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definitely helps to have a trials bike; stiffer, better braking and a drivetrain thats designed to handle the kind of love that trials dishes out. worth pointing out there are two styles of geometry for trials bikes now; 'pure' competition seatless geos (long wheelbase, high bottom bracket) and streety geos (shorter lower bb) the 'pure' geometries are quite extreme compared to an MTB, they feel 'wierd' on two wheels and for bunny hops etc but come into a world of their own for proper trials moves and techniques. the streety bikes will feel like an mtb or bmx and will feel more stable as a result but won't be as easy to do proper hoppy trials on. yes you can do both on both bikes but your progress will be hindered if you don't make the right choices...

theyre deores right? they work really well, most of the curent shimano stoppers are pretty savage, are your brakes underperforming? bb5s are pretty well regarded in trials for their stopping power and general toughness, i'd keep them on until i ruined them or found them at fault. but you shouldn't be dissapointed with the shimanos either.

do you have a full spec? that wheelset is gorgeous! doesn't look bad for the money, possibly a bit to dear considering what you can get for under £400 if you shop around but this will have geo that won't feel a million miles from what your used to. look at an inspired too if you can cause they'll be similar to what you used to ride. that doesn't look half bad

i'm in north london but i work in slough so i could always pop down your way at some point. kingston is pretty good...

i found the heavy pack thing makes a massive difference, usually lets me irk better manuals out (i'm shit at them though) so it's probably not a good tool to learn with cause it won't teach you the proper skills

woman walked onto a road (in central london) whilst reading her phone, and he colided with her at 15mph or so and she died. he was on a fixie without a front brake and he is a bit of a cock, but i was no different to him at 19, i never hit anyone but i used to tear all over the place like a proper fanny on a brakeless fixie. they're making a huge deal about his bike being illegal but i see no shortage of badly maintained cycles on the road and there is no real effort to educate or enforce safety standards, plus if you're riding brakeless fixed you've probably got a better skillset than your average dickhead on a bike.

the current court case about the cyclist killing that woman has really annoyed me.

£7500... I'm actually really impressed, more than i'll ever be able to justify spending or riding but i'm pleased it exists.

better pads and fresh rotors will do a world of good have you given everything a clean and service?

i'm fairly confident damon watson used to harp on about the 60 click freewheels being ideal; enough EPs to perform but not so much material removed or fineness of movements required so they are very reliable. you'll notice an uptick to a 108, but i use a 72 (eno) and a 108 (jitsie) and i can't really discern much difference (been at this for 11 years and i ride to a standard i'd call 'non-embarrasing')

i wouldn't mind a ride tomorrow night or even tonight... 07916927708, i live in chingford north london. youve got ben at trials addict based in harpenden too!

where the caliper is sort of tucked inside? i think they're made with hope in mind

have a play with brake angles and distance too. i've found having the blades close to the bar helped with my arm pump. do you do anything to strengthen your arms? pullups and that could be quite helpful.

i've got big hands, and i like my brake levers to be very inbound, i also prefer my bars cut down. currently i'm limited to have my bars a minimum width cause i can't run my levers closer to the stem etc. why do the lever bodies not angle inwards so the moment is further away from the hand so the lever blade finishes it's arc closer to the lever body but while providing the leverage of a longer lever? or am i just strange?

consider a different bar and stem for jumps and stuff?

no he means the one that sits inside the dropout to push the wheel out to tension the chain. is any of the bolt exposed at all or is it properly in there? you could always get it drilled out and helicoil the thread back... i use an echo frame with this dropout and tend to leave the hub slammed in the frame and use a heatsink tensioner to take up the slack on my chain. as having the bolt well far out causes them to bend and f**k up.

it'll work but you'll find the geometry and weight won't support your trials agenda. whilst someone with a good grasp of trials could throw in some technical riding it would make it much harder for you to progress. the geometry of a trials frame (even something like an inspired, let alone a pure seatless affair) is quite different to a jump bike. i'd find myself letting that become an excuse to not push the trials side of riding it. however if you look at early trials footage you'd argue that that bike is way better than what the original trials guys started out with and i'm being a snob plus you'd want to consider the cost of getting a rear hub that can hold up to trials love (pro2 or a freewheel on a threaded hub, either option can run around £100) improving the brakes (fresh cables and new pads or rotors £50+) the bar and stem don't look to far off what you'd want, but i'm not really down with how you set up a streety bike. but by the time you've got it close to what you imagine you'd want you could probably be quite close to buying an inspired.

forums so dead and for ease of searches for future members it probably doesn't hurt to just make a new topic every time.

got out into the peaks on the weekend, no injuries and landed a few bits i didn't expect too got another long weekend lined up too

i can't remember if they spec the pin near the bolt where it meets the hanger. but remove that, and the washers around the bolt that mounts it to the hanger (and get some washers to take out the slack in the bolt) then it can sit parallel with the chainstay. then undo the pinch bolt and rotate the swingarm so it sits more vertical (without one to hand it's hard to be specific) then when it rotates clockwise to hold the chain it'll have more tension and you'll be all good.

still need to send you those cams mate! i'll get on it this afternoon. looks smart that

went to brighton yesterday and had a ride with pete and chris in rottingdean, such a good ride. really enjoying mod at the moment

would they be the same as this hub?

anyone fancy a big ride on monday 17th? brighton/portsmouth/radical bikes/London?

rode with actual people last night! and here are new spots. I don't have to be up at 4.30am tomorrow, got a work trip that puts me on trials addicts doorstep next week so i can save on delivery for some new bits. winner