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    Hope M3/M5...Mini?

    Those numbers refer to the caliper half mount leg lengths. Back then, Hope made different caliper (halves) for various fits, rather than needing adapters. I don't remember the conversion but they dictated the mount type and rotor size that the caliper would direct mount to. If it is of the...
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    Old School Marzocchi content- Jm_, Sandwich help

    This will tell you exactly what slick honey is (this is their commercial/OEM site) http://www.slickoleum.com/specifications.html they will ship international last time I checked, or you can simply match specs with something available locally. Several higher end moto lube companies make...
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    Home Bike Security

    I hang my bikes flat against a garage wall because of space constraints. That wall has 6" studs. I put some heavy duty (5/8" forged one piece, not bent wire) eye-hooks into the wall the full 6" depth. Kryptonite goes through the eye-bolt and around the frame. If we leave for any extended time...
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    2005 Manitou Dorado (Problems, Parts, Service ?)

    I had the SPV version and while the chassis was OK, the damping on that version was SOO bad. It has been a while, but I am pretty sure your fork has TPC internals. Damping wise, it is super simple to work on, and a few stock as well as custom changes you can make if you want. I am not sure if...
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    Can I run a 2.8 spring on my 3.0 stroke shock?

    RCS did/does not make a 2.8" stroke spring (no reason to as no shocks are this stroke). Have the seller tell you what it REALLY is. IIRC some of the lower rate springs are the same for 2.75 and 3.00 due to the smaller wire gauge (3" stroke would impart higher stresses in the spring).
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    Lightest Tubeless Rims You Feel Safe Using?

    The inserts do make the build a little more involved, but the additional wait should not be too much...
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    Xmas gift idea thread

    All goggles have interchangeable lenses. You should easily be able to find something from Smith, Scott, Oakley, Spy, at a local ski/board shop (think Sno-Con, Sturtevants/Boarderline etc, they should stock extra lenses for the goggles they sell, and typically have a discount from retail pricing)...
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    Race Face headache: Stronger extractor cap available?

    I was going to say that the cap has nothing to do with the arm moving WRT the spindle when I first read this yesterday (seem like you figured that out). I have owned 5 sets of RF splined cranks (2X atlas and 3X diabolus) all but the last pair of each did exactly what yours did (sold the new...
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    Schwalbe tire rubber compound change heads-up

    honestly my issue is that BC sounds and acts like someone who does not give 2 ****s about what he is doing or what he is saying (for what ever reason...are you drunk always (I am OK with that, and it would explain a lot)?)...and at the same time HAS to get his 2 cents in on EVERY SINGLE...
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    Best flat dh pedal

    Really depends on price... Lots of 'inexpensive' versions of the Kona (what ever is cheapest in the Touque). If you want more botique (and variable increased benefits IMO..) There are a number: Bergtec, straightline, Canfield, all the '26' pedals, Then there are the 'inexpensive'...
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    The Official Iron Horse Sunday / DW-Link Tech. & Tuning Section

    You have all the advice you need. What you do not have is any info as to the cause (bearing, axle, bore etc)...but in the end, it does not matter. If there is enough room to have something else machined, your frame has serious problems. Get some proper retaining compound, apply correctly and...
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    Broken Sunline Stem

    Based on your description, and the picture, you are saying that the right half of the stem was twisted clockwise as viewed from the top and at the same time the bolts holding the bar (lever) on that side were pulled from the stem? The left side on the other hand did not bend, no bolts pulled...
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    Carbon V10

    100lb spring? That seems a little light
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    my old/new DHR and a setup question

    This is completely wrong for many reasons...
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    I need some help

    I missed this first time around, but since I am 'that guy' I had to toss this out there: All braking systems get moisture in them over time, it is simply a matter of the system materials and surrounding atmosphere Water is 'absorbed' by DOT fluids but this quality does not increase the...
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    Angleset problem

    Hey Kris I am curious if you or anyone has tried to step-wise tighten the headset while simultaneously 'releasing' or re-centering the various interfaces in the headset (sort of similar to your system of moving the Gimbals/bearings with a tool). Something like this: -anti-seize the...
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    Used Car. So Many Problems.

    Funny how the 'car dealer' vs 'mtb mountain' liability/responsibility thoughts change so drastically...
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    Angleset problem

    Try some good anti-seize, something designed for aluminum... There is a motivation from a mfg standpoint to make assembly/maintenance on any mechanical product appear as simple as possible as a selling point. Anything out of the ordinary or 'exotic' is taboo in these type of sales docs. In...
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    Angleset problem

    Sometimes you have to think beyond the instructions that the marketing department put together. Grease is not the correct product for this type of application...there are no constantly moving/rotating items that need cooling and lubrication. You are trying to prevent galling and corrosion...