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As a relative newcomer, I always thought it looked "cool" when a riders front wheel is in the air and it's just happily spinning round while they do their manual or gaps or whatever. In my mind it seemed to embody a more confident attitude - not death gripping both brakes for dear life.

Would have thought chairs too personal for seeking recommendations for! Or I'm just weird! I can't stand chairs that wrap round me and are all soft and squishy, far too hot and encourage me to slump far too much. I have one of those Ikea Flintan at work, without the arm rests. I either slump right back for a short while (in which case I appreciate the mesh back preventing my back getting sweaty) or otherwise just perch on it with something approximating good posture with my back away from the rear of chair.

From earlier in week. Was supposed to be a tour of the street/trials riding spots near me but classic action cam footage pointing at floor. Scraped this together. My basic riding. Weird electronic soundtrack. Passed some time.

OTOH, if I'm attempting to get up something I like to know I won't have a problem getting off it. Thanks for posting :-)

Would you say there's any prerequisites for success with this? For example perhaps I should be able to rear-hop up the same height already? I can barely rear-hop onto a foot high ledge. I'm trying not to come across as all whingey about how hard it all is... Think this is one of those moves I want to be able to do, but not quite ready to put all the hard work into learning it just yet! Took at least six months before I put any commitment into learning to rear wheel hop, and a year later, well, I can do it, but not any height to be able to hop up stuff yet, nor distance either, my control/balance/stability needs more work. So lots of skinnies - along the tops of walls, width varying from 30cm down to 10cm. Trackstand no brakes front wheel pressed to wall at 90-dgrees. Rear-hops off things - working toward less width more height, two ways - for less width find less height, and for more height find more width, to limit risk to one dimension. Probably ~30cm width is narrowest and 45cm highest.

I'm mid 40's and will be really chuffed if I get as good you were in 2003 (can't see it happening this year :-( ). Good clips.

Had enough of people winding me up not social distancing yesterday (that 2nd Sky news video wasn't there when I posted). Next time I'm taking a stick with me to prod people if they approach me or my family within 2m. One of our neighbours died the day before from CV-19.

Would rather watch paint dry. Or a trials bike video, got any of them?

I'm running Zee on my Console, stock pads and Magura rotors. I think they could be better but I haven't tried different pads yet or non-Magura rotors with them. Not sure if changing the rotors would make much difference. I've seen other threads on here recommending EBC pads (red or gold?) (can get them for Zee on trialsaddict.com).

Not sure what this move is called, but the attached image illustrates. The 'a' images show bike position before the move, 'b' shows position after the move. The move is static, not from rolling. So I can do versions 1 & 2 from rolling, but not 3, but I'm more interested in tips for performing these moves from a static position. Every so often I attempt version 2 but it always seems like my efforts are way off, lots of exertion to barely even make it happen. I don't usually do version 1 static, but it just happened that way the other day, and discovered it wasn't a one off, and it wasn't until then this clicked together as 3 versions of the same thing. So with the 1st, easiest version, I believe I'm using a pivoting of the bike and myself to assist bringing the rear wheel up onto the obstacle previously occupied by the front wheel. But with the 2nd version pivoting isn't going to help that much, and definitely won't on the 3rd version. Maybe I can almost picture it... Lean forward, jump up, tall, arms pull bike with me? Or is it more, lean forward, crouched, push arms bike forward? Do you have any tips or cues for what I need to be doing?

Was gonna post this in pictures of todays rides, but decided that was a bit cheeky, so here it is instead!

Probably best off asking on Singletrackworld.

From what I understand outdoor exercise is encouraged* provided it's away from other people. We're on holiday in Wales at the moment and visited botanical gardens - open because of the wide spaces allowing people to distance themselves. It might change on s he days time but until it does I'll still be out on my bikes... Might take the option to work from home too so could swap the cycle commutes for trials practice so win win... kinda. *encouraged might be too strong a word.

Hardtails are great! I've got a 2012 xc full susser but prefer my more modern 2017 ht I built up. Get a cheap ht and upgrade what you find you need or want to after riding.

Quite old, probably be alright for XC but might not take too much abuse looking at 32mm forks and QR hubs. Depends how well bearings and shocks serviced.

Won't be able to do the 8th. I'm pretty much resigned to riding alone for the foreseeable anyway, don't think anyone is up for meeting strangers rubbish at trials in shit weather and the looming coronavirus of doom. Went out today, enjoyed it until I got tired and tensed up.

Saw it on PB, thought it would be appreciated here! and... 35 times isn't that many, is it Danny?... but there again, it is a bit of a drop.

Feeling pretty lucky. Was driving to my second spot this afternoon and wondering why the car behind kept flashing me. Ignored them for a while mistaken identity or something. Then noticed this shape in their window, looked pretty similar to my bike wheels, ha! Oh. I remember seeing someone pull out at the same time I did. He must have seen my front wheel, stopped, got out picked it up, and then come after me. Good job I decided not to speed through the long pointless 30 bit as I wasn't familiar driving through that area. Thanked him lots after he handed my front wheel back!

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Well I am shit so... ...Can I sell you on the ironic angle? Eventually I've come up with this: T.R.I.K. Trials Riders in Kent. Slack? Whatsapp? TXT? Something else? Will get back to you on that. I'm usually happy to go anywhere an organized ride takes me.

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Yep the LifeLine X-Tools BB Tool 8 Prong fits nicely. Cleaned it up and refitted to cranks. Reasonably confident it should be ok. Just going to clean the rest up and refit until I sort out replacement chain, chainring, rear-cog. I'm trying to find a replacement chainring, preferably steel for durability, but not sure what BCD is needed. Activesport.co list it as 94mm whereas CRC (unavailable) list it as 104mm, but then the Middleburn 22t 5arm chainring is listed as 58mm.

Yeah over past couple of rides noticed a bit of a knocking but stupidly assumed it was pedal bearings. Both bb and lock ring had worked loose. Will see if doing lock ring up properly helps...

Ta! was just expecting it to be more snug. Lifeline 8 prong tool from crc ordered last night.