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  1. Disc Brakes

    in Trials Chat

    Posted · Edited by Skorp

    You better tell that to TRA.

    Tra's bike feels amazing. Avid code brake with Clarks brakepads, on a old type 200mm shimano rotor. ( XT or something)

    Holds good, good bite and some modulation.. More than a equal good hs33 atleast.

    Wouldn't use it on a normal trials bike though, spoke is waay to flexy. Would annoy the shit out of me when sidehopping or doing some precision stuff.

    Had 200mm bb7 some years ago. Hit the disc one while i bailed on some natty rocks. Did never hit it on street, eventough i sidehop to the right

  7. Echo Ti Bottom Bracket

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    It should be a load stronger than the stock cromo one, but as mr inur said, the grade of titanium that echo uses doesnt seem to be up to much. Most titanium components are made from 6al4v titanium which is far stronger than cromo (frames are typically 3al2.5v because of better working and easier welding characteristics - I believe tritons were/are made from Ot4 titanium which I think is about equivalent to 3al2.5v).

    Tritons are made of 4Al - l,5Mn. (atleast now when they started up building bikes again)

  8. Neon Tie Fighter Pads.

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    Not this again...Surface has nothing to do with friction,it´s about pressure and coefficient of friction only,no surface in this equation ;).

    Thats just stupid.. So you meen that a pad with the size of a pinhead brakes just as well as a normal trials pad if the compound is the same?

    The friction will change when the surface is smaller, due to higher pressure per cm^2 (or whatever measurment you would use)

    As mentioned in this thread before, its a balance.

  10. Genius Idea!

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    No? Have the steerer slightly below the top of the stem and tighten the top cap up from there, always works for me, and I've seen people with the stem held onto the steerer with just one bolt ha.

    Yeah, i bought a used this bike that had the steerer cut on the lower bolt... He used this for atleast one year, and he wasn't exactly riding smooth.

    Soo i think it's okay if the steerer tube is cut just above the top bolt :)

    That leaves some room for adjustment with this spacer. :)

  11. Genius Idea!

    in Trials Chat

    Posted · Edited by Skorp

    Or you can't really dial your bike in properly.. Often its 3mm of spacers thats the difference from a good rinding bike and a ok riding bike..

    Or your topcap does just not tension the headset. Then you could just turn the spacer from 11mm to 12mm, and then you have enough tension :)

    I will order one or two of these :)

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  13. Trials Rider Wages

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    Posted · Edited by Skorp

    Ryan Leech still gives me alot of inspiration.

    Im just so annoyed by all this backwheel hopping and correctionhops everywhere.

    Everytime a trials rider is going up a 10" wall, they stand and hold their balance by correction hops, and then goes all pogo and backwheel hops onto the ledge..Why not use zap tap, or "batman" (Putting your frontwheel on the obstacle and go straight up to backwheel from two wheels)

    All of the easy stuff i do when riding, i try to do manifesto. Just because its fun and i hate all this hopping.

    offcourse, i do correctionhops, and rearwheel hops. But only when nessesairy :)

    Ontopic: TRA is doing gerat with his sponsors. He is also appering alot on norwegian tv. So he's earning good money. :)

  18. Building My Dreambike!

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    Syntace bar/stem combo is still the shit(used it for many years, would still do if they had a bar with a more trialsy geo) - I don´t trust anything more then their stuff! Everthing they make is great. Their often loughed at trials frame with the valve on the downtube was below 1,7 kg - 10 years ago . nearly undestroyable. Dominik Raab raped one for 5 years...

    Have a look at their new pedals - titanium spindle. under 300g. 3 different sizes; recommended rider weight up to 140 kg. 10 years warranty. ordered myself a pair last week... expenisve...

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    Triton frames are awesome - I have one myself. Don´t take internal cable routing though.

    OUH, thats now my dream pedal! Holy batman, thats luvly :D

    My frame will have no special features like internal routing. i like it simple!

    Whats the problem with internal routing? Guess its a bitch to get the cables trough..have internal on my XC bike. I cant bother to use them, just use zipties and put then under the toptube :P

    Its going to have horizontal dropouts with screws to tension the chain..that the only special thing.

