mtnbikerfred

Fontana Winter Series Trials Comps at Southridge Park. Fontana, CA. Jan 10, 24. Feb 7, 21. March 7. Meet at 9:00am. Fun starts at 10:00. Camping (and partying) Saturday night. www.southridgeusa.com for directions and such.

you NEED good "core strength for this. I do lots of "cheater crunches" (hands behind your head, chin on your chest, just roll you shoulder blades up off the floor) This will also speed the recovery of your back.

Very Nice!!!

38. I've been riding and racing longer than most of you have been alive....

1) A "fixed hub" is for running s front freewheel with a "fixed cog" and lockring on the hub. 2) A "freehub" is splined to run (one or more) "cassette style cogs" and has an internal freewheel 3) 116mm and 135mm are the distance between the dropouts. IMHO wider is better, mainly because wider flanges on single speed freehubs mean stronger wheels. 4) It depends what is available on the frame you like, which will ultimately be better for YOU (even though all your jealous friends will tell you it sucks) Cheers

Nice!!! What all that white stuff on the ground??? :D

We have to be "validated" by full members before you are allowed to muck up their forums with our newbiness. Read Me

CNC = Computerized Numeric Controlled machining.... In modern manufacturing such as with bicycle components, it is LESS EXPENSIVE to CNC many components where there are critical tolerances (like the bores, mounting surfaces and interfaces between moving parts) on hydraulic brakes. It'd cost a fortune and take for ever to manually machine those one at a time, and if you chow just ONE cut, you throw away not only the material, but the time you put into machining every cut before it. Even the cheapest, pot-metal parts often have CNC'd dimensions. I hate that terms such as "CNC" and "billet" are thrown around to imply some sort of quality, when in reality, it mostly represents "knock-off-Gucci" Fred.

Thanks. Soon as I "own" the bike, I'll be out there with you. I'm going to be at Fontana too. Fred

This is sound advice, given by the guys mentoring me also. Another "trick" is sitting on the edge of a picnic bench with the rear wheel beneath your bum, and you feet on the pedals. then, just stand up. Voila!! I was balancing on my back wheel!!! Cheers!!

Congrats on the "first ride". I lost my virginity yesterday. I don't officially own the bike, but the Adamant A1 I rode is destined to teach me great things. I'm just learning the basics too. Things that seem easy on a mountain or BMX bike feel SO weird on a trials bike. I'm just trying to get comfortable on the back wheel and used to the way the bike balances and turns. Cheers!!

Nice Frame. Any thoughts on just getting a new hub and lacing it up? How about FF'ing it?

Hello, I'm Mtnbikerfred (Fred) from Southern California. I ride moutain and race BMX. I'm hoping to be on my first proper trials bike very soon. I admit I was entertained by the "Danny" Videos, but I'm far more impressed by the skills, control, and efficiency the pro's in the UCI competition videos exhibit than what looks like street BMX on bigger wheels. Don't get me wrong. Those guys "own it". I just see what years of hard work and practice accomplishes in organized competition. Thanks for not getting hacked... See you around.