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    Intense Socom & Iron Horse Sunday Offset Reducers - Angle preference Poll

    Materials have been ordered now and we are shortly due to give the go-ahead for 2 batches (initially) of 1.5 - 1 1/8" angled reducer cups to fit the Intense Socom & Iron Horse Sunday frames - as soon as we are decided on the geometry we require they will start production. Our own judgement...
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    FAO Boxxer Geeks - 5-10mm 'Dead' travel...

    After rebuilding my boxxer WC and re-installing it on the bike the forks have now developed 5-10mm of 'dead' travel: When you pick the front end up the fork will drop 5-10mm - with the fork dissasembled you can push / pull the solo air pistion in and out with very minimal resistance 5-10mm...
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    Is the RS Vivid usually noisy?

    Just purchased a week old RS Vivid - sold under the promise it had been used a couple of times as was kept as a spare and recently serviced by sram at the last WC. Fitted it to a frame today (cant ride it as it has no chainset etc atm) and its very noisy on the rebound stroke (not a squelchy...
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    Center of wheel axle to derailleur mount - A standard measurement?

    Hi there, posted this in tech with no answer and seeing as a lot of guys here in the DH section have built or look into building their own frames i think this may get more help here. As in the title, would anybody care to know the measurement from center of the wheel axle to center of the...
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    Dimensional Info Needed: Center of Wheel Axle to Derailleur hanger Mount Center.

    Hi there, as in the title, would anybody care to know the measurement from center of wheel axle to center of the mount for the derailleur - is there an internatinal and recognised dimension for this? If anyone could point me into the direction of more information that would be a big help...
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    Socom sizing - opinions from owners.

    Hi there - please dont post "do a search replies to this" - just after opinions. Im 5'8 - have longer legs than torso and ride techy tracks in central england / wales (rooty and fairly slow, no fort william) I want something easy to throw around but not to feel skitterish or cramped. Im...
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    Vivid B Tune for 3.1:1 Ratio bike - or wait?

    I understand the vivids going to come in 3 different tunes, the one in need being C according to the info due to my 3.1:1 ish ratio Lapierre. ChainReaction have the B tune shocks cheap at the moment and fishers (the importer here) wont get the C tune for a month at least. So, what i am...
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    DHX Air Tuning - How to get more mid stroke compression?

    Im sorry if this has been posted before, a search found nothing. My bike came with a DHX air, and i want/need more mid-stroke compression, it bottoms too easily (even with above suggested air pressure) - and im light, and it sits into its mid-stroke too much. Does anybody know how i can...
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    Bicycle / DH bicycle based Mech Engineering Dissertation Title

    Right - this may be in the wrong section but anyway. Need to pick my title for my mechanical engineering dissertation this year - I want to do something based around bicycles - Dh/Fr performance cycles in particular (where all inovation is based) Any ideas anybody? - Anyone completed a...
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    Are 888 SL Internals available aftermarket?

    I have a set of 06 888rc2x forks, think they are great but wouldnt mind loosing some weight. Does anybody know if the 888SL air internals available to buy seperatly and will they fit my fork, if so any ideas where i can get myself some? Rick
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    Lapierre Dh 230, What do ppl think?

    I think im putting an order in for a Lapierre Dh 230 today :) Anybody had a ride on one, its a completley new bike to me but at the price im getting it for with the spec i honestly cant miss out on this one! Its working out at £2660 inc shipping etc for this bike with 888rc2x, sram...
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    Sx Trail as a Dh race bike, or alternatives?

    Im after a new Dh race frame and forks. Ive been thinking about an Sx trail frame, im from the uk and the majority of tracks i ride arnt full of rocks and arnt world cup tracks so i was thinking the sx trail may make a nice race bike. What are peoples opinions on this, what bb/head angle...