eddbmxdude Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 After riding unicycle trials for a few years I have finally been persuaded by my trials riding mates to give biking a go. I had an old Saracen in the shed and not wanting to spend much money, I put it into commission Being completely skint I had to make do with what I had, so I drilled out my cranks and cut them down to fit the chainring. I turned the mech hanger into some sort of tensioner, fitted some new tyres, changed the forks and it was ready for action! Before: After: (Before I made the tensioner) I've never ridden bike trials before except the odd go on one of my mates mod bikes. Its really fun! I like rolling stuff on the big wheels. So, thats my ultra pikey 26" beast. Im taking bets on how long until something breaks and I get f**ked up Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cahill Trials Kid Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 some pretty cool little mods there, done well on a small budget i supose lol hope you enjoy the biking scence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 First frame I started on, lasted me a year before I upgraded and did me proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 I'm liking it mate, could be the start of your 2 wheels trials world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddbmxdude Posted May 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Haha, cheers guys. Thought I was gonna get majorly slated The rear brake is so crap and I don't trust it at all. I've got a HS33 to go on, just need to extend the hose. Also got a stem coming so hopefully that'll make it easier to lift the front end. It could also do with wider bars but with literally no more left to spend, im gonna have to get used to it how it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Awesome stuff, good to see you making the most of what you've got! I'd try and get your hands on a better rear hub thou, I start 'trials' on a saracen very similar, an within like a month the rear hub was nackered. I'd try and get a pro2 or something, or even a freewheel an a DMR revolver, I had the dmr revolver setup for years an it was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 This was my first mtb steed before i got into trials around the time when Martyn Ashton, performed his debut solo demo with new sponsors Animal and showcasing his Justice bike which kick-started the seat-less trials bike trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 My first bike I tried converting into a trials bike......memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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