Martin Direske

For those looking for complete-bike-pics I present you this.. (even though it's not an Archive, but an 2013ish version)

Just finished both builds almost simultaneously I'm kinda.. suprised on how well everything turned out! Might just have finished building the most suitable bikes for my liking Marino: Framset: Marino 2013 frame/fork Headset: FSA The Pig DH Pro Stem: Procraft 100mm*35° Bars: Trialtech Highriser Grips: Trialtech foam Brakes: rear: Saint 820 caliper/810 lever, 180mm SLX rotor, Trickstuff organic pads front: Saint 810 caliper/lever, 180mm SLX rotor, Trickstuff organic pads BB: Truvativ GigaPipe Crankset: Middleburn 170mm Pedals: Atomlab GI Frontwheel: NOX hub/Rhyno Lite rim, TableTop Rearwheel: Pro2 Trials SSP 40T/Spank Stiffy/Holyroller Tensioner: Rohloff Chain: Koolchain K810. Saddle: Season Gearing: 22:16 with 170mm cranks Because: Frame: Because Forks: Echo Urban V Headset: Because Stem/bars: Trialtech Grips: Trialtech BB: Gigapipe Crankset: 170mm Trialtech Freewheel: Echo TR Pedals: MG1 Brakes: Front: Shimano arms, Heatsink Pads, SD7 lever Rear: Ultimate arms on Heatsink adapters, XTR Booster, Linear slic housing, SD 7 lever, Phatpads Frontwheel: Echo TR rim on SL hub/Rocket Ron Rearwheel: Inspired rim on Rockman hub/BigBetty Chain: Koolchain K710 Martin

If I was your chain I would have committed suicide. But I guess you were just checking the chain lenght.. hopefully

I always used to just get MG1 when I needed new pedals, I still run them on the TSG-24". For the Marino, I accidently came across those Atomlab GI pedals and didn't thought about going back to smaller ones on a streety bike ever since. They just feel great and provide a lot of grip not to mention they fit my shoes very well due to the big platform.. (in a direct comparison MG1 suddenly feel really small). No issues with bearings/loose pins as well.

Since you're just as annoying as him when it comes to brakes: (Thank god he's riding brakeless)²

Thanks! As far as I remember only two pics in this thread were taken with a fisheye?! In fact, Moppelkopp's fisheye is broken

I'm flexible

Nice! Might as well get hold of one since the Marino is about to get finished SoOoOoOon Thumbs up for LB as well

I ididn't get a Shirt :'(

I ran my 820 caliper in the back of my marino ever since I decided to give it a last go on a trials related bike (had various issues with it.. it has seen round about 3 bikes, a loooot of setups and tries, levers, pads, rotor sizes, hoses..) Now that I found the best setup thanks to a buddy in the german forum I'm suprised by how nice it turns out to be. What I actually want to say: I don't believe in the 820 being weaker than the 810 (in regard to the breaking-issue). As stated before I've rebuilt the brake at least 10 times and never even thought about torque when putting it on. Afterwars I've ridden it a couples of months with no issues but lots of hours, yet it is going strong. I don't believe in the Zee=820 thingy as well. Unless someone gives a real proof of it I get annoyed by these rumours (just because some people always say this it doesn't become reality) What I DO believe is that the 810 is much more likely to suffer from sealing problems. I've had 3 leaking calipers myself (to be fair, I bought two of them knowingly). What actually sucks is the fact that you neither can buy the sealings separately nor flip them around for the ghettoish way of fixing. What I DO believe as well is that the 820 lever sucks massively. Never even thought about giving them a try on the trials bike. Just go for 810/775 levers and your're good to go.

Where do you insert the bowden cable?

