yeah i bent my fron one, in a vice using some pliers. looks ok and does the job

ive heard that the amount of sugar in them undoes any good they may do.

sounds nasty hopevally! where did you have the ‘moment’?

the alfine looks sleeker, and as for off road – should be ok for some light stuff i should think?

i run maxxis advantage and wtb motoraptors – good combo for the peaks,

whats the debate about greasing the tapers?

just give it a good clean/degrease – then regrease and tighten it up nicely.

its surprising what a good clean can fix on a bike.

although if its still creaking after that – then its fecked! 😀

anyone seen the squirrel trapped in a rotor pic? think it was in mbuk at some point

druidh – spot on mate, ive seen some really cool bar tapes that would look good on my matt black commute mtb 😛

im 15.5 stone, and i use pro2’s on xm321, not stupidly light, but light enough and dead strond

my older model hfx 9s are the same, i found that taking the grub screw thing out – so that oil can esacpe, and then pushing pistons back in worked well. it lets out a bit of fluid so that the pistons can recede.

otherwise get some disc cleaner, take wheel/pads out and pull the lever gently to expose some of the piston, then spray disc cleaner so that the backs of the pistons get cleaned. rinse well to knock any cr4p off and that should help too

its ok its free!

what is a sloppy gerthingy?

glad i asked – i was thinking of going for a hawaiian!! (sp?):P

dunno about racks and stuff but up the tyre pressure – and if its hot make sure you have plenty of water on board.

and take spares (mech hanger / bb etc) that are crucial to the working of your bike.

Pook, good point – well made

ah right, thought so – i just thought id check!

ta

er, just out of interest whats a honky? or should i not ask? 😯

Rudeboy, very interesting – the only long post ive read in ages

ha ha, that got me for a second!

enfht – cheers mate 😀

jahwomble – errr yeah ok, maybe i just dont see the problem with describing someone as they are? its just like saying the guy was tall/thin/fat or whatever. i dont see why he shouldnt have said the lad was asian.

and as for your exceptionally worded/ wannabe intellectual assumptions – wrong.

I stand by my comment that some people are desperate to show how PC they are by being ‘PC superheroes’ – this is a great example of how they can look like nob heads.

apologies for the typing – im eating at the same time! Android — my point exactly!

nothing wrong with saying he was asian, so stop trying to be a P.C. superhero, you just sound like a nob heads. and yes you did the right thing, no point getting in trouble when you can walk away

yeah id just give it a week and send an ebay reminder

cool, anyone else?

helly hansen jaegers – had em a year and they are very good/tough and seriously comfy

strengthen the hinges! – my mates shed door got ripped off at the hinge side, well they actually just unscrewed the hinges.

dunno how though!

my 2.2 were proper shite – rubbish in all but the dryest weather, with p1ss weak sidewalls

ive only ever had good experiences with 18. im so glad they are my LBS!!!!

silly move, she should know better

locking brakes aint a brilliant idea – but fair enough

if the litlle git had tried pushing my shoulder whilst riding id have gone ape on him. you probably did the litlle fatty some good by making him rider harder/faster for a little while anyway!

see if you can make him chase you for every ride home for a couple of weeks and see if he loses any weight – could sell your services to the NHS!

unbranded mate! just a cheapo for the commute

yeah its a new frame. i think its a 26.8mm, i’ll give it a try

well im not sure, the actual inside of the tube measure 27mm,

so i need a tube smaller than 27mm, just wondering if 26.4mm is too small

oh..

ben.tomkinson@hotmail.co.uk

ta!

mieszko,

thats very good of you, thanks – if you email me i’ll paypal you the postage cost!

i love stw

Ben

im a yorkshireman – i specialise in free 8)

ello mate, a lad who i went to uni with went down the car auctions and got an astra van 1.7tdci for £2200. worth a try maybe?

one of those massive polythene bags that carpets/beds come in. hopefully get em free from Mfi etc… thats what i did!