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The Bike Shop / Re: Merrit bearingless driver coaster

« on: June 24, 2015, 07:29:36 AM »

Regarding the product as a whole; not sure why so many companies are bombarding the market with new coaster designs, the market seems absolutely flooded.

This could work but I doubt it would make a difference and it would probably have a lot of complications for people wanting to ride anything faster than slow street.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Merrit bearingless driver coaster

« on: June 24, 2015, 07:27:51 AM »

Without knowing exactly how it is built up I would expect that the torque rating is due to the bearings.
I expect that if you put too much pressure on the bushings that they stick. Either that they compress and deform to a point where they dont spin freely enough or if the are pressed together too hard, depending on the bushing design.

I ran KHE bushing BB for a while and the torque was paramount to if you could ride them or not (which made the whole idea working horrible with profile-esque designs unfortunately).

Could also perhaps be due to people stripping cone nuts, but I bet on the bushings reason.

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The Bike Shop / Re: The Anti-Odyssey

« on: June 21, 2015, 03:21:24 AM »

Eclat for larger size company that can actually focus on design of products. Tree for specialized parts. Profile or shadow for other options

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The Lounge / Re: New Random Thoughts Thread

« on: June 19, 2015, 04:57:19 AM »

Does that mean your jizz goes down the drain easier when you jerk it in the shower? Like you know how when you go to wash it down and the super chunky sperm part gets stuck to your foot? Does that go away?

Because if it does, I will get a v tomorrow.

Just wank more. Obly becomes chunky if you dont ejaculate for a few days

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The Lounge / Re: The last Ride UK cover

« on: June 18, 2015, 03:58:20 PM »

I just realised that G was the cover boy for issue  34. respect!

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The Bike Shop / Re: What's the status on new Odyssey products?

« on: June 17, 2015, 05:29:04 AM »

Clutch fc's are shipping if anyone gives a shit

from where? I need to build a new wheel asap

Sean Sexton Instagram

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The Bike Shop / Re: What's the status on new Odyssey products?

« on: June 10, 2015, 03:23:08 AM »

Ok, then its before my personal back in the day. I started riding in the late 90s.

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The Lounge / Re: Annual who still posts on BG thread.

« on: June 09, 2015, 04:02:04 PM »

Still check daily for updates. Unfortunately not as many posts as it used to be, but after a decade (oh god, why?) On the site its hard to stay away

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The Bike Shop / Re: What's the status on new Odyssey products?

« on: June 09, 2015, 03:58:28 PM »

Cant remember them from back in the day. The only thing that might get me to pop a semi is a remake of the profile blackjack. I used to want it sooo bad back in the days

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The Bike Shop / Re: What's the status on new Odyssey products?

« on: June 09, 2015, 09:24:22 AM »

Meh.

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The Bike Shop / Re: s&m hoder or odsy broc grips

« on: June 04, 2015, 04:20:51 PM »

My friend bought a pair of Ody grips that lasted him a week. I myself bought a pair that lasted 2 months.
My ODI grips are still running perfect after 3 years. Even though my Odyssey grips experiences were from way back I would never get Ody grips again.

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The Bike Shop / Re: quick crank questions

« on: June 02, 2015, 01:20:25 PM »

1. I dont know if they changed it, but my profile came with a bolt to hammer on, not pull. To screw that one in and bang on it is easiest, but anything else that butts on the splindle which you can hammer on will do.

2. No idea.

3. Not a problem on steel crank arms if you keep the pedals tight. My friend has ridden like that for years, he just switched the pedal bodies around. Lochtigh is your friend for this though, otherwise they come loose like all the time.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Don't take this as spam1! (abusive plastic pegs hype included)

« on: June 01, 2015, 08:32:49 AM »

If you use plastic on concrete the longlivety depends on the wax I say. If its non-waxed your pegs will act as wax almost and fill in the pores. If it is waxed your pegs will last longer.

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The Bike Shop / Re: FAO: FBM Custom Frame Owners in the UK

« on: May 29, 2015, 05:19:39 AM »

Was the same in Sweden when the dollar was like 50 % cheaper and flatlandfuel and Empire used to play with the custom declaration. FF used to write "Childrens bicycle parts worth $20" and it flew through customs. Empire got caught by the US custom agency though and had to stop.

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The Bike Shop / Re: FAO: FBM Custom Frame Owners in the UK

« on: May 29, 2015, 03:32:16 AM »

A good friend of mine just got a custom FBM. He was in the states at the time and it took 6 weeks to get.
He expecienced same problem with the painters as someone else mentioned. They have since changed company they work with though.

I am swedish and our customs agency has a calculator tool where you type in product type, country of origin and price and it gives you the tax and custom fee immidiatly, I expect that there is something similar in the UK.