Aii_Aitch

I ride in Leicester and Loughborough every so often. There's loads of us.

East-Midlands Trains are fine with it. The bike holders are those tyre grabby things, so trials bike tyres are too wide. They let you look after your bike, though.

thanks guys, i'll get some rockmans and drill them out to 12mm then.

It can do more at once, faster.

I've heard the rockman CNCs are good? They're notched and I could drill them out to 12mm without it bursting out into another hole?

http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/snail_cams/neon_snail_cams_pair/c114p10978.html Are they any good? How long do they last? Does anybody know if there are any other choices if I have a 12mm axle? And by any chance is anybody selling them (i'll put up a post in the wanted section if not)? Are snail cams okay to use second-hand? Feel free to answer any of these.

2GB RAM isn't really enough to edit on... I'd say look for one with 4GB, should be able to listen to music or maybe watch a movie on a second monitor whilst editing. I have 8GB and it's a bit overkill, if I'm honest. Lovely render speed, though. try pcspecialist, though. You'll get a lot more out of your money than you will if you get one from PC World or Curries. and it's totally custom.

Might buy a 24". With that geo it should be good fun.

the frame weighs just over 2kg. I'm sure I could get it down a bit further by removing the bash guard and paint etc., but at the moment I don't really need to. I'd rather learn on a heavier bike first.

pump it up to about 25psi and let it out in short bursts until you find the right pressure for you. if you count your bursts and starting pressure you should be able to replicate it over and over again.

if you have the money, I might go for a disc up front. But you'll need a new fork and brake. Echo Urbans are great forks for 20". You can also go second-hand and the quality will be pretty much the same, just with paint scratches. I have a Hope Mono Mini and that works great, but pretty much any trials-spec disc brake will work for a 20" because there's less leverage needed to make the wheel stop turning. EDIT: Answering your actual question, grinding your front rim will make your bite and hold stronger, because it adds more friction. However, it means that if you're going down a hill and you need to stop, you'll be forever making lots of noise.

Thanks! Originally I wanted the whole "ninja" thing, where I'd paint everything black, but I think this worked out a lot prettier. Yeah, I bought a pair of Gusset Kojak chain tugs, but they wouldn't fit because of my frame, so every so often I just loosen the wheel and pull it backward to tension it a bit. It's not as bad as it looks, though.

11 - 11.30 @ Leicester crown court saturday.

Specs: Frame: 20" Czar 2007 4-bolt only (covered in black plastic (to be removed)) Forks: Echo Urban 2012 Headset: Echo SL (Orange) Front Hub: Viz [unknown hub] disc Front Rim: [unknown year] Echo SL Front Tyre: Maxxis Creepy crawler Rear Hub: Echo [unknown hub] disc Rear Rim: [unknown year] Echo SL Rear Tyre: Maxxis Creepy crawler Bottom Bracket: Trialtech Sport SL w/ same crank bolts Cranks: Echo SL (I think) Freewheel: Rockman 72 Bashring: Echo half bash Chain: KMC Z610 HX 3/32" Sprocket: Unknown splined Front Brake: Hope Trial Mini Front Disc: Gusset R-Series Rear Brake: 2004 Magura Rear Brake Clamp: Echo TR Rear Pads: TNN Engineering CNC w/ metal backing Handlebars: V!Z Pro700 Stem: Bonz Forged 180*35 Grips: Inspired lock-on (about to be switched for Trialtech Foam) Bash: Neon [unknown model] Pedals: Dual-cage Trialtech w/ inner cage removed. (best pedals i've ever used) Weight: < 9.9kg with pedals. will be < 9.8kg once re-painted.

I've heard of people grinding their rims 6 or 7 times before replacing them. I've ground my rear with sharp, deep grinds twice since getting it and i'll probably do it at least a few more times before replacing it. You can cut straight through a rim if you don't do it right, but it still takes some doing because trials rims are designed to take a good beating. Almost everyone who has a rim brake in trials has a grind on it, it just gives you better bite and hold... A new rim is only £30 or £40. if you buy from the forums, you can get them for as little as £10, so it's not like if you mess up it'll cost the world. Not that it's easy to mess up. Just remember to grind one way and only one way.