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Alex Dark

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  1. Its just one of those things in the learning curve of getting better...every so often itll fell as if youve hit a brick wall in terms of progreesion...sometimes all it needs is a couple of days off the bike... try looking at lots of videos for techniques..or maybe trashzen.com
  2. Yeh i know....very very loose spokes in that pic ....tis fairly true normally!
  3. Should be good weather as well....i need to try and get some filming done...anyone want to volunteer to help?! its for my d of e project
  4. 9.75kb/s....please just upload it on here!
  5. Well put tim..... Yeah basically go 2nd hand, and a you've got a background in mtb, like me id advise you go for a stock (26")...mods are too small and ride so strangely, and 24s are so hard to get parts for....som might say that a stock is too big to throw around, but if youve been riding dh with a 15kg+ bike, a 10kg trials bike'll be easily mauled around
  6. Ooh...tis going to be good....i need to source a video camera though
  7. Street: Tunnicliffe, Akkrigg Natural...i dont really like it so dont really have an opinion! Comp....same as above
  8. The rest of the pics.....im the one in the white helmet on the zoo...ryan trotts on the koxx with the blue bits
  9. Some pictures from truro along with some older pics that i took in plymouth and lostwihiel
  10. Monty brake spray is a bit oldskool my friend! the modern alternative is to use tar on the braking surface on the rim..it lasts longer, works better and doesnt leave gunky white stuff all over said rims... ( tar can be cleaned of with mr sheen ! ) the other alternative is to put a grind ( scrape the side of the rim using an angle grinder to get lots of little vertical cuts to improve braking performance, it also helps channel water away ) on your rim and accordingly use harder compound brake blocks to compensate for increased friction and therefore faster pad wear. Trials-Forum Video -> Full View • Download • Upload A mavic 117/ 317 is an extremely light weight xc rim that wouldnt stand up to 5 mins of abuse on atrials bike...even as a front wheel. Campy havent made even an mtb rim for a fair while (to my knowledge) and therefore like the lightweight mavic wouldnt be up to trials abuse. dont get me wrong, mavic are awesome rims , and the 721 / 521 are more than strong enough for most riders...although a bit skinny by modern standards. drilled wide wheels are the norm now...( 35mm+). locking your wheel certainly isnt bad!! No-one toes in their pads anymore ( In the mtb/trials world), as it reduces noice and power (due to the pad impacting the rim then flexing, meaning braking power is lost). Pads have to be setup perfectly parallel to the rim...with a soft compound pad on a smooth rim, and a hard compund on a grind. Nowadays its most common to have a hydraulic,or cable disc on the front with the usually the biggest rotor possible to get maximum power, and an hs33 ( hydraulic rim caliper brake ) or powerful vee brake, normally either an avid or a very top-end shimano offering ( xt/xtr ) or
  11. Mate, a water bleed is far superior to an oil blood in every way... Add a lil antifreeze and itll never freeze as well!
  12. Yeah a 105 derailleur would probably be ok for the job...althought the kmc split links arent great as they can catch on some derailleurs ... A sora would be your best bet...or maybe an onza trials mech
  13. I agree..trials was a lot more fun when people pissed around doing wheelies and endos on spesh's and other hardtails.... It was more about riding your bike than costanty striving to get better...or sponsored etc
  14. 18:16 is a pretty perfect gearing really
  15. Tartybikes...deltabikes also has a lot of quality stuff at cheap prices For anything non-trials..chainreactioncycles.com
  16. meh, just make a tensioner...mines work brilliantly now...
  17. Im not impressed with denguras, based on the couple of times ive used them......they dont seem more powerful, they leak like sieves . the only advantage is the aesthetics, and that lil grub screw that stops the lever blade coming loose!
  18. not bad....good riding but not very inspiring editing or line choices..
  19. Which is pretty much impossible im using a fornt freewheel at the moment....more eps for the money and a lot easier to service and replace
  20. Park tools are great quality, however im using a lifu one at the moment....£1.50 and made out of cromoly and very accurately made...fits better than a park tool
  21. Try-all yourself bars....the best bars out there
  22. Maybe try Quinn insurance? Theyre extremely cheap
  23. I should have my pimpin new green cranks and eno by then! whoo!
  24. Im using an acs at the minute as i got it and a pair of cranks for £6 posted.... I was going to get an eno...until i discovered my rear hub was buggered and id have to replace that first!
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