omgnoseat Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Well i got my first trialbike a a couple a weeks ago and ive ridden it for 12 days now, and some stuff already broke:- chain (fixed now)- broke 2 spokes (1 in front wheel and one in rear wheel)- front brake broken (leak in the cable)Keep in mind that i can't do any large gaps or drops, i only do backhops and small sidehops.The bike is second hand but still..i dont think that things should break this quickly cus its quite an expensive bike.And i never drop it or something too.http://img12.imageshack.us/my.php?image=te...bikezors1ds.jpgNow my question is, is it normal that things break this quickly or is it just a piece of crap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTTY___ Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 (edited) Well i got my first trialbike a a couple a weeks ago and ive ridden it for 12 days now, and some stuff already broke:- chain (fixed now)- broke 2 spokes (1 in front wheel and one in rear wheel)- front brake broken (leak in the cable)Keep in mind that i can't do any large gaps or drops, i only do backhops and small sidehops.The bike is second hand but still..i dont think that things should break this quickly cus its quite an expensive bike.And i never drop it or something too.http://img12.imageshack.us/my.php?image=te...bikezors1ds.jpgNow my question is, is it normal that things break this quickly or is it just a piece of crap?Normal Everything breaks in trials! Plus with your bike being second and it will have had extra abuse even if your ant all to good... Just keep upgrading old worn parts every so often and with some luck they wont break..Hope this helps...Craig Edited January 18, 2006 by Echo_Scotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 It's probably just a run of bad luck. If that happens every week then yeah, you could start calling it a piece of crap. These things happen, just replace the broken bits and get on with it. P.S. If your chain has broken, it would be sensible to replace it rather than mending it. It's pretty likely that if it's broken in one place, it'll break again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted January 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 It's probably just a run of bad luck. If that happens every week then yeah, you could start calling it a piece of crap. These things happen, just replace the broken bits and get on with it. P.S. If your chain has broken, it would be sensible to replace it rather than mending it. It's pretty likely that if it's broken in one place, it'll break again.the chain wasnt really broken in the way you mean, it just suddenly stopped working, but its fixed now .and thanks for the replies because i was kinda worried that it was a piece of crap, because its hard to get replacements for trialbike parts in the netherlands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogonation Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Don't worry about it, alot of people think that it is advanced people who break their bikes by doing insane gaps and such things. But I think from my own experience that when you begin trials you break things really often. When I started I was breaking my bike to bits.. it's normal, probably to do with exerting so much force on cranks and brakes etc. After a while you'll find all you need is a light touch and your bike will only brake a few times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza Kieron Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 the chain wasnt really broken in the way you mean, it just suddenly stopped working, but its fixed now .and thanks for the replies because i was kinda worried that it was a piece of crap, because its hard to get replacements for trialbike parts in the netherlandsHaha, I was wondering why your brake levers were the wrong way around. Yeah your bike will just constantly die until you stop riding, it's trials, get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 If i were you i would replace the chain, they really hurt when they break whatever your doing. ( i would replace the chain on anysecond hand trials bike ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 its a monty! so no its not crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted January 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Haha, I was wondering why your brake levers were the wrong way around. Yeah your bike will just constantly die until you stop riding, it's trials, get used to it.yea i think i will get a new one when i go to spain this year, they have lotsa trial stuff there and i think ill check out the trials park in barcelona too (if im any good by then ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 (edited) yea i think i will get a new one when i go to spain this year, they have lotsa trial stuff there and i think ill check out the trials park in barcelona too (if im any good by then )When you start riding you WILL break stuff - and like someone said, after a while you learn to ride more smoothly and softly, absorbing all the impacts. It puts less strain on the bike; one thing that you have to learn is that it's not the BIKE landing hard that breaks stuff - it's YOUR WEIGHT landing hard on the bike. Trust me, it took me some time to learn this, but when I did, breakages stopped almost overnight. Whenever you attempt something, over-compensate (even if you think it looks stupid, it doesn't), absorb every impact with your legs and arms, and always think 'smooth'. Attempt to get every move as smooth as possible, don't just try and get as high as possible. Often the two go hand in hand - the techniques used to get soft landings are the same ones used to eek that extra bit of height out of yer machine.Just my 10p. Hope it helps.And yeah, I had a second-hand Monty that went through all the breakages you described, and then some. I sold it because I thought it was shit, then when I got my next bike I realised that it was MY TECHNIQUE that was shit and promptly started over-absorbing every move I did. My 'bike budget' dropped massively. Edited January 18, 2006 by Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Bikes break it's apart of the sport really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted January 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 When you start riding you WILL break stuff - and like someone said, after a while you learn to ride more smoothly and softly, absorbing all the impacts. It puts less strain on the bike; one thing that you have to learn is that it's not the BIKE landing hard that breaks stuff - it's YOUR WEIGHT landing hard on the bike. Trust me, it took me some time to learn this, but when I did, breakages stopped almost overnight. Whenever you attempt something, over-compensate (even if you think it looks stupid, it doesn't), absorb every impact with your legs and arms, and always think 'smooth'. Attempt to get every move as smooth as possible, don't just try and get as high as possible. Often the two go hand in hand - the techniques used to get soft landings are the same ones used to eek that extra bit of height out of yer machine.Just my 10p. Hope it helps.And yeah, I had a second-hand Monty that went through all the breakages you described, and then some. I sold it because I thought it was shit, then when I got my next bike I realised that it was MY TECHNIQUE that was shit and promptly started over-absorbing every move I did. My 'bike budget' dropped massively. aha i see, thanks for explaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loffa Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 yea i think i will get a new one when i go to spain this year, they have lotsa trial stuff there You don't need a "trials specific" chain, just use the strongest chain that you can get from your lbs. KMC kool's are good, but if you can't get your hands on them you can just run a normal(still prefarebly kmc) bmx chain and it'll be strong enough, if you replace it every 4-5months or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 ChainGo down to kmc kool chain 1/8th. .Get that and your sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted January 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 ChainGo down to kmc kool chain 1/8th. .Get that and your sorted.thanks ill try to order that soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 nothing less than exquisite.looks pretty light to ride, and montys are reliable frames atleast. just ride it.It is what you treat it as, call it a piece of crap, and it will be, ride it and itll be the best bike in the world.Thanks Jez for explaining it like that, im actually going to start riding smoothly nowSi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John planet x Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Bad luck, i have lots of it too.But they are just niggly annoyin things, not massively expensive fixes. But it does do your head in i know that just gotta keep going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 i got another problem with my front bake now; it doesnt work when i just press it, i need to keep pressing repeatidly do make it work.i think this means that i got leak because there is oil all over my front disc too.am i right or is it something else, and what can i do about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Sounds like a leak to me. Its a magura disc, so maybe try sending it back to them as they give a 5 year leak cover warrenty thing i think. Otherwise, buy an Avid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 (edited) Sounds like a leak to me. Its a magura disc, so maybe try sending it back to them as they give a 5 year leak cover warrenty thing i think. Otherwise, buy an Avid instead of sending it back, is there a way too fix it too?I got no papers or anything about the disc, because this is a used one, so sending it back wont work =/ Edited January 21, 2006 by Meteor~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 maggura have a really good service thang, just send it back to em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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