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The Lounge / Re: 15 Years on the forum

« on: October 26, 2020, 06:54:31 AM »

My old fbm finally broke at the start of lock down, bought a T1 skapegoat and then rediscovered just how fucking sexy fly stuff is, so slowly bankrupting myself spending £30 on bar ends to match my sprocket, like a total cunt. Turning out to be a sick dad bike though, there are worse ways to have a midlife crisis.

Ps, will at a very minimum suck cock, for any Fly parts in fog titanium.

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The Bike Shop / Re: another new freecoaster - planetary gear engagement

« on: August 27, 2019, 06:50:16 AM »

They don't like impacts, either structurally or magnetically. Other downside is that magnetic force falls off very quickly with distance, so in effect they're a non linear spring, in this case they'll have less force when engaged, than when the teeth are riding over each other. If it were worth doing to reduce rolling resistance, shimano or some other major manufacturer would have done it.

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The Bike Shop / Re: another new freecoaster - planetary gear engagement

« on: August 08, 2019, 10:47:53 AM »

He's got fabulous hair, i trust him.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Odyssey clutch v2 opinions

« on: February 08, 2019, 01:14:43 PM »

V2 is 14mm both sides though right?

How's the Ezra bunky?

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The Bike Shop / Odyssey clutch v2 opinions

« on: February 06, 2019, 04:02:07 PM »

I know I'm basically talking to myself here, but on the off chance someone who rides BMX stumbles across this site one day, what's the opinion on the clutch?
Is it significantly better than the rest of the khe type coasters in terms of feel and engagement/mechanical reliability?

This Ezra freecoasting pawls shit all seems like witchcraft, I can't really find any opinions on it, so assume they suck?

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The Lounge / Re: T-shirt company

« on: June 21, 2018, 06:54:03 AM »

You actually went to prison? We need details and stories....

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The Bike Shop / Re: metal shavings inside odsy antigram hub

« on: April 30, 2018, 10:30:16 AM »

is this caused by the missing pawl and spring?

Definitely, they're 3 pawl hubs right? There will be all sorts of horrible things going on in there, i'd guess the driver will be grinding on the ratchet ring.

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The Lounge / Re: When's the last time you rode your bike?

« on: March 06, 2018, 02:31:56 PM »

Got myself a decent 26in jump bike after christmas, despite 20 something years of trying I've never been particularly comfortable on my bmx in the air, this is rad as hell though, can confidently huck it all over with little regard to landing with any finesse. Been riding the local indoor parks a few times a week recently, off to finale ligure in italy next week on the proper mtbs too, should be good.

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The Lounge / Re: Has anyone ever used chapstic on their butthole?

« on: December 15, 2017, 05:40:37 AM »

Use a quality set of long handled allen keys, work up from 5mm.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Different take on bearings/flange in hubs

« on: September 15, 2017, 06:20:11 AM »

If it flexes as much as they show it moving, i bet your wheels would be all over the place, rubbing chainstays, forks, etc? Seems a horrible idea when flex can so easily be engineered into a carbon frame?

Does look cool though...

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Bike Gallery / Re: Handbuilt

« on: May 11, 2017, 04:08:31 AM »

Literally rigid here, good work.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Mtb crank question for you tech savvy folks

« on: April 27, 2017, 10:22:10 AM »

If they're updated, they're probably 3mm wider to accomodate bikes with boost axle spacing, using a spacer behind the cup, rather than them having to change the design of the spider to push the chainring out the required amount?

Regular Columbo here.

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The Lounge / Re: What have you made?

« on: April 19, 2017, 07:42:58 AM »

Feeder?

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The Bike Shop / Re: Elementary for MTB.

« on: February 01, 2017, 03:49:14 AM »

Has it been 10yrs since it was first shown, probably i'd guess? Will have lapsed by now if so.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Mtb clothes (that don't look ridiculous)?

« on: November 18, 2016, 09:13:56 AM »

Fox stuff has always fallen to bits for me, best shorts ive had were altura attacks, they're all black, pretty light weight, good fit and completely waterproof as a bonus too. I had them for about 2yrs as my only shorts and they actually stayed waterproof until i wore out the arse.

Hard to knock the twoi ree aliexpress knock offs if you're on a budget, they're probably same quality as the proper ones...

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/TLD-Motorcycle-Shorts-Cube-Moto-Bicycle-downhill-MTB-mountain-bike-shorts-men-Motorcross-Short-Pants-Outdoor/32724808532.html?spm=2114.30010308.3.18.GRPIGw&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3_10065_10068_10084_10083_10080_10082_10081_10060_10061_10062_10056_10055_10054_10059_10078_10079_10073_10096_10070_10100_10052_423_10050_10051_424,searchweb201603_1&btsid=ce8e1632-a6c4-4b7d-ba2d-3136d7e17c24