Landy

I got into trials after chancing across some videos on the internet. I have never enjoyed other people watching me on my bike, so it was the challenge of trials right from the start when I first started on my XC bike.

Mine is kept in my living room till I have guests then it goes in my bedroom and leans against my bed.

I have had a Shimano un52 in my bike for the last 2 years and have had no trouble yet.

On progrestrial.com there is a little flag on the left hand side that changes it to english.

Also, have a look in the wiki on this site. It is quite helpfull http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/wiki/Sidehop

Yes , it would, your right. overlooked that . if you are running spacers on your current frame or are going to a frame with a shorter headtube you will be good though.

yes, thats it.

The height of your bars could change if you get a frame with a different headset angle. but I think most of them are around 72 degrees, so it would not change by much. Edit : I worked it out. just as an example lets say your hub to your bars is 800mm. then on a bike with a 72.5 degree head angle the height would be about 763mm and on a bike with a 71.5 degree angle the height would be 759mm. So in my example measured only from the hub, becouse the wheel is the same on both, changing the head 1 degree changes the height 4mm.

I have an avid bb7 of my stock bike, Although they seem great to me I have not had a heap of other brakes to compare it to. (my aviator picture is out of date)

My avid bb7's that are on a non trials bike seem to stop working well at all as soon as the cables even see dirt. but I got new cable and lube them abit and they run very well.

I have two avid juicy 5 on my mountain bike and think they would be great, they certainly have good stopping potential. On my trials bike I just got an avid BB7(got them yesterday) for the front and although it is a little harder it still seems fine.

Nice weather gets me in the mood for trials and when ever I am reading a tutorial or watching a move that I think I could do or would like to be able to do. Regardless I normally go out for an hour or two after work each day.

I have enjoyed learning on my 26 inch bike, also it may just be me but my riding feels smoother on a 26". Admittedly I have only had a small hour long ride on a 20" bike, but I have been learning on a 26" and have not had any problems. I am 6 foot 2 though so I guess if you are smaller you might have more trouble with a 26.

maxxis high roller 2.35 front and rear. I have not had too much trouble with them , will get a 2.5 minion for the rear when my current one wears out.

I Have a non ground rims and a hs33 for the back, a few weeks ago I bought my self some zoo pads and have so far been very impressed. They lock very well, they are a bit loud though. Have a look at this " http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....showtopic=41481 " (if you havent already) as it helped me when I was deciding what pads to get. Cheers