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370 (soon to be 365, probably), +40, 680, 73.75 (), and I have to confess I haven't actually measured the wheelbase. I think it should be somewhere around the 1045 mark with that head angle.

I made a thing.

I've had a couple and had some weird teething issues with the brakes. They were pulling in and sticking on, like a rim brake with too much tar. Such unusual ones that it's a freak one-off rather than an issue with BB5s. Then I found out those cheap rotors just were NOT good enough. Landed a gap that was a bit of a stretch for me, and the rotor completely crumpled in on itself from too much torque. Fortunately, Halfords came to the rescue with a pair of SLXs mid-ride. It feels bloody lovely. Only downside so far is weight. It's not crazy, going from a 9.6kg bike to 11kg, I can really feel it. Mostly only when trying to go big. The rear wheel is slammed at 370, but I'm having serious thoughts about just going for it and filing the dropouts a bit more to get down to 365. I just want a few rides on it to scope it out first. Edit: I need to pull it all apart to put some lacquer on it very soon anyway, so I might do it then.

I loved the Cannibal for a lot of things, but it was still too big for me, and too squeaky. Finally got myself into a position to do something about it. Big thanks to Trialtech for some parts, Tarty for some other parts and a few tools, Tom for other other parts, Adam for the tube bender, and Dan's Dad for the welder. It appears my scrounging game is strong at the minute.

Touching is bad. Close is fine. If it spins freely, and it doesn't touch when you put power through it or land awkwardly, you can run it with no problems.

It's not dead, it's just pretty altered. There's groups on Facebook which did a real number on forum popularity, but even with those the scene feels very much more fragmented than it used to be. People say it's shrunk, but I'm not so sure. Maybe it has, but I kind of feel like about the same number of people ride, but all in their own little groups that don't cross paths so much. Parts are weird. Pretty much everyone rides a Crewkerz now, and if they don't it's because they're on a Clean, and Inspired, or one of the newer carbon or street brands. They seem to have f**ked a lot of standardised parts off to lock you in to their own product line, which often has weak points. (The Clean crankset only fits the Clean freewheel, for example, and it's a terrifying thing to be near someone riding one.) It's definitely gone quiet, but it's not gone, and people don't seem to want part variety or builds that suit them now. A handful of people ride these modern bikes (because that's all that's available at the minute) and tweak them to suit - shorter and higher stems or different bars etc - but the overwhelming majority seem to get a complete bike and ride it as sold, more like road bikes and MTB markets. This is all subjective to my experience too, and I'm somewhat withdrawn from the scene too. Other people may have better knowledge.

I really need to get back on with that. There's so much more to add but I just keep prioritising other things. Would you have any interest in combining the two? Two people working on one thing is much more effective than working on two separate things. It's just a wordpress site so a login can be arranged very easily... Willing to change various bits of the format if you think it needs it. I know I have my own list of things I want to change

To clarify: this was a normal hook. Not hanging.

There's one in his indoor setup I've seen him do measures in at 210* *Full transparency - there's a small lip on the edge that helps grip/pop a little bit, but still...

Not the ones you were asking after, but mandatory viewing nontheless:

I think it's more the 10 years of hammering before those attempts that really did the damage, to be honest

I finally got the buzz to start filming again, but my back issues have escalated to the point where I can't ride more than a couple of hours without being unable to walk properly for the next couple of days. I'm dumping these clips into a mini video and going to switch to the stock for a while to see how that goes. The sideways landings seem to reallly exacerbate the problem, so at least I won't be doing that.

Not many people give me brake-envy.

That top-tube/seat-stay arrangement is hideous.

It's a very rare thing for someone who rode well back in the old days to look comfortable on the newer style of bikes. You are one of them! Some up those up to rears came as a real shock. Possibly because of how big they were, or possibly because people usually do on that type of bike, but I fully expected them to go up to front. Really fun to see the bike sail past it and all the way up Great stuff.

Lots of thoughts but unable to express any of them, so will stick to simply: Thanks. For everything.

Bars look a bit low. I've got some TT high risers but I'd turn down an offer of £8k for them.

...Or we could let him build his own damned bike how he pleases. Looks lovely! Oh how I wish rims could stay the colour of the rim with a grind. Looks so much better smooth, but just doesn't work the same (if you're doing the kind of riding where you want a grind, that is )

Build thread for one of the versions: https://www.observedtrials.net/threads/risc-brake-evo-3.42987/ I think he made a few on different frames.

I'm normally dead set against footplants, but that manny-one-footer-fastie was legitimate.

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For ultimate convenience, if you're willing to forgo full camper facilities, a bench/slide out double bed in the back of a Kangoo works pretty well for us. Motorway services have showers, and public loos. Not as convenient, but drives like a car and gets 68mpg. Insulation poking out in pictures because I'm still trying to get hold of an internal side door handle before finishing the cladding. Cubby shelf above the cabin for space saving storage, too

Well that one surely delivered the goods. I particularly enjoyed the 1:20 front wheel rear-tap pivot thing, and the wheelie hook. I've done a bunch of manual-hooks over the years and they're rough enough. Add in pedal timing? No thanks, I'll leave that one to you!

Can we all just take a moment to admire/experience-utter-demoralisation-over the hook at 1:06 please?

...And this is why I don't like talking about it