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saltyman
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:11 pm 
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eye to eye its 152mm.

looking at a direct replacment that can be adjusted at the moment.

some are using 190mm eye to eye, but that may be a tad too much.

oh, and the bottom bracket is already 15'' tall :lol: its like getting onto a horse :shock:
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MHF
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Get a straw bail to use as a mount... fronts looks great :D i was thinking shiver single crown, but seeing this....
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big.eck
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it's coming togeather really well :wink: if i'm honest i'd say that 8 inch discs are just as good at stopping you as 9 inch fellas , but the 9 inch ones look the dogs nuts 8) :lol:

thats me looking to get a sanandreas to replace my dh8...... it's got to be the 9 inch rear travel frame tho............

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just gona swap everything over :D :D :D
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TheGreenRabbit
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saltyman wrote:
orange71 wrote:
what were you watching on telly :shock: :lol:


looks like i was watching a camel toe contest :oops: :twisted:


I dont know if 10 was there score but I would give her one :twisted:
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saltyman
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:16 pm 
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cheers folks.

ordered my new wheels last night, and sorted a stem out!

black mavic rims
black hope pro 2 hubs (20m front)
black spokes

8)
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andrewl
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enid_puceflange wrote:
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You may find you have a little too much fork on there.


How'd you mean? :?

You thinking that 8" travel on front & 4" at the rear is a bit............... wrong? :?

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Yes in my opinion an 8" travel fork on this 1999 frame is just a bit too long even if you run a lot of sag. The BB height is going to be pretty high which will make the bike handle pretty badly.
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saltyman
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can anyone suggest what brakes i should stick on it?

scratching my head thinking here......... :?

quite fancy these:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=40208
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Enid_Puceflange
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The ULTIMATE brake set up!!..............
Though you dont need 2 , 6 pot calipers on it !!
So if you did get these I would help you out by trading you one of my matching 4 pots for your rear 6 pot :wink: :lol: :lol:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HOPE-6TI-M6-F-B-B ... 439d40b8c8

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xizang
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The 6 pots DO look the mutts nuts.

If you've that much to spend though, put a wanted ad on SDH and you'll get a very good set. They like to change kit a lot (it seems to me anyhow).

I've seen a full set of 6 pot Ti's going on there for £140 before now. Pretty gutted tbh. I pm'd the seller but they'd sold within 10 minutes. I pm'd him at 11 mins :lol:
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Enid_Puceflange
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Ya never know, that lad might take £150 for them ??

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