Trolley_dude Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Hi, last time i posted was in new members chat, 'Getting Started'. Well now, i've hit a bit of a predicament. To pick the ideal bike i supose is a pretty tall order for someone with limited knowledge of bikes, let alone trials bikes. Im torn between practical, or a non-practical bike. If i were to get a trials bike and then decide that i dont really have the determination to keep riding, apart from re-selling it, whats it good for? On the otherhand, i have this bike, which i've seen for sale on ebay. Its been described as fit for trials and jump. Plus it has the practical use as a road bike if necisary. Is anyone else in the same boat? If you could post some pro's and con's about riding trials, that would be great. Cheers.Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxrider Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Well if you want to ride trials, get a trials bike and do trials on that, but for getting around buy a cheap bmx or mtb aswell as a trials bikes because most trials bikes are useless at traviliing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 You gotta decide what you want to do really. A decent trials bike will be rubbish for getting around on, and a trials/jump bike will be shit for trials. There is no such thing as a trials/jump bike really, it'll just be something that someone has bodged together and thought it would sell better if they sold it as a dual-purpose bike. I would say get the trials bike. You can always sell it again like you say. But then again we are biased around here, we like trials In fact: Don't get the trials/jump bike. Get either a trials bike, or a jump bike, or a road bike/whatever. There isn't anything that will do everything, so just pick one thing you like and try it. Second hand bikes hold their value pretty well - You could probably buy something second hand now, use it for a year and (if you decide you don't like it) sell it for maybe only £100 less than you paid for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo666 Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 you could get a streety style stock with a few gears and a road saddle with a post. if you buy a short cage mech such as the shimano 105 or sora then you wont find to many probs. then when riding trials use the low gears and when you want to just ride around pop the saddle up and use a higher gear and off you go.jimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trolley_dude Posted December 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 I think im more intersted in riding mod, no offence to stock, its just i like the smaller style bikes. Probably because i've done a bit of BMX. Thanks anyway though. Buying two bikes would probably be a better idea, like manxrider says. Hey, know anywhere thats got a cheap BMX for sale? I'd be looking for sumthin around £45. Cheers.Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 I manage ok with just a mod - it depends how far you have to go really.Where I work is about 2 miles away and my little t-poo gets me there fine - unless the weather's proper nasty or ive got an evil hangover, then i just walk.If it were much farther than that I'd get me one of those 70quid mountainbikes from the cheapy cycle shops and use that for travelling. (i really must finish off those driving lessons) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 I think it should be made clear that there is no such thing as a trials bike which you can commute withBy definition a trials has stupidly low gears, a commuter doesn'ttherefore its a oxymoronic statement...As said above, choose! if you want to do trials, do trials and then if you dont like it, sell it on. Simple as Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benno Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 I think it should be made clear that there is no such thing as a trials bike which you can commute withBy definition a trials has stupidly low gears, a commuter doesn'ttherefore its a oxymoronic statement...As said above, choose! if you want to do trials, do trials and then if you dont like it, sell it on. Simple as WRONG! Have you ever heard of running working gears? It's still not going to be that practical with a low/no seat and it won't gear as high as a roadie for obvious reasons but hey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 WRONG! Have you ever heard of running working gears? It's still not going to be that practical with a low/no seat and it won't gear as high as a roadie for obvious reasons but hey...Yeah but he wants to ride mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 WRONG! Have you ever heard of running working gears? It's still not going to be that practical with a low/no seat and it won't gear as high as a roadie for obvious reasons but hey...As trolley-dude pointed out though, you can get a cheap bike for £70 that will be ten times better for commuting than a trials bike. £70 is like half a set of 'burns or a Dura Ace mech or something. Peanuts really. So for all intents and purposes, there is no point in buying a trials bike to ride to work on. It's stupid, gears or no gears (22-11 isn't particularly fast anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John planet x Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 a 70 pound bike will fall apart within a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 a 70 pound bike will fall apart within a week.only if you try to ride trials or jumps on it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 only if you try to ride trials or jumps on it..And / or don't both to maintain it at all. But if you do, a bike is a bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Hey dude!Had the same problem, but the idea was to have a freeride bike on which I can do trials when nescesary. The bigest problem was rear suspension and weight, but I managed to build what I wanted.What you need is a light bike. Rigid, lightweight frame, probably arround 11 inches (saw a cool Orange trials frame on ebay a few days ago). I'd go for a front shock - a Marzocchi Bomber Z1/Z3, 00' model or older (bushings dont wear out on bomber shocks, and the old ones are floppy enough not to break like the new ones). Lightweight wheels, fat tyre on the rear and a fairly slick one up front. Trials bars, short stem and a 32T crank. Run a Maggy on the rear. Make sure that the frame is fairly long, and bobs your uncle.This is my "will-do-anything-on-it" bike, rear travel up to 160mm. Weighs 14.8kg.Duncon Akita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 This is my "will-do-anything-on-it" bike, rear travel up to 160mm. Weighs 14.8kg.Duncon AkitaYou eitherk a_ have to much money - are f**king stupid or C0- don't hae clue about atrials ridingkthat'll ge fcuking buoolcoks gofr ridnging rttrrials onaverage FR bike though not beteryth ana mine though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trolley_dude Posted January 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Shaun, best not write when your pissed ay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Shaun H thanks for the approval... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Building a 26" multi-purpose bike is possible - I've had two in my time; but it WILL take you longer to learn stuff and you will end up eventually converting it back to either 100% trials or 100% jump/whatever. But then if you get *seriously* into it, you'll outgrow it and buy something better anyway.Best option is get a cheap mod, learn on it and try and keep it in good condition. Flog it if you decide you don't wanna do trials. T-Vee's and the like cost sod all these days compared to building up a multi-purpose job.And yeah, it's a pain getting to places in a spinny gear, but you get used to it pretty quick as long as you have a seat to sit on and aren't riding on the flat all the time. I used to ride 6 miles or so into Solihull to ride on my X-Lite back in the day. It was a long way in that gear, but I got used to it.Of course the other thing is that riding in a spinny gear makes you more tempted to ride on walls/benches/whatever on the way to where you should be meeting your mates for a ride...making you even later than you said you would be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Yeah - do what Jez says. You'll be able to get a complete mod for under £200 off somebody on here easy..As soon as you get half good, a half arsed trials bike will hold you back and you'll probably just end up going out and buying a whole new one.I'd offer to sell you my da bomb if this post was in the FS/W thread - it's not, so obviously I can't. (am I allowed to suggest you pm me about it though ? - better not, just to be safe like ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 theres a jump bike by saracen for £225 my mate uses that for A2B trials etclinkage!I find it gurd for everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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