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    AMP Resarch F-3 fork steering tube NOS

    AMP Resarch F-3 fork steering tube NOS http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 500wt_1159 buy me only a few hours left, this is my add :)
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    Disc brake question (possibly dumb)

    for less money you can get a hydro brke on chain reaction, ive seen a bb7 get so hot the plastic bits warped, but as long as you ant going nuts on it it should be fine i supose...
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    Disc brake question (possibly dumb)

    yep this design means that one pad always whereas down faster than the other, and you have to adjust it a lot to keep it working at its best, with hydro's you do not have thse problems, .. personalty i would not bother with cable disks, just my opinion though:)
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    Disc brake question (possibly dumb)

    the way cable disks work means they rub a lot and don't self adjust like hydros do, much more hassle, hydro hoses are much more robust and long lived that a cable ever will be, they never get mud in them, they are a much better but its ur bike, personalty i think you should maybe try a bike with...
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    Disc brake question (possibly dumb)

    if it were my bike i would put a hydro one one , and put up with odd levers, i personalty don't think cable disk brakes are any better than a good set of V brakes, you can get a good hydro one for less that the BB9 goes for and it will have much much more power, with no cables to get stiff and...
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    2008 Scott Spark, with purple bits!!

    i hate cleaning...it was chines actually...theirs bits of retro bikes on the balcony as well!
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    Brass or alu nipples

    dont use the silver alloy nipples, these always seem to jam solid, but the coloured ones are good!
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    Coolwall Jan 2011 - Shimano MTB groupsets

    i got some wicked hello kitty spoke reflectors, you have inspired me to fit them to a scott spark..lol...
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    Coolwall Jan 2011 - Shimano MTB groupsets

    ive come to the concision that i must be a sad uncool nerd! i religiously ensured that my bike has a complete XT group set, i even have shimano sunglasses...o dear! i also think that duel control was the best shifter design they ever had, and now they have stopped making it :( maybe its because...
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    Manitou Mach 5 SX..... Tat or ok?

    my mate had some of these they were junk, when you go down hill hard or jump or any thing they twist and bend so much , that the damping rod can snap as the fork compresses, there ok for light riding though:)
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    Coolwall Jan 2011 - Shimano MTB groupsets

    i have a full modes xt group set on my bike, only i dont have xt hubs!
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    Bontrager Race Lite Rear Hub

    dont know if you ever sorted this but bash it hard from the drive side, it really a rebadged dt swiss onxy!
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    Security

    Re: locks I think a rusty Universal would be better my self!
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    Marin mount vision mark 1 frame SOLD

    thats ok, i need a small any way!
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    Coolwall Jan 2011 - Shimano MTB groupsets

    just a small throughout hear, talking about soul, if you look at the history of the shimano company it has far more soul than a lot of bike companys, it stared of with just one man with a hand cart selling freewheels and other small parts, in the early days of shimano if some thing broke they...
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    Coolwall Jan 2011 - Shimano MTB groupsets

    once i got some gear shifters that weren't shimano, they were rubbish, if it ant shimano it dosent have any thing to do with braking or changing gear on my bike...shimano is cool!
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    Marin mount vision mark 1 frame SOLD

    what size is the marin frame?
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    Security

    my bike is about 3 foot away from me, its leaning against the wall near my bed! a very safe place to keep it, i also have it insured!
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    the ugly stick came back

    looks cool to me
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