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Still a good discount – and don’t forget the snags.

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Austblue went out I believe, not sure where but he gave the drowned bike a good run I think and she was all apples.

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I’m pretty sure either Sydney City or Bikebiz have the RXT’s on special for $99 for anyone in Sydney. Alas, no mention of snags and onions though…

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Just paid Mike for my new rear wheel with disc for a bargain price.
I’ll post pics when it arrives, cheers for the hookup TB.

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When trueing or tightening the last little bit, 1/4 forwards and 1/8 back like KTMRat said is a good idea. Not only does it stop the angle section twisting around, it will also relieve the twisting tension in the spoke. This tension will normally settle itself out as soon as the bike starts rolling but if you can relieve it beforehand while fixing your wheel, its more likely to stay true and spokes stay tight.

If spokes are continually coming loose or breaking the wheel really needs to be rebuilt altogether but in this case it sounds like you could just use a drop of WEAK loctite to help them stay tight. Remove the tyre/tube/rim tape and just put a small drop on the end of the spoke/nipple, it should wick its way in to the threads fine. Make sure you get the right one though, sometimes even nail polish can work as a weak thread locker. Get the wrong one and you’ll be cutting the spokes out of the wheel!

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Wow, dude that is tight. I feel your pain, I couldn’t work on a push bike in that space!
I’ll send you some homebrew to ease your pain until you move into the beach house.

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A tip for the budget versions pictured above – grab a couple of zip ties and tie one around each leg. The excess straight part that sticks out can be directed to stick out between the legs and act as a pointer/guide for truing the wheel (if you get what I mean). If I wasn’t so lazy I’d draw a pic.

I’ve built plenty of wheels for bicycles over the years and recently laced up a couple of motorbike wheels too. I have to say the motorbike wheels are much easier due to the hub design (spokes are guided in the right direction) and the strength of the rim as well as having disc brakes. Building up a skinny little racing bike wheel can be a real pain because the rim can be contorted so easily by the spoke tension and the tolerances are much finer with a rim brake.

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Car dealers will always try to screw you, I’m sure they love trade ins – well they should anyway for the price they get them for. As said, you’ll always get more money selling it privately if you can be bothered.
I remember a mate trading a VS commo when he bought his VT and the salesman offered him $x for it. There was a shopper standing close by who said he’d buy the car off him for like a grand more so he took him up on it. Then the salesman did him a better deal on his new car since he was paying cash and no longer using a trade. He was pretty happy, the shopper got a good buy and the salesman was happy he didn’t have to mess around with the trade in.

Anyway, its a bit of a random story but in the end you’re probably better off selling the rodeo (even for a cheapish price) and throwing cash at the car salesman. Wait for his new trade in price and then hit him up for a straight cash price.

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Hahaha, hilarious stuff. Thanks for the welcomes and comments.

I’m in Sydney (Cronulla) and am mates with Austblue as you can tell by his post – all though I usually try to keep that quiet… :p

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I notice there’s a koubalink sticker on the swingarm – is it lowered?

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