Yep, never torque a bolt with anti-seize on it. I already knew about that. I always torque "dry" bolts. Good video. I'm willing to bet that GG has a typo in their manual. Although, anything is possible and I am certainly no expert but, I would be surprised if they use lubricant when they assemble their wheels. Published torque specs are usually for dry threads. I don't know... Will be interesting to see what the dealer has to say.
The engineering conundrum, I'd never assemble without anti sieze .....
Does anyone actually measure the torque on their spokes? I am surprised I have not heard from anyone about the, what seem to be, really low torque specs published by GG.
I've recently borrowed a WES, 2 in 1 system from a friend to see how they were made, and the secrets they held. Turned out it seems relatively 'easy' to make (as long as you have $10k in fab equipment at the ready!)
Going to fab up a short pipe and a new exhaust similar to the Wes, and really looking forward to the project. Cant wait to see how all the work pans out!
When wes go out of business because you stole his design / intellectual property, and reproduced it, the trials community can thank you .
're 390 / 400 mm shocks, although only a marginal difference, shorter shocks will negatively affect the steering . My "personal" experience with moving footrest back 50mm resulted in a 40% increase in spring weight from 50 to 70 lbs.
The angle of the shocks affects the leverage ratio, so bare that in mind when specifying spring rate. Moving footrests back will also require heavier springs. Too soft springs will result in the back end squating and affect your steering, in a bad way. MT43's are a great trail tyre, but a shocking trials one, completely worn out IRC's/ mitchelins are still better than brand new MT's ....
The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series is BACK at Nevis Range, Fort William in 2024 with the legendary Scottish venue set to host the opening downhill round on the calendar from 3–5 May 2024!!
Have a look on motoswm for engine manuals, can't remember if there is one for the climber, but the bottom end is the same as swm 's.
On the bottom of the engine there is an alan key plug, remove to drain oil. Clean the magnet. (Do NOT undo the hex nut) Refill with 1 litre of ATF . Use some super expensive oil if you prefer.
Is he the site owner ?, who runs the site?. A question and answer forum for bike maintenance is a great thing to have I am definitely not knocking the site and its essential if you have a classic/twin shock bike as all those years of experience from the older members are invaluable if newcomers to that particular branch of the sport are to thrive , feetupfun seems to be one of those mines of information. like the chap at thehellteam is for more modern bikes. Have a good evening.
On 1/8/2024 at 5:27 PM, Tr1AL said:
its essential if you have a classic/twin shock bike as all those years of experience from the older members are invaluable if newcomers to that particular branch of the sport are to thrive , feetupfun seems to be one of those mines of information. like the chap at thehellteam is for more modern bikes. Have a good evening.
Hopefully the increasing number of demanding / unthanking members read this. You only have to look at their profiles to see they dip in with questions, rarely acknowledge and virtually never offer assistance to others - rant over.....
Most /all the bearings can be bought from a bearing supplier. The number is generally on the individual bearing. Crank bearings are normally c3 clearance.
Mike Grant is a very good rider, but after many years of practice. I'm pretty sure he used to trial in the winter when he was still racing. We have a local rider who won the TT several times who reckons it took him 4/5 years to attain a reasonable standard.
Had a phenomenal new Trials rider here today, first day out riding serious terrain and he's already acing expert level stuff with very little coaching. 😎
Interesting, I have been riding trials for several decades, and have never seen anyone ace trials on their first attempt. I have seen riders with obvious ability , and those with cycle trials experience improve very quickly, but even so it generally takes years, not hours. Any videos of the rider you mention ?
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