javimic Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Hello all! First time poster.. I live in Argentina and I would like to buy my first street-trial bike. Here is totally impossible to get one and update it. So the criteria would be a long term bike, I want to say, good and reliable for as long as possible. I have in mind a Inspired Flow Plus 24" with Arcade riser bar, headlock system and hope trial zone set brakes. The point is that I would be able to get a better model (fourplay pro or even fp team) Drive a Ferrari is always nice but I do not know if it goes well for a beginner like me. Any advice is welcome. Thanks in advance J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 16 hours ago, javimic said: Hello all! First time poster.. I live in Argentina and I would like to buy my first street-trial bike. Here is totally impossible to get one and update it. So the criteria would be a long term bike, I want to say, good and reliable for as long as possible. I have in mind a Inspired Flow Plus 24" with Arcade riser bar, headlock system and hope trial zone set brakes. The point is that I would be able to get a better model (fourplay pro or even fp team) Drive a Ferrari is always nice but I do not know if it goes well for a beginner like me. Any advice is welcome. Thanks in advance J. Sounds like a great idea to me the flow plus with arcade bars is more than good enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javimic Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 21 hours ago, Paperclip said: Sounds like a great idea to me the flow plus with arcade bars is more than good enough Thanks Paperclip for your advice. I have time to decide until June 25th. I am going to tell you later. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 22 hours ago, javimic said: Thanks Paperclip for your advice. I have time to decide until June 25th. I am going to tell you later. Many thanks If it helps you decide, the geo of this model is very similar to that of the older foreplay so riders like Ali C, Danny Mac, Nick Cooke, Shrewsbury, Mark Westlake, Ben Rowlands and Duncan Shaw all rode them brilliantly and more recently Thom Triboulat on the Inspired team sending some massive things. So again I think it's a great idea to buy an entry level bike like this that has the capabilities it has. You could get one of those new Chinese frames that are on the market but the list of names I reel out would be way shitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javimic Posted June 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Paperclip said: If it helps you decide, the geo of this model is very similar to that of the older foreplay so riders like Ali C, Danny Mac, Nick Cooke, Shrewsbury, Mark Westlake, Ben Rowlands and Duncan Shaw all rode them brilliantly and more recently Thom Triboulat on the Inspired team sending some massive things. So again I think it's a great idea to buy an entry level bike like this that has the capabilities it has. You could get one of those new Chinese frames that are on the market but the list of names I reel out would be way shitter. that's right my friend. It is only the dilemma between to know that the Flow Plus is good enough for me and be able to pay for the Fourplay Team.. and be on board Airbus a380... plus, when you know that the shipping cost are the same both cases and then it will be totally impossible make an upgrade in Argentina (beautiful girls but the worst country to do street trial!)... at the end you are right. thanks again.... when I make the purchase I will let you know here. javi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javimic Posted June 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 This is for Paperclip. There was no stock of flow plus or Fourplay Pro in trialshop.pl or tartybikes... these shops had offered to me the best delivery method to Argentina but I lose contact with trialshop... The FP Team was the only possible option. Thanks and best regards, javi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandra Adam Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 I recently read BikeReviewsHub`s latest blog post about Entry-Level road bike and bought new Tommaso Forcella Endurance Road Bike. Overall, I like the bike. It's light, feels great to ride but there are some issues:1. The bike seat is practically useless. You should expect to buy a new one as the one this comes with is very uncomfortable.2. The bike pedals are really sharp. If you catch it on your shin or something, it will hurt really badly. I will probably replace this.3. After only 2-3 rides, the spikes came loose and I had to get it repaired at a bike shop. They told me that they have never had such a new bike run into this issue before. Also, the bike came with the front tire fully flat. Had to get that replaced. All this to say, not feeling very inspired by the quality so far. Now I want to buy a trial bike for my son because unfortunately, he didn't like the road bike. I need our suggestion about some good trial bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marg26 Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 The good news is you'll never have issues with saddle discomfort on a trials bike - guaranteed! The bad news - pedals on trials bikes are even more nasty choppy spike ridden things. Have you thought about a mountain bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bourde Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 On 21.8.2020 at 0:41 PM, Alexandra Adam said: Now I want to buy a trial bike for my son because unfortunately, he didn't like the road bike. I need our suggestion about some good trial bike A trials (like Danny MacAskill) or a time trial bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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