Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

Finished cranks... And with the chainring on.

Couple of shots. Just designing the decals and gonna get them printed tomorrow... black & clear. As I said, stealth... The frame Sparklinessnessness

Shot bro, but I'll pass for the moment thanks. I'll use the 160 for the moment, and splurge on a new rotor and adapter if I need to. That's Tiger. He's my dog's pet. Loves the thing. And it cost half the price of one of those frikkin squeaky toys, and has so far lasted 3 times as long!

The parts in all their glory! So - what have we got? Avid Elixir 5 (black) 203mm front, 160mm rear (size they came with - will get a 180mm rotor/adapter later) 2011 XT 9 speed shifter (gear selection display to be removed) Goodridge derailleur Cable housing, for fully enclosed system 203mm IS to Post Mount adapter for front (front came with 160mm adapter, rear with 203. The 2 are not interchangeable) 160mm IS to Post Mount adapter for rear FUNN Rippa stem, 45mm, Camo (this looks the bizz) Blackspire DH 36t chainring Blackspire RING GOD bash guard Shimano EX25 BB Oh. And my helper in the background... The bars are now set up. The frame is ready for decals, and the fork just needs to be touched up a bit. The cranks have been clearcoated, and are looking awesome. Swingarm still needs some work - that will happen tonight / tomorrow.

That's a good way to spend a day!

To rotationary forces on the frame itself... So it basically twists you, through the continued gyroscopic effect.

Remember, that was a totally uniwue situation, the likes of which you will never find whilst riding. We all have forks with lawyers tabs. We all tighten our QR's properly. Therefore, it won't happen... Unless you don't tighten your QR at all. In which case, you kinda deserve that faceplant...

shot bro... As long as you tighten the damn things properly, you got nadda to worry about.

Parts have arrived!!! Will post pics later... time is precious at the moment!

Yep!

Videographic proof - please excuse the quality...

Videographic proof being uploaded shortly...

No guessing... It's an engineering / mechanical force standard. BUT - I've just done it now to prove it to myself once & for all, and the wheel popped 10" out of the QR seat. Loosened the QR all the way, so that the cams cleared the lawyers tabs.

That's also their stock-standard anti-litigation speak. They're covering their own asses with a two-bit reasoning and the assumption that everyone is stupid and doesn't fasten QR levers properly. If the fork has lawyers tabs, and you tighten the QR properly, there is no way the wheel will come out unless the QR itself fails. Which will NOT happen as a result of how hard you brake, rather the hits that you take and whether you tighten your QR with a 10lb hammer to get the cam to close...

Yeah... It's also a difference in the pads, and the way the calliper & piston is designed. More cooling is going to the pads, so they perform better for longer. More power can be transferred to the pads with the same force as before, due to enhancements in the master cylinder and piston design. So it's a bunch of different things. Get yourself some good rotors, pads and a new adaptor for your 203's. Then later get yourself some braided hoses. You'll be stylin!

This used to happen before the days of "lawyers tabs" or, more colourfully "lawyers lips" were introduced to keep the wheel in place. There are forces in play, and because the disc itself isn't running in a dedicated channel, and thus is free to move about should the wheel come unfastened, the braking force COULD have caused the wheel to pop out of the QR tabs. Basically, when the braking force is applied, the disc is encouraged to rotate around the brake pad, not the hub. As such, the wheel could be forced out of position A) the braking force is strong enough B) there is no tethering system in place to hold the wheel where it should be. Now, seeing as brakes are getting stronger and stronger, it could be argued that if the lawyers taks weren't introduced, we could have been seeing an ever-increasing occurrence of the wheel popping loose under hard braking. But since the lawyers tabs (and new QR designs such as trhu axle and QR15) there is enough tethering force in place to negate the effect that the brakes has on the wheel. Therefore, this does not often occur anymore, and will only really happen if there are no lawyers taks, or some flunky forgot to tichten their QR.

Can't waiit for the next session!

More stopping power, yes. Basically due to the torque that is exerted on the hub from the braking point being further out. If you compare a 203mm rotor and a 160mm - you exert exactly the same amount of force on the levers, with exactly the same set ups and pressure settings etc etc (basically the EXACT same set up, apart from the rotors, no differences whatsoever) and the force seen at the hub WILL be different. Ergo, the 203mm shod wheel will stop far faster than the 160mm shod wheel. Thus: The hub with the 203mm will have more force exerted on it at the rotor mounting points than the hub with the 160mm rotor, given equal forces on each braking SYSTEM. However: What that also means though, is that in order for a wheel to stop at the same speed on the 160mm shod bike and the 203mm shod bike, is that you need to pull HARDER on the brake lever itself in order to slow the wheel down at the same speed as the 203mm shod wheel. Thus: At the same BRAKING forces (ie - the same contra-rotationary force at the disc mounting points) less pressure will be exerted on the lever of the 203mm shod bike than the 160mm shod bike. EDIT: Banna - I'm a Financial Advisor - not an engineer... so your excuse isn't valid...

Bwahahahahaha!!! I do. All the time... Coming along nicely now though. The parts should be delivered shortly, so I'm amped! SAPO said before 2pm. Let's see what they come up with.

Sweet, bro! Must say, I dig the colour scheme.

Erm... Dude - read your last line again. Do we reeeeeally need to go there?

Shot Nige...

I know. Just being fascetious... For the fun of it! Shot for the work there, bro. Pissed I couldn't make it this time round!

I'm so glad! ;-)

I can do higher. What I can't do is tyre-stuck-in-foot-deep-sand.