deadly venom Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 While researching trials bikes I have noticed that many riders do not use multiple gears. Is there an advantage to using single speed? Is this format more suited to street trials or is it just as good in natural trials? I would like to here some of your opinions on bulge bars and the Koxx Try All bars. Is one bar sturdier than the other? How does each bar feel? In another post I asked how difficult is it to bunny hop a long wheelbase bike. I just saw another TRA video and he was pulling some HUGE bunnyhops. I thought that I had a decent hop but this guy is unbelievable!!! He is riding the Marc Vinco bike with an 1115 wheelbase and he's hoping of the ground like it's nothing!! keep rolling, deadly venom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 The reason he's able to do that is because of the higher bottom bracket level, making it a long wheelbase bike but ride like a shorter wheelbase bike. Plus TRA is a monster so could probably bunny hop a low-rider bike. Gears wise, it depends on a few things: Competitions. If you compete you're required to have 6 working gears, though I'm pretty sure that rule is slowly fading away as Competition organisers are becoming less strict, as this means more riders can enter. When it gets to National or International Level, you'll definatly have to use gears. Advantages, regardless of street or natural you can get around a whole lot quicker and have specific gears for specific moves, allowing you to get more power or more acceleration etc. Disadvantages, it's heavier than single speed and there's generally more things to go wrong/wear out. Single speed's lighter and allows you to use a bigger (which usually means stronger) chain, though these days KMC make good S/S and 8 Speed chains, so you're pretty sorted on that front. You can also run a shorter chain, again losing that extra bit of weight. You (obviously) won't need to run a shifter, again losing more weight. From the way I've worded it, the main thing about S/S is losing weight, but in general I feel it's the security of knowing your drive train is going to work harmoniously. Making you feel that little bit more at ease when doing large gaps or drops. Bars wise, the bulge bars will tend to be stronger than MTB style 'trials' bars, but a pair of Eastern EA70 bars will be plenty strong enough. Bulge bars come in 'Flat' which isn't strictly flat, it'll be more a \_/ shape. You can also get bulge Riser bars, so you'll have to specify what kind of bulge bar in order to get a responce as to how each bar feels. I'm running the Koxx Try-All's at the moment, they do me fine, and the Koxx Team seems to get along ok with them too, though I am considering going back to my Megamo bulge bars . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly venom Posted September 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Lots of info Raub. Thanks! When I mentioned the bulge bars I was talking about the Echo type bulge bars. The upswept portion of the bars looks like they have a weird feel to them. What about the Roox Bomber bars? Are they strong and have a good fell to them? In a previous post I asked about the BT Raven 6.0. Someone mentioned that it was made of U6 alloy. Is this the alloy the Raven 6.0 is made of? I tried looking up the alloy grade on the BT website but it did not say. Ride on, deadly venom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Well, plenty of people run Echo bars, so that must say something, I remember Tarty and Olly C looking into whether the position that flat bulge bars puts your wrists in can give you any permanent damage to your wrists. Though Monty have kinda ditched the flat bars for risers - maybe they know something we don't. Still though, try to have a go on lots of peoples setups, or if you got couple of good riding buddies, switch bars with them. Do you have a trials bike or is this research for building up a first bike? If so, good thinking, I wish I did the same when I was starting out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly venom Posted September 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Raub, yes, I am doing research for my first trials bike. There isn't a trials scene were I live, so I have to do as much research as possible. I am originally a Flatland rider. I have been looking into getting a trials bike for quite some time. The only thing that kept me from getting one was a lack of information on them. I wish I could try out someones bike but as I said there is no trials scene here. I see that the Maxxis highroller is one of the most used tire. Is this tire that good? Keep her steady, deadly venom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 TRA... He is riding the Marc Vinco bike with an 1115 wheelbase and he's hoping of the ground like it's nothing!! ← I believe he was actually riding the shorter wheelbase version, which I think is 1070/1080. Still not short though, especially with that stem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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