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I'd have thought if it's the front of your shoulders there'll be a grip and pulling element affecting you. Like Ali says the position of your arms and the bike in the vid show you're pulling to keep the front end up rather than balancing, you should be able to hold the balance on the rear wheel for a second or two without hopping if you're in the right position. Another thing that I think will be adding to it is it sounds like the rear brake is slipping slightly which would cause you to squeeze the bars and brake lever harder than you need which again will be adding pressure on to your bicep and shoulders. I can send you a video showing a really easy stretch for the front of your shoulder if you want? Should help a bit, let me know

What do you mean by strain? Is there a specific place where it hurts and is it made worse by certain movements (on or off the bike)?

Another great how to video, top work Max!

Hip hop was after my time Really makes me want a 26 with a seat reading these, watched GET2 the other day and was wondering what half these guys are doing nowadays? Is Jack Meek still a brand or has he turned back into a person?? Sure I saw he was doing something like landscape gardening???

In my opinion yes, it's a later model with rear disc mount and you can buy custom linkages to increase the travel without destroying the geometry!

Oh dear god..... Also, if you're gonna post a muscle-up video, post a muscle-up video

Glad you (nearly) sorted it, especially after all the work Red has had!

Everything I've found says it's belt related either water pump or cambelt too tight

Fantastic tutorial thanks, will get this pinned!

I like Dunc's vids as there's always more of a trials element than full on street riding. Waterpark does seem like the place where after dark it turns into an underground fight to the death kind of setup

Cnut, I got stung for almost the same

Agreed, only £25 as well!

Try and get hold of an old Echo SL front for the rear. Double wall, relatively lightweight, immense grindability and strong. Mines so wide I have to run worn down pads on the front

Front and rear forks

What bars and forks are you running? Only thing I'd look to change purely from that pic is the cranks as I remember a few people snapping them a few years ago.

Viewing for work tonight

In less expensive topics, got some new (to me) forks to replace the standard cheapo Rockshox on my Jamis. Set at 140mm so I get an extra 20 from standard and man does it make a difference! Feel it needs some Raceline Magura MT's now to match the stickers and pedals

That half pedal is unreal!

Read this thread then saw Jack Carthys latest IG post......

Bought some tapered forks off ebay to go in my tapered Jamis Dakar mtb, pulled forks out today to fit new ones and they're bloody 1⅛" with a reducer crown race so got to order a new bloody headset cup before I can fit the new ones

I'll be honest, I've literally just sold my CX bike (about 2hrs ago) and this makes me want another with some bigger volume tyres to get out on some proper trails with! EDIT: Would actually love to see him ride another comp nowadays just to see how he approached stuff and what he would ride. I remember Ali doing one at Matlock when he'd just got his Hex and it was almost mind blowing seeing him attack the same sections people were pogo-ing about on. In fact I'd love a seated class at a comp (probably similar to the retro comp they had at the Biketrial Academy a few weeks ago).

Forget all these TF track days we should have a TF Morzine trip!

That was a kip up. Maybe don't use your knees and actually pull up on the bar. You're just using momentum to get up and almost zero strength.

Always makes me want to take brakes off bikes, loved it!

Came expecting to be blown away, leaving feeling disappointed. Crank flip I have to admit was tidy but it did feel like a lot of spinning and big drops and not much else. Agree with Matt24 about potential trialsy lines, 2:57 when he's riding down the road with railings either side I thought there was something coming but no he just rode down the street and into some more spins. Granted the Arcade is made for streety stuff but it seems to be almost at a point where it is bmx with trials elements rather than trials with bmx elements? On a random note, does the harshness of when that bike hits the floor go through anyone else, sounds like someone has emptied out the cutlery drawer onto the floor!