Recent content by Cloverleaf

I'll take them. PM incoming.

It'll have been galvanic corrosion between the stainless steel and the aluminium, especially if there's mag in the lowers. A suggestion for future stubborn bolts is to soak for a few days to a week (if you know it's going to be really stubborn) in Bulldog BDX which is amazing stuff.

If you want to get the dent out I'd consider speaking to a local good (and I will emphasise that point) PDR guy. I've got a local one here I use from time to time who's excellent and loves all sorts of interesting challenges. A seat clamp on at the top to prevent distortion there and I reckon...

I'll go with that option I think, please ;) I need another spare tyre I'll never use like a hole in the head. Want to PM me your PayPal? Cheers

Cool, how much do you want for it posted?

Would you be willing to split the Michelin Comp 15 out from the pair?

You can also use a plastic drinking straw and a small jar to decant the paint from an aerosol. I've used this technique a lot for decanting it out to use in an airbrush for finer details. Tamiya sell empty 30ml and 60ml jars for saving the paint. It'll gas out for a bit so best to leave the lid...

What's M3-500 when it's at home? Halfords used to be my go to for model making and helmet spraying etc when not using an airbrush as the can tops were close enough an approximation (although not as good as their original painted tops) but this new system that takes a manufacturers actual paint...

Yep, very much so. I was struggling with the more recent 11/12spd Shimano stuff just not lasting, particularly 2nd & 3rd, but I only just replaced the SRAM X01 Eagle on the MT after about 7000km which given the grit, slop and steep climbs (and heavy bike/rider) it deals with is very impressive...

I'm already loving the pointlessness of this, and I mean that in the nicest possible way. Everything we do on this site is pretty pointless, but it's great, and living out childhood dreams and plans is about the best of those pointless activities.

Candy apple red: Polished:

I was replying to @Slowhand about the polishing but when I'm digging out the polished M1 pics I'll put up some from before I sold it when I had it done candy apple red to help you, it looked stunning. The larger slab sides compared to tubes really allowed the colour to pop and show its subtlety...

Presumably not polished in your parents kitchen? I made that mistake once... I'll dig out some pics of when mine was polished with '03 decals.

Triggers broom comes to mind when describing this bike. Back in 2004 I was without a trail bike having had my Orange EvO2 nicked 18 months before. My dad wanted to get out riding in the hills again, and I must say I was keen too, so he basically gave me a budget and told me to sort out a bike...

I've never been that impressed with most aftermarket pads and don't generally like the SRAM/Avid spec sintered ones but they were actually pretty decent and their organic's more powerful but with less grab and less longevity. The levers you posted there are the original Juicy levers which were...