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The External crack happened first allowing the cup to flex and hence crack, Normally this will happen when the cups are not pressed in straight and it ovalises the frame createing a stress riser...

Google it there's a few guys out there that have done this...

The battery doesn't add that much, Besides which, Columbia Htc, Garmin Transitions and Team Sky are some of the few teams that have chosen the Di2 over the mechanicaldue to the reliability... Lest we not forget those team bikes get washed after every ride and road bikes also get wet and dirty in the rain...

If you ride your bikes hard then look less at the weight and more at the functionality...

In reality a tandem skewer works best as it is longer, but a standard one should work...

Not saying that it can't be done but I remember the thread, the lockout lever for a fox is in aluminium and has an inticate system of three small ball bearings and grub screws to adjust said balls. Whereas the examples Brighter Lights used were Rock Shox levers which are plastic and have a single screw holding them in place...

I stand to be corrected, but the Ultra Gatorskin is the older model, and as far as I understand its a branding thing more than an actuall change in the tyre.

Yes it can happen, as Deanbean says, you can just "crack" open the bleed nipple on the lever and push the calipers back then close the bleed nipple again, this should solve the problem. But try pushing the pistons back without opening the bleed nipple first and see if there is a difference.

Yes you can swop the chains over between the two but cassettes are a no go... as Edman has posted.

Check the top cap of the cartridge is tight, I had that on my Reba, most of the oil leaked out thus affecting the lockout, and rebound, the rebound worked from halfway thru the tavel...The O-ring may be fine but if the cap is loose the o-ring can't do its job properly...

Organic is another way of saying resin. Just get metal pads they last the best and brake fine....

The CNC machine to machine a rear sproket from a solid billet would cost more the R2mil. Ok I stand corrected,

I mean the thickness of the actual cups that sit on the outside of the frame, I've measured a millimetre difference between a Shimano BB (assembled on the frame) and an FSA BB. Leaving the crank axle "too long" when fitted.

Continental make this holy grail you are seeking

No you can't, Sram is competition to Shimano so they've made a different system so they don't have to pay licencing fees to Shimano for their system. Race Face, FSA, and a couple of others are compatible tho. they mostly use a 24mm axle diameter, just watch out with FSA as some f their BB's are "thinner" than the Shimano ones so there may be sideways play in the crank or they'll be too tight due to too much preload.

Thats based on the old AMP research forks, the problem is the fork moves backwards while its going thru its travel, thus changing the rake and steering geometry. I remember riding a Proflex bike (hands up who remembers that brand?)with a similar fork and it was a dog to handle round bumpy corners.

@Levett, the FD won't "smash to peices" it'll be sluggish...The FSA 52T blade is supposed to be used with the recommended 38T ring also in 110mm BCD...

Thats true Mampara sorry should've cleared that up

Yup now can you imagine how many cnc machines they have going at once to produce enough for worldwide consumption...keeping in mind that a cnc machine would set you back at least 250k locally.

Sciatica is the name of the nerve and not the condition. Having cleared that up, I also have it, do core strengthing exersises, and stretching properly can help a lot.

@Edman, its only the top guys (read very few) who have endorsment deals, as well as 32k is only for the top guys... Most bike sponsorships involve them giving the bike back at the end of the season for the sponsor to then sell at cost. I know Raliegh used to let the team keep their bikes and if you performed well (according to management) you got to keep your bike as a bonus. otherwise the team sold the bikes and used the money to put back into the running costs. Most teams don't allow you to do extra work outside the team or riding as the person should be riding or resting...as that is what the team pays them to do. As for training the pros who are worth their salaries do about 25-30hrs worth a week. The sponsors demands are not that high on the local guys so on average they rest well after their training rides/ fetch kids and do the rest of that stuff.

The spacing comes from the shifter, not the RD. the RD will move the distance to shifter tells it to. So long as the no of shifts matches the no of sprockets on the cassette there is not a problem. I remember when shifting went from 7sp to 8sp, the debate was the same back then...now I'm giving away how long I've been playing with bicycles...

The Gap between a 34t and a 52/53T blade would be too great, the average ratio is 1.5x, meaning that if you have a 34T small blade then the no of teeth on the big blade must be 1.5x that of the small blade. so ideally the max no of teeth on the big blade (using a 34 small blade) is a 51 without the FD Struggling to shift...

@Exclusive, Jeez I would give my left nut to get paid R15k a month to ride my bike! Its the transitional stage thats a big problem, getting the training done and working, enough training to get noticed by the pro teamswhile still trying to pay the rent... I've tried to go down that road, raced "semi pro" (read for free) and I had it in the legs but not being able to pay the bills got to me...

HAs anyone watched Off Road To Athens? the one race they do its starts sunny and a storm rolls in during the men's race, of 130 odd starters 30 finished!