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Although I agree bmx parts in general are made for more abuse than trials ones, regarding the bar setup, it should also count how the force is applied. Bmx is more vertially and for gaps to front and whatnot is more horizontally so the bar might slip in the stem since there is a much larger lever arm (although i doubt it would be a problem)

studi pretty much answered for me: This being said, it's nice to see frames like the alias and because (although i don't see how one could actually use that seat in any way), but they still lean towards a mod bike, whereas i would be looking more for something closer to a bmx. Basically an arcade with smaller wheels and wheelbase and probably a crossbar to mediate the front end. ps: about how long are wheelbases for regular street bmx bikes (say something that sports a 20.75 tt)? Thanks for all the replies, sorry i got back this late!

Didn;t know about this frame (although i know Flipps videos and his riding is amazing), but I don't really consider this a "proper" street-trials bike, having no seat, sporting a 73 head angle aso.

Hey all, Since riders come in all sorts of sizes and preferences, I was wondering why nobody bothers to come up with 20" or 22" street-trials bikes. ( yes, there are some 22" rims and tires on the market - https://www.facebook.com/22inchbmx/?fref=ts ) It should be flickier for everyone and more comfortable for shorter riders, so why stick to 24" only? PS: i know there is the 20" inspired, but I mean bikes meant for adults PPS: what would be the wheelbase of a standard street 20.75 top tube bmx setup?

ok, i'll try to be more clear: i'm not saying that the disc brake on the skye is not needed, i am saying that "street-trials" can have different styles, and that it would have been nice if the arcade, which clearly is the most bmx-oriented product of the inspired line (really tough, with snappy geo, no tensioner needed, bmx cranks etc), would have gone even further and steered away from complicated mtb-ish elements, such as disc brakes (when a vee can block very nicely, the only thing missing is modulation, which i think isn't necessary for the type of riding described above - using the brakes as little as possible to increase flow, which i personally like better, but not saying IS better) right... i'm not trying to start a revolution here, just saying my oppinion about this product, curious if others share it...

i would still made the frame with removable v-brake mounts. Being a frame destined for people that like to approach trials in a bmx state of mind, simpler is better, and i think v-brakes have a simpler design and are less damagable. you don't need special tools to adjust them, nothing can spill and you won't bother damaging them if you throw your bike around. it's just a simple brake that works great if adujusted half-decent. If the mounts are removable, you can also have a nice clean frame for brakeless riding (can't really remove that disc bracket from this one). It's just my 2 cents, but i am curious what others think... If the big plus of discs is modulation, i don't think it's needed. I see this bike meant for a style of riding that's towards bmx, where everything is cleaner (wink, mark), no modulated manuals and or other trials fiddling about... I pretty much see it as what people used to lean toward when the whole brakeless hype was on, pretty much bmx + drivetrain trials moves and can't really be done on a bmx, and those moves get slighly restricted without the use of a brake, therefore the option to have a back brake (that can be on/off, as a v-brake is) is nice, that should be used only for gapping consecutive rails and stuff that can't really be one without one (although i am expecticng pretty much antything from ali c on a braeless bike after seing his footage...) and since there are already several great options offered by inspired that DO have disc mounts, this would have been a nice alternative

hey, http://www.halowheels.com/products/part/FWHA716K i stumpled upon these freewheels but i didn;t find any info on them on thsi forum. judging by their specifications, they seem trials-oriented... has anyone tied them out? PS: these hubs look pretty nice as well (don't really know if they are for trials threading standard though) : http://www.halowheels.com/products/part/HUHABT2K

first one was carbon-steel, it broke, he made me a special price for a 4130 replacement (2), asked for a 26" frame as well (3), he messed up the geometry so he build another one with the right geometry (4) Edit: first frame was ok build, no problems, and i thought it was god send, since i had 2 mielec bikes before that had some geometry problems)

MY BOTTOM(ish) LINE: i changed the title, since maybe the heat of the moment made me a bit more intransigent. I kept the capitals, since i think this is something people need to be wary about. i try to be as fair as i can, so here is the history of this fork: i was the only owner. i got it 3 years ago, but it hasn't been ridden 3 years. i think 1 year is a fair approximation, 1.5 at max. it was used on 2 bikes: the one in he youtube clip above,doing beginner fixed gear freestyle tricks and mocking around (nothing above 2 feet), and a 24" street-trials bike doing novice stuff like in the link below, nothing above 3 feet. I really don't think this kind of use should make a fork that is build for abuse to crack like this, therefore i believe marino is responsible, even though i do think he is generally a good guy, BUT i have 3 of his frames (had 4), and a close friend has another, and 2 forks, and there were all sorts of problems due to lack of carefulness in manufacturing (misalignments and such), which makes me think there can be other problems in his products that are less visible and can lead to accidents like this one. PS: i didn't flex or show other singes of cracking beforehand. the youtube clip seen above is filmed just minutes before it broke, and i didn't feel any wobbling or anything when landing it.

of course it's not because of the bunnyhop, but i didn't abuse it much either, and it should stand it or at least not brake in such a menacing way, those scattered ends cut like hell... edit : i've been doing a lot of this kind of stuff lately

i have a marino custom build 4130 fork, and this is what happened: resulting in a friend of mine that just borrowed my bike to see how i handles to look like this now: The part that you don't see is below the pathc, where he has a cut that goes right to the bone (it looked like a slit tennis ball when he got up from the crash), which had it been somewhat lower, he would have lost his eye, and even lower, meaning on the neck, he would have lost his life, as happened to a kid just a month or two ago in a very similar accident. The same thing could have happened to me, since it is my bike, and this could also have happened in traffic... The fork broke while he was doing a small bunnyhop on flat... The cut is probably from the broken area of the fork, which is extremely sharp. here are some more pics: also have 3 marino chromoly 4130 frames that i can't really trust now... I also have one of these lesson forks, which is also a custom fork, which might be a lot better build, but i don't know if i should trust custom forks again...

hey all ! i'd love to be able to do short nose manuals onto narrow stips of concrete that i find while cruising through the city, and i was wondering if anybody that has them diled can give me a few pointers. i'm interested in a bmx/fgfs kind of flow, not trialsy using the front brake. what i discovered 'til now is that it's a bit easier if you have some speed when approching them... cheerios!

the title pretty much says it all... thanks for your input !

i have 110 mm spacing on my frame, otherwise i would have gotten the hope a long time ago So... did anyone actually use this freewheel ?

tensile: broken springs and chipped pawls in less than 6 months rockman: skipps a lot v!z: skipps not as much as rockman, but still often