tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17888855459358627762011-12-03T03:53:02.798Z^^"Jorgexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156600792078294989noreply@blogger.comBlogger891100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788885545935862776.post-89679486417571099202011-09-02T21:52:00.002+01:002011-09-02T21:52:54.743+01:00

Yes! XD

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Many things change during this 3 years: Nokia N78 (95% of my photos are from little beauty),  a used Marzocchi MX Comp 105mm ETA '06 (did a revolution in my XC skills),  discovered Rush (it's the best band ever), Sushi (my beloved cold metal friend),  Adobe CS4 (blow my mind in happiness and creativity),  discovered a super girlfriend, 3 CamelbaK backpacks (Scudo LE, Fairfax and The Don)

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No, actually was Panaracer tires that I saw last week. A friend of mine bought 2x Panaracer Rampage 2.35", 2x CG All Condition 2.35" and 2x CG AM 2.35". Panaracer should always use pink! AM 58-559 All-Condition 58-559 In a near future I'll give my point of view about these tires, just like I did before with the OOP Mountain King 2.4" UST, Continental's MK 1st generation. Green and

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Today the water company came to "open" the water for the new headquarters of Jorgex's MTB points of view and it's big sister blog Jorgex & Sushi. There are some photos here but tomorrow I'll buy a heater, install it myself and Friday is the inspection/activation. Saturday and Sunday will be for moving my stuff. Next week is my birthday! Very little time because I still have to do 9 hours at

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Hydrate or Dry... Or Die! Hurray, Jorgex's MTB points of view reached the 3rd year! Today I did not pedal. I went to the local cinema house and watched 127 Hours with a couple of friends. They laugh about it because the main character uses a camelbak or a camel bladder just like me! Yes, Jorgex goes to work with The Don 2010 from camelbak. The Don is far from perfect, however it does carry

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Usually my nickname is Jorgex, but at work I'm TeleJójó!

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Guess what, it's Christmas time. Time to get your presents lists ready to dispatch to old Santy Claus over on the North and get ready for the new year approaching. We wish you all the best gifts possible, let all of us get merry round-shaped presents, cardboard boxes from CRC and the like and then start enjoying all the new kits, parts and gizmos for 2011. Merry X-Mas everyone!

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In the end of the day, this is my life: Poor Sushi and I... I'm a few inches away from poorness. The only kind of work I do/find is telemarketing and I receive 2.5€ per hour, which is very low to survive in Portugal. By the way, I'm living in a friend's room. I can't rent my own apartment! I worked many years as collaborator in windsurf events (national and international), 1 year in an atelier

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Maxxis Minion DH F 2.5" UST 60a Maxxis HighRoller 2.35" LUST 60a

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Last week a friend of mine (Fukendie) needed a proper crankset. So we went to another friend (Freddy) to pick up a borrowed RaceFace Evolve XC or something like that. Smart Wallet is great! It sounds easy but it wasn't.  For some reason, the RF crankset had a small slack between the crank and bearing. So, we removed an Shimano LX from another bike that Freedy had and installed the RF Evolve

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How could I refuse a camel for 65€? It's The Don 2010 with everything inside from CamelbaK Scudo '09 SE, plus Scudo itself!

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Sushi is in pain... A broken spoke from DT Swiss E2200 '08.

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Crap!

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Today I was kicked from my room and today I already start living in a new room/house. Stupid bastard that landlord... By the way, I have Eurythmics greatest hits in my X1060 playlist:  Eurythmics - When tomorrow comes

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Ever since I've put multi-release cleats on my Shimano's, my riding style and ease have improved a lot. They're genious! They blend the ease you get from flatties of knowing you can take your feet off the pedals whenever you want with the safety and performance pedalling you get from clipless pedals. This is due to the ability to unclip by twisting your feet not only sideways (like you do on

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Today I broke my room's key. It happened at 1h30am. I slipped in the hall.

