BenLeacock™ Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Basicaly all these old school video's and bikes have got me wondering, what was cool back then ? I mean like components, frames stuff like that. I havent been around long enough so just thought i'd try find out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I havn't been in the sport long enough either, but what springs to my mind is short frames and having fun Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantwhore Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Well this is about as old school as you can get: Blackspire bashguards Raceline maguras Azonic risers Short hardtail frames(mine was a Kona Muni Mula) Short stems FSA powerpro cranks So tempted to buky up my Hawzie giant with some Azonic risers and a short stem! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Home made bashrings. Tar/coke on your rim. 50mm CNC stems. Tioga DH tyres with the side knobbles cut off to clear your 11" £99 'Ultimate Hardware' dual slalom frame. Breaking an LX freehub every few weeks. DCDs (with Union Jack if you were lucky!). Full kevlar-covered seats in yellow or red. Oh the fun we had... Edit: Will edit as/when I think of more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Old school, for me anyway, is Giant Team Trials, Raleigh special Ti frames, Pace RC-250Ts, Pashleys in blue with union jack sticker sets, profiles and matching white and green team kit. It's blue pashley top tube pads. It's adapted normal bikes with Maguras, bashrings, and really quite shocking freehubs. It's getting a blue bike with yellow stickers because 'it's a bit like Martyn Ashton's bike'. It's lusting after a purple Zaskar. It's orginal Magura discs and people using odd components because there's nothing proper for trials out there. It's Robin Coope bashrings and Threshold boosters. It's shipping stuff from Goatwheels, and making stuff yourself because you can't buy what you want. It's Saracen X-Torts with USE forks, or Taboos. It's having a seat - either normal or weird, expensive Megamo thing. It's Mavic 121 rims, or Sun Rhyno Lites with S U N R I M S spelt out between the spoke holes because 'it's a bit like Martyn Ashton's bike.' It's about finding the best parts for the job, and ending up with a bike looking a bit weird. It's about MBUK being a third trials content, and Akrigg, the Martins and Eddie Tongue being treated like rock stars by fans who have queued for an hour or more and have filled the seating round the trials arena at The Bike Show. It's about trials riders being stars, and people getting their autographs. It's about finding stuff out the hard way, making the best of what you've got, and having a whole lot of fun while waiting for the latest Trials King video to download at 5Kb a second... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 waiting for the latest Trials King video to download at 5Kb a second... 5? I was lucky to get 2.5 - living out in the sticks sucked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam-pantera Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 monty milk pads filthy ard guards racface cranks 20"pashely frames mavic d521 rims jacknife forks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that NBR dude Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 (edited) Could go on forever. FSA Powerpros with a DMR Ringthing, Azonic ORS stems with Double wall risers Planet-x BMF rims looking at 10 second clips on biketrials.com all day brisa mini seats with a seatpost so you could put them up to ride distances Shimano freehubs that skip every time you kick having a gripshift on the other side of your brake lever so you didnt accidently change gear reading Martyns masterlcass and the next day putting your seat down on your cheap falcon and trying to learn to bunnyhop watching getta grip thinking "wow I wish I could do that" Edited June 19, 2008 by NBRCycles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 It's one thing that makes me genuinely sad about the current trials scene, is that a lot of new riders don't know just how good they've got it. We used to order parts from all over the world because we had to. People would come back from the Worlds with new gloves, sprays or shoes you just couldn't get in the UK. People would trawl through shops trying some really naff components because they could see they might work well. You had to understand what you needed, and how you needed it to work in order to find something that would work well. Now you just buy a Zoo! whatever and you're set. We used to scour magazines for a few words or a photo about trials. If there was a whole article, you practically framed it! I think I still have an article in MBi about Libor Karas, this funny Czech bloke who could just do the most amazing things. Now if something happens, users come on here demanding photos and videos as though it's expected. If someone posted a video before, it was a real treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Nobody's mentioned red Michelin tyres yet - Everyone seemed to be using them back in the day - some still are if you look at the 'Trials Lessons' DVD. They were fantastic XC tyres too come to think of it ... Of course there wasn't much difference between trials and XC when I started - I used the same bike for both too since I could only afford one bike. Back then nobody could wheelie and if you could lift the back wheel off the ground without clipless pedals you ran the risk of being branded a witch . ... And did I mention it was freaking awesome !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that NBR dude Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 or buying a frame because it was lower than your GT Zaskar, not because the chainstays were 0.0001mm shorter People didnt argue over what the better geometry was, or drill components to make them lighter, you just rode what you had or what you could get hold of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Nobody's mentioned red Michelin tyres yet - Everyone seemed to be using them back in the day - some still are if you look at the 'Trials Lessons' DVD. Nah, red Michelins arn't old school, they came in with the introduction of Koxx in about 2002 I think. Real old school is Tioga DHs, IRC El Gato/Missiles and Monty/Echo tyres. Maybe I shoud do a wrist band for the old school trials riders with WWMAD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted June 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 What were the old tensioners called that kinda braced onto the chainstay ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 How about a kona blast with p2 forks and tomac maggys, that was my trials bike till it cracked loved that bike I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam-pantera Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 they were called gings youth but there was another name which im sure somone wil fill in for me something to do with dave haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that NBR dude Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Daves Chain Device (DCD) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 DCDs (with Union Jack if you were lucky!). What were the old tensioners called that kinda braced onto the chainstay ? :wink2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Dave's Chain Device or DCDs... There's one on my old Specialized in the 'Toast to Old Friends' topic in Bike Pics Originally shiney, then painted, Union Jack ones for sponsored riders and never fit properly on square chainstays! Also Kore did one which was rubbish, and Ging did a copy too which pivoted with a jockey wheel instead of a roller. In case you haven't seen it, old school bikes here: http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....howtopic=121538 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Also Kore did one which was rubbish, and Ging did a copy too which pivoted with a jockey wheel instead of a roller. A Ging Thing I had one in pink. DMR Sidekick Frame and Forks Pashley Toptube Pads 32T Bashguards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted June 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 how does the ''snowflake'' spoke pattern work Just saw a pic in the other thread ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 32T Bashguards Again, see my Specialized in the old bikes thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hawye's giant pretty much sums it up for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I think there's a clear internet hieracy to being oldschool. See how far down this list you joined... MTB-Trials mailing list or photocopied Essex Club Newsletters (No points for both, I'm looking at you Paul Thomson and Tim Ellingham!) Yahoo! Modandstocktrialsriders Bashguard Trials Kings Section7 Trials-Forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that NBR dude Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I think there's a clear internet hieracy to being oldschool. See how far down this list you joined... Yahoo! Modandstocktrialsriders Bashguard Trials Kings Section7 Trials-Forum The sad thing is, I remember them all, and was a member of them all *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Yahoo! Modandstocktrialsriders winslo/winslo69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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