Equipment recommendation

Running both of the ribmos I put on two weeks before the worlds. Still going strong.

It is not about the tyre. It is about the brake.

I have a full-face Mycro adults hurling helmet in size xl (59cm) for sale. I tried it for a few weeks but felt a bit claustrophobic behind the bars. If anyone wants to try it let me know. Cost me £75 posted, I'm open to offers.

This is what I have been using.

Would recommend it.

Thanks guys for the advice, will stay away from them then! Love cheese, but not on my bike :)

Benjamin

Ali, aka Otto, here in the forum, bought one and he say that there were made out of cheese, that they get bent very easily.
I was very temptem to get one, after speaking with him I got one form CRC been very happy ever since

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=2302

Ben: They are very weak... useful to fill out a crank (if needed), but I broke mine pretty easily, it also used to bend into the chain's path if you shoot/pass under your BB too much.

I wouldn't bother, but up to you.

Post edited and cheesy bashguards reinstated :) Thanks for the heads up!

leave the link, so eveybody can see they are made out of cheese

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43756550@N08/5082302733/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43756550@N08/5082897688/in/photostream/

mental cranks.

2 speed cranks. But fucking expensive, £520!!!

mental.

metal.

I will not mind a Joust, at all

Get one then rik!

i rode a bike with two speed cranks, would be freaking awesome for polo!! but yeah.. crazy expensive, it works like a gearbox i think?

The use planetary gears, same way that internal hubs work. But reading about these cranks, it sounds like they're pretty noisy when on overdrive. The ratios are 1:1 and 1:1.6.

http://www.bikerumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/bionicon-bbox2.jpg

http://www.bike24.com/images/products/p0413307.jpg

Honestly just watched all of this... Zzz... gets kinda interesting around the 4min mark.
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guess i be makin my own ones next time..

Comedy value.

http://powgloves.com/shocker.html

I have a Billys retro mount thing for rear v-brakes but I still feel like I'm not getting anywhere near as much 'bite' / grip on the rim as I should be, or want.

I am guessing that normally those brakes are meant for wider rims and there isnt as much pivot on a narrow road bike style rim. Is there anything I can do to adjust the positioning of the brakes to increase the strength of the grip?

The little slot where the brake arm goes on at the pivot, where there are three holes (a balance screw, maybe?), I have it in the middle of three holes.

I have one of those little travel adjuster wheels, but I have a long reach lever (a rik double) so I dont have the cable wrapped around through the hole in the adjuster...

Any advice / info / links?

You need to get the pads nearer to the rim.
Put the brake pins in the bottom hole and make sure the pads have the bigger spacing nearest the rim.
I run mine on a deep v no prob.

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I had my wheel trued and now the brake bite like a mofo.

Thanks Todd. I already put spacers on the brakes on the rim side alright, but then the position of the brake arms wasnt giving any bounce when the pads connected with the rim, and I wasnt sure which hole to put the pin into. I'll try the lowest one.

I am guessing that normally those brakes are meant for wider rims and there isnt as much pivot on a narrow road bike style rim. Is there anything I can do to adjust the positioning of the brakes to increase the strength of the grip?

If you haven't already done so, try rearranging the spacers on the brake pad so that the thicker washer goes between the pad and the brake arm, and the thinner washer goes between the brake pad and the bolt.

The little slot where the brake arm goes on at the pivot, where there are three holes (a balance screw, maybe?), I have it in the middle of three holes.

These holes allow you to change the strength of the return spring (that pulls the pads away from the rim when you're not braking). The higher the hole, the greater the tension.

I have one of those little travel adjuster wheels, but I have a long reach lever (a rik double) so I dont have the cable wrapped around through the hole in the adjuster...

Don't use the travel agent, as this will mess up your cable-pull ratio. Just use a regular V-brake noodle.