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Kobike is an online store that distributes most of the trials brands in the southern half of China. It's totally separate to that little project Dan Ko had going (thankfully). "No offence, Dan" Ashima seems a fairly reputable brand in the brake pad industry already for other disciplines, so I'd be interested to see how these pads perform

Don't 'eyeball' it and hope for the best. Here, you can pre-calculate exactly what the perfect BB length you'll need is for your set up: Bit of simple maths and you've got a better chainline than 98% of mods. http://www.gsportbmx.com/2005/05/chain/ ^This artcile is worth its weight in gold. I managed to calculate the perfect chainlines after reading this. Super simple, and saves needing to experiment with different BB lengths.

I know it's not quite Inspired! But since Trialtech are a sister brand, are there a bunch of new parts released that are coming with the Inspired order?

Because of that spacer that the T-tech BB has to use for 68mm shells?

It doesn't matter which way you sidehop, since there are two flanges on each hub. One is always at risk. Well that's if you care about the hub since it is afterall extremely expensive. But fair enough if you've got a cheap source. If a King was infinitely good with no skipping issues and as-much-as-possible 100% reliablity then it isn't too bad to go for it. But it's not. I'm sure Nick Wood can shed a lot of light and detail into the matter.

Echo SL FFW set up beats a King these days. Maybe in 2004/2005 when we only had ACS Claws (wow, I haven't seen that name in a while) and ENO as realistic options, then a King would be worth the shot. I'm sure others'll agree: Echo SL Freewheel setup in short: lighter, statistically more reliable, just as many EP, cheaper, and easier to service. Plus you don't have to worry about getting upset about smashing the crap out of an expensive Chris King hub flange on a mis-timed sidehop. You'll feel a lot less guilty doing that to a simple fixed hub.

Are Heatsink still operating properly these days? Last I heard was that orders weren't being sent out for weeeeeks. I do fancy buying some bits from HS, but at the same time want to be riding soon.

There seem to be no reviews on a particular pad I'm interested in, so I'm curious incase anyone here has tried them, please post a review up please? Atomz /UN Elitis pads:

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Sweet vid, would love to see some gymnast flares next time!

Wow, that's a pretty nice frame! Though it does echo "Rockman" quite a bit haha! Nonetheless it is a nice effort by Onza! Could you remind me of the geo again?

If you're looking in terms of durability and stiffness then yes.

Short-term it might be fine. But I'm guessing you're in your early teens and still growing, in which case within a year or so you'll outgrow the Kid frame and will need to replace it with something sturdier and longer for you. Mark's suggestion is a good one to go with there. But there are lots of other well-priced and strong/light frames in a decent size too, like the Zoo! Lynx and some Onzas. The 20" rear wheel on the Kid is the main issue though! As you'll be wanting a 19" rear for your mod very soon after you've progressed to a decent enough level.

Deng stuff is mostly pretty top! A few dodgy components here and there but not so many... 2010's stuff is mostly pretty impressive. Looking forward to the new year's stuff! Especially the return of a certain frame!

If a certain source keeps to his word from a few months ago on a certain frame then we'll once again be having lots of 1045mm 375mm +55mm all over the place again. I think you can guess what that is! Should be a nice alternative to the super short nippy +80 frames these days! I wouldn't mind trying a +80 on a ride sometime to see how different it feels to the mod frames of old.

Just adding a common washer is an easier and cleaner way to do it than hacking away (and then filing the edges so they aren't razor sharp). Quicker, easier, less time-consuming and is a pretty foolproof method. Extra benefit- Helps reduce the force of the bolt head from trying to cave itself into the clamp. I always run washers under bolt heads for this reason, including mounting calipers onto fork disc mounts.

I think it was supposed to mean washers under the bolt head so it helps prevent the bottom of the bolt bottoming out in the frame. This helped for me on a frame that for some reason had really shallow holes in the frame's brake mounts! (a Zhi... )

Apologies if it's been answered somewhere in the previous pages already... When is the 2011 HS33 brake being released, a specific release date if possible? I'd just like to know when abouts in September, as I'd like to get my bike up and running before uni starts! As for nutshell recapping just to confirm:, - the lever blades won't be very easily replaceable will they? -Any plans in the immediate/near future to have more than one type of blade for the levers? -Any major differences between the HS11 and HS33 lever? Sorry, I'm in a bit of a rush, and just wanted to find some answers in one go! Cheers

What is actually going on with Trials-UK at the moment? It seems the shop died, but what is Dan Ko doing? Is he still actually taking orders? Is there a line to reach him or anything? Whilst there are some nice products on his site, it does seem totally risky to buy anything from him unless you physically go and visit his storehouse to pick out what you want... if he is still on this planet?

What pedals are those? Echo?

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I concur. It's pretty gash. But I may as well be the bearer of (bad) news and show what's on offer to trials from unicycles.

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