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Arantix or eratic?
Here we go again. Can someone please pass me the cling wrap so I can keep the mud out of my frame
Cygolite Trion 600 Led
Hi All,
Link to my write up of my new all in one light unit.
Hope it proves useful to others
Tubeless virgin - help!
Tonight I discovered that trying to fit up tubeless with only a track pump isn't going to work for me. The advice I got (and I shall keep the LBS private to protect the guilty) was that it should be fine with a track pump even with non-tubeless kevlar bead tyres so long as I had some Stans in the tyre and used lots of soapy water.
Well, ... no way. Not gonna work with these puppies I got (Larsen 2.0 and Ignitor 2.1 foldables on Crossland rims).
(N+1) + (N-1) = N
My new bike!
Further to this story here: http://nobmob.com/node/6492
I actually called around like mad to see who still had stock on the floor to see if I could get the old price... A few had it on the floor but would not sell it at the old price.. $4900 for the 2009 Reign 0. 
Managed to get a hold of Bike Addiction who also said can't do the old price even though they had stock... :\ I said.. cummon! On the website it was still stated at $4295... so eventually they agreed and whammo.. 1 please 
sandpaper + disc brakes = ??
Hi all,
i recently purchased Avid Juicy 7 Carbons with new 8" rotors and i broke them in slowly never really slamming on the brakes.
I was told that they may have 'baked' the pads, as i should have been braking hard to break in the discs and pads.
It was suggested that i take out the pads and sand them down a bit with a find grain sandpaper and do the same to the discs.
Is this a good/bad thing to do?
anybody else have experience in this area?
Totally different question as well: which pads are best: organic, metallic or ceramic?
thanks
What Sporty City Commuter MTB to buy?
Hi guys,
I need a suggestion for a bike a colleague wants. He is looking into commuting to work on a bike. Commute is about 20km every day, so the bike needs to allow good speed and efficiency. As he is absolutely not looking into taking the bike anywhere off the beaten track, off-road capabilities can be limited to the minimum.
Here is what I would be suggesting:
- for Sydney roads and tracks I would look into a MTB style bike
- stay with a hardtail, but look into buying a good suspension fork, 80mm probably being enough to provide comfort over crappy roads and potholes
29 inches of pleasure - my new ride has arrived
It has been worth waiting for...
My new ride, custom built around my beloved Rohloff Speedhub...
If you think it all looks like a normal bike, you'd be right...the whole thing is in proportion - the frame is 25", wheels are 29" and those cranks are 210mm long..
No more "why are you riding a BMX mista" for me from you shorties while I'm on the Zinn. See you'ze out on the trails..
From: One Happy Bunny.
Magura Julie Disc Brake adjustment
Had some scratching noise commuting to work today on my front brake.....
had a look at the base of the bridge.. 1 front pad had worn out...
the other had about 3-4mm left on it...
so metal on metal scratching from one side...
normally I'd adjust callipers to centre on the disc.. but my Magura Julie's bolt straight onto the frame/fork... so there is no in out movement? So I cannot adjust the callipers onto the disc.. how annoying is that.
Juicy 7 vs Deore XT
I've just bought a new (old) hardtail off fleabay and I'm thinking about changing the brakes & shifters, but I'm after some opinions.
It came with Juicy 7's and SRAM X7/X9 shifters/deraileurs, but I'm not really a fan of SRAM after experiencing the joys of Shimano's Rapid Rise rear derailleurs teamed with integrated brake/shifter levers on my Jekyll.