mexophilia Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tris Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 pretty sweet. the brake levers are on the wrong sides though!!!! are you from the uk?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonZebdi Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 looks nice that mate - i like it alotJon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum-Luvs-Trials Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 oh my god thats your first bike That is a great way of starting asnd hopefully you will improve fast.Best of luck with the riding aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter S Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 looks great have fun with your bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt middler Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Looks good for a first bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 nice bike, make sure you stick to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cacaiyo Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 wowwwwwwww!!! That's very nice!!!! i love this I like blue components!! =Pbye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan-Trials Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Heya Yea its a nice bike and as said the brake levers are on the wrong side And are you upgrading to hs33 or something with more braking power?and how much was it then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinc Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 (edited) Heya Yea its a nice bike and as said the brake levers are on the wrong side And are you upgrading to hs33 or something with more braking power?and how much was it then?That is absolutley wrong. Edited May 20, 2008 by Cordy Boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Thats your first trials bike geez times have changed lol. love the bike dude. i remember my first trials bike. old universal with a big old chain ring which me and my friends cut down with a hacksaw to make it into a bash ring lol !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cristoff Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 That is absolutley wrong.You know the score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Woodley Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 That bike is toooo nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexophilia Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Heya Yea its a nice bike and as said the brake levers are on the wrong side And are you upgrading to hs33 or something with more braking power?and how much was it then?Levers on the wrong side? Do you mean that I should brake the rear tire with my left?I'm not really comfortable braking rear with my left.With the brakes: It's really hard here in the philippines to grab hold of any maguras or even parts. For the meantime I think I'm stiking with vees. For now I'll upgrade to an XT. To Maguras, maybe next year.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 vees do me fine anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBtrial Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 That's nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlt Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 The brake levers are on the wrong sides if you are in the uk if not, then thats cool i really like the bike as somone said it looks wiked with the blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexophilia Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Thanks alot guys, this bike really took alot of time and money to build. Most of the major parts were shipped from hongkong because LBS' here in the philippines don't import any trials specific parts. Maybe, because there's only a handful of guys here that do trials?!Anyway, I'm still revising some parts like the rims, hubs and maybe the freewheel. But from this point, I'll take some time off on changing parts and focus on my riding!I'll be posting some update, soon.Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceman Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 ...because LBS' here in the philippines don't import any trials specific parts. Maybe, because there's only a handful of guys here that do trials?!Oh, so you're from the Philippines. Cool, there's sure many trials riders in your country! They keep adding me on friendster, lol.Anyway, your shiny frame is very nice.Is it mandatory for the rear brake lever to be on the left side in the UK? Is it because of the right hand drive (for cars I mean)?I'm right handed so my rear brake lever is on the right, and my country is right-hand drive too. Most of the riders at my side put the rear brake lever on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabiot Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 What side do you guys have your levers on? In Canada we have front brake on the left and rear on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 (edited) What side do you guys have your levers on? In Canada we have front brake on the left and rear on the right. Opposite in the UK, rear on the left Edited May 22, 2008 by forteh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoValidTitle Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Opposite in the UK, rear on the left Haha ok I'm from the US and I had to look back at the pictures I'm like what are they talking about the brakes are how mine are. My whole life I've rode bikes with right hand rear brakes, if I had to switch I'm almost sure I would go over the bars a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubuntu_user Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I'm in the US and I ride UK style... how come all of these guys not know about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Haha ok I'm from the US and I had to look back at the pictures I'm like what are they talking about the brakes are how mine are. My whole life I've rode bikes with right hand rear brakes, if I had to switch I'm almost sure I would go over the bars a few times. Im pretty sure the swapped brake levers are to do with being able to give hand signals when turning across a carriage way (right in the UK / left in the US) whilst still being able to safely control speed with the rear brake Could well be wrong though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexophilia Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Well, I personally think that wherever or whatever hand you use for rear brake, as long you feel comfortable. It's a matter of preference. Just a warning thou... DON"T BORROW YOUR FRIEND'S BIKE WITH A DIFFERENT BRAKE SETUP! Hehehe. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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