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Pikey’s Homemade JAMIS Dakar XCR Expert
By sitting on ones fat ass one can search the world for interesting bike bits, and before you know it you have enough bits to build a bike 
Duration: Aprox 10 weeks
Cost: Half the price of buying a similar bike off the shelf in Australia (sorry local bike shops)
Assembly: Me.
Financier: Wife (Quote, for god’s sake go and buy a new bike and stop your whingeing )
All $ AUD
Frame: Jamis 2008 Dakar expert with RP2 shock (USA eBay) $450, Del $75, 2900g (second hand)
Tyres
Hi, I am riding the Huski 50 and Dirtworks 100 and was wondering about tyre choice. I am running Kenda nevegal 2.35s at the moment but thinking about 1.95s or 2.0s. Would i notice the difference? eg. rolling weight and grip. i will be using tubes. Does tyre size affect the chance of pinch flats? Is there anything i should look for in particular when making a choice for an enduro tyre?
Thanks
Trev
Broken suspension arm bolt
I went for a ride around the Dam this morning and as I have done hundreds of times, I dropped off the large rock on the left thats behind Allambie Heights School, hit the ground and heard a massive bang. The pin that connects the suspension shock to the rear arm had completely sheared right through. Below are some pictures!
It was a long walk down to the bottom 
1x9 conversion
Has anyone else used the widgit? http://www.widgit.com.au/
Recently while looking at some posts on 2x9 conversion I stumbled upon the wigget...
So having worn out 3 middle rings (my bikes way of telling me that the chain ring is worn is when i stand up to grind and the chain slips over the crank.. a very nasty sound) in 12 months and almost never using the big cog and only really using granny because I'm lazy and I can, so began my internal debating over a 2x9 or 1x9 setup for my "red hill" bike..
Fork and shock servicing
Hi,
New to Aus. Need to get my fork (rock shox) and rear shock (fox) serviced, can't find any authorised shops the google way so thought i'd ask here. Even if their not an authorised shop- can anyone recommend a shop where they've had this work done before? I'm living in the city, so city locations would be great but all recommendations welcome
Thanks
Richie
Adjusting the AIR pressure on Marzocchi
Hi Guys & Gals,
I am totally confused by this task, when I adjust the pressure in my forks according to the manual they are as hard as, I have followed the directions to the letter oil levels and air pressures to set up. my question is do I put 3 bar in each or just the left.
oil 35 mm from top when fully compressed
air 3-3.5 bar (about 50psi)
in one leg it feels ok and givs me sag of about 20%
in two legs hard as honey mooners D**k no sag
any help or advise welcome.
Heckler - So tough it can be fixed with rocks!
I was riding the Dam yesterday evening with two mates and just before climbing up the first lot of steps up towards the Parkway, my front wheel washed out and I bike slammed to the ground onto the rear derailleur, bending my hanger.
I didn’t want to have to walk my bike all the way back home to Queenscliff, so I tried to straighten it by hand. There was no way this was going to work so we pulled the derailleur off the hanger and then the hanger off the bike.
2010 Giant Trance X1
I'm thinking about getting the new Trance X1: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-AU/bikes/model/...
Brakes
I'm thinking of changing my brakes on my rockhopper to something better then my Tektro Auriga Comp's. I find they don't have much power, and feel. Anyone have any suggestions? And am i limited to my rotor size by my bike or can i go bigger.
Thanks once again
Jono