Alex Dark

Built up my k1.2 1065 finally. Frame is from Kovacs Peter, rattlecanned in the garage with some homemade carbon protectors 😊

To be honest I’m pretty sure all modern FFW use heavier springs so will be considerably more draggy than the eno you’re used to. For lower rolling resistance I’d definitely look at Freehub.

Really smart that , those Lewis brakes look great… never seen those before.

The pistons are hygroscopic, the nylon absorbs water. If you remove the seals, you can sand the of the piston down so it’s again smaller than the bore of the cylinder. If you get it to size with 120, then move up to about 600 it should work fine. You can test the fit in the bore whilst you’re doing it, it should drop to the bottom with little to no play in the bore.

For outright strength I think I’d go pro4. Hydras are very good, but the Freehub body is aluminium. The harder you can kick, the more the pawls dig into it and oversize the pawl seats / sockets.

Ha I saw this the other day on Cleans website and thought it was pretty shady. It’s certainly not POE, more degrees until engagement.

Love the look of this, looking forward to seeing the finished build!

Apparently he will be , but has to ride a complete clean setup so no hope hub on the trials bike…. But he’ll keep his hope MTB

Pretty sure these are recent ( ish ) echo lite 20" forks.

Thanks 😄 standard TGS vibe as usual 😉 Much appreciated ☺️ cheers!

Thanks mate Cligga Head , Wheal Kitty and Charlestown. Bits on the moors were Minions near Liskeard.

Finally got myself sorted with a laptop again to get some editing done, so here's my video from 2023 on the Clean X3. Highlights from Glastonbury Festival, Radfest and some classic Cornish spots. Would like to hear people's feedback as it's been a long while since I last sat down and edited a video properly. Cheers 🫠

Higher rise bar will just raise the front end, should make it easier to bunnyhop but probably at the cost of backwheel control.

Chris king ? I’m sure they’d have an axle option to suit.

I’ve only really had good results with Coustellier pads. Everything else I’ve tried has had a catch…. Good , but needs a sharp grind, good , but won’t work in the rain etc.

Shortening the pad prongs was something that was done quite a lot back in the day, I don’t remember any people having much problem with it. Might be an issue if you swap to a frame with a lot wider spaced mounts.

Over the years we’ve had a few indoor spots down in cornwall. We don’t have anything currently but we’re trying to sort something for this winter.

Pretty certain this would have been 128mm. Most front freewheel bikes run this length ISIS bb.

Thought the frame could do with a freshen up for 2024. Really happy with the colour, used some funky 2k aerosol lacquer on this too that seems to have come out really well. reworked the carbon frame protectors, skinned them again in plain black carbon instead of the green I had previously.

I really like these bikes, geo sounds really nice and they look solid.

I’ve never ridden a seated bike for any period of time… but i switch from mod to stock fairly regularly now. Main thing I’ve found is trying to make sure the contact points are as similar as possible, bar tape against foam grips, caged and flat pedals plus bar angle / geo.

I used to do this on my wellgo mg1s. found I got better grip by cutting out the centre of the pedal to make them more concave though.

Anything 2005-2008 deng id say. I’d be looking at an Adamant A1 or Echo Control for sheer strength.

Mod or stock ? To be honest there’s not much that’s very strong anymore, especially if you prefer pogo to seated trials. inspired’s range seem solid, I’ve only heard good things about carbon maestros and crewkerz last at least a year or two before they crack.

It was indeed! Had to get that cameo in 😉