had the same problem myself when I bought a bike second hand.

A few websites / forums say pump them out and spray qt85, but then some say this contaminates the DOT. I just got the pistons out, cleaned with IPA, actually replaced the rear ones with new phenolic as they are only a fiver from CRC and they were in bad nick, and rebled. Took ages becuase I was new to hydrualic discs, but they work beautifully well now…

Lookin mighty black 😆

Facing is absolutely essential with Hollotech II BBs, less so with others, but probably still worth it.

Because of the thickness of the metal, the clamp will be bigger than seatpost diameter. Really you need to go get your bike and measure it, or try Genesis’s website for your bike’s spec. Be accurate because they come in a ridiculous number of different sizes 😯

Edit: You are measuring the diameter across the metal of you bike’s seat tube, including the metal. It will probably be between 30-31″ for that size seat post.

lolololololololol.

Ahhhh had a good belly laugh at that!

I think you are confusing the question in a scientific and philosophical manner.

Why does the Universe exist?
Scientific – because the big bang happpened and the universe was the result, just like why did that ball just move? Because you hit it with a force.

Philosophically – I would first follow Russel’s mantra of philosophical thinking, and of course this leads us down a path where many solutions have been proposed, but none as strong as religion yet:

“What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance.”

I went to a CofE primary, and even at my current seconary school where I’m doing A-levels we are meant to legally have a christian themed assembly every day, but we only do it twice a week.

Only one of my peers is a practising christian, all the rest of us think it’s ridiculous and tantamount to indoctrination the way christian belief is taught in school.

Christian belief is taught way too much like it’s fact for my liking. I don’t know about other schools, but at mine, the three RE teachers are all practising christians. It would be much better imo for what different religions believe to be taught factually, and philosophy to be taught by an agnostic who will have least bias.

Personally I’m an apathetic agnostic – we can’t know whether a God exists, and if he does or doesn’t I don’t care anyway. If He really is all-loving, powerful etc… He certainly won’t want or need us praying to Him!

The electric blue looks sweet! I’ve got white revs on my orange – not sure white is a colour for mountain bikes tbh, they look instantly dirty and I’m anal about cleaning 🙁

As I was reading your intro I was thinking The Killers. Their first album is one of my favourites, but second is awful. With thier third they’ve got better, but still a long, long way from the might of Hot Fuss!

I always nod in the hope of getting one back – Am still waiting for a roadie 😡

I don’t think so, but for £30 you’d be supporting LBS, and have forks that won’t have been sitting in a warehouse for 3 years leaking oil (they do this if stored the wrong way up).

I’d go ’08. Lovely forks 🙂

That sick lines was a godsend when I had to overhaul my Hope mono minis – they’ve got a really in depth guide.

Sheldon Brown is the classic really…

Can’t see why that wouldn’t work, just give the stuff a rinse afterwards or the sugary residue will attract dirt.

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O dear god I just watched that 1 guy 1 cup…WHAT THE HELL MAN!!

They say curiosity killed the cat – at the moment I wouldn’t mind if it killed me too

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Cakefart on the other hand is just wierd :S

2 guys 1 horse, now THAT is sickening! And apparently one of the guys died afterwards :S

Everything comes with Vista now – so don’t buy one with under 2GB of RAM.

+ What they said ^

No the point is everyrhing gets stored in the portable firefox folder

It’s in your profile. I don’t have it to hand – it’s all in the firefox folder under various subfolders.

Present from someone in America, so the radio-synchro bit doesn’t work, but lovely watch that accompanies me on rides. Never wear a watch normally, just can’t get used to one on my wrist. I look at my phone or a clock. Very useful on rides tho – especially a G-Shock.

Kaspersky here – no such warning.

As no-one has yet announced a phising attack from here you’re probably safe to put singletrackworld in the exceptions list to save your sanity 🙂

GCSE tech – I made a coin counter to count and sort all my coins for me. Never worked. Still got an A*, because pretty much all the marks were for writing up about your faliures, not making them 😀

Gratuitous pic?

I got a paramo analogy off the internet for £155 that was £180RRP. It was the most basic if I remember. Discounts don’t seem too readilly had 🙁

I read up a lot about jackets before buying, and it seems that GoreTex is completely flawed; They had to add a layer of plastic between the GoreTex layer and outside to stop your sweat letting rain in (or summit like that) that reduces the breathability loads.

eVent seems to avoid this problem, but I found it really hard to source in the UK.

The paramo nickwax stuff is brill. When you first wear it, it doesn’t feel like a proper coat – feels like a duvet tbh, but I soon got used to it! It’s based on an active explusion system (kind of works like capilary action as far as I can fathon) that they say is modelled on animals like otters. Prefered by the british army becuase it doesn’t rustle like most jackets. “Gucci” gear as they call it 🙄

Gratz MrNutt – for winning, and spawning this hilarious thread!

That roundabout is just mental :S

Possibly phone your ISP and just ask if they are working on your line.

From the biking God Sheldon Brown, I’d leave it – as simon says it’s the best lube you’ll ever see…

Dunno why it turned into a bit of a 32 – 64 bit flaming, but I was helping someone sort a problem on thier vista laptop recently )(never did sort it) and it said 32 and 64 bit use the same serial codes, so you should be fine installing 64bit using your current key if you so desired.

On Windows 7, looks alright, I’d be happy with it if it came on a new PC I bought, but I’m not going to pay to upgrade my current PC to it. XP does me just fine…

Legs don’t like uphil, brain doesn’t like downhill.

I don’t mind any riding really – so long as I’m getting out there doing it!

This is more gripping than the X-Factor final!! 🙄

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I am 6’2″ with 34″ leg and have an 18″ five.

My long Thompson seatpost has maybe an inch left before the ‘high tide’ marker, so my bike looks a bit stupid, but it feels comfortable and natural to ride.

I’ve never tested a 20″, but it would probably suit me better – especially a longer top tube.

Got mine used – could never afford a new one – So I just feel that beggars can’t be choosers. If I were you I’d go 20″.

I recently replaced my specialized Mag IIs with some clipless pedals. They look kind of wierd next to the usual flatties (DMR type) because they are so flat and it’s less of a skeletal structure like DMRs, more just a blob of magensium with pins in.

Feet always stayed pretty glued to them, but magnesium is pretty soft and mine have generally come off quite badly with “meetings” with rocks 😆

I’d probably just go for some normal steel things like DMRs now…

Captain’s bike looks too perfect to ride. The kind of bike you’d hang up on your wall to admire while your ‘real’ mountain bike is ignored – lying wet and muddy in the garage.

Personally, I like the use of same colour finishing kit. Now if only I wasn’t so tight and lazy as to think £25 and a rebleed is too much money and too much work to change my piston cap and levers. 🙄

You gotta host them somewhere else, like photobucket, flickr, picasa etc…

Then put the link for the image inside tags.

To me, shortbreads are the bagel of the buscuit world. I eat one and it like a rock just went in my stomach. I’m not just full, I feel like I’m gonna be full for the rest of my life!

With a hot drink, Rich tea are very nice, or milk digestives.

Convectors always seem to light and flimsy to properly heat.

On the basis of weighter = more serious = heats better, oil gets my vote!

Forums allow democracy in all it’s c**ppy little facets 😀

Gahhh I too was going to bump 🙁

I spose this post will have to do1

I ignore “minor” traffic lights.

I expect when I learn to drive I’ll hate myself for it 🙄