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Hey everyone, Since my dad bought some Shimano DX shoes and the first set of clipless pedals in the family, I've been keen on trying to ride with them. I've been doing so for a couple of months now, and before that, I've always ridden flats, ever since I started riding. So, based on my long term experience with flats and my new experience with clipless shoes, I can now start a small but hopefuly

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I'm so anxious for tomorrow's oral report defense or something like that but tomorrow will be an important day because I'm reviling a new mechanical actuator to substitute the common Pop Loc, Pop Loc Adjustable, Push Loc and Xloc at my college - FCT UNL. I call it "The Box". Actually it is a smart box with the remember ability which surpasses everything that Rock Shox and Cannondale's Simon have

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It's true, I hate my Acid Zero/OEM pedais and Smarty isn't much better. :(

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After the winter fog blows over and the sun starts to shine upon all us riders out there, it's time to get the gear out, try out the new goodies and have some great fun on bikes. After all and deep down, that's why we go out there every time and ride. For me, riding can be enjoyed in many ways. Be it simply chilling out and just flowing through the local trails with the other dirtbags, or feeling

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The winter is done and over with, and what a winter this was. In between the school stress, exams, papers, etc etc, I managed to take care of some intense winter riding/training, along with my brother. This year, I learned to enjoy the rain and muddy trails, instead of seeing them as an objection to riding. I learned some pretty valuable stuff that I can now apply to my riding style, I got a new

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I'm so sorry. I barely have time to sleep pedal and take mtb pictures. The university is sucking all my available time. However, my other CB Smarty OEM end up totally loose. :(

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I bought from CRC two Lezyne Matrix Levers, a par of CB Smarty white/black and a par of CB Acid 1 2009. I think both pedals are from 2009 but it doesn't matter, I bought them for propelling issues. The Lezyne lever thingys are ok. The Smarty pedals are ok, I guess. Their intention is to back up the Acid 1 since the CB cleats in CRC cost 16€ and Smarty costs the amount of money. The point is

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I've already been through two stages in this issue. First, I put the Michelin out back and my sweet Specialized Chunder up front. It was supposed to stay that way, but that's when my dad said he'd give me his front Chunder too, so I could put in on my bike. So, problem solved, I've got the best tyre I've ever rode up front and out back. Specialized rubber rules \m/ That said, when this tests

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Seeing that my front Michelin Hot is really... Not "there" enough for DH, I'm forced to get rid of it and make it a spare. But I'm now in a tricky situation. I've got my "old" Kenda Nevegal good as new waiting to be set, and I think I never enjoyed a tyre so much as that. The thing is, it's a 2.50 4 ply. And it's heavy. I mean really heavy. So, here's the deal. There's no money for a new Maxxis

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The advantage of Sushi is it's half amphibious way of doing it in a pseudo terrain terms. If this doesn't make sense to you, it's ok because the secret lays on 'half' and on 'pseudo' but there's no big deal sinse Sushi is a bike and bikes goes everywhere.

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Are you sitting on your arse all day, on top of your big holiday feasts? No more. If you ride mountainbikes, especially DH, get up and go ride some wet, perhaps snowy trails. It's guaranteed fun. I've been winter riding with my brother on some technical stuff we love, and it's been awesome. Every turn gets extra slippery, every rock trickier, every root a menace. It's awesome! Every time you

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Hey everyone,Well, here she is, my brand new Berg Viper Elite:Spec list:-Berg Viper Elite frame-Rockshox Boxxer Race 2009 (2008 lowers)-Fox Shox DHX5-Alex Rims DX32 rims-Specialized Chunder 2.30 out back and Michelin Hot 2.50 up front-Sunline Direct Mount Boxxer stem-Kore BFD 710mm/25mm bars-Da Bomb Holy Shit grips-Truvativ Ruktion cranks-Shimano Deore brakes (Tektro Auriga 180mm disk on the back

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Well, a new beast is going to rise, tomorrow... My Berg Viper Elite is being "built" as we speak and tomorrow by this time, I'll be picking up a DH beast, a proper machine... Also, my latest order from www.chainreactioncycles.com came yesterday.. After December 25th, I'll be rocking 5.10's, a new No Fear jersey, THE Skinz gloves and a new pair of shin pads... What a Christmas, I'm so stoked on

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Yeap! You wonder how big is CamelbaK's Fairfax '09?Well, according to camelbak info:14.90€Cargo: 2.25LDimensions: 39.0cm x 23.0cm x 9.0cmWeight: .45kg empty & 1.89kg filled50 oz / 1.5 L OMEGA™ HydroTanium™ Reservoir with Lifetime Warranty3 colors: black-hi-viz / estate-blue-charcoal / racing-red-charcoalExtras:Insulated reservoir pocket keeps liquid cool for hoursAir Mesh channeled back panel and

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I never thought placing the NoTubes rubber thingy was so hard. I bearly fell my finger tips but I do fell arms tense... from pumping, of course.However, Continental Mountain King 2.2" [55-559] is still down after 3h30 of heavy work.

