bowman12

mate, no ofeence, but why ask anyone on here what to do to YOUR bike? its yours dude, do what the hell you want to it! i'm a sad b*****d and i got my frame colour matched to my civic! so it;ll look awesome on the bike rack! make it your own!

Remember me? "Mr I would never get a little bike" haha. now the Giant is in the shed waiting to be sold and i'm shopping for a Mod. Things change mate!!

I had the same problem on my Giant. I wanted a Ronnie on the rear and found it wouldn't fit without filing the pads down. So thats what i did!!! If you have a grinding wheel or something like that, its so much easier than filining. just a grinding wheel and mole grips and your sorted. hope this helps.

It's a nice bike. get some nice CNC's cranks on there!!! and a new headset!!!

BUMPO - read first post

Urm, a bit harsh? are you wanting to be validated? this topic isn't helping! but the short on the right is funny!!!

Was originally a post for tuesday but i thought i'd edit and make it for tomorrow. short notice i know. 11 @ copthorn for those who wanna come

Are you taking all the stuff off your Gimp and putting on a ZIP? If you are then I would think about getting a second hand full bike. Also, go and ride RR trials bikes. They are lush. I rode Rorys a while back and really liked it. The only downer is the Fall Guy forks but the rest of the bike makes up for those tank like forks.

Sorry mate but this section is to post pics of YOUR bike. Yeah they are some nice bikes but they aren't yours. Well maybe the first one is. Also none of them are trials bikes!

When it comes to gaps, everyone seems to think that they can measure with their eyes on here. When you only really know how big the gap was. Sweet little vid there. Keep practicing and get it smoother, then it will be perfect. Adding on to what Alex said, try the gap from 2 pallets, but also try getting up onto the back wheel instead of bash. Basically, do the the same as you have been doing but with less pallets. Keep stacking up the pallets one by one and try getting onto them without using the bash. Try and go straight to back wheel. This will help with the smoothness and will make it look mint. It will also help your back wheeling skills and may even help you learn to tap! I hope you understand that. I know what i mean. I'm not too good at explaining without a visual demonstration. Sorry if you don't Tom

Does that help him in anyway? Didn't think so Going by your name, i'm guessing you ride a mod. This has been said a lot in this post but unless you have ridden the bike you want, don't get it. I have ridden a Python and they are lush bikes, I haven't ridden the Pitbull but I have been told that the Geo is similar to that of the Holroyd by 24Seven. I have ridden that bike and I get on with that one too. Luckily for me I can pick up a stock or a mod and be able to ride them to pretty much the same standard. I would recommend you go and find the someone who owns these bikes and have a ride before you make up your mind. Tom

It's this weekend friday to sunday at the Bath and West Showground in Somerset. www.nassfest.com for details and prices.

The ZOO! Pitbull is most probably stronger but if you look at the price on the link, it is most definatly not cheaper. The Holroyd frame on Ebay is only £250 with BB, cranks, bars and stem. You may already have all this but you can sell the bits you don't want to get some money back Cool!!!

116mm spacing. They are a lush bike to ride. I rode one a few months ago when I was looking for a new stock to replace the Giant. Anyways, get one, they are well worth the £250 that they are advertised for. If you are currently riding a bike with 135mm rear spacing, you will need to buy a new rear hub. Maybe a profile or a King BMX hub. Alternetavly you could get a fixed hub and run a front freewheel. Then the shopping list grows a bit. You'd probably need new cranks, fixed hub and a front freewheel. The good thing about a front freewheel setup is that it's easier to replace the freewheel if it breaks. without having to buy another new hub and get it built up. Up to you really mate. Hope this helps Tom

I've never seen that DVD but I was tempted to get it. Glad i didn't after reading your review. Nothing can beat the mighty My favourite trials DVD ever. You have to love the Martins!!! and Hans Rey! Comical, Yet instructional!!!

Bumping a very old topic here. Who in the NMC froum will be going to NASS this year? I'll be there, look out for a long haired kid pushing a T-Pro with lots of Deng stuff on and wearing a fox racing shirt!! That would be me. Would be cool to meet some people from on here. Tom

Oh cool. Who's the guy who is wanting the Giant and may be getting mine? It's the more legendary yellow Giant. Definatly get helmets. I'm not going write a list of how many times my trusty nogginator saved my head! I'd say they are the 2nd most essential thing to have when riding trials. After the bike of course!

Nice riding there buddy. And even nicer bike. As has been said, it will be awesome to see your improvements. It took me a while to get everything sorted on my Giant, but when I nailed, i was so happy. You look as if you are getting on well with that beast of a bike! They are the best old school frames around in MY opinion. Seems as Mr Hawyes designed them!. Anyway dude keep up the good work. Will look forward to seeing more videos from you in the near future. EDIT - in the next vids though

The OLD T-Bird was ok, the one that came with the maggies. but the newer T-Bird is BAD. I've ridden the Da Bomb and the old T-bird and I prefered the Onza. Those things annoy me so much. They are horrible to set up and they move really easily. If I were you mate, I'd either find an old T-bird or the Da Bomb. STAY AWAY FROM THE SARACEN

Cool pics Alex. When are we going riding in Plymouth? A year and a half of riding, you said a year about a month ago!!!

If there is any bolt sticking out, try taking a dremel to the end and cut a slot in the end of the bolt. You can then use a flat head screw driver to get it out

I rode this guys bike last monday, those pads on a grind are immense. I've used Koxx browns with a bit of Monty brake on a smooth rim and that works well!!

You told me you were running GREEN rocks which are made for smooth rims. Of course they will be better on a grind, but they will last about a day of hard riding.

I've switched from a YZ-F 250 to a KX 125 because i like lighter bikes. I personally find the 2 stroke easier to ride as it's lighter and the YZ-F was a T**T to start. As "The trials commentator" said, it depend on your age if you want to race. But you can't go wrong with a 125