Ali C

opposite way round

I wouldn't say Mikes bike is the most efficient at riding over rocks though

they don't come in the St compound, thats the key to maxxis grip, no other tyres come close. Grant, they are only the 2.35 size arn't they? Plus like I said in my last post, lighter tyres fold more and are less predicable, that outweighs the advantage of being light in my eyes.

I tried a race king and a rubber queen. First the race king. Pros: Very light! tread will last a long time Cons: Bad grip, sidewalls fold when going off camber, sidewalls rebound too fast (makes the front wheel harder to keep in one place, bad when riding small rocks), punctures easily. As you might guess, I didnt think much of it, Maxxis tyres are better in every way except weight. Rubber Queen: Pros: Again, very light! bouncy for sidehops. tread should last better than maxxis Cons: not as grippy as a maxxis, too tall for such thin sidewalls means it folds easily (I wouldn't dare gap to a slope with one). Not as puncture proof as a maxxis, not as predicable as a maxxis. I was really interested in trying this tyre when I saw Thomas Oehler with one. First impressions were how light it was! I had a quick prod of the knobs to see how soft they were, they were not as soft as a maxxis and the rebound was also faster. I found that in use, the grip was ok, not as good as a maxxis, but I was on grippy rock. As soon as I went on anything off camber, the tyre would just fold! I had slightly more psi than normal, but it didnt seem to make any difference! I couldnt go on my back wheel on any off camber, thats one thing maxxis tyres are great for! to sum it up, I still think maxxis are the best tyres out. Sure they are heavier, but that weight rewards you with stability and predictability on slopes and pointy objects. The Rubber queen was ok, but I think there's more important features to a tyre than weight. The Race King was just crap.

6 months on manufacturers defects ect

because they have a one peice steerer/crown, no weak welds or bonds to work loose and snap. Viz steerer tubes have a slight stress riser in the way they are internally butted, I have seen some snap just below the crown race. Trialtech are better designed in this area to remove any stress risers The disk mount is designed to remove any stress risers and save the leg from cracking. Basicly, they made the previous strongest forks even stronger without a noticeable weight increase.

trialtech forks are the strongest alloy trials forks out now, good weight too.

My record for over a bar straight forward bunnyhop style is 45", but that was on my monty mod 5+ years ago....that was a bunnyhop machine!

*syntace*

dont tubes take stress around their outer surface? Wouldn't taking material from the outer surface weaken the tube?

unexpected results, vince must have had a whopper ride and kenny had some problems? Nice one to Gilles for being World Champ and World Cup Champ.

just got some cuts and crapes as I am aware. But it is an amazing photo

yeah

looking good guys! I am pretty impressed. Thought about entering comps? laters Ali

can't go wrong with an sd7 lever

one I did ages ago.

epic smooth gaps!! thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed that, the song was great too.

dirty dirty traveller!! nice one on getting those riders though, I am sure Stan will be using LOADS on his XC machine!!

what happened to slinger? He's our best hopes at the moment!!

bummer, ligaments suck!

why are you not there?

I'll give you three reasons (only two are true) 1) I am lacking in the money department 2) couldn't be bothered 3) dabzillar said my head would explode if I went too far east. Are you there?

indeed, sucks to ride trials

GO POYZER AND RANKIN!!!

cables dont stretch like that. it will be the red dial working its way undone, a small blob of blue tack under the dial fixes it.