Gandalf the Yellow

i know someone thats still running 1 on a zero lol.. steve

can't generalise all of them deng pads. but they are bad... except zoo pads but they really only work with smooths. plus i think they changed the compound last year or something now they're harder... steve

welcome dude. steve

i think a lot of people are missing the point. on tarty and trials-uk it is stated as a comp frame. so for sensible comp/natty riding (which is what the frame is marketed for) then i don't see why it'll crack in places, unless you start doing massive drops/drop gaps and hooks. its like your xc marlarky, scott for example make their CR1 carbon in their scale/spark series soo light so its SUITABLE for their high end competition uses. and even the high end ransom come in their carbon (though might not be CR1 carbon) you wouldn't use a road bike for off road will you? people need to look at what the bike is aimed for.. steve

oh my god check out the x-tort's bb and length of the chainstays. anddddddd is it me or those giant look pretty swish in white/blue/plain black?? they're sex steve

if you can afford it the SKF is the best ISIS bb you can get. heavy but probably last you a long time and i mean it. truvativ has bad bearings...so i wouldn't go near them. depends if you want light bb or heavy ones, obviously the heavier pack more pounds and maybe extra bearing so they last longer. echo external are ok but mine didn't last, plus the tool is absolutely terrible...(didn't even fit my cups) but it is a clever design. finally. maybe wait for the Hope external ISIS bb? steve

bigman, care to explain how to do this beautiful headtube drilling malarky?? i want to try it looks the sex steve

how is this different to any other czar's out there?... steve

epic music. top riding.. like most people said didn't really like the slo-mo. and god, i've never dreamed of learning anything he's busted out in that video... steve

i had the electric blue 04' version and it was lush. it had slightly tweaked geo i believe, but pretty much similar to the original version.. its pretty light, geo's great for street/some natty but not so much for the TGS stuff.. get 1. steve

so whatever happened to orange ashton?? they never really produced anything together apart from that 24" entry level street bike?? lame. sounds like they might be able to fire up something good with martyn on their frames though. good luck to rowan and ben steve

who cares about aussie accent. she's buff ting!! anyway. good tv coverage. 4 mins of pure trials basic knowledge its pretty good.. defo should do something like this over here...maybe at a time when people watch it too. steve

cool vid. kind of got bored cos the pace was just too slow. not liking the whole slow-mo thing going on.. nice pose at the start...and quality riding though steve

i love these custom paint jobbys. looks so neat. can i ask how you drill out the headtube? i want to try but don't know how to go about doing it! steve

mine are creaking...eeek! don't like the look of them bent ones steve

nice adam. whose that guy on the mod? i ain't seen him before. loads of flashes. i like it. and 3rd and 4th pic. you gapped it from the rail?? cos thats sick. steve

i got 1 coming my way. not liking the sound of things but meh mag is brittle so yes like alu alloy frame it'll snap. and most probably have stress marks where its been fatigued. but you can't really tell till someone's actually tested 1 properly for trials. its too new. but we need new things to keep us evolving other bikes will look and ride the same for the coming years. steve

overkill. there's no hole and its super thick. steve

thats sweet. i want to see some 26 inch as well. steve

generally i think coloured forks make the bike look cheap, but thats my opinion. white will look best with the red forks though me thinks. steve

you need to do good trackstands (balancing on 2 wheels) i think thats is the fundamental of trials, every move/line will be starting off from a trackstand, in between 'tricks' (if thats what you want to call them) to regain balance etc. but following that stuff like bunnyhops, backhop, kick hop (gap) then move on to something like pedal hop. go buy yourself a copy of tricks and stunts as well. really good stuff in there and everything's in order steve

i think thats the decisive post for me. and sounds like a few people are not 100% satisfied with the coust when half worn in and for the money as well. the only reason the Reds aren't winning in the poll is because they're pretty new and i'm assuming not a lot of people have them compared to the many coust users on the forum... i'm sure there's a good reason why Steve bought out the 08 Red's. steve

where's the headtube?? and oh god look at the flanges!! steve

really enjoyed that. sweet streety video. steve

can i ask for those that voted for the snowy's, tell me whats good about them? because they're softer compound and quieter? looks like the coust is what most people prefer.... steve