My Traffic with my fork lowered to 70mm
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flag fenrir (Nov 30, 2010 at 17:46)
 cool) for some reason when i saw this photo i thought you should have such a road near house)
and what about khe mac2 dirt version on front wheel? i saw a plenty of bikechecks with such tyres setup - looks cool and should be grippy. although, sb8 will be nice too
ahaha, yes a little far apart) XD
actually i think our bikes should not differ much in action, but you were right - few millimetres can change the overall feel of bike dramatically
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flag DavidDee (Nov 30, 2010 at 18:08)
 The Mac2 Dirt looks sick but I don't know about it as a front tire. I've been looking for something with a little more tread for the front. My local jumps arn't very hard yet. There are a few soft spots. And the my LBS I work at, I can't find a Mac2 dirt in any catalog.
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flag fenrir (Nov 30, 2010 at 6:28)
 oh yes, that's nice!
cool rear tire) I think it would be really good idea to put a new rear wheel onto your bike. Choose some bolt-on hub and full black rim and i think it'll be sick
i'd like to have a ride on your bike)) it's like almost equal in geo to mine, but with shorter stem and higher bars, so just what i want mine to be)
congrats on a nice ride!
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flag fenrir (Nov 30, 2010 at 6:59)
 do you have a nice long road going down near your house, where you can make cool long manuals? XD
like that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iftrm9VqclQ
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flag DavidDee (Nov 30, 2010 at 15:55)
 Ha, well yes I do. There's a small hill and then a long street. That's what I used to learn manuals. I've got an Octane One SS pro hub that I need to lace up, then I'll be running that. I'm actually really happy I got the Mac2 tire. It sucks as a front tire unless you're doing 100% street/park. But on hard pack I was sliding everywhere. I'm going to replace the front with an SB8.
Ha, yeah I'd like to ride your bike too. But we're a little far apart. I've been curious about the Octane frame, how it compares to the NS.
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flag danthecarlover (Oct 16, 2010 at 5:18)
 08 dj1? hows it feel
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flag DavidDee (Oct 16, 2010 at 8:17)
 It feels much better after lowering it. Almost no topout.
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flag danthecarlover (Oct 16, 2010 at 18:16)
 no top out? awesome, my current fork suffers severly from that haha.
should I buy one for 200 aud?
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flag DavidDee (Oct 16, 2010 at 18:31)
 I would try to get the price down a little bit. Because most 2008's suffer from hydro lock. And to fix it you have to drill 3 holes in the rebound cartage. It's not hard to do, but I'd rather not have to do it. I did it. takes 25min if you know what your doing.
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flag danthecarlover (Oct 16, 2010 at 18:34)
 hydro lock? i've heard of this but i'm not sure, does it go stiff until it's like a rigid or something. have you had to do it yet? and does it become fine after you've done it? sorry for all the questions LOL

edit: my bad just read your comment again, is the rebound fine now?
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flag DavidDee (Oct 16, 2010 at 18:37)
 Yep when it becomes hydrolocked, the fork goes completely rigid. The rebound still works fine now.
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flag danthecarlover (Oct 16, 2010 at 19:39)
 thats good to know, so apart from having to do that, everything else is all good and reliable?

funny angle with the rear qr btw haha
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flag sushi1239 (Oct 13, 2010 at 19:42)
 nice
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