jugheaddave

I am really happy with my park tool cable cutter.

I would love to do the fork work shop, but unfortunately I am in EL.

how much will an entry level trials bike set you back??

I think the real question is BB tobacco, or something a little smoother??

Shimano, might not be the lightest. or the flashest, but definitely the most reliable!!!!

I agree with the meths and burning thing. When you done, you can drink the rest of the meths!! (just don't forget to pour meths through some bread for a smother tasting drink...) PS: you might want to compliment the meths drink with some BB tobacco and news paper.

I also broke my Xm on a Anthem. The agent replaced it with out to many issues.

Has anyone had any response from Ken??

HI Dean Yes I will be at TM this year, thats one weekend that I never miss!!!

HI B The machine shop just made the reducers, he made them to fit the bushes, as there was also slight ware on the bushes, but not enough to have to replace them.

Hi J I "think" vesconite is a little harder than nylon. Not sure, as I have never machined/drilled it myself.

I bought my vesconite form a company in East London called Euro Steel (maybe national) Ask the suspension guys were to get it from, sure they could help. If you don't come right, I can send u some.

HI I had mine made up of vesconite. They seem to work just fine. The guy who made them for me said that it is a far superior material than the original aluminum ones, in fact he said he was surprised to see aluminum! Vesconite is pretty cheep, I bought a section 100x18 and it cost me R30, the engineering guy charged me R80 labour.

funny

Thanks. Just looking at ways to lighten my bike. Probably best to save the cash and put it towards a lighter set of wheels.

Hi As stated above, is there a huge difference in weight between a good quality carbon bar and seat post versus aluminum?? Considering replacing my Anthem X1 standard race face evolve xc bars and seat post with some carbon.

OK, so maybe I should pop down to my friendly machine shop in the morning and ask him to make some for me. Now for the real question, would vesconite be a better option than alu??

why not just match them to what the external diameter of the shock bush? ie make a nice tight fit, but not to tight that they cant move??

very nice, is that frame custom sprayed. A saddle with a little white would work nicely.

The bike inn question has done 1552k's since new. All of this has been in the dry. The bike get cleaned +/- every two weeks with gentle running water and prepsol. No hp cleaning. As far as I know the shock pressure is set correctly, in terms of sag (about 25% sag) Maybe I am missing the point, but I still don't understand how having these reducers machined to fit could damage the shock and frame??

yea, i can see bad wear on the reducer. what would cause this premature wear??

how do we know if its the bush, or the reducer??

just pullled out the reducers now, by hand, and that is were the play is between the reducers and the bush. Thsi bike is only 4.5 months old??

I will strip it out later and let you know exactly were the play is.