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With carbon fork and handlebars, Ti bolts and Superspokes, this could still be sub 9. And Gilles could probably win the World Cup on it.

Since most teens are 2 meters tall or more nowadays, 29 is inevitable. In a decade or so, Trials will see 12-13 Euro pallets sidehopped, done by gawky teens on 29ers with a 1200+ wheelbase. Word.

There's snailcams, sprung tensioners with two sprockets, self-made spokes, Hoffmann's eccentric system, and the types I am interested in for this thread: Sliding axle mounts (Ozonys), Deng-style "screw through dropouts", and Inpulse's tool-free comfort screw: If you have had experience with one of the latter three, could you comment on their practicality in adjustment and their ability to hold a position during riding?

Looking at that picture, I feel like having switched to an alternate universe... however, having Rockman frame and forks for sale, I can probably benefit from this. The Trials business looks a bit small to me right now.

Ok, enough of the mockery. I am happy for Monsieur Hermance going on.

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I said because for me my balance over the back wheel is way better with this bar position. Therefore, I can turn on the spot almost naturally with no effort at all, while I have to focus on holding the back wheel position while turning when I have my bars in classical position.

Okokok, I trolled a bit. I am sorry. I correct myself and say: If you adjust your bars Carthy-style, this move will be easier to do smoothly. But your general riding style will become more sketchy. BTW: I may have developed a thing for fancy tight compression trousers.

Trialtech frames? Shut up and take my money.

Cheese maybe, but still the best FWs there are

Adjust your bars forward Carthy-style. I always notice how much more precise I can turn on the rear when I use this bar position. Center of gravity has to be over the rear wheel center during a hop, otherwise you will need more space. Most likely, your center of gravity will be way too much forward during lift-off, as you are used to jumping forward. Stand relatively upright compared to normal hopping, your elbows could be at an almost rectangular angle. Turn your head into the direction you want to go, 10 to 20 degrees will be enough, just comfortably looking to the right or left a bit. Before you lift off for a hop, turn the bars towards intended turning direction, approx. 10 degrees or so, modest speed. Just so much angle that it does not influence your balance. Small hop only, focus on keeping the center of gravity over the rear. When in the air, straighten out the bars, leveraging the bike into the turning direction, supported by pulling the bar end of the turning direction towards you and pushing the other away a bit. Look at Jack Carthy for this move. He is really smooth in that.

Do you have a link to these pages? I can't find them with my Google foo.

Ok, this is valid thinking, accepted. Besides the Skye, they most likely will not sell thousands.

50 won't be enough for even the first batch of Skyes. If these tyres kill the Street, they will have to make a few thousand at least.

Does anyone know if Schwalbe has stopped making it or not? The global site only mentions 1.75 and 1.9 tyres now.

Perhaps they "bed it in" properly...

It never happened during liftoff for a serious gap. It occurs mostly when I prepare a move (but that may be just a statistical effect of the total usage time of the different phases of trials moves). However, I had a few during a height-oriented coust or sidehop - where the force on the pedals is in the medium range.

The freewheel did it today while I was balancing on the rear wheel preparing for a sidehop. I had the brakes off and held the bike just with the pedals when it happened. And I can now say for sure that it skips and does not only click. The skip is small, as it is a 120 freewheel, but it is there. It didn't kill my balance, however, three degrees of crank movement is just too small for that in a relatively static move.

I'm pretty sure it gives in when making this noise. But I will check this and post once I have made my mind up. As I said, it never happened under load, so one wouldn't feel a forceful movement when it happens.

After Cocks and Shit-Zee now this. We really should call Professor Freud to investigate.

Got one, light rider but chain killer, classic trials only, three months old now, bedded in by rolling around for one hour on a hot day: Skips once every 1 or 2 hours since new, didn't change. Never skipped under heavy load. Relatively silent.

Are these the standard brakes, i.e. Echo TR hydraulic rim brakes with white Echo pads? A mate does not get them to work well, but in your video, there seems to be enough bite and force.

I always found the Onza to be way more accessible than any Inspired, which always felt heavy and somewhat uncontrollable to me. But robust they were, really well built. But I am only a straight edge classic trials rider, doing nothing but sidehops and cousts.