CrOcKeR Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 i'm new t trials i'm gettign a onza t comp 07 for crimbo but i'm starting to build my own 26 inch street/trials bike would people see a problem with putting a suspension fork on the front as i'm geting a jeff lenskey ( or how ever u spell it) and he rides a fork is that really still trials or is it street ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 It wouldn't be a problem, but it'll be quite weighty, and you wont have that possativeness you get with ridgid forks. It depends on what type of riding your into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrOcKeR Posted November 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 i 'm getting the fork serviced and customised to a 60mm travel fork so hofully that will ighten it up a bit hopefully well i wana try ride technical street like crossing the lines between the two like get the street tricks in but keep the trials element if u get me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundam Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 youll learn a whole lot quicker if you use a rigid it'll teach you not to land on your front wheel and also the geometry will work better without the suspension and you'll get a better quality of ride with the suspension fork as the rigind witt tell you what is happening a lot more respnsively if you use a rigid and a rigid is one less thing to have to service as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Will be alright that, nothing wrong with being different, don't have to be a sheep and buy things and set them up like everyone else do you.May be a bit on the weighty side, but you will soon get used to that.From riding that, you should be able to throw that T-comp around when you get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy3636 Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 (edited) i used to try n ride trials on a jump bike i found it so difficult due to the weight but it all depends on what bike n components you haveafter riding trials on a jump bike u will see a huge improvement when you get on your trial bikeim also looking at the t comp for christmas but im still looking at a 26 inch Edited November 19, 2006 by andy3636 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan the trials man Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 (edited) i used to try n ride trials on a jump bike i found it so difficult due to the weight but it all depends on what bike n components you haveafter riding trials on a jump bike u will see a huge improvement when you get on your trial bikeim also looking at the t comp for christmas but im still looking at a 26 inchsame with me a have a spesilized p2 street/jump bikeused to use it for trials i love it i had my forks pumped up rigid on it but i have bought a pitbull now much nicer rigid the p2 is realy light but comperd to a trials bike it is a tank also it is so much more easy to control because the forks arnt throwing you around i tried a endo drop today and the forks threw me over the back i landed on my back so i will be on hear alot more this week i think i have busted a rib i still cant breath properly hope to be better soon.i didnt realize how much of a pain in the are sus fork are they are realy expesive and you have to servise them i am not a expert i am far from it but i would go rigid its better for street and trials all the street and park 26 inch riders are going rigid as well as trial riders.dan Edited November 19, 2006 by dan the trials man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nath Drape Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 I would have thought that if you are only starting it shouldn't be too bad, as you are not used to anything else.It's nt like starting on rigid forks and upgrading.I'd say it would be fine, watch out fot the travel length though. I know you said you'd only be using it at 60mm, but if you start to make it higher then it could put some more strain on your headtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxis26 Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 take a look a ryan leech, sus fork and steel frame, some would say its not a trials bike but eveyone has there views Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan the trials man Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 take a look a ryan leech, sus fork and steel frame, some would say its not a trials bike but eveyone has there viewshe is a super trials rider but in his vids he is more of a street rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James@swanseatrials.com Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 no problem in doing this matey, but it just means that your front end will be heavier making it harder to throw about and also they effect your balancing whilst standstill! personally i would go for a nice set of rigid forks as i rode rock shock sidehop air forks back about 5 years ago and back then everyone was riding shocks, but these days its more along the rigid setup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy`d Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 it`s your choice but it would be weighty and would limit the stuff you could do. trials is trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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