The Drongo

Don't you feel really sorry for the early adopters of sprung forks, sprung saddles - wait - full sus frames ??? Clipless pe't'als - DISK brakes ?! Ride what rocks your world dudes.

Spell Luddite - let me think....... B L A C K B E R R Y ? Did I get it?

NOOIT kosmo - ! maakoopIoogies!

Cool.

Nuts are rude. Don't want trouble with THE MODS.

Respondent, despondent. Creditability, irritability. 2006,2009. He knows, he 'thinks'. It could be poor spelling (we know it's going around), ignorance (ditto), dyslexia and even downright DIShonesty. If you don't trust it, don't buy it. Toys back in? Better? This is not Gumtree (Gomboom), it's a cycling forum where you can talk about your new surfboard and poke fun at BMW drivers. {grabs keys and bolts}

I saw something when I was out in the bush the other day that taught me a bit of a lesson. A whole herd of Impala at a waterhole, and one of them - well he was getting the groove on! Purple Skull Candys screwed into those earholes ! Shakin' the booty. Suddenly all his mates ran away..................

There seem to be a helluva lot of deaf guys that ride. Especially on singletrack.

sheesh I've forgotten how this conversation started. Johan, you may keep the title. BIG H - what sites have you been trolling ?!?!

What are those? Ironing boards?

No Prob. SAFARI powdercoaters 9 Blase Rd Pinetown 031 701 6991 - Shane I also have used EC powdercoaters off Shepstone, but a bit 'messy' of late. Or contact Shaun at BMX Direct 083 238 0919. He can also arrange. Am not in the cycling industry but have been buying, building, wrecking since BB height. I do component design, 3D capture and modelling. Enjoy.

Mnr. Johan Please do not for one minute think I was calling YOU a BushMEC. That was directed to the 'just drill it', slaan'it mos, 'moerit' crowd. I agree 100% with all of the above, including over greasing. I must say however that I have seen holes in frames clogged with all kinds of stuff. Talking MTB here. Peace brother. PS: Does ANYONE know what the hell BIG H is on about?

Just need to clarify a few bits here. If you wish to drill a hole in Carbon, go ahead. Drill sharp and clean. REMOVE your BB first so that you can remove the waterseal tube, and avoid drilling a hole through same. Carbon frame construction usually has a BB shell that is not 'linked' by holes to the other tubes, and is reinforced in some way. It may need a hole, a hole wont hurt. Water will go INTO a hole a lot quicker than it will come out the hole,viz: Warm BB shell with all the spinning - puddle, river, rain = water in. Water in, mixed with grit and sy!t = clogged hole = no water out. MAINTENANCE be the key. Learn to do it. It saves mega $$$$. Beware the BUSHMECHANICS!

Touche'

@CAERUS The marks are oxidisation. Pinholes in the clearcoat eventually allow air and moisture to get in between the cc and the ali. It then worms its way around. Quite a cool pattern actually. If you are going to sand, the choice of grit is up to you. You have two options. 1.Strip, sand and clearcoat (have a bodyshop do a good 2K clear) 2.Take the frame to a powdercoater. They will strip the clearcoat in an acid bath, and can then coat to the colour of your choice. I am having one done at the moment. For option 2 you need to put in a bit of masking etc. effort. Remove ALL bolts etc from the frame. Knock out headset cups. Ensure that all weld vent holes are open. ie not clogged with paint or dirt. If your headtube is faced you can avoid re-facing by masking after they have dipped and prepped frame (before the powder is applied) For your BB shell you will need 2 plate washers of slightly larger OD than BB shell -45mm will do) A length of threadbar to suit the diameter of the centre hole (8/10mm) and 2 DOME nuts. Place a plate washer either side of the BB shell. Threadbar through cut to size and nut either side to clamp. This keeps powder off the face and out of the threads. I have them strip, then I collect and mask, or just do it there. There are clear powders available, put the prep dipping usually leaves marking on the ali which does not look too cool. But speak to your local powdercoaters. NB ONE THING. Powdercoaters who coat STEEL more often than aluminium have the ovens set to a higher temp. There is a posible danger that this can affect welding and even ali tube. A PC who works largely in ali would be best. For your FORK you will have to do this by hand. I strip the fork completely (time for service!) Remove the dust wipers. Then sand with waterpaper, hang lowers upsidedown using wire hooks through the bolt holes at the bottom, and then use rattle can HAMMERITE. Colours are limited though. White, Black, and used to be red, but have not seen it lately. You can spray HAMMERITE using a standard s/gun, in which case you can select tin colours. I find that it is more hard wearing than other paints. Only downside is that you will have to A. Do all 4 fine coats at once. +-15min intervals B. You have to wait at least a week before working with it, as the HR takes time to cure. Any sooner and it marks. Even with finger pressure! Hope that helps.

What rear hub are you running? Have you whiped out the QR and run the wheel on the axle? Bearings ceased maybe?

No worries dude. That would just be because you were riding Giba

Mozambique.

And? ther you have it! Can we go sleep now while you disturb your neighbours with your drilling and banging? Lekka!

Right I'm back. Where we at? What's a YANK?

For Pete's sake. Just use SUNLIGHT Those of you who want to make BOMBS go across to R&R !

Oh boy I'm off to get popcorn.

Try taking a BITE that you can breath through then mate. It's your fault if you go for the strawberry choc flavour, and the one with nuts in it. Those are for strenous bass fishing sessions. Not cycling.

NUBBIN. Its a torge wrench, not a monkey wrench !!!

Whats wrong with PVM? SPAR is cheaper that DISCHEM. MACRO sell by the box (20's) at about 1.50 to 2.oo bucs cheaper per bar. No choke fruity flavours, with little bits. Whats not to LOOVE?