Demonrat Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Hi, I'm gaz... A long long time ago, on some pallets far far away, I started riding trials... Would have been about 2000/2001 back in the days of Eddie tongue and Martyn Ashton, and as far as I know, the early days of 20" trials, or "mods" as they now seem to be called... I had a monty x-hydra, I rode it nonstop for about 2 or 3 years, got pretty good at it for my age (at least I thought I was pretty good) but to cut a long story short, I turned 16, got a motorbike on the road and never since... So after a few years of wanting another, I finally bought one this week!! It arrived today it's a shogun gimp (don't laugh) I know it was a naive buy but it was cheap, and with various car, bike and motorbike projects on the go, cheap is key! First problem... It's got a 20" bmx wheel in the back... I didn't realise this when buying it from eBay. Photos lie! So my first question is, does anyone have a 19" wheel they wanna sell..? Second problem... Does anyone know where I can get the spec on the bike or know anything about them? It's an older one. Third problem... I've forgotten how to ride the damn things! Thanks for listening, you've been great... Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dngr2self Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Will the rear brake still line up if you put a 19 on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonrat Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Yeah, I think it's made for a 19 cause the 20 doesn't line up... And it's not wide enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMTRIALS123 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Wack some photos up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonrat Posted June 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 I will when the wheels in it. I'll put a video up of what 12 years off does to your skills... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learnt-in-the-nineties Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 I too have just got a shogun gimp after getting back into trials about a year ir so ago. I finished riding trials back in 2000. Last year I had a monty street 26" for a while but sold it to get an xc bike but now got the gimp as well. I find it really easy to ride, easy to keep it on the back wheel the big fat maxxis creepy crawler helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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