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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Broke-back-brakes

Bah humbug. A very fun round of the PNP MTB series came to nought for me today when a slow speed crash once again broke my Formula Oro brakes.What happens is the lever rips the push-rod out of the piston assembly and you are munted until you get the arm off to force it back...
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Friday, August 28, 2009

This is pretty cool - make it big, then drag for 360 effect

Kokanee Crankworx — © MyPlanet 3...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Cyclo-cross in the Hutt Valley

Its hard to understand why, but Mike Anderson from The BikeHutt was a little disappointed with the weather last saturday. Mikes 2nd Cyclocross race of the year sported the best weather for an off-road event that I have seen since......well, since his last Cyclocross event on...
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Sunday, August 09, 2009

Formula Oro Puro brake dismantle/disassemble

There is an exploded diagram at bottom of this post.The Formula Oro Puro disc brake has been around for a few years now. Its a very light brake with good stopping power and modulation.The only downside I have found is with the FCS (Feeling Control System) adjuster, which can...
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Friday, August 07, 2009

Whakapapa, an attempt at skiing

The snow was great.Day 1, white out and 20cms of fresh powder.Day 2, more snow, 5 metres of visibility and slight rain.Day 3! More snow, sunny all round but high winds so the chairs werent open other than Happy valley. We got in 1 whole days skiing overall and stayed at the...
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