LEON Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) A few rough clips, filmed in about 20 minutes. second ride on the bike, just making sure everything's working, it is. Edited April 17, 2013 by isitafox 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-G- Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Looks nicer on video than pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted April 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Cheers! Gonna start filming some proper moves soon. Looks nicer on video than pictures It's quite neutral in the flesh, I think pictures make it look a lot brighter than it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) you have a very nice spot there,sir! bike seems to suit your needs good Edited April 17, 2013 by FamilyBiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpanzyyyy Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 bunny hop gap cool clips mate love your style and the bike is lush can't wait for more 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant wildman Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Spot looks sweet ! Where is it ? As said before bike looks better on film than in the photos . More videos please . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) Cheers! It's Tesco car park in Pitsea, under the A13. Ridden there on & off since 1997! Edited April 17, 2013 by LEON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly C Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 What stem have you finally settled on? I have been trying out a few with no joy on my Fourplay, slightly getting used to the 90x35 now but still felt I needed a little more so I've just bought 110x35 to see how that fairs.. You seem pretty comfortable on the new bike though, do you feel able to ride to your full potential on it yet or do you think you'd still be able to push yourself further on a usual 26" street setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) What stem have you finally settled on? I have been trying out a few with no joy on my Fourplay, slightly getting used to the 90x35 now but still felt I needed a little more so I've just bought 110x35 to see how that fairs.. You seem pretty comfortable on the new bike though, do you feel able to ride to your full potential on it yet or do you think you'd still be able to push yourself further on a usual 26" street setup? Cheers! I finally chose the Ritchey comp 90x30, it's a fairly long 90mm if that makes sense, the Trialtech's stack was too high and I couldn't get that final 5mm stacker under it that I needed, also the 35deg pulled the bars just slightly too close, as my frame's reach is pretty much the same as a Skye. I think the super steep stems are better for the not so super short frames. I'm definitely not fully comfortable on it yet, rear disc for the 1st time in 16 years takes some getting used to. I think I'll do bigger better things on the 24", but I think the gap drops/front wheel gaps etc will always be a little bit easier on the 26". But the super tight flicky geo has made riding with hard tyres feel ok, I've never liked super hard tyres but it just feels right on that bike. I'm gonna try & use both equally though, but after riding the 24" the Trialtech Hi rise bars on my 26" feel almost flat! Edited April 17, 2013 by LEON 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 I like manuals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly C Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Cheers! I finally chose the Ritchey comp 90x30, it's a fairly long 90mm if that makes sense, the Trialtech's stack was too high and I couldn't get that final 5mm stacker under it that I needed, also the 35deg pulled the bars just slightly too close, as my frame's reach is pretty much the same as a Skye. I think the super steep stems are better for the not so super short frames. I'm definitely not fully comfortable on it yet, rear disc for the 1st time in 16 years takes some getting used to. I think I'll do bigger better things on the 24", but I think the gap drops/front wheel gaps etc will always be a little bit easier on the 26". But the super tight flicky geo has made riding with hard tyres feel ok, I've never liked super hard tyres but it just feels right on that bike. I'm gonna try & use both equally though, but after riding the 24" the Trialtech Hi rise bars on my 26" feel almost flat! Well I rode with a 70x25 at first which was all kinds of too small, then swapped to a 160-ish x 25 Zoo Mod Stem which actually felt quite nice for the trials side of things but obviously ruined any sort of bunnhop or street move, I also tried a 100x5 or something like that but that was plain awful, this new 90x35 is quite nice but I was left feeling I needed that little bit more reach to combine the street and trials, we'll see.. I know what you mean on all that stuff and I agree, I've always run my tyres pretty much rock hard on mod/stock/bmx and 24 as I hated pinch flats and liked to know my wheel wasn't going to give at all during moves. I will try and equally use my 24" and 26" (Echo Pure SL) but for now I just want to get ultra comfortable on my 24", but you're damn right about the bars, I felt the same way when getting on the stock, was super strange because I loved the set-up before and now it feels quite strange Look forward to some new clips in the future from you though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) Yeah I think the 70x25 is fine for the original Fourplay or the Inspired prototype which have quite a bit more reach, but for something close to a Skye I think it's too short, I think height comes into it a bit too. I'm 6ft, but if I was 5ft 8 I'd probably find the 90x35 a bit better. My 26" has the same stem, felt the best again, but my 26" is looking more like TRA's Hex than I expected. I just try & sample as many bars & stems as possible The geo on my old 24" was a bit dated & I needed a bit of bounce in the tyres to let me hop it properly, to the point where the tyre would almost fold on the preload for a 360, this frame's so different though, hard pressures don't really take anything away from the preload. Thanks again though! I'll film properly soon & visit some new places. Edited April 17, 2013 by LEON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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