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So you reckon if I just grind off the bottom as marked in the pic I'll get away with it? The lever feels a bit loose in the body, will this be affected??

I've just got a 2nd hand 05 HS33 but it's got a crack in the usual spot underneath. Can I cut/grind away a bit of the lever to sort it and stop it cracking further or is it a lost cause?

Thats a good vid mate, and some top riding spots where you are!

Shame your not validated yet as there's a guy in the for sale section selling about 4-5 hopes!

1/8th" mehewd

Yep, something like that! And for some strange reason those white tyres do look good!?

Literally just finished watching the new A Team movie at work and it's brilliant. Anyone old enough to remember it on tv in the 80's don't worry, it lives upto the tv series and is definately worth a watch. May even go to the cinema to watch it now!

Would some tensile offset maggie mounts not do the trick?

It may be worth giving tartys a ring and explaining your situation, if your considering a bike they stock they may let you go down to have a feel of what they're like before you buy. Other than that try and get out to a ride nearby and maybe try and blag a quick go on someones ride. If your just starting though I'd probably recommend a 20", they're easy to pick up the basics on and a lot of fun. I've always ridden a 26" and built a 20 up recently for a bit of fun and I find myself riding that more now!

Welcome mate to the forum. Good to here your making a comeback afetr a long break, there's been a lot of riders signing up recently who've been off the scene for the past 5-10 years! If your after a stem then your best having a look on tartybikes website, I've done the same as you after riding stock years ago I've built myself a mod up as well and I use a trialtech race forged one which gives a fair amount of length and rise. As for a freewheel you can't go wrong with either of the tensiles or if you can afford it the Echo SL 108 would be ideal. Complete spares can be bought for the tensiles whereas the Echo is renowned for being quite indestructable, I've got both so can recommend either depending on your budget. As for hubs I built my mod on a relatively low budget for new stuff and I've found the Onza sealed hubs to be just fine for the job at hand, if not you won't go wrong with some trialtechs but again its down to your budget. Hope that helps!

It's funny that as I've got a Zona Zenith that Martyn Ashton was all set to ride in a new European Championship that was devised by Onza after they managed to sign him on a 10 year sponsorship deal. However, someone had misspelled the word european in the contract and actually written 'load of b******s' which made the deal null and void so Martyn happened upon my number after picking a random name out of the phonebook and decided to give it me. True story!

I'd suggest Marino but I assume you want it soon?

Last time I went was Bike '99, got my Mint Sauce T signed by loads of riders that were there as well!

I'd recommend some trialtech cranks, the top ones on tartybikes crank page, and if they're goin on a mod I'd recommend the 170mm's. Think that's what length mine are on my python!

Read the rules??

This is the problem, I run a 2ghz processor an 4gig ram which will just about play hd without spitting its dummy out but editing is a royal pain in the ass! Your best bet is to convert it to the best possible resolution your pc can handle without it jerking about so as not to lose too much quality!

First thing I learnt was how to wheely but that was like when I was about 10 so the proper first trialsy thing I learnt was a bunnyhop with no toe clips!! Currently trying to get my head round gapping to front or going up to front then transfering but I just can't physically or mentally commit over the front, I pedal kick forward but barely go anywhere as I'm trying to get my weight over the front but not giving the jump any momentum. Other than that it's trying to half pedal/bunnyhop straight to rear on bigger things and keep the front end up, currently can just about manage 2½-3ft high. And what the hell is a frenchie??