Ben Davies

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Hi Rob, what's at Steve Wilcox's place? Ben

Apologies if this has already been covered... I'm running an Alex DX32 rear and a Mavic EX721 front on my Hex and I run my tyres around 40-50 psi, I've been riding on and off since the late 90s but I haven't ridden properly for ages - maybe 5-6 years so I'm 'learning' some of the stuff I used to be able to do again/building up my confidence etc and was wondering... would tubeless be a good idea? No pinch flats, no annoying punctures... or would the sheer leaping around on a bike and having the odd dodgy landing cause the tyre to 'burp' and spill the sealant all over the place? Obviously my rims don't have massive weight saving holes all the way round as for tyre choice, at the mo I'm running Larsens, 2.35 DP rear and 2.0 SP front thoughts/opinions/experiences? Ta From an old skool 'novice'

thanks for the input so arcade bars are the way to go forward then? I'm a bit old and stuck in the late 90's so I've always used azoic bars... gotta get with the times though as they say!

Thanks for the input guys, I think I'll give the hope a miss then and get something along the 90/30 - 35 size John, your bike is something else!!! that has to be the nicest thing I've ever seen! Actually, it was your green hex what came up in a google search which made me want one! nice build! Cheers Ben

I have a hex on the way in a few weeks and also have a Hope stem in the parts box which is 90x10 would it work with a few spacers underneath (I have a whole set of hope ones but that might look a bit silly) ...and some high risers, TT high rise for example... yay or nay? Most other hex's all the cool kids ride have higher stems, would a 90x10 make the handling crap?

That has crossed my mind but the frame has just had a new powder coat!

Thanks for the idea... I might just consider that!

Hey, what colour and how many spoke holes?

I reckon that's what I'll end up doing, at the moment I have an EX721 so yeah, a 521! I do plan to get something wider after Christmas though... maybe a Jitsie rim or something similar which is 47mm wide (I think - could be 49mm).

Ladies, Gents, I've been riding trials on and off for the past 17 years, a few years breaks here and there/part time love etc etc.... my first proper trials bike was a Pashley in 1999 after several small XC frames which I snapped or wrecked in one way or another! When I first ever got pashley no.1 home I found setting up magura hs33 a bit of a pain with a mavic d521, the brake was always spongey, squealed like a pig and was just generally really annoying - however, I was in love with the pashley and it looked so much better than the previous bikes I'd had so soldiered on with it...I changed the rim to an X-Lite Phatso after about a year and that made them a bit less annoying to set up but was still never perfect, sadly that bike was sold in 2001 and I regret it to this day but hey ho, these things happen. Over the years I've have several different trials frames, long/short/no seat etc/20/24/26 inch wheels and something always drags me back to a Pashley - I've had 6 in total over time! every time I've had magura brakes and it has always been a pain in the ass setting them up. Has anyone else had this problem with this frame/brake set up? the annoying thing is that the magura evo mounts (which are easier to set up) don't fit the Pashley frame as the brake lugs are to far apart, is there any secret in setting them up on this frame or am I destined for a crap rear brake forever? ....or just sack off the maggie and get a decent V brake? Advice would be much appreciated as I am currently building one at the moment - a very nice one at that with lots of money thrown at it!! Ben

very cool

I saw that too! ...considering there are/were 2 FULL BIKES for sale at around the £300 mark that's quite impressive that the ebay one has gone so high!

awesome! that's the sort of thing I used to do in the late 90s

this is a really cool idea

sweet!

thanks thanks thanks its on my xc/commuter bike so it doesnt have to be reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaly good

hi guys, been away for a few years now but started riding again.. basicly i have an avid juicy 3 front disc with a caliper that bolts on directly to the back of my forks (im running suspension) (it screws directly into the back of the leg rather than your standard mounts where you use washers etc on the side) ...please see link http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=79&ModelID=22185 call me a dummy but is this easy to get the caliper onto standard mouted forks like echo/zoo/fattys etc??? i have been out the scene for a while so really confused! ...just had another look at the picture and those 2 holes at the bottom of