steve@banbury-trials

heatsink reds in cnc'ed backing a nice modern trials frame ,kot,simtra or mbk and a wide rim such a 24bicycles,echo etc steve

could that be thw most awesome shop in the world?i think so

looks mint ,i wanna ride there

green flowing hills

them headsets look very attractive,have you got any information about them?wieght,price etc? steve edit:it says the wieght .

the higher the bb the more it feels like your contact point are close (by contacts i mean hand-bars feet-pedals) ,that why longer stems are generally used.dont forget the mojority of modern trials bikes are designed more around rear wheel use so the will feel wierd. have you tried a different set of bars?this sometimes solves problems with this. i was running a high bb bike untill this week,i went from +55mm too +20mm and i much prefer the lower bottom bracket ,but thats just me like. steve

truvativ giga pipes arent compactable with all freewheel setups (such as a eno) ,you may have to take the bash ring of if you wanted to run this bb . steve

red hot chilli peppers - apache rose peacock if you've heard this song you'll now think im wierd lol. steve

simtra are lush ,you should take a look at them on tartybikes

in the flesh(or metal) there not that colour,but the picture come out like that for some reason,they're actually very slightly purple . and yes,they ride so well,im not a big bloke but i think they ride awesome even though they are long. steve

got a new frame in the week...

i agree,but for me the hedgehog logo always puts me of .im sure the products are fine just i have a phobia of hedgehogs steve

i know what you mean ,but i dont have photo shop lol also i have some pics on my phone (i took these pics on my phone btw) and they come out with the same bright blue.in real life its slightly darker and a bit purplish . steve

whenever i get injured or my bike brakes i really really want to ride loads but i get pissed of because i cant.i wouldnt say i get depressed though. steve

it is yeah,manchester might be a hour and a half journey i reckon,at a guess. steve

apparently freecoaster sprockets are availiable,i read it in mbuk ages ago. steve

i will try to organise a ride emd of march early april i finish my jon middle of net months so i cant get any more time of before now and then. steve

it is very slightly purple,but it seems to change its colour depending on the light but the picture shows it as a bright blue for some reasomlol im running 18/15 at the moment , 16/14 must be real close to the chainstay? lol ,i got the bolts mate but if you could find me some holes for the bolts to go into i would appreciate that loads the chain is very close to the chainstay ,i ended up puting on a chainstay protector as i didnt want the paint to chip just yet. she ride really nice ,and the cockpit isn't too different from my pitbull so thats cool; the bb height is more comfortable i reckon so she ride really nicely i did indeed benjaminge. the rear end is fairly stiff,well stiffer than my pitbull.my brakes aren't honking at all which i think is due to the built in brakebooster,though they do let out a deep noise when pushed but thats ok . hope you enjoy your need steed cheers for the comment and questions ,steve

speak to dan on his msn and ask him im sure he'll answer. steve

if you go onto the dt spokes website there a spoke calculater

i take it that you have a normal cassette on the rear hub? well if you do this is how you can go about changing to single speed. you will be needing a single speed spacer kit,a sprocket and a chain tensioner. note these are the better ,high end products but you get the idea. now the installation. 1.remove the cassette completely . 2.put the first half of the spacers in. 3.then the sprocket and the other spacers. 4.now you must setup the chain line my interchanging the spacers ,this must be as straight as possible to insure a healthy drivetrain. 5.use the lockring from the castter to tighten up the spacers and sprocket. 5.attach the tensioner and fiddle round till is central other the sprocket. 6.now simply attach the chain and go ride. hope this helps,and im sure if i've missed a thing then someone will pick this out for me. steve

i think that your best bet would be to tag along with a group ride sometime and try different steeds to get a feel for what you could get. steve

so far ,its all good i've only rode it for a hour but i feel like i can gap slightly further and backwheeling stuff seems effortless ,at the moment im trying to learn to manual and i have high hope that i'll be able to so all in all this i a really nice frame to ride and im glad to have made the change. steve

theres a builders merchant near me with loads of concrete slabs and pipes ,and sometimes palets.the best thing about the place is the furniture is constantly changing as the store get new stock or sells stuff so theres different lines every week steve

they are indeedy,i ended up cutting 10-12 cm of either end as i felt as if my face inchs from the stem,they now feel really nice steve