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Hydroplaning is possible in MTB! ∑(O_O；)Shock！！According to a theoretical equation, Schwalbe Nobby Nic 2.4" Evo SnakeSkin [62-559] does aquaplaning @ 104km/h [64.6m/h].Since 104km/h is a theoretical speed, the real speed should be slightly smaller.No big worry! ^_^'

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Almost no will to pedal way... from... anything. :(However, I manage to order a few things from ActionSports, a germanian site thing. In 5 to 10 days I'll show the new stuff (NoTubes, Continental and Lezyne) for Sushi - The Cold Fish!P.S. - German or germanian? I really should instal a english dictionary for FireFox. :p

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Exams after exams after exams... This has been my life for a while now. The bike's on the stable (brake issues) and I'm hungry to go ride. Now that the World Cup is over (unfortunately), I've been watching all the videos and that just makes me want to go ride so bad... Even on the rain and mud, I don't care. I WANT TO RIDE --'

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Well, we've recently witnessed the creation of the 29" wheel specific Manitou Dorado. Since that, it has become a "cool" and fresh new idea for major bike brands to start building 29" specific DH and Freeride frames. My question is simple. What gives?? 29" wheels for Downhill Racing? Come on, back in the day, there were only 26" and 24" wheels and up until now, Downhill Racing has had 26" wheels

Ricardo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13463226428159488209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788885545935862776.post-26600501216889913692009-09-21T11:21:00.001+01:002009-09-21T11:23:12.161+01:00

What is wrong with me? 2.4" tyres and 5.5" FS bike to do this:I really need a hardtail for mtb!

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Well, it's back to school once again... One more year of boring classes looking at those beautiful hills outside, wishing me and my two wheeled partner were there enjoying some sweet DH trails... To avoid depression, you might need some bad ass old school metal. It goes a bit like this:

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Time to time I need to sharpen my driving skills.This requires a nice music: Send Her To Me by Autograp, 1984

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...make Nobby Nic look good?I could do something like a comic book where NN has a characteristic that excels it's rivals, making it move forward...

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I think we deserve this new look. Hope you all enjoy it as much as we! =)

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New tyre here and I couldn't be happier with it.I got a great deal on a Specialized Chunder 2.30 a few days ago and didn't think twice about buying it. I had already rode a few times with these tyres (on my dad's Bighit) and loved their performance. This is an excelent rear tyre, the spaced knobs provide real grip on tough turns, with the right pressure on, you don't feel the bike sliding around

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Don't be afraid... But this was the look after 20km with Panaracer Fire DH Pro 2.3" [55-559]:I'm realy sorry with the fotos but it's very hard to resize pictures in blogger with Google Chrome. With FireFox I just use the mouse on the pictures corners to resize, like PhotoShop. I could use the html edit thingy but I don't know how to propotionate. It was to be 510px width and height is unknown.

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That's it, I've had enough! I'm bloody tired of my damn rear Kenda Kinetic, every damned ride I go to, it just has to flat out on me. Every time, a puncture. Not even with the best tubes I could get, the problem was fixed. That's why I'm ordering in a new Maxxis Minion or High Roller (don't know yet), rear. http://www.cyclocentrum.pl/images/opona%20002.JPG Shitty tyres for DH/FR use! Do NOT

Ricardo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13463226428159488209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788885545935862776.post-19395655340020978042009-08-03T22:21:00.005+01:002009-08-24T12:21:10.818+01:00

The past saturday morning, I went riding with my brother and father to the usual spots and it was raining (odd, this time of the year). My father doesn't like to ride on the slippery stuff that much but me and my brother know that riding on the rain, with muddy terrain is an excelent way to improve our skills and our riding. A couple of weeks ago, my father bought me a new fork mudguard, wich I

Ricardo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13463226428159488209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788885545935862776.post-72657202463571197502009-07-30T21:31:00.006+01:002009-07-30T21:56:12.529+01:00

Everyone's got their dream bikes... You know, its shapes and angles are perfect, it's got nice (awesome) colors, it rides like a dream, etc. (and no, I'm not talking about girls, real bikes -.-' ) Well, my dream bike is and always has been the Specialized Demo 8 (now the 2009 Demo 8 I). I love every single thing about it.Red and white frame, a winner's choice. Fox DHX 4 out back, RockShox Boxxer

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Hey everyone The past weekend was dedicated to new adjustments for me. Just last week, the packages I ordered from CRC arrived: a new set of handlebars, grips and a Leatt Brace (if you ride Downhill or Freeride, get one. Seriously). I also had already bought a new jersey/pants gear a few weeks ago and hadn't had the chance to ride with it, so it was my first time riding with DH/FR pants. I

