Weebs Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Hi, Basically I bought a 26" trials bike off gumtree for a very good price but there's one problem. When trying to balance/hop on the back wheel the front end just pulls away from me. To stay on my back wheel I really have to wrestle with it causing a big deal of pain in my back and arms after a session of riding. I know it's not me because my friends bike feels fine. I can pedal up to the back wheel and hop around with no real strain. Everything feels in line like a pogo stick. So my question is what can I change to correct this problem? I didn't want to just start buying different sized parts at random and hoping they work so I hope you guys can help identify the problem. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Would be helpful if you told us what frame/bar/stem you have. Also what kind of angle your bars are at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weebs Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Would be helpful if you told us what frame/bar/stem you have. Also what kind of angle your bars are at. The stem is 110mm and 10 degrees. My bars had no measurements on them but they are pretty much straight, they have a tiny bit of backsweep and that's it. The frame is a Diamondback Tekiya which I know aren't good but I'm only a beginner and it was an amazing deal. When I sat my bike alongside my friends to compare and the rear hub and BB sat at the same height and they were the same length so its not a weird shape or anything. One thing that I thought I'd add is the previous owner changed the forks to some mountain bike straight forks which are about an inch shorter than my friends trials forks if that means anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
err Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) what's the bar height like compared to your mates bike? i'm guessing his are higher Edited January 16, 2012 by err Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weebs Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 what's the bar height like compared to your mates bike? i'm guessing his are higher Yeah they are. His headtube sits higher so I think the extra height is coming from the forks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
err Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 seeing as you say the bb height is the same, i'd suggest a higher bar/stem combo. if you like the way your mates bike rides then try to get yours set up in a similar way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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