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18/14 is out as close as you'll get for 24". I run 18/13 on my Inspired and got used to quick enough.

Hehe, yeah... it came off to do the Hampshire comp but went back on again after. Really need to make an effort to use it a bit more though as it seems a bit of a waste (stupid?) to have it and never use it.

What tensioner's that on Porter's steed?

Yeah basically the entire place is very volcanic and rideable. The South/West coast (where most of the touristy bits are) is quite barron and I imagine you'll find some stuff to play on quite easily. Also if you head inland up towards the volcano itself (Mt Teide) you'll find some pretty awesome natural. I didn't know the flag of Tenerife is basically the Scottish Saltire for some reason... interesting fact for the day!

Yup, I would've been there somewhere .

Oooh. Suits you, sir.

He doesn't seem to be physically able to play the top 3 odd strings though... anyway, BOTI?

Extra rotational mass? I've never run any kind of 'slime' or sealant but then I also don't tend to get too many punctures either.

Went out for a play in Poole today to make the most of the great weather and Andy Green from NBR Cycles took some pretty sweet shots... Gap down from the bin. Gap to post. X-Up old skoolness . Rail ride... the less said about which the better. Christ I need to practice balance beams... Wall ride at the train station. Bunnyhop out of the subway ramp over the bollard. Comments welcome .

Could you post a pic of it running in a bike with a rear disc please?

I was thinking it didn't sound quite like a post by Dan... but could easily be wrong. If the 'new management' are actually looking to take over Trials-UK rather than, as speculated, that means administration, we're back to an X-Street type situation. Once customer confidence has gone they'll be hard pushed to make an honest go of it again without a complete rebranding and a lot of hard work.

I've had no first hand contact with them but from what I've seen the general quality and workmanship isn't great (kinda rough dropouts etc, a little iffy welding etc) but for a hand made, unique, custom geo frame for such a low price you can't really go wrong. Would be worth a shot in my mind...

Search for helicoil .

And I've just been in contact with Matt and Dan from 'Rogue Traders' too. No way we're gonna let cowboy Dan away with this...

Bowler Wildcat. Ford RS200. Yummy.

Don't get one if you want to do trials on it.

Quite a lot. But even so it makes no difference. Do you think that if TartyBikes sponsored Kenny Belaey or Thomas Oehler (just for example) that it wouldn't promote the image of the company inside the UK as well? You wouldn't only expect to see extra sales from Belgium or Austria surely?

I'm testament to that . It tends to be a little more physical and a lot rougher than that, so I've heard...

No plug on the toptube? Also the clearance between the seatstay bridge/end of the toptube to tyre seems to be really tight on that first one (even with a pretty dead tyre), and with the wheel fully forward would it take a new, large volume tyre or is it just the angle the photo's been taken at? Also, I'm not convinced that you're going to be able to tension the chain sufficiently by hand as it stands, and with the chain in the way it could be kinda awkward to do. Otherwise look really nicely finished and pretty well thought out. Too low for my liking but then that's modern frames for you!

If you'd said that to start with I wouldn't have argued!

"Trialsin was federated in 1981." Also here. So yeah, that was 28 years ago, call it a year of messing around on bikes before turning it into an official sport and you've got yourself 'about the same' as your 30 years of BMX.

And at only ~£60 a rim truly bargainous!

I've been running them for a good few months now and can't fault them in the slightest. I love the one piece steerer and they're really stiff and seem really strong too.

Some pretty amazing stuff there, as you say. Haven't seen anything quite like that before, so much power and control.