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    AMP Resarch F-3 fork steering tube NOS

    AMP Resarch F-3 fork steering tube NOS http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 500wt_1159 buy me only a few hours left, this is my add :)
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    Disc brake question (possibly dumb)

    for less money you can get a hydro brke on chain reaction, ive seen a bb7 get so hot the plastic bits warped, but as long as you ant going nuts on it it should be fine i supose...
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    Disc brake question (possibly dumb)

    yep this design means that one pad always whereas down faster than the other, and you have to adjust it a lot to keep it working at its best, with hydro's you do not have thse problems, .. personalty i would not bother with cable disks, just my opinion though:)
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    Disc brake question (possibly dumb)

    the way cable disks work means they rub a lot and don't self adjust like hydros do, much more hassle, hydro hoses are much more robust and long lived that a cable ever will be, they never get mud in them, they are a much better but its ur bike, personalty i think you should maybe try a bike with...
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    Disc brake question (possibly dumb)

    if it were my bike i would put a hydro one one , and put up with odd levers, i personalty don't think cable disk brakes are any better than a good set of V brakes, you can get a good hydro one for less that the BB9 goes for and it will have much much more power, with no cables to get stiff and...
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    2008 Scott Spark, with purple bits!!

    i hate cleaning...it was chines actually...theirs bits of retro bikes on the balcony as well!
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    Brass or alu nipples

    dont use the silver alloy nipples, these always seem to jam solid, but the coloured ones are good!
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    Coolwall Jan 2011 - Shimano MTB groupsets

    i got some wicked hello kitty spoke reflectors, you have inspired me to fit them to a scott spark..lol...
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    Coolwall Jan 2011 - Shimano MTB groupsets

    ive come to the concision that i must be a sad uncool nerd! i religiously ensured that my bike has a complete XT group set, i even have shimano sunglasses...o dear! i also think that duel control was the best shifter design they ever had, and now they have stopped making it :( maybe its because...
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    Manitou Mach 5 SX..... Tat or ok?

    my mate had some of these they were junk, when you go down hill hard or jump or any thing they twist and bend so much , that the damping rod can snap as the fork compresses, there ok for light riding though:)
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    Coolwall Jan 2011 - Shimano MTB groupsets

    i have a full modes xt group set on my bike, only i dont have xt hubs!
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    Bontrager Race Lite Rear Hub

    dont know if you ever sorted this but bash it hard from the drive side, it really a rebadged dt swiss onxy!
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    Security

    Re: locks I think a rusty Universal would be better my self!
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    Marin mount vision mark 1 frame SOLD

    thats ok, i need a small any way!
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