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I was typing my review about CamelBak Scudo when a user posts in my MTB forum a link from a free portuguese mountain biking magazine. I click on it and then I saw the most recent pdf. You may click on it that will enlarge. It stated the most barbaric thing: "This M.U.L.E.™ Lightweight is 20% lighter than regular M.U.L.E.™, it weights an impressive 460g!" Most of you will say -"Jorgex, why are

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From left to right: Sintesi and I. I have nothing to say. It was a nice XC ride with lots of sun radiation and no wind ventilation at all.Here's some nice music for today: Steely Dan - Do It Again (original studio version)

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Hi folksSome guys are just a bit lucky, even if they don't have lots of cash. I don't have lots of cash, neither does my brother, father, etc but we've still managed to have a pretty sick garage.A pic is better than a thousand words, so here goes:My bike My 4X bike (I share it with my brother) and my brother's MCAnd my father'sCheers!

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Remember the thingy on top right, the last.fm radio? Well, apparently the free trial version I've been using for the last year ended this week and now they charge 3$ per month.Does anyone knows where can I get something like this personalized radio like last.fm "for free"?P.S. - I bought a CamelBak Scudo for 40€ and a shorts from Endura.

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Hello everyoneThe past weekend was a race-filled one for me. No, I'm not talking about Fort William (I wish I was!), I'm talking about the 3rd DHI held in Paços de Ferreira.I arrived at the track on saturday, stoked about the track and the race itself. I had seen a couple of videos of the track and teh locals riding it, but those videos fooled me good... I was expecting something very similar to

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Psst! I know it's 3am but I'm still filling my cell phone with PDfs. It's more cheaper to study from my cell phone than paying to print thousands and thousands of pages. Must students use a notebook but can't afford it.

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I discovered that contact glue eats helmets. =PCrap! Now my velcro are convex. Or concave... either way, my MET is eaten from inside out.My Met Parabellum '99 that I bought em 2006 for 30€... They didn't have the metallic green.

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...are so tedious! This is the result of 4.5h of ME [Micro Electronics] of Materials eng..Yes! There's no magic at all: a finger backwards and a foto diode something something. Most time is spend on the "oven", really, Baking is one of the steps for creating a diode.The fotolithography process:Surface PreparationCoating (Spin Casting)Pre-Bake (Soft Bake)AlignmentExposureDevelopmentPost-Bake (

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Yes, today was one of those days of great findings:a Sachs PC91 drilled 9 spd chain.The story behind this chain is funny. Sintesi (my MTB Master) and I when to pay a visit to one of our LBS: OutSide (aka Scott's portuguese distributor). I asked to may friend behind the balcony the cheapest chain in the store, something like my former Shimano CN-HG53, somethig around 9€.Guess what? He hadn't

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...are very boring.This b'Twin patches are excellent, they really work and it's cheap: 2€, 4x big and 4x small patches.

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Someone told me that wasabi "cures" diarrhea, allergies and pedal faster as well. There's only one problem, 1oz. = 1€...

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Some riders ask what car I use for driving purpose things... what ever they are but here it is:Those Uniroyal tyres have to last another 3 years. Great do to 7 years!Yes, it's a VW Polo GT Coupe '91 parked in Joaquim Agostinho Street, São João da Caparica, Margem Sul. A fine car in a proper street. It handles 2 riders and simultaneusly 2 bikes inside!It also "drinks" 10L/100km, which is a lot.In

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Well folks, this was a hell of a sunday for me... The mates here in Lamas city had arranged a trip to Lousã, the meca of Downhill here in Portugal... Even you might have heard of it! Top pros like Gee Atherton, Cedric Gracia, and many more have already been there, practising with our own portuguese pros like Ivo Padilha and Cláudio Loureiro (I think he was there too!). Anyway, Lousã is the real

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...Maxxis CrossMark 2.1". It's a excellent directional tyre for XC. Grips like glue, unlike Ritchey Z-Max Premonition 2.1" that grips a lot less.Maxxis CrossMark 2.1" [52-559], kevlar, 29.90€Ritchey Z-Max Premonition 2.1" Comp [50-559], steel bead, 9.90€CrossMark excells Premonition in everything except durability/reliability.

