Jason222

Really nice looking bike

The adjusting cone is suppose to screw onto the main piece of the axle first, then the small end screws into the main axle piece. I screwed mine up today, I tightened that adjusting cone, and when tightening the axle, I heard a snap, and then it just turned freely. Time for a new axle I suppose...

You're probably experiencing chain skipping, if you reused a chain with a new freewheel.

Interesting video, didn't know there were that many riders in Toronto. I've also been riding for a year...If any of you guys ever venture to new brunswick, let me know!

Forgive my ignorance, but I don't see how a rim brake booster will help a disc brake? Surely it makes no difference at all?

A dirt jumping bike doesn't make a good street/trials bike I began on one, honestly wouldn't recommend it at all. Very crappy bikes IMO.

A pedal hop isn't the same thing as a tap? They're completely different?

I think the short is 1045 and the long is 1070...or something like that, mind you they have a 69 degree head angle...so it'll feel really short in comparison with something designed for trials, with the same wheelbase. I'd stay away from those if I were you. Waste of time and money IMO.

Why are you running a booster with a rear disc?

I think tar is great if you can find the right stuff. Tar that hasn't yet been melted works amazingly. Used/melted tar/road tar doesn't seem to work all that well at all. Plus grinds don't last long enough...

Still testing the coust pads, not too impressed now. They're wearing down really fast since the fresh grind...still decent hold though, but could be better. Going to put the rock pads back on when these go (Should be soon, they're down to about 55~% pad left, after 3-4 rides).

Kevin's picture is photo shopped....lol

I'd pronounce it "sar". Nice bike!

Look what I found today! Just over 800 grams worth. lol

Having had a modstock frame, I think they're pretty bogus. Horizontal 26" bikes should all have 135 spacing, like the newer koxx frames do. My next frame probably will be something like the hydroxx, if not a hydroxx . Sprung tensioners can be an excellent thing as well, I'm running a custom one, and it works amazingly.

Yeah, I knew someone would have mentioned Jeff...that's why I was speaking of the 'stock' stps...IF you look at his, he's changed the parts so that the things I mentioned, would have been improved... Still, in comparison...his street riding isn't as good as say...rowan or danny mac? lol Jeff has complained a bit lately about the bike he's riding, but I honestly think he'd be riding something different if he wasn't paid to.

Cycling sports have always been about competing, or at least, to progress in some way. Unless you use a bike for transportation, but I wouldn't call that a "cycling sport". If you ride a 'street' mountain bike for all the things you'd mentioned, you'd get to a certain point in your riding before you hit a wall, and it would be difficult to progress beyond that point, because of what you're riding. I wouldn't say that, if I picked up a random bike, and did a few pedal kicks, that I'd be a 'trials' rider. Just because you're doing one of the many techniques used in trials, doesn't make you a trials rider. Park riders use this technique whether they know it or not...likewise, you wouldn't call yourself doing 'trials' if you were bunnyhopping up something, especially on a 'street' bike. To define the sport of 'trials', I'd first look at the word itself. The dictionary describes the word as meaning "A preliminary competition or test to determine qualifications, as in a sport." I would define it as a more competition mindset, whereas, street, is more of an artistic mindset. Trials riders look to achieve a certain line, usually going onto or across or down, like what would be seen in a competition. It doesn't matter what/where you choose to ride trials, it's the mindset you have when riding (ie urban OR natural). Whereas, a street rider, tries a certain line, not to physically get somewhere, but to make it look/feel appealing and interesting. Phil feeney also tried to describe this riding as 'art'. Likewise 'street' mtbs limit you to what you're able to do on urban terrain. Lets for example, look at a STOCK Giant STP. (note that I'm using a stock build for example.) This bike is often deemed as a 'street' bike. But I highly disagree. At first glance, you might think it would be capable to do a few things...but having tried this bike myself, I was shocked. Having only a large 36 tooth front cog, this bike has NO gear suitable for any drive train move. This drivetrain is designed for acceleration...and looks similar to what would be seen on a DH rig. I found it also manualed very poorly. Basically the only 'street' moves you can do on these bikes are abubacas and maybe the odd bunnyhop. You can also see clear differences between a comp trials bike vs a street bike like a reset. They're made for completely different riding styles, so how can both be called 'trials' bikes? Here's a video commonly deemed as "street trials". I'd just call it plain street...because you can see the artistic riding nature from this video... Youtube Video -> ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350">

Well, even if it was still loaded with shots of "nissan" and whatever, they still could have had some decent footage of the riders, what little was there was crap. It's a world cup, I'd expect to see some unbelievable riding...not shots from underneath when the rider has stopped on a rock...or random pedestrians.

They're not good for 'street' riding. As compared to something with a more aggressive design, like the reset above. They should be called 'park' or 'dirt jump' bikes, depending on how they're setup. I doubt anyone disagrees with this. You can do a variety of things on them, but nothing too too well. Especially when compared to other bikes (park>bmx, downhilling > full suspension rig, etc) I'm sure that bike doesn't do ANY of those profusely well, it just gets by. And being able to do a few pedal kicks doesn't really count...you couldn't compete with it, just like you couldn't race in DH or XC with it. I'm sure I could say I've done all of those on my trials bikes as well, morely for a joke, but it could still be done.

THAT WAS FRECKIN AWESOME!!! Great tune, excellent riding, spot on!!

I don't find trials is all that expensive...especially when you compare it to other things. CARS are expensive! I haven't worked since April 24th, and I still have a fully functioning bike. It's actually the best it's ever been! I see a lot of people break things unnecessarily, like by getting angry and throwing the bike or hitting it or w/e. If you're that kind of person, trials is going to be very expensive. Some people just don't know how to bail either...