    You don´t know much about syntace products,do you?

    I love syntace.. the trials frame they made is still one of the most amazing frames i have ever seen! Would love to have one soo much..there is one somwhere in a garage in norway, not beeing used.. but i dont know who has it.

    Aye, mine is bead blasted/ball burnished and the logos laser etched I think, the colour is natural titanium. If you had it raw it would be a similar colour (although a touch shinier I think) but with the welding HAZ discolouration around the joints. I love the raw welded colours, but I also love the matte grey burnished finish :)

    Either way, I'm really looking forward to seeing this finished!

    my logos will just be polished :) Going to look good. Altough, right now i want it totally raw. With discolouration around the welds and everything.

    Can't wait to see this one, nice burns dude ;)

    yeah, i love the burns :D thanks to you, the bike have good cranks, and no tryall/rockman shite :)

    Bought myself a new bike today aswell! Met a old mate in the supermarket, and he offered me to buy my old bike.. My first trials bike ever! Will post pics tonight.

  21. Building My Dreambike!

    in Bike Pictures

    Posted · Edited by Skorp

    You're a tool for getting those bar and stem.

    Why? :P

    They are SOO much stiffer than a Trialtech Forged stem with a carbon handlebar, or even a good alloy bar!

    Offcourse, this is not important since the Ti frame will flex more, but it feels alot better on alloy frames then a normal stem and handlebar combo!

    Now that Trialtech have given out a carbon handlebar.. i might change it if i have the extra funds to waste one day :)

  22. Building My Dreambike!

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    These pedals wil last you for 3 months max. Only cage pedals that will last more are try-alls but they'll give up in a year or so to.

    Other than that, looks epic! Good luck!

    I'm going to change them because of the axle seem to break avter a while..altough, i have used them for atleast 3 monts! Looks like i'm lucky then ;)

    Bits look nice!

    If you can, dont grind the rear rim. At least take pictures of the bike before you do.

    Would be nice to see it raw too! Dont paint it! Again, if you do, get it the same as Fortehs frame - Signature Triton!

    Fortehs frame is shotblasted with glass or beads i think! And not painted :)

    Would love it in raw..but i feel it will be a 2500£ ghetto bike then :P

  23. Building My Dreambike!

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    Posted · Edited by Skorp

    Wowowowowoooooowowowoooo, Wtf is that stem?

    There flat bars, you could achieve that amount of height with more spacers (1x5mm idi)

    Apart from that, very nice :).

    The stem is normal size, and then it got clamps wich "rise" the bar 35mm..

    Here is a pic of the bar aswell.. i dunno what you call them, but looks like rise to me ;)

    picture1754_Syntace.jpg

    This stem/handlebar setup have the same "rise" as my Trialtech Highrise stem and Rockman Karbon handlebar. Measuring from the tip of the handlebar when the stem is put flat on the ground.

    throw that headset in the bin, there shit!

    i had the freeride one it was rubbish, save yourself the dissapointment there shite

    Can't just throw away a new headset! :P

    I have never had any problems with headsets, i will give it a shoot.. but i expect it to fail eventually..

    Those wheels are awesome! Did you build them yourself? By far the highlight of the build! There's a decently sized FR, XC and Jump scene in my area, I've also seen a few Crank Brothers headsets fail. When it comes to headsets something so simple yet effective like the Echo SL seems the first go to option surely?

    I don't bother to build myself.. I get the wheels straight, both up/down and sideways.. but my impression is that TartyBikes wheels last me MUCH longer..

    Guess i tension some spokes more than others, and this makes the wheels fail..

    Have you used that Avid caliper before? I found my silver ones great, but the newer dark grey / black one was flexy and shit.

    Other than than, looks like you know what you're doing (Y)

    yeah, i have used the caliper before.. My toughts are exactly the same.. the grey ones are much better!

    But i will give it a shoot. Abit flex have never hurt anyone ;)

  24. Some Clips On My Koxx Karbon

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    Posted

    Thanks guys!

    you look massive!! (in a good way)

    I'm quite big yeah, but im doing stuff i have never done before when i was thin!

    I guess the extra weight is not only fat..

    Will post a proper vid when i come home from work again ;)

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