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I was reading Fatty's blog and this subject was very interesting.I answered:I vote for Snake Pliskin. He would be very useful during the long mtb journey. 1st - Inject some sort of poison or explosives charges in his bloodstream that will last 24h…2nd - Drop him on the event with a gps tracker and nothing more. He must capture enemy bikes to complete the task.3rd - He have to neutralize any

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Hello everyone!I haven't been here in a while because I really haven't had the time to do so and for that, I'm sorry.But I'm here now and I'm ready to present my beautifull beast for all of you to admire (modesty alert!). Without further delay, here she is: my Berg Viper 2FR (with mods)Specs: Berg Viper 2FR frame, RockShox Domain 302 fork (180mm travel), Fox Vanilla R shock, Alex Rims DX 32 rims,

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Sushi somewhere in Portugal:

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I think it was the motherboard... (='.'=) Why I'm not like other people that do great blogs based on the writing?Why I'm those that uses photos as a subject?The PC crashed and write a post without pictures is bizarre. ^_^"P.S. - Bizarre or odd?P.S.S. - Have I told you about Tr!ckstuff? I'm using it in my Hope Mono m4.

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It's Schwalbe NN 2.4" Snake Pliskin:Look at those "teeth" in the shoulder-knobs. It means extra grip!

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Hello good people,First of all, I'd like to say that I'm honoured to be participating on Jorgex's blog.My name is Ricardo Pereira and I hope I can be helpfull, entertaining and overall a good participant to this blog.I'll try to post as much as I can and I'll do what I can to make my posts relevant and interesting to read. You will also notice that my english is quite good, therefore, you won't

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I suspect that most of you visited this blog by mistake (so many "1 visit country") and for those I apologize. However, I'll try to invest more time in this blog.You may noticed a new guy, Ricardo Pereira, to add a few things like his point of view in Free Ride. I'm more Road to All Mountain...Let's watch the statistics:Portugal (PT)658 United States (US)194 United Kingdom (GB)178 Germany (DE)59

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For the first time in 3152km, Pop Loc failed. Until now I've made a bare 5 or 6 rides under rain which 3 of them were made this year, this week.Here's the problem with RS Pike:For some reason, the Pop Loc bottom was not coming out to lock Pike's platform. A single drop of Motorex DryLube and it's done!Problem: solved

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I noticed today that Canyon is giving a free torque tool for each bike bought in 2009.Here it is:And here's a direct translation:"For the correct trick: Torque wrench for the correct seat of all bolt connections from 3 to 12 Nm. The optimal torque can simply and controlled with torques Wrench to be tightened. Including: Essay nut for larger S chrauben."For those want this tool, it's 13€ plus

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I'm almost finishing the Portuguese review of Pike 454 95-140mm U-Turn 2008.Melhor Compra means something like best buy but I don't like the totem icon. I have to rework it.Basically the fork was two major flaws: weight and Pop Loc Adjustable or no Pop Loc at all. Apat from this it´s perfect for road to Enduro/Light FR.

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Crappy software! It focused on scenery and not on central object (precious Sushi). Instead of a cylindrical shape with the viewer outside, "we" are inside...

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Bizarre!

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Why? Why i'm so lazy when writing things?Reviews waiting for translation:- Canyon Nerve ESX 7.0 SE '08 (bike in general)- Michelin Mountain A.T 2.35" (tyres)- Specialzed Houffalized Sport & Pro 1.8" (tyres)- Fox RP23 (rear shock)- IKEA LED's (lights)- Continental Diesel 2.5" (tyres)- Nokian Gazallodi Core 2.1" (tyres)- FSA Orbit XLII '03 (aheadset)- Shimano PD-M520 (clipless pedals)- Shimano XT [

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How odd! (’-’*)

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Yeah, i finally carbonized Sushi! It's nothing, just some spacers from my former bike Bacalhau (Cod Fish).I noted that a spider made a big web triangle between trigger-pop lock-steam. Is this some sort of sign for more pedaling or is it a good luck/fortune? Who knows...But then again i suspect that spider and fish not co-exist in the wilderness. My Sushi is not one of those spiting fishes that

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I have enough bike parts to do a 2nd bike and we all know how useful is a back up bike when primary bike is down.Let's do a check list:Frame: n/aFork: Manitou SX-R 80mm '01, Manitou Axel Elite 100mm '05 (OEM), Marzocchi Comp ETA 105mm '06Headset: FSA Orbit XLII '03Stem: Roox Danny's Stem '98Stem Spacers: Woodman carbonHandlebar: StarBar XC2 '00Barplugs: X-Lite Ti Bike Candy Blue (old) and Red (

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Formula Oro K18 8" isn't very good. Not reliable at all. Always with a piston stuck in both brakes...

