Originally posted by rockhopper My problem is that i'f i'm going down the new bike route then i want it to my spec so it'd have to be an S works full suspension frame (£1200) plus Pace forks (£400) with the spangley new Hope brakes and then all of a sudden I've spent well over £2K!
I don't think she'd ever speak to me again if i did that.
I've got a nice ex demo 2005 Five sat here my own personal use bike, XT dual control, discs, Nixon elite forks or Manitou Minutes or RS Pikes depending upon what you prefer , got my new bike on its way, 06 Five, Fox 36's, DHX air rear shock, mmmmmm .......
You're all speaking a foreign language aren't you? Don't understand a bluddy word of it
I've got a nice ex demo 2005 Five sat here my own personal use bike, XT dual control, discs, Nixon elite forks or Manitou Minutes or RS Pikes depending upon what you prefer , got my new bike on its way, 06 Five, Fox 36's, DHX air rear shock, mmmmmm .......
You're all speaking a foreign language aren't you? Don't understand a bluddy word of it
Ok, I've got a nice 05 999R sat here, Brembo Radials with thumb shifter, Ohlins R & T forks, or Marzocchi 50's as a fork choice , Ohlins rear shock with high and low speed damping , its sorta like that, nice trick, very expensive bling parts on a handmade frame, I'm sure any Ducati owner understands that one
Did you use the Hope disk adapter though? Standard skewers are not long enough so mine has a special end supplied by hope which is causing the problem.
Why not take it to your local frame builder, have a couple of disk mounts brazed on the frame and a bit of paint? Probably less than £100 in total - job done - problem sorted.
Why not take it to your local frame builder, have a couple of disk mounts brazed on the frame and a bit of paint? Probably less than £100 in total - job done - problem sorted.
Metal matrix can't be welded easily, I've got no idea whether its even possible. If it is I'd think it'll need reheat treating, the seatstay takes a lot of braking force with discs.