lacing sorted and a good guide is http://sheldonbrown.com/ Knows his stuff and is the only guide i have ever used.
What he said. Another pointer i can give is to only tighten each spoke no more than half a turn at a time, this will reduce the risk of disaster!
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3X will be the easiest pattern to learn if it's your 1st build. As for spoke lengths it will vary between hubs (different flange sizes/offsets) There are various spoke length calculators over the internet, failing that tarty will normally calculate it for you when you order spokes from them.
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Did this with my rohloff so I could run 18/16 on my control frame without the wheel hanging out the drop out. Worked an absolute treat, needed to change to some longer bolts and space a few things out to get the chain line correct but worked ace and never moved.
Something like this COULD be done with a rear mech if you remove the bolt and set it up correctly.
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Cheers guys Just thought best to check just incase.
I've had mine about 2 months and rode it from the start. No problems. I got some sand on it a few weeks ago though. Is there any tips on keeping it running smooth??
As for servicing remove the freewheel from your crank arm and remove the lock ring to take it apart, clean each individual part with a good degreaser and re assemble. There's probably a guide to doing this somewhere on the forum/internet if you get stuck.
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How did you attach it next to your wheel?
Just with the brackets that come with it, a little bit of patience and probably a bit of luck too. When rigged on it was missing my foot by about half an inch. Haha.
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As the title says. How long are you supposed to stay off trials moves when bedding in an SL freewheel? I know there are a few that you need to do this with so the grease thins inside. Couldn't find anything like this with the SL so thought I'd double check as I don't wanna end up with something that skips all over the place a few months down the line.
Cheers.
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A well set up odyssey evo with decent pads works wonders. Although not as good as a maggy, which is why I brazed some 4 bolt mounts onto the other side of my seatstay works an absolute treat!
You can get v brake plates which someone posted above but I've never seen a U to V adaptor.
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So me and a pal had a chilled days riding today and decided to give his go pro a try (he rides a lot of mtb and uses it for that) Just played about with some angles and stuff and he edited them
http://www.pinkbike.com/video/244486/
Blown away with how stable it is when mounted to the bike and how it just takes the harshest landings.
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Ugh, that's too light for me. I guess I'll modify my rohloff to fit the chain then.
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Hey guys, been running this frame for not long now and i've had my super pro burns on. Had to get rid to run a larger chain and went with 18/15, to get the chain tensioned the wheel is pretty much as far back is it will go and the brake set up is so shady, I'm having to angle the slaves as much as they will not adjust down any further. I can just manage to get the chain on with the rear wheel as far forward as it will go but it's that little bit too tight.
Is there a ratio that was widely used with these? I assumed it would of been 18/15 but obviously I'm wrong.
Cheers
edit: Also had this problem with the burns.. 16/13 or 16/14 I was running there, but had to lose the burns as the arms were a bit too close to the chainstays for comfort.
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Years and years ago a guy I knew was on about setting up 6 gears evenly spaced on a king hub using a modified (bodged) road bike downtube shifter with a spaced out mech and wide chain. Not sure what became of it but it don't sound a bad idea.
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You sir are a total legend! Video worked fine for me!
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Me either that's why I posted on here! Really hope you hav better luck than me and find it!!
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I could be terribly wrong but that rock lobster vid Im sure judders was in it, maybe calops knows it?
You could well be right, there were 3 or 4 guys in it if I remember rightly, all riding Leeson/Curtis/Pashley kind of bikes.
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This?
Yes! That's him! What's his name? Been bugging me for a few weeks now!
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Hey guys. 1st vid was from a good few years ago... I know the sound track to it was rock lobster by the B52s. It was a bunch of guys riding rocks on streety bikes with seats and was pretty damn awesome.
2nd vid was also from a few years ago and it was of a guy who chopped up an old echo team mod frame and fitted a rear shock to it. I forget his name!
All help appreciated.
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Sucks dude. Get well soon!
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Cheers mate. Your back? What have you done to it?
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2nd time I've rode the stock. Been on mod for a few months since starting back up again. My set up control is terrible still and needs loads of work! But I'm getting there and having loads of fun doing so! After all that's all that matters!
Enjoy.
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My favorite bits:
Turndowns - Don't think I've ever seen anyone do one on a trials bike
Manual lines - Winning!
General bmx influence.
Least favourite bits:
the music =/ Just didn't think the choice of music really suited your riding style
Overall. Bloody awesome! I'm not normally all that bothered with brake less trials edits. But you sir, killed it!
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Updated with pic of new frame built up! Another to come very soon with how my mod has changed!
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Any need in posting a reply that contributes nothing to the topic?
As for saving money on parts that is not my intention. I am looking for a specific chain which I have used in the past and has been top quality.
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It is, but would be a last resort as they weigh a tonne and I'd have to buy another motorbike chain tool.
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Probably gonna buy one, if it's poor quality I'll just stick it on the bmx when it needs a newun.
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Doesn't explain the squish... But did you clean the rim off when you ground it? That could explain the lack of hold.