CriminalRider Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) filling them with lead would be better in terms of heaviness weight=!strength. good design=strength and lightness Edited May 1, 2014 by CriminalRider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dngr2self Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Get some lead sheets and wrap bits of it around your frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 It'd be easy enough to build a heavier bike by changing a few parts around. Don't need ridiculous frame tubing and so on. Throw on heavy tyres and rims with DH tubes and you'll already be adding plenty enough to take some of the fun out of things. We already run tgs bikes it's already not fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Or Curtis forks if you can find some. Its what Danny Mac used to use before Inspireds came out because he would snap everything else doing 500 hooks every night. Yeah those forks were beasts, he ran them for ages. Kept having to bend them back into shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmertrials Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 sand won't change the structural integrity of any part You miss the point, it makes it heavier "modifications to make trials parts stronger" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) "modifications to make trials parts stronger" That's what I keep thinking. Modifications to make trials parts stronger - How many parts have you snapped in your riding lifetime? That's not the point Umm......... Edited May 1, 2014 by J.KYDD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 If you're snapping stuff I would say it's not because you ride light parts, but because you're as smooth as a sand paper condom. Making your bike heavier may make you more reliant on technique, but won't help you improve it. Stop trying to do everything as big as you possibly can and try to do smaller stuff as controlled, as smoothly and consistently as you can.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted May 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 I guess what I should have said is, how to make stuff heavier without compromising strength, and if it makes it stronger then that's a bonus. Some good ideas here people, I don't think I'll be putting water in my tubes though, I'll probs put some steel forks on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials hoe Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 you want some handsomedog super strong trials forks? haha heavy like rocks and vee mounts, they must have antique value by now surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 you want some handsomedog super strong trials forks? haha heavy like rocks and vee mounts, they must have antique value by now surely? Damon might have them off you. Can you imagine those on a hashtagg frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials hoe Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Damon might have them off you. Can you imagine those on a hashtagg frame? haha they're older than some of the users on here, whomever wants them they can have 'em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
err Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 you want some handsomedog super strong trials forks? haha heavy like rocks and vee mounts, they must have antique value by now surely? are they the chrome straight leg ones with offset dropouts? I love those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials hoe Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 are they the chrome straight leg ones with offset dropouts? I love those! yep only with a many many years old crappy black paint job haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Look for some triple walled DH rims and some big 3" fat bike tyres. That'll add a few KG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Gibbs Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Sun double wide rims weigh a f**king ton and are really strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 I'm confused, what are you trying to do? Make your bike heavier for training purposes? How long have you been riding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t33zr Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 (edited) Hopefully not all of us on here have turned into high bb weight weenies so I'd like to ask, anyone got tricks to making parts stronger? Was thinking of packing sand into my bars, or filling them with concrete. Edited May 2, 2014 by t33zr 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 this gotta be a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsalot Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Judging by your last video Jake there's absolutely bugger all you should change. Just keep riding! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Haha it was a semi serious joke lads. Partially serious because I fancy seeing how hard it is on a mad heavy bike with a geo I like plus gives a bit more of a workout and partially a joke to see how you'd react. I've been riding for 5 years this winter nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willeyeam Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Go old school, dmr sidekick frame and fork, 24seven dark angel bars, halo rims. Tank spec right there! I think I've got just what you need! Admittedly it's got a 24/7 suicide set not dark angel and DJ3s not dmr forks but with the 48h halo sas rims and dh tubes its close enough eh? I actually learned to ride street/ trials on it about 6-8 years ago. The other day I got off my fourplay onto this, tried a 180, and fell off when the rear wheel didn't leave the ground. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Buy a weighted vest 3 kg or 5 kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Just don't have a shit before you ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkuskaUK Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) Just don't have a shit before you ride. I did that yesterday... Bad mistake! Edited May 4, 2014 by AkuskaUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John - Hynes Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Get yourself an 07 Zoo! Mine weights a f**king tonne! about 12kg when I measured at Tartydays.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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