Ali C

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.

I really like Akira, so well done and pretty mental story. I also like Cowboy Bebop, has a great feel to it and I like how it's drawn. I used to watch Dragon Ball (Z) with a passion, it wasn't as good when it went to the American animators but I still followed it. Paprika is immense too, well worth a watch if you've not seen it, same goes for Venus Wars, I really like the 80's Manga style.

my kind of riding

Inspired Hex, especially if you're a beginner and want to actually learn some vital skills before going too radical on the geo.

because BMX is rad, and so is trials, bmx's have good geo (short chainstays, highish bb, steep head angle), an easier gear would allow more trials moves and so would brakes. A longer frame would be needed, maybe like a 21.3 or something. Most streety 20" bikes are still a bit too trialsy for my liking, long stem....why?

there are ways to get the correct gear

I think a long bmx with a disc mount and trials gear would be such fun! I'd love to try it but I'm scared I'd like it too much.

funni!

fair enough

why would a low bb be good for brakeless?

please don't run your bars forward

wow, that's pretty amazing haha, I especially love the artist repeated on two drawings doing the same motions that have no relevance to the actual frame.

can't go wrong with either, the Skye is super stiff and has a short reach but it has a lower bb and slacker head angle which will make it stable but slightly less flickable than if it was higher and steeper. The short reach does counter this a bit though so it's not exactly hard to spin. The Arcade is a bit higher and longer (and still stiff), but the idea is that you can use a shorter stem to get the same feel as a shorter bike with a longer stem (so you could use a 50mm stem on the Arcade and it would feel close to a Skye with a 70mm stem). I use a 70x35 stem on mine and I'm 5'10ish and I find that pretty ideal. It has a higher bb too which makes spins from the back wheel a little easier.

pretty serious!

I've also got a picture of one of your bikes on my computer which I think is better looking than any so far (the one from Dunkirk)

it's on the internet so it must be real!

got 10 cases of Redbull currently in my van. Do I sell them to students for £1 a can or give them back to Danny? The only reason they are in my van is because neither myself or the delivery driver wanted to carry them up to the top floor of the building.

Decent cables all but eliminate any flex, inner cables don't really stretch anyway.

been wanting to watch Hibernation for years! Pretty much the first video I was ever in

says more about the trials world than about me I think I'll mix it up next time for you though

really enjoyed that

they are a different colour because (I imagine) Steve cuts the material with a knife which leaves a glossy finish and the cousts cut and then shape the pad (with an abrasive) which leaves a duller matte finish.