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Turbo Monkey
Nov 28, 2004
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LI, NY
Jimmy_Pop said:
im going to buy a Ti spindle in stock length.
while youre at it eastern Ti cranks





# TI Crank Arms 48 Spline
# TI Hollow 48 Spline Spindle
# Eastern Pro BB with Super wide bearings

Weights
# 1.35 pounds including BB
# 1 lb. Crank Arms and spindle.

dans had these for around $450. not sure of the spindle lengths.
 

DHS

Friendly Neighborhood Pool Boy
Apr 23, 2002
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Sand, CA
Eastern Ti Cranks, not meant for abusive use. so no thanks on the BMW. i already asked them and such..
but holy flex batman
 

DHS

Friendly Neighborhood Pool Boy
Apr 23, 2002
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Sand, CA
side note. their spindle is the same as the profiles. they may have a Correct length one for the RL
 

Tonycalves

Monkey
Feb 16, 2005
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PB SanDiego/NYC
Good to know there not up for the abuse. I caught a hard on for a sec. I bent 3 sets of steel 1s these wouldnt stand a chance. Always looking for ways to shed some wieght.
 

-=JB=-

Chimp
Oct 4, 2004
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Oh yes i dooooooooo.....

loved yours plus i dont give a flying "#%& about the wheight.

i'm into durability
 

seismic

Turbo Monkey
Dec 22, 2003
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South East Asia
Unfortunately not.....I would love to...but I have a dead-line on my MA thesis...so I am tied to the chair in front of the screen....
Something....was thinking about coming over to ride your track some day with a couple of other guys.....could someone give us a "guided tour" do you think?
 

LeRoy

Monkey
Apr 11, 2002
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Wellington - NZ
Shortbus said:
OK so since this thread is alive again i'm X posting my jump on my park bike. The jump is about 60 feet and almost 45 feet of vert. No animals or trees were harmed in the testing process.
45 feet? That's a hell of a drop. That photo does not even come close to doing 45feet justice. Got another angle?
 

Jimmy_Pop

Turbo Monkey
Mar 1, 2002
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Phoenix, Az USA
Nice JB. you will be really happy with the RL. You'll be amazed at how fast they are. Just like your TMX probably rides better than you think a 60 pound bike should ride, the RL is the same way - lots of power to the rear tire.

I'm excited to see how your RL comes along over the winter. Glad to see you're having so much fun racing.

joel
 
xy9ine said:
there's been no word on yours, evidently. that sucks. hard to believe something so rare won't turn up eventually. were you insured?

Yup. Money is arriving soon. However i can't blow all of it on a new Racelink (As much as i want too!) Due to Uni coming up. It's an expensive buisness unfortunately (Hopefully doing Photography). So i'm setting myself a budget for another Dh bike and the rest is being invested in my future. Smart eh? (God this is killing me! :mumble: )
 

Sverre

Monkey
Aug 26, 2004
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Norwaii
Yo!

A week or so ago there was a dicussion about Ti axels on Racelinks. I mounted up one on mine today, and took a few photos along the way.

As said earlier, the Profile Ti axel is a bit longer than the standard axel. I used the 6,875" Ti axel, and it's 0,5" longer than the standard. My standard axel can be mounted without tools, but the Ti has to be smacked on with a mallet. (Very tight fit).
As the Ti was longer I tried to, use as few extra spacers a possible. And not getting the getto-look Joel talked about :)
Ended up with 3 spacers (1/8") on the rightside.
These spacers added 3/8" to the right side, and did bring the right crankarm 7mm. further out from the center of the frame, compared to the left arm. Not to much, but notisable.

Here's how it looks:


About the weight, there was a big difference. The standard anchor:


The Ti and spacers: (7g for four spacers)


Also used flushbolts (steel) and washers on the new setup. Saved another 10g.


I'm a nerd I know. I can't ride, my thigh is ****ed, so I gotta do something on a sunday, lol.

Sverre