Ross McArthur

Awesome guys, killing it! The orange frame and yellow brakes looks so good!

Yea, I did note the other silver bits but the link and the fork were my favorite! Good work man

Stripped fork and link looks great!

It's only a single wheel tensioner but I've had great results with this one.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Single-Speed-Rear-Tensioner-Converter-Guide-Chain-Folding-Bike-Aluminium-Alloy/274345145639?hash=item3fe03eb527:m:m88HboLGLYqcwOIS6OkOp3g Can be tensioned up or down. Quite light and relatively inexpensive. You'll need a hanger bolt to mount it though.

Are you using a tool like this? https://www.wiggle.co.uk/park-tool-compact-crank-wrench-and-puller-cwp-7/?lang=en&curr=GBP&dest=1&sku=129923&kpid=129923&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Shopping+-+All+Products&utm_medium=base&utm_content=mckv|sfLMKCcqc_dm|mcrid|295296961877|mkw||mmt||mrd|129923uk|mslid||&mkwid=sfLMKCcqc_dm&pcrid=295296961877&prd=129923uk&pgrid=57437518777&ptaid=pla-522053076211&gclid=CjwKCAjwtqj2BRBYEiwAqfzurxCfFTFb04byNyQIFKvtnUxNIq3YXP35QLfylC2Rk0-TWRNXfhk7sRoCxdsQAvD_BwE If not, you should be!

The last thing you want to hit on the floor are your teeth. Jees!!

Excellent Mike! The world needs people like you who look at riding differently and have a wicked 80s back catalogue of funny quotes to use in edits. One minor pick up (I’ve suffered the same issue) your go pro lens looks a bit scratched!

Not do anything else to it? No wee widgets in the frame to swap round to bring the bb back up?

Goes to try it. Gaaaah! Axle width standards!!

The ride from the flat to Cathkin must have been exercise enough!

But when you want to get a Marino copy, you gotta know these tings!

I've messaged to ask.

Good Ashton Ashton/Akrigg chat here. Chris’ Hawzee burn was great! 17.30ish in.

Like Tarty says, big and light! Pretty much what the boys are using now. Kenny B running them on his silver koxx level boss made me want to run them! Didn’t even mind the green logo on the frame contrasting the tyres. Like the early inception Christmas bike.

Porters tap frenchie got me excited.

I don't deal with Marino these days but depending on your build they will weigh less than other steel frames on the market and the geo will mostly determine how they ride...So cant answer that one.

Gutted to announce the first round of the Scottish Bike Trials Series planned to be held in Kinlochleven this weekend 22/03/20, has been cancelled. COVID-19 strikes again. No new date planned as of yet but keep practicing, kids!

MBK T1000 Woodman T-pro

Some versions of the Onza Limey, Certain Because frames, Monty Camel. Oh, KOT, Bionic and Zhi.

The Simtra, Koxx Hydrox, the Koxx Sky Red edition, Mk3 Ashton Justice, Yaabaa 1499...

Clips

Its a weird mix of feeling soft and hard at the same time.. I can feel the flex of the wheels, cheese rims and cheap spokes and with the 180 disc on a 26" rim on a underbuilt brake mount. I also have to run the light tyres really hard. The geo works for me but just doesn't have that solid feel of a modern street 24".. I'm not sure how long it'll last so might have to retire it soon before it snaps! I try to limit the amount of times I lock on the brake when landing fakie..

Ideally I'd run the mounting arm parallel with the chain stay and have the tensioner arm around 110-120degreees, like any trials rider would...but the first jockey wheel sits too close to the 18tooth cog. I find with a slightly slacker than normal chain, there's less tension on the system and the cranks spin more freely because of this - making it easier for crank flips. May still go full retar...trials rider and run 22:16.