Ali C

I liked everything about my I9 hubs except how loud they were haha, only issue was they replaced it with the Hydra model and I wasn't going to be the one to test it's reliability. I messaged Chris King and they were willing to supply parts for all my bikes so I bit their arm off

keeping it real with my King hubs here

The thing is Mike you seem very open to accept praise on your content but seem to struggle when people give you critism, I've tried to offer some constructive critism in the past (even given you lots of advice when you messaged me) but you seemed to ignore most of it. The only way to really get a response from you was to go in a little harsher (and tbf my post was a little piss takey but I've had plenty worse belive me!). You can make all the videos you want but one thing that's struck me is you seem quite desperate to get success through riding and have tried to copy successful creators and surf their wave rather than actually go out and put the work in. Your Instagram tags are actually insane and half your comments are from bots... Not wanting to sound harsh but it's quality over quantity and I just don't get your plan. Taking shortcuts will only shoot yourself in the foot long term. My questions still stand, who are these videos for? If you want my genuine advice? Delete every bot or person that comments with a generic comment, and stop posting emojis on other people's content (actually comment with something that shows you watched /appreciated it), post meaningful content that has a story (your latest videos had so much fluff and filler they'd be 30 seconds long if they were edited) and don't directly copy other users (I'm talking Ali Law/Ryan Taylor), be yourself and find what sets you apart from others (hint, it's TGS riding... It's hard to self film but it's possible, go out and do it). Essentially what I'm saying is you really need more substance in what you post. Less caps, fewer "Mike Beck" text shoved down our throats and less trying to cheat the system by avoiding putting in hard work. I genuinely don't mean to shit talk or put anyone down, I wish everyone success in what they do but the way your doing it is pretty weird

Yeah, as much as I'd like Jack to win I wasn't so sure that Sergi's back hub missed the gate...it looked like he corrected it last moment. If they had classed Sergi's gate as a five as well as Jack's snapped flag who would've won?

hmm, we thought people would be more interested in us with our tops off squatting each other...I trust Mark will supply the suitable edit to match.

What was that video all about? Who are these videos for? What are you doing?

how on earth are they able to have a Pink Floyd song on a YouTube video??

Vlogs are odd for sure, but I think people like the personal story behind the riding...it shows more than just the riding and more about the lifestyle and jorney, especially if you've been following someone for a while. I like watching simple edits too and in an ideal world I would have them regularly too but they're a lot harder to produce consistantly.

Hey Graham Dob weren't around for super long but we sold a few through tartybikes way back. They did frames, forks and rims and were extremely light and despite not being super strong still surprised me with their robustness. This is all assuming it is a Dob, the Because Colour frame was a very similar shape.

not an echo, looks like a Dob magnesium frame to me (I'd get some paint on it asap to stop the corrosion)

The Clock!

yaaaay!

Just entered

On a borrowed bike (from 20" to 26" too!)

I just can't get my head around the height he can do, this looks bigger than I remember TGS being (but it's been a while since I watched Damon or anyone) Maybe slightly cheating because of the curve but it still looked fairly casual

I agree that comp bikes these days are far more specific than TGS bikes were, mainly the bar and stem setup but also just the weight saving aspect, they simply wouldn't last as long (though I am willing to be corrected on that one). Also Jack's riding is stupidly impressive but for sheer power and size of moves I think Joacim Nymann is hard to beat these days! https://www.instagram.com/p/B3clhZrlydG/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

yeah that'd be awesome!

Same as sidehops, there's a general feeling that sidehopping towards your back foot is the natural direction...there'll still be people that find it natural to go the other way but it'll be a smaller percentage. Same with skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding etc, they all have a natural stance and direction to spin. I've no bad feelings for people who spin goofy, Tom Dugan is one of my favourite BMX riders and he does (spins with a bitch crank is another matter), I just know from my own experience and from seeing others that it's helpful to have riding techniques compliment each other. I used to spin opposite but it meant some moves didn't link or felt really awkward to do so I un-learned my spins and re-learned the other way, it was a pain in the arse and my riding sucked for a while, I'm just advising newer riders to consider what they want to do so that in the future they don't have compromise their riding or re-learn like I did. If you do EVERYTHING goofy then that's another matter and you shouldn't have any issues with moves not complimenting each other. I'm also aware that not everyone will be perfect, I sometimes use my back brake in a manual (even though I try not to) so I'm not trying to be a technique natzi but I do think there are things that learning at the start will really help down the road.

but it's true? It's not a dig at a riding preference but the majority of riders would agree that spinning towards your back foot is the natural way to do it.

if you're right footed the natural spinning direction is to the left so you're all good

I mean spinning opposite (often with a bitch crank). It comes down to which side of the bike you tuck on, if you sidehop towards your good foot then you tuck to your bad foot side, tucking to this side makes it more natural to spin regular but if you sidehop to your bad foot side then you tuck the other way which goes against the natural spinning direction. Now it is possible to spin goofy and still look good (many BMXers do) but it's s till a bit of a handicap that you may as well try to iron out at the beginning.

That's cool to hear And yeah, I'd say carry on as you are, it won't give you any bad spinning habits like going the other way does.

It depends where you want to take your riding. If you see yourself doing comps/natural/TGS then it might be worth learning the other direction as you're less likely to hit your pedal in tight spots. If you see yourself riding more streety then I wouldn't change anything, sidehopping to your back foot usually makes street riders ride goofy and unable to spin properly...I've seen it a million times and it happened to me (mostly managed to un-learn bad habits and re-learn good ones although some bad ones still exist).

One thing to remember is that any movement in the pads gets magnified the smaller the rotor gets. What I mean is there is less noticeable "flex" with larger rotors and rear wheel moves feel more accurate. I'm probably explaining this badly but small rotors = more wheel movement when brakes are locked....large rotors = less movement.

judging by where the brake mounts are that's a 26 inch frame