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I spend most of the time fighting my brand new saddle. Ok it's not brand new (2nd hand) but for a mere 30€, who could say no?As i was saying, my Azonic shorts sticks on the saddle and it's hard to position myself correctly for a proper ride. It doesn't move or slide without rising my bottom. However, i usually have a remedy for saddles with is Seal Fat! Or is it Walrus Fat?Where's "how to do":Use

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Are you one of those that place stickers on every space left on your bike or one of those that remove every sticker?Well, i'm between.Here's Hope sticker in Rock Shox Pike 454 95-140mm U-Turn '08. Gorgeous!

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Conclusion:I happy with the performance between Road and Enduro/All-Mountain but Hope is pricey. If it wasn't for ChainReaction prices i would definitively buy some Shimano LX or a used Hayes Nine in Portugal.Braking with Mono M4 is quite linear and not spongy or irregular. Probably a consequence for using DOT 5.1 fluid. Speaking of witch, Hope does not have a specific bleeding kit like Magura

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Pad quality? Well... The original pads weren't that good. They became glassy during 2º visit to Sintra's downhill track. Except the DH, i never knew what hot means so, with 7" rotor you can do everything except DH.I bought EBC's golden pads for Mono M4 and they are great. There is no extra power but it lasts longer on heavy weather conditions. The problem is the 30€ pad cost and the excessive

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Mono M4 front:Surprise! It´s not stronger than my old Hayes Comp '01 6" disc. Why?Let me tell you that the difference between 6" and 7" on a single stop it is very small. The major difference is during a long braking period, something like 1 or 2km downhill section. The 7" keeps the same brake power longer than 6". 7" handles more temperature.Brake modulation is superb, way better than Hayes (

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Back in 2005 my Hayes Comp 6" disc brake was pretty much powerless. Weaker than most v-brakes. =(Bacalhau:Giant Escaper '92 (hardtail), Marzocchi Comp ETA 105mm '06, brake Hope Mono M4, rims Mavic XM 321(f)/ Ritchey rock WCS(r), spokes DT Swiss Competition. 32 x2 and hubs DT Cerit'01 Disc (f)/ Hope XC Disc (r)Hope Disc Brake Mono M4 '05:- 185€ complete brake- plus 15€ for Braided Hose- 183mm/7"

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This axle is awesome! It's so easy to change a punctured tire. I'm used to carry two 6mm hex keys just to remove the 20mm axle but now the pain is over!It's super!Here's a picture with 20mm maxle , DT Swiss Rear QR and X-Lite Tech 9 Stainless Steel Red front QR:

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I spend most time rolling on asphalt.Bacalhau:Giant Escaper'92 (hardtail), Marzocchi MX Comp ETA 105mm'06, brake Hope M4(f)/Magura HS-11(r), Mavic XM 321(f)/Ritchey rock WCS(r). At that time i used Mavic D521 rear rim.Panaracer Hi Road S:13€, size 1.75" (47-559), steel bends, 450gThere it is! My small CrankBros pump.I bought this Japanese at LBS. I asked for something large enough for my D521 rim

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Remember the old trash box from PortalBTT? It's back!Today is the Flat Boy review!Usually these kind of sticker patches are bad but this was back in 2000. Perhaps somebody reinvented the sticker formula through the years and i decided to give them a second chance.Specialized Flat Boy:4.5€, box 1"x1", 1 sandpaper, 6 patches, ??gVery light on the jersey pocket but pricey. I can easily buy 4 tubes

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With little more than 30 months, i'll tell the RF Atlas experience.Bacalhau: Giant Escaper '92 (hardtail), Marzocchi MX Comp ETA '06(oem), brake Hope M4, x-lite, steam Roox, Time pedals, Avid Flak Jacket, chain Rohloff...RF Atlas Cranks + 3 Tiso chainrings(22t,32t,44t)+ original left bearing/new Shimano XT right bearingRace Face Atlas Crankset '05:230€, 22t (steel) / 32t (alloy) / 44t (alloy),

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Wax or Dry Lube from Finish Line? Well, i tried both and to be honest Dry excels the Wax version in everything: application and longevity.Application:I'm very used to Motorex Wet Lube e Weldtite's Wax but the LBS start selling Finhish Line form. Both are liquid and i have to be careful not to grease the floor when i lube the chain. Motorex and Weldtite are a lot more viscus and easier to

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