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Tech Section
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 4:45 am
by oldjohnno
How about a general tech section where people can discuss tech issues that are relevant to any brand of bike? It'd prevent interesting topics from becoming buried in a section for one particular brand.
Re: Tech Section
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 6:31 am
by hybrid
Good idea, and done.
Re: Tech Section
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 6:42 am
by oldjohnno
Bloody hell hybrid you didn't waste any time with that!
Re: Tech Section
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:27 am
by 2TInstitute
well bring forth the discussion, the only good one I can think of is a good collection of things that are complete bullshit and old wives tales that get bandied around year after year.
Next is a shitlist of truly shit products that we got sucked in/almost sucked in by the hype.
Re: Tech Section
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 6:44 am
by oldjohnno
2TInstitute wrote:well bring forth the discussion, the only good one I can think of is a good collection of things that are complete bullshit and old wives tales that get bandied around year after year.
Next is a shitlist of truly shit products that we got sucked in/almost sucked in by the hype.
This could be interesting...
Re: Tech Section
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 12:15 am
by 2TInstitute
OK I'll kick it off.
Turbo Cranks.
Every year that shit idea gets dragged out for another whip around the www
Pyramid reed cages
More Yank bullshit
Truly shit products the creme de la creme is the plastic levers I got for my trusty TS125 backin the 70's Unbreakable the advert said that should have read "un-BRAKE-able" as they just flexed enough to come back to the bar.
Never tried them but nylon sprockets lasted about 1 weekend ride apparently
Re: Tech Section
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:57 pm
by James W.
Nylon sprockets?
Aint seen one - for donkey's..
..but I did use one for dropping the gearing when drag racing my old school Denco equipped H2 Kaw, way back in the day..
It worked fine, coped with the torque hit - no worries - & as I recall it was noticeably quieter than a metal-on-metal system.
Proper chain alignment/tension was crucial though, while the nylon was resilient, it could be quickly munted by a sloppy fit,
with all the tips hooked over by a whip-jump.. ( potentially retrievable by re-fitting it in reverse rotation & pulling 'em straight).
Re: Tech Section
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:54 am
by hybrid
I used them on my go-kart.
I started with a brand new crank sprocket though, because if there is any wear on that, it will wear the rear sproket out quick smart.