DangerousDave
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Putting my old trials skills to good use:
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I came across some old video footage today and it reminded me that I didn't make my annual "Ten Years Ago" post for 2019. So here I am in 2020 posting a video from 2009 riding a 2002 (ish?) Megamo Radical.
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Don't have any new trials stuff to post on this forum anymore, so I guess I'll post my mtb video for the GoPro Best Line contest. If you like what you can see, you're welcome to cast a vote on on Pinkbike.
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Was lucky enough to have my video selected as one of the monthly finalists in GoPro's Line of the World contest on Pinkbike. Haven't been riding as much trials these days, but my skills still get put to good use on the north shore. If you like what you see, you can vote over at: http://www.pinkbike.com/news/gopro-best-of-the-world-contest-november-judging-2016.html
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High roller in super tacky on the rear and Schwalbe Rocket Ron in the front. Best of a bad situation which is only getting worse. Can anyone from Tartybikes comment on tire availability these days? Any rumblings on new stuff?
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17 hours ago, STUNTMAN TERRY said:
Really enjoyed this, that roll down from the big log was always going to end bad but i was willing it to work... next time?
Also that last move... wow, you sent that up so well.
I physically couldn't get any further back, although my fork compresses quite a bit in the shot, so I could potentially make it with my fork locked out. Not really keen on trying again to be honest
On 17/08/2016 at 11:04 AM, Daviesdt said:I can never quite manage to do much trialsey stuff on my full suss, the shocks just rob all movement out of the bike. What do you do in terms of compression and rebound damping? Do you have high compression damping and fast rebound? Presume tyre pressure is up high too?
My suspension setup is VERY soft compared to most riders and I don't bother making any adjustments when I'm doing trialsy stuff. You get used to it eventually. I found it really difficult at first and had a hard time even pivoting the back end around, but it becomes more natural the more I ride my mtb. It's just getting the timing right so you move with the suspension instead of against it. It's still far from ideal, but it's fine for messing around when you see a cool trials line along the trail.
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Amazing spot! No more radix?
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Here's some clips that I filmed a few months back. I haven't really been riding trials since October and have gone back to mountain biking, but I do still enjoy riding trialsy lines out on the trails. If you get bored, skip to 2:10 because the last line is pretty cool if I do say so myself
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Time for my annual nostalgia post. Ten years ago on an Echo Control.
Plus some comp footage from 2006...
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I liked that one. No techno and a pretty good mix of shots.
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On 04/03/2016 at 4:18 AM, Canardweb said:
Fair enough everybody. But I still think there are riders who have worse conditions and still manage to attend competitions without asking anyone on a forum. That's all
Worse conditions than having to pay thousands of dollars to fly halfway around the world, rent transportation, accommodation, live out of a backpack for weeks and months at a time, have no support from your local federation, etc? Or having no local competitions to practice at and not being able to afford to attend events in your own country or the country next to you because you're trying to save to fly to another continent in the summer when flights are most expensive? Having to quit your job because it's the only way to get months off at a time so you can stay in Europe because it costs too much to fly back and forth between events?
I'm not here to argue whether you should help foreign riders get to the WC or not, but I think it's important for people to understand where we're coming from and just how difficult it is for us just to show up at these events.
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7 hours ago, Davetrials said:
but this is what trials is? Arnt you bored of watching people bust out back flips on a trials forum?
This.
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Don't worry about buying a new bike right away. Looking back, I was riding trials long before I ever got a trials bike. You can learn all the basics with a regular mountain bike which will give you a feel for the sport, and a chance to see how your body responds. Once you've ridden for a few months, reevaluate how you and your body are enjoying trials and make a decision from there.
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Anyone know the videos aren't embedding?
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Ross and I spent a few weeks in Europe this year competing and riding cool spots in Spain, France and Andorra. This was our third year in a row over there, so I guess this video is the end of the trilogy. 2013 and 2014 vids posted below as well. Enjoy!
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Would love to see a proper street video from him! Such a talented rider
All of the video's he's done seem to be in the same spots, so either there really isn't that much to ride or its just too far between cities down under
His backyard setup is constantly evolving, so although it's the same location, he's always reconfiguring it and building new obstacles.
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Exactly my tought!
A 24'' would be good.
Altough Echo released the GU 24''. I don't know, but here the success was not what we tought it would be.
24'' is a lot of fun, but for anyone really into comps it's not an advantage
I'm one of the biggest supporters of 24" trials bikes, but until the availability of 24" tires improves, no company in their right mind would bring out another 24" trials bike. If I was running Echo/GU, I wouldn't have put out the GU 24. It's awesome to see another frame option, but the market for 24" is small and the market for high end 24" is even smaller.
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We spend our time arguing with each other about frame names and the latest carbon parts while this guy is scraping together the absolute sketchiest bike just so he can go out and ride. That's what makes him awesome. I challenge anyone to ride with a f**king quill stem on their trials bike in 2015.
He's also awesome for being a pioneer. Imagine that you're the first and possibly the only person in your country to ride street trials. It's reminds me of the movie 'Cool Runnings' about the Jamaican bobsled team.
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I've met Gilles a few times and he's always come across as a nice guy. Showed us a couple riding spots when we were in southern France too.
The politics of this decision seem pretty ridiculous. It sucks when you can't get all the top riders together. I bet Jack himself was disappointed too. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who just wants to win, he wants to compete against the best, and win.
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Here's my annual "Ten Years Ago" video. I was riding an Echo Team 20" and had a decent run on it, but looking back, it was still a step down from what I could have done on 26". That being said, it contains the only line that I've done on 20" and haven't been able to do on 26" at 3:05. It's a very steep roll down with a big huck to flat. I went back on my slate 3 back in 2012, but couldn't even imagine doing it. Enjoy.
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All other things being equal, a lighter bike will feel better than a heavier bike, but the reality is that you need to consider performance over weight. By performance I mean the end result of everything like weight, strength, stiffness, price, size, etc. Look at a few aspects of the changes you were talking about for example: the Rammstein will be heavier, but have better pinch resistance than the Try All while an HS33 will be lighter than disc, but have no modulation. Are the trade-off's worth it? That's up to you.
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This is an easy one for me. I was really pushing my riding in this video. There are still lines in there that I'd struggle with now 13 years later.
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Raw clips from the past few months. A few recycled lines from my orange GU video to make sure I haven't gotten any worse (probably did them better before though
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With TNN brake clamps and snails, I pull the axle all the way to the back of the dropout (about 1mm of the axle sticks past the end of the dropout, meaning you get about 60% of the washer actually touching the frame ) and it works.
With other types of clamps I used a spoke tensioner
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Back for my annual nostalgia post. You know you're getting old when you can post a video of yourself riding 20+ years ago.