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    installing cycle computer help?

    make sure the magnet is running past the top end of the sensor within five millimetres usually the end oppisite from the sensor mount
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    new downhill track just started building.

    great work fellas i ll be down that way over next week or so if ya need a hand just let us know,could even help you run it in :D
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    stanley mtb park???

    Hope it all goes good , mt stanely is ideal for a dh park :cool:
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    New to DH. Bikes?

    dh1s are a good price and ride as good as most without the high end price tag ,you need atleast 8 or more inches of decent suspension front and rear to get the most out of downhilling or you ll out grow the bikes ability fast only downside is if your 95kg plus the forks wont last. upgrade them...
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    Launch Helmetcams VIO POV1

    hey, i use the older style sony helmet cam with a sony digital 8 camera and ive been browsing newer ones which are alot easier to use and weigh nothing compared to my old set up but nothing comes close to the digital 8 resolution. The camcorder cost $750 6 years ago and helmet kit was $600 3...
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    Victorain Road Trip

    done the vic trip twice in last four years aweek each time. Straight to threbo then mt beauty (big hill track) then to brights track (illegal one) then mt stanely (2wd does shuttles easily ).Then off to mt buller all these tracks are long and fast except buller which is good for some less...
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    Mount Stanley dissapointing

    thanks for that correction gravity malsem fire rd was going off memory, has the track been rebuilt , last time i was there the bushfire knocked it about abit especially the jumps made over fallen trees and is there any shuttle dates for febuary heading that way then via thredbo and mt beauty
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    Mount Stanley dissapointing

    sounds like you took a right turn on the fire road (mawson fire rd )and picked up the last bit of single track dont turn off until your looking up a big hill which is after flat section of fire rd the single track is on the right just as your in the bottom of the gully hard to see first time...
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    Stromlo DH track

    have they got b lines around these gates or do you have to get off and jump over these gates making it a complete f around
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    Glory DH 1 rear suspension bottom out

    i have the same bike but a large i dont have the seat problem but GIANT have the same spring poundage on all the the three sizes intelligence not so there saying no matter how tall you are you still weigh under 75 kg and im sure they advertised these bikes as a ready to race machine im not sure...
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    which bike? help!

    trance has a lower shock position so i believe it would be a smoother ride but enduro riding ,lockouts and pro pedal are a must have
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    Which Camelbak?

    theres alot of brands out there that are half the price of others that do the job perfect look around you might get 2 different sized hydration systems for the price of 1 well known brand
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    Best Cross Country Tyre Combo?

    crossmark f n r cheap,grippy and durable.I ran larsens found that they didnt turn on front and didnt last on the rear with little braking grip , but there was no rolling resistance at all so on a smooth polished track with minimal downhill sections crossmark front larsen rear looser tracks...
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    How old are you?

    42 been riding well b4 suspension was avalible and the old cantilever brakes were the go , kinda miss the old situations the old beasts would tho at you but its 8 inches of armchair downhill pleasure now,so yeah 60 might be a age i look at hanging up the dher. STAY FIT AND WATCH THE REST CRUMBLE
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    Condition of Helensburgh at the Mo?

    hey, only done recently from train station , head nth crosses train line via bridge then fire road leading to to the expressway mainly uphill with some nice overgrown fire rd dh sections(for a cc bike) . Once at the expressway we usely head under it then along the red roads (fire rd ) all the...
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    DH shoes. Five Ten vs Rivers shoes

    rivers are the go ,on a buget who needs the bling mine lasted more than 2 years and ive updated got two new pairs cc rivers and dh rivers only thing is there made overseas now, orignals were made local but new ones seem durable and well worth your $35.00
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    Thredbo - all you need to know

    5 or more is good, for accomadation look at 3 to 4 bedroom chalets at thredbo accomadation around 250 to 300 a night between 5 isnt much, plus your in a place that you can spread out not cramped in a twin share block of units i know i go anually for alot of years now ;)
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    I dont like wearing a helmet!

    I think if anyone sees someone on a dh track or a jump/street without a proper helmet tell them to wear a helmet or get the f off the track. We dont need split skulls advertising that the sport is dangerous because a legend needed a ego boost;)
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    Victorian Road Trip DH Advice?

    Does it help if my mum was a mexican i mean victorian. Notice the caps at the start of a sentence.
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    Wollongong People- Heads up

    the half way track that runs along from the white gate at the back of wonona to tarrawanna mine is all colliery owned but i been doing it for more than 35 years and never had a prob was chased on motos in the early days but mountain bikes horses walkers are all legal on fire roads only all...
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