Thanks Mark! I might just be overcautious here, but a Hope hub is something more to me than just a freewheel you buy and replace everytime it's about to die. It's something reliable and shiny yet usefull I want to give to myself as a present after some harsh exam-days. I used to have the regular Evo hub in the Skye back in the day and it never failed to amaze me how far freehubs have come. Apart from that one alloy-axle-break I had there never was an issue. Therefore I would go for the same version immediatly in case someone would come up with experiences like "meehh, the 40t skipped on me more often than the regular ssp" Also, did you notice a big difference in their sounds, Mark? Thank you! -edit- I'm currently running 108EPs on both, Marino and Because. Souldn't be much of an issue to me to get used to it -edit2- I forgot to mention that I currently don't own a Hope at all. I ask you here because I need to decide whether it's going to be the regular Evo SSP or the newer Evo SSP 40T

Hi there! It might be discussed already (actually I'm sure it has already been, but I can't find anything with your strange search-function). I currently rebuild my Marino and finally decided to get a Hope hub again. When looking for the Evo SSP I came across the new 40T version of it. Since it seems to be quite new I couldn't find much information around whether it's just as good to use as the older version with less EP. I'm aware of the fact that the only thing that was changed is the amount of EP but this might be a possible source of problems, could it? (e.g. you don't feel every single EP as clear and easy as it has been before, which actually gave a certain security) I heard of it being quieter in comparison to the previous as well? Thank you! Martin

Just for those who are interested: I used to run a KMC Koolchain 810 (the slightly smaller version of the common 710) in combination with the Rohloff tensioner on the Skye. It worked out with no issues. Might be helpful for those who won't rely on other chains than the Koolchain, just like me

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Yeah.. I haven't seen much forks with horizontal dropouts yet which could have caused the same issue to you lol

IS2000 calipers are sooooo ´90ish Who the heck even bothers getting an IS2000 caliper these days when there are equal brakes with PM. I'm annoyed by these brakes everytime I get in touch with one and can't think of a reason why someone would torture himself with them nowadays. For the sake of a promissed bit more stiffness? Nope, never felt a Hope IS2000-brake having a more defined pressure point than my XTs (commuter) or XT/Saint (24"). Even though I always face every IS2000 mount on my bikes (+the bikes of customers), service my brakes perfectly well and set them up with perfectly straight rotors, at least 2 out of 5 brakes tend to make noises. Vertical dropouts, a faced IS2000 Mount and a PM-Caliper without any washers is the closest you will ever get to a a quiet+working brake. Period. IS2000 should be banned all over the world due to it containing "IS" anyway!

Hi there! I just put together a couple of photos that have been around on facebook lately. Including car, new 24" for training purposes, girl, beer and stuff Regards from the Weißwurstcountry, Martin

I strongly recommend Vans Sk8Hi. Used to get hold of them in some local outlets for a decent price since they seem to be disliked by most people (well, apart from those Hipsters...) -edit- I have used Vans throughout my entire trials life. I really like the combination of the waffleiron-sole, which is great on platformpedals, decent price and the ability to wear them in everyday life as well.. Fanboy here.

Really appreciate you liking it Ross Nahh, it's not thaaat special. It's just a modified Element-geo. The only real special thing are the 375mm chainstays... I do enjoy that quite a lot and it plays towards my trialsy riding Other than that a +30BB and 1020mm wheelbase do the trick It's also the first time ever I actually enjoy using a disc in the back... I just found the perfect setup for the saint for my liking and I even decided to prefer it over the Vee atm. I might go back to Vees sometime, but for now it's just great how it works out the way it is Thank you all for your nice comments - that's what supports one the most

Thank you Drivetrain is: 170mm Middleburn ISIS + 22T, Gigapipe BB, 18T Echo TR Freewheel on rear hub (DMR Revolver)--> 108 EPs, Heatsink tensioner+Kolchain. It's perfectly fine to me to run 22:18 on a rather street orientated bike as I enjoy doing a lot of trials on it as well. Plus you can easily get 108 EPs with this gearing (which makes it even more usable for trialsy stuff). <Place hate for doing trials on a 24" with saddle here>

I'll just quote my own vimeo-qoute for better understanding lol "Being given the opportunity to enter the MarinoBikes-Team as one of the german riders in charge of representing the brand, I appreciate my new custom framekit quite a lot. It suits my needs just as much as one would expect a 100% custom bike to do.. A lot of people watching our videos loved especially the first night edit we did 2 years ago. Keep that in mind and consider the fact that spring has finally taken over in germany, then you might understand that we finally felt the urge to do another night edit! The clips were taken in Düsseldorf just as well as in Cologne – a glorious constellation." Have fun!