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ride report I hadn't been to Maldon for Downhill before and having heard a bunch of positive reports, a trip out there has was long overdue. Testing the new bike seemed like a perfect excuse. Maldon's Mt Tarrengower has a great little set of tracks with good variety and mix of flow and...

I didn't have any of the skills or tools required when I decided to start making bikes....so I went to night school at tafe. Tafe is the only way to go unless you already have access to a full workshop & someone that knows how to use it. I use a lincoln invertech v205t but all you really...

spot on: the axle path is 66 deg at sag (matching the forks) -I actually use this contraint and the swing arm length to define the height of the pivot (others start with the height of the pivot which doesn't make much sense to me) -matching the fork angle means that the wheel base doesn't...

Our third dual susser, finally complete! (after a couple of months of Sundays) design: This bike was designed to a be a more playful DH bike along the lines of a Bottle rocket. We are trying out a few new ideas with this one, both in terms of manufacturing & bike design. The use of a...

Out of interest, what is the bearing spec? -It looks to have changed with the new linkage. Bearing selection for suspension is an interesting challenge!

looking at the teknik site i couldn't see the shims I'm surprised there is sufficient overlap b/w moto and mtb shocks for them to be able to supply suitable shims what was wrong with your original damping? -not enough? or you just like fiddling?

I'm half way through a letter.... so no, not yet.

exciting stuff Wisey! Congratulations on an amazing achievement! I can only imagine the amount of effort, dedication and perseverance required. cant wait to start slinging shovels!

No. You can do trials on anything: I have a friend who became quite accomplished on a torker BMX. However, the short rear, long front and high bottom bracket of trials geometry is important in achieving the appropriate body position and dynamics. Race bmx bikes typically have a longer rear-end...

I was searching for a bike geometry index and came across this: I'm not at the cutting edge of mtb fashion so I hadn't heard of the new size. keep reading 'till the punch line in the last paragraph: another contender for the Captain-O awards?

If your shock bolts are so loose that the load is carried directly by the bolt (and hence requiring a precise fit between bolt and bushing) then the joint is not functioning as per the design. The concept of bolted joints of this type is to provide sufficient clamping force, by AXIALLY loading...

Any bike shop should be able to get them in for you. -just take your shock in and they'll sort you out. From memory I think the D8 bushing width is 22mm and the bolt is 6mm. I haven't decided whether it is worth replacing the female bush or just the aluminium male part (which is softer and...

no worries Elvis, always pleased to give The Slighted the opportunity to rebut the predominating dogma ;) so the new 'Van R's' have the same performance/adjustment features as the old 'Vanilla R's' except that they are designed NOT to blow...good to hear ;)

With thanks to dazz and Red Rocket I wanted to be able to service my vanilla RC shock at home but since the shock is built without a schraeder valve I couldn't re-pressurise it. There were two obvious solutions to fitting one in: 1. make a new piggyback cap with the correct tapping for a...

They're not bushings, but needle roller bearings. I bought some from CBC bearings -it ads up though ($): it cost me about $50 for 4 (and there are a total of 6). You need to retain the pivot shafts as the bearings are sold with the race and outer only. Before you go rushing out to buy a new...

still looking...

sold........

clearly the strength of lowers or internals is not something to be worried about when buying a fork? I hoard all my old and busted parts...doesn't anyone else? -they so often have a bolt or bit that comes to the rescue. anyways, still looking

bouncing..

that lawn porn is a disgrace! all that backyard, a bike and no pumptrack!