Yearly Archives: 2008
Cable Rub
Cable rub is one of the great enemies of your frame – aluminium is actually a remarkably soft metal. Take a piece of hard plastic cable outer and coat it in abrasive UK mud and you’ve got something that’s not … Continue reading
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Deep Insertion Headsets
Due to the increased stress around the head tube area resulting from hardcore Downhill, Street and Dual riding, a headset with at least 22 mm deep cups is required for all frames except for Argon CC, Argon Road, Helius RC, … Continue reading
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Dirt – the precision tour of Germany
Issue 77 of Dirt has a article by Ed Haythornthwaite about his 5 day whistlestop tour of Germany with Elmar Keineke (long time manager of the Nicolai race team and now head of mountainbike PR for SRAM Europe). As well … Continue reading
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Looking after your bearings
Its summer. You have owned your bike for a while in all likelihood. It saw use over winter. There is slight play in the bearings? Please remember that our bearings and bushings are adjustable. Grub screw on one side, and … Continue reading
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Dropout options for Helius AM, FR and ST
For the Helius AM, Helius FR and Helius ST we are now offering a 12mm, Maxle Compatible, axle as a no-cost option. When ordering these frames you need to specify dropouts as one of: – 12mm Truax – Standard Shimano … Continue reading
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