Ali C

I wasn't going to reply, but I'm a little bored so here's my take on it. UCI sections have seemingly become entirely man made (there are the odd natural ones though) and they usually follow a routine of getting up an object, then down again, then up another, then down again and so on. They seem to limit riders to one move per object by either having narrow gates or short run ups. this means sidehops and up-to-front are the most popular method of getting up things so rear wheel stability is a higher need rather than say how well the bike rolls or whatever. Riders have made companies make frames with higher and higher bb's to aid rear wheel control and give a little more ground clearance, this has shortened the reach of the frames so they are now sticking super long stems on them. some people can't find stems long enough so they tilt their bars unusually far forward to give the bike extra reach and make it sit on the rear wheel even easier. Now, for the act of getting up and over UCI sections, for a couple of people is seems to work really well, I still think a correct stem and normal bar angle will be better, but I'm not sure if such a stem is available (at least for sponsored riders who have to use trials branded stems). Unfortunately because some a couple of very good riders have done this, lots of other people think they should do the same and it very rarely works as well but they either don't realise it or don't want to think it could actually be worse for them. I think that it ruins most riders style and you should only consider it if you are top level UCI riding, not just out riding the streets.

some of them look werid, but no worse than Ribos,some look similar to Addidas, some look skate shoes (my choice).

curves have their place, I.E downtubes ONLY, no stupid humpbacks please *cough* *Monty* and no random curves that don't match *cough* *Neon* *cough*

classic

nicest seatless trials frame going! If it had vee mounts I'd almost be tempted. Pretty pimp spec too and nice to see it's a decent weight, you just know it's going to ride well, no flex, decent tyres and a quiet front brake, no worries of snapping anything.....proper bike that is!

I highly doubt it, I'm not wanting to cause an argument on Stan's video topic so that's the last from me on that point.

best vid I've seen of Stan for a while, such a nice style! Those lines are not small either. I'd like to see anyone do that last line with their super high bb and upside down bars!

just some other options..... I'm quite a fan of Teva, I've had some Teva Cranks for a while now and they are super comfy, great quality and offer great grip and feel. If people are wanting a little less skate-shoe-like then here's a couple of options http://www.teva.co.uk/mens-fuse-ion-casual-water-shoes/1000225,en_GB,pd.html?dwvar_1000225_color=BLK&start=3&cgid=men-shoes-water Still a little skate looking, but water resistant and sticky sole http://www.teva.co.uk/mush-frio-lace-canvas-lightweight-shoes/4320,en_GB,pd.html?dwvar_4320_color=TVBL&start=9&cgid=men-shoes super light weight http://www.teva.co.uk/mens-royal-arch-wp-waterproof-cross-terrain-shoes/1000302,en_GB,pd.html?dwvar_1000302_color=LMGR&start=16&cgid=men-shoes http://www.teva.co.uk/mens-reforge-eVent-lightweight-hiking-shoe/1000187,en_GB,pd.html?dwvar_1000187_color=BLK&start=20&cgid=men-shoes http://www.teva.co.uk/cherry-bomb-2-kayaking-booties/1000150,en_GB,pd.html?dwvar_1000150_color=BLK&start=21&cgid=men-shoes something to go with your Lycra http://www.teva.co.uk/mens-churn-evo-lightweight-water-shoes/1000127,en_GB,pd.html?dwvar_1000127_color=BLK&start=28&cgid=men-shoes http://www.teva.co.uk/mens-links-mountain-biking-shoes/1002689,en_GB,pd.html?dwvar_1002689_color=BLK&start=22&cgid=men-shoes sticky rubber sole

please don't, looks fine to me.

I know it's hard to come up with original exciting new designs for what is simply two triangles, but I'd have liked to have seen a little more originality. I don't want to come across like I'm hating the bike, but it does seem like an inspired front end with a Czar rear end welded on, even the spec is almost identical to an Inspired full bike.. the disk tab is cool but has it had much testing? Non gusseted mounts tend to last a much shorter time. But yeah, not hating, competition makes everyone try harder.

I'm disappointed Matt

You wouldn't need to undo any bolts to change a tyre or tubeona push bike with single sided swingarm/fork. I'm all for experimenting, but I feel there is a line where ideas should just stay on paper, I think this bike is creating more problems than it fixes. However it does look well done, I think it still looks a bit too light weight to last though.

Two nights in a row now I've had dreams about being in crashing aeroplanes, first one was in a commercial jet and it crashed and I died, the second I was in a light aircraft and it got into difficulties but made a decent crash landing and everyone survived. Neither dreams were upsetting and neither had a hint of panic (even though everyone else was). It was a very calm feeling, like I accepted I was going to die and just thought nothing else of it. I'm also learning nose manuals at the moment and I often have a nose manual dream (despite never having a normal manual dream). I then wake up and get annoyed when I remember I suck. (same goes for tailwhip and barspin dreams)

I enjoyed that! Think it's even made me want to go out and ride.

Oh yeah, you could also run larger sprockets too, you're much less likely to snap a chain with 22-18 than you are with 18-15.

But if you're doing a sidehop and don't jump as much and just rely on stomping the pedals, then that's a few extra stone the bike is trying move.

wasn't a gag, if you're really snapping chains, then could you be stomping the pedals? If you're not getting your weight in just the right place you could be putting more force through the pedals to compensate. I'd look into it if I were you, would be beneficial for your riding in the future, more so than just getting a bigger chain.

ride smoother

I mean that he'll just end up looking and riding like every other park rider. Helmet, gum shield, back brake with gyro, tailwhips everywhere, tapdancing footjam combos on lips etc. It's like they are all from the same mold.

can tell he's going to turn into just another boring cookie cutter park rider. This is more like it, no special looking gymnastics, just an awesome style. https://vimeo.com/57315802

that's impressive in a number of ways

gears are very finely tuned though, I'm not saying cabled are impossible to stretch, just you'd never notice it. The compression of the outer would be more than the stretch of the inner.

Because that's unlikely to work, they are on there REALLY tight. There are a couple of ways to get them off, but a local bike shop is unlikely to figure them out. The hub while being damaged, is still perfectly usable. Not that I'm defending the shop as they shouldn't be damaging anything. I assume he wanted to keep the cog though, was this expressed when he took it in?

pad wear, same as a TPA