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Oh right. Haha. I don't really keep up to date because when I do I get borderline suicidal. Yeah, at least that's getting people upset in the right industry. Just do that loads, loads more. Then even the oil companies might take note because it'll be hurting their precious, precious sales. Edit: Does smashing the screen actually prevent a sale taking place? I feel like if you needed fuel you could just run some in and take a rough guess at how much you'd used.

That's actually a really good idea. I guess they don't go for it for the same reasons terrorists historically target iconic things. It's the symbolism rather than the actual effect. If terrorists really wanted incite terror they'd be much better off f**king up the water supply, snipping power/communication lines, poisoning random tins of food in supermarkets, quietly sabotaging bits of railway in the middle of no-where and other stuff like that which would just make people feel unsafe going about their daily lives because literally everything is a threat. But they don't. They want to send a message, so they target famous sites. So as a parallel I guess they're not going to glue themselves to a pump because that's only one station for as long as they last. If they get the concept across (which they won't), it would have a bigger impact. What might work is if they went around damaging all the hoses though. Five minute job - slash all the hoses or destroy the pump triggers and run off to the next station. Do all the stations in a local area in a day and you've caused people a right f**king mess.

I'd go a long way out of my way to not have Jitsie written anywhere on my bike!

You definitely should! It does - basically indestinguishable from the Mk2 Ashton in terms of ride feel, except a ridiculous amount stiffer. Only downside so far is the saddle gets in the way a bit. Planning to make an Ashton style scoop to cover the seat-tube as low as possible. Should also save some weight and look absurdly cool too, which won't hurt

... That there is an incredibly valid point 😅

Had to get a new framekit. Getting used to it.

I definitely wouldn't have the gumption to do it, but I can see why they do it. It seems a progression from "We've tried discussing things, and people say they want to do something about it but then nothing changes." If lower key things don't work, you escalate. Look at how just about any conflict goes. And what they're fighting for is one of the biggest things going, so things can escalate pretty far. I think the issue is that they (or others with the same intent) DID do the other options to try and get people on board, but they were just ignored unless someone found a way to make money of doing something that incidentally aligned with their goal. SOME of them are clearly just assholes, but I think some are just desperate, and reasonable actions have failed them, so they've resorted to unreasonable ones. If people actually acted on the things they're rightly concerned about, they wouldn't feel compelled to do them. (Again, some would probably just find a new cause to do them for, but they're the aforementioned assholes.) Not necessarily condoning it, but I can understand it.

Just before that spreads, it's worth noting that the two events are so temporally removed from each other that I really don't think it's fair to link them.

There is a lot of vanity out there, but I wouldn't worry tooooo much. I think it's largely that the people who make stuff with a purpose typically feel less need to show it off. I've usually only really seen people making practical stuff online in threads like this. "Here's what I'm working on. It's not working. Please help."

Thanks Harden Moor. Real damned fun. She's just retired for now on grounds of obesity. Switching to a 2.2kg Ashton frame lightened the bike by 800g The increase in stiffness probably makes more difference than the weight though, to be honest. It rides basically how I was hoping the DIY would, so my geometry estimations were a bit off, but glad I tried. I think the short chainstays feel nice but were actually making a few things harder.

I've been really enjoying riding, so I wanted to start filming again and I've hated every second of it. I'll try and film something which sucks less when it feels more approachable. Rocks are fun, and so are big bikes, and it makes my spine not tear itself to pieces, which I have to say I generally view as a positive. Yes, the tanwall looks outrageously dumb, but it happens to work really, really well.

Never tried, but from poking around inside my BB5s, I'm going to say "probably". The only thing I can think that might prevent it is the size of the hole that the column passes through, which could likely be enlarged with a drill. I don't know, but I would be interested to know how you got on after you've tried!

I don't know anything about him so I'm not going to say whether you should or shouldn't trust him, but purely regarding the hub having issues, you need look no further than this forum. Many people have reported issues with the ratchet strip breaking or coming loose, amongst others issues. I personally have used two Pro4 hubs (one left standard, the other modified to 116mm) over the course of... maybe 8 years (?) and never had any issues other than a few skips at the start, but there are enough people saying it that there are definitely some issues with them. You don't have to take Yohan's word for it

Another one you probably won't find but just in case it pops up: Neon Bow was pretty close. 1090/+30/72. Edit: Also just realised - Yaabaa 1499 was 1080/+30/380.

Of the ones I mentioned, none If you want one at a reasonable weight, I wish you the best of luck finding a Coust V2 🙄 Edit: The rare ones I think would be things like Aorta, KOT, at a guess I would say some of the older Koxx frames, and I have a feeling the Magellan Tucana was pretty close. Edit2: And the older Pitbulls, obviously.

I might be having a brain-fart here, but aren't you describing a T-Rex? The "newer" black/silver type - not the blue/silver one. Failing that, Czar or Adamant in long from various years (06-09 region, at a guess?) might hover around those kind of numbers. Adamant might be a bit higher, but they were all sooo long. Only listing frames you have a realistic chance of finding.

I'm more trials than street, but have a look at the Maxxis Aggressor. It's easily as grippy as the Jitsie Reverz, weighs very nearly the same (+40g if memory serves), and rolls as nice as a Holy Roller. I've not had a single pinch with it (worth noting that mine is the EXO skin one). Grabs corners as well as the best purpose-made trials tyres I've had, and seems to last a LOT longer. It comes in 2.3, but on a trialtech rim I measured the Jitsie carcass width at 56mm and this is 52, so hardly worth worrying about. Best of all, it doesn't have Jitsie plastered on the side of it! I think they've gone up a bit since, but I got mine for £36, so a nice bit cheaper too! Not cheap, but a good price for a genuinely premium tyre.

Tom Mitchell is your man if you're wanting to ask about the Werkshop, though it's near Chelmsford so prepare yourself for a bit of a drive He doesn't come on here, but he's Tom Mitchell on FB Messenger or tom_radicalbikes on Instagram. He's about the soundest guy on the planet, but from what I've experienced he's been crazy busy lately so don't be upset if you don't get a reply straight away. There's a few places popped up over the years, but they all tend to be very informal and usually quite short-lived. "My mate's uncle runs a farm and will have a barn sat empty over late winter," or some such.

Out of interest, at what point did Inspired stop bracing their disc mounts? Not claiming that's the cause of the failure - I just hadn't noticed until now and now that I think about it I've not seen a braced one for a long time!

Oh right. That's not so good

I swear down, I never expected that to be an optimistic projection, but here we are still waiting almost almost twelve years later and it's still not ready! So hyped to finally see this when it's done. Biggest effort ever put into a trials video, by far.

So awesome to finally see another proper, actual trials video from him. Still got it!

I've heard this a lot over the years and I did actually look to them first, but they didn't have coverage on our area. At least they didn't at that time... Maybe they do now.

Maybe a question of timing rather than power? If one piston is slightly sticky compared to the other, it will move slower so they'll meet off-centre. Lube up the right slave's piston and see if that evens out the timing? That's my first thought, anyway.

Our ISP is Virgin. £24/month for the past two years as an entry deal. They just sent a message saying "your time's up, as of next month you're paying £47.50/month for the same service." Quick look online at prices for ammo. Ring up and state "No, if you don't sort it we're more than happy to leave you for a rival." They immediately reduce the new price to £25/month. A few years ago I would've been far too scared to ring up and complain, so would've gotten shafted. There's so many people out there that wouldn't want to, know to, or be able to make that call. I f**king loathe this culture we live in. The meek get shit on from every direction whilst the arrogant get rewarded. I despise that I've learned to be one of them in instances like this, but I also can't afford not to.