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How much did you pay for it?

No. No one has broken a 1499 yet.

Well yes, a lot depends on the height of the person to, but a bike can be too long and you can be too stretched out.

Hi all, it's been a while since i posted a video of me in here in a while and I'm not gonna post one now! This is pretty much a Fat Mike in Europe video as myself and Matt had about 2 clips in it! It's in HD and my computer is getting on a bit now, so i think that you'll appreciate the simple edit as it wasn't handling it that well. Theres nothing much going on and its to some pretty chilled tracks. Theres nothing else much to say really except that I've had to cut the video in two because of upload limits on Vimeo.Please not that the first part ends at 4:45 mins because for some reason it has loads of blank screen behind it. Part 1 Part 2 Please download for best quality and Please enjoy, Max. Ps - Ignore the stupid Text at the end, for some reason Vegas screwed me over and decided to change the text. Its pretty funny though.

Actions speak louder than words - Longer bike are more suited to this riding Make more sense now? Max.

I really wouldn't advise opting for front suspension. It really doesn't help when learning basics like basic balancing on two wheels (track standing) and is heavy. The weight of a trials bike for a beginner does not matter too much. In my honest opinion I think that a heavier starting bike is better because this allows the rider to develop a good technique faster and build the specialist strength and endurance involved in trials riding. These super light bikes that are available are aimed towards the more advanced riders who have been training for a while in the sport. As for gears, the main function of them on trials bikes is to make getting around a bit easier, not so much of the actual trials riding itself. As you can imagine you need to be aware of how the bike reacts when you pull on the bars and push down on the pedals and that becomes more difficult when you have a selection of different gears. This is why Trials riders generally have one riding gear. Popular ratios are Front sprocket - 22 rear sprocket -18, 18-15, 18-16 and 16-14. The length of the chain stays and a combination of the bottom bracket height will effect how stable and easily the bike is to hold on the back wheel. Think of it like having a short metal bar on the floor and a longer one. The shorter one will be easier to lift the distant end up if grabbed from the close end and tilted upwards due to the difference in leverage. The length of a bike affects on how it rides in many different weights. For example, a short bike (26" 1030 - 1070 area) will responds a lot better when you try to spin,turn and bunny hop it. The longer types ( 1075 upwards ) will be more suited to the more 'pure' trials moves such as side hops, front taps, gaps etc, rather than spinning and bunny hopping. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to post. Max.

Most definately Britain. France is just small villages for the most part, and there isn't really a street scene, it's all natural. Every place you go to in the UK there will be at least one rider. Maybe hundreds in and around the Larger cities.

You live in Oregon and you don't have a Chris King hub . I'm disappointed in you Nice Bionic though

Do it, its worth it. Amazing feeling

Onza forks suck. Trialtechs are what you want.

I are da Leopard cat.

Really good, but i was expecting a ten minute video . A bit disappointed.

It says new bike, so i thought it was new. was gonna say thats pretty bad if you did that in one day

You got it the same day the pic was taken and the chainstay is already battered to shit?

Beaten to it by Skoze.

I actually said wtf out loud about 5 times.

Pretty good. I liked the first up to front. Pretty high.

oh my god I want one of those grass banks . Looks well fun.

Hahaha, awesome thread.

Is anyone game to come out riding with me in reading Friday day-evening? Im really up for riding there again and it would be nice to get a few out...

Looks mint Joe. Drill some holes for internal hosing?

Fair point, but what happened to the old style of big drop gaps ? Get a Zoo! you pussy.

Good start,

It's lighter because there is hardly and blocks of cnc. I doubt he is using really thin tubing.

Yo, I might be going to Sabadell soon. We will have to hook up!