Alex Dark

Packages came , woo! Ti bolts, carbon tube and resin. Bit tight on material haha, just managed to eek out the last of my 7075. Both flanges machined an drilled , axle and spacers and new rim from tarty and I'll have a bike again!

70 % technique 30% power for everything up to bar height...... above that and the bias starts to change in my opinion

Plymouth ride on the 18th ; any takers?

So.... before i laced this up I went 24". Unhappily no 28h front 24 rims ( apart from bonz, which are hard to get hold of and suspiciously light. )..... as I need a non disc front wheel ; new hub time! Cue Mk2 design, this time lighter and carbon centre. Slightly lighter at a projected 73gr plus bolts ( little lighter than the Onza non disc 2014 ). Bearings , bolts , axle material, flange material and washer material have been sourced / saved from other projects, still to order my carbon and resin! Same basic design spec; very wide flange, strong flanges, ti bolts.

http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/other_hub_spares/chris_king_fun_bolts/c596p508.html £36, my mistake

An alternative is the non fun bolt axle and a qr, Replacements are 37£ a pair from memory? Could be completely wrong there though haha Pm me if you want a cheaper option

Sticky lites are far lighter and bouncier than their older standard counterparts. First for me on stock would be a stiky lite, then highroller sp 2.5 then a der kaiser

It's been a pretty good little car so far , but needs some care at the moment.... Also what kind of mpg do people get from Their 1.9tdis? Mines an atd and will never go below 52, but never above 60.... Seems fairly low?

Rainbird- Your Leon was fookin immense, love to have one! Settled for its little brother instead though.... 1.9tdi ibiza, still yet to find a cupra / fr / aero bumper at the right price....also looking to swap or replace the gen bbs rx2's for some ibiza cupra wheels.

Started to dial in the 24, still got a few bits to change though . Echo urban forks Echo sl bars Echo tr mounts , cranks, rims, hubs , pedals and ffw 04 magura , cousts Avid bb7, 185 , xtr lever K2 stem, homebrew sloping adaptor Danny Mac air king , kenda sb8

Ha weirdoku; my exact thoughts!

Theres a few of us riding, really seems to have dwindled! Head to Southwest Trials on Facebook, and/or drop me a pm

I'm with kidney ; a wedge is when both wheels are compressed between two objects eg a small gap. A wodge is what has been described above ?

Fit for the scrap bin, I definitely wouldn't run it with some zip ties taking your braking force !

Running my rear at 20 psi on an echo tr rim and it's badass

New ride , fair few changes to be made before it's dialled

Thanks for the comments guys much appreciated . Beginning of the end refers to new bike

Vimeo Video -> Original Video New video from me

6 al 4v to bolts , 7075 for everything else Cheers guys! Just need to find a new front rim and I'll be sorted

Machining the axle Axle assembly Grooving hub shell Finished product

I'd go with the echo I think, agree with drstix

Xtr for me

Similar to thread lock. Ptfe should work fine, if not you can buy hydraulic sealant but if it got to that stage is probably scrap the body. Is the seat that the bleed screw locks against intact? Edit: that's a race line d, so seals on the blackface of the Allen bolt. A dowty washer would be best , or a small copper washer . Check the sealing faces for scratches.

My interpretation of it is: roughly, +80 on a mod feels near to +70 on a 24 And +55 on a stock. So if you're used to a +60 mod then a +45 stock would be the most similar in my eyes

5 10 I think more people need to think about trials bikes actually fitting your size not just what everyone else runs. Eg pretty much every modern bike runs a 150 30 stem..... 6 6" downwards, 20-26". There's no way this can be the ideal for everyone ?! Just think about the difference in cockpit length on a mountain bike between small and large .