Ali C

I actually agree......with seats

trials is now so far removed from main stream cycling that it doesn't really matter what goes on in the MTB world now, comp bikes don't use any MTB parts these days and there's not really any advantage to using bigger wheels in trials.

washing them in a washing machine works too

lack of vitamin D, the sun gives us plenty in summer but not so much in winter (non above Birmingham if I remember correctly). Get some vitamin tablets and maybe a sun lamp (different light to normal bulbs) if you still feel a bit shit.

I've found sintered to have the highest bite personally, organic pads tend to have a "softer" feel to them from personal use

front brakes work differently on the front though (stiffer forks, no booster). I'm not saying it won't be quiet but it's not a direct comparison

yeah, I'll be building all the Arcade wheels. Hopefully they'll all be bomb proof but if not you know who to abuse haha, quite chuffed to be able to add a little personal touch to the bikes too (incase people are worried about my builds, I've been building wheels for tartybikes first and then inspired for quite a while (into the thousands of wheels) so it's not like it's just a one-off)

yeah, I land with my front wheel just over the top and weight over the bars, if you're going to bash then wind it in a little or find something bigger, small (steep) hooks are really hard.

that's a TGS mindset right there Get on some rocks or anything other than taps, gaps and sidehops and you'll appreciate how important hold is. Saying that, even with TGS most moves are landed with the back wheel trying to go backwards (sidehops to rear, taps, some gaps, hooks etc). All bite does is make a bike annoyingly noisy. I remember a friend going on about how good his brake was and it was indeed loud and had good bite, but it slipped out on me when I tried to get up a low wall and I went to bash.....not what I'd consider a good brake. To me a V brake is the ideal trials brake, they are quiet forwards so you don't annoy yourself or people, insanely powerful for all the important backwards landing forces, light, adjustable, easy to fix, no pad wobble, lighter pull and levers are cheap to replace. Why top trials riders still use Maguras is weird to me...perhaps they think V brakes work the same as on cheap Argos bikes?

stuff much below shoulder height begins to get tricky unless it's sloped, so somewhere around that height. Just make sure you get your weight as far forward as possible, I don't use my brakes when I hook but that's not for everyone. The further your weight is forward when your front wheel lands, the less you have to do on the second part of the move.

I totally get that effect, especially with this > I love all that track but from 8 mins onawards it's amazing but the build up to the change at 12:11 is a real goosebump moment!

coolest video ever

If it has lots of bite it's unlikely to slip through forwards though. Maguras tend to have lots of bite but not much old, so they'll not easily slip forwards but are more likely to slip backwards. V brakes have less bite but more hold so they're more likely to slip forwards but they'll not easily slip backwards. (which in my mind is the more important way to have it)

longer bolts would have made life easier but at least you've sorted it now.

depends which way it's slipping though, forwards (as I think he's talking about) is lack of bite and backwards is lack of hold.

sounds like lack of bite to me?

What's happened to your spelling lately? As for carbon bars I can't really give any helpful insight into them really, but out of all the bars out I'd personally go for Trialtechs as I know how much of a perfectionist Mr Cleaver is and I don't think they'd be on the market if they were sub-standard.

DRAGON BALL Z!!!!!!!!!

don't think it's long, I need to build some wheels first though!

I'd like to be part of this ride but it's looking like I'm going to be away for a couple of weeks very soon

to be fair I'm pretty sure I've got a weaker grip than most riders which is why I never got on with Maguras, so perhaps I've never been strong enough to put cables through their paces

you'll not snap cables

you'll need longer spokes if memory serves me right

V has moar power and a nicer feel (why such a strong return spring Magura?)

a booster often reduces bite but vastly improves holding power so it's worth having one in my eyes (ideally a salsa one or carbon shimano). V brakes never really have the same bite asa magura but they have way better hold which makes them a better brake in my eyes, saying that mine never made me scared due to lack of bite so something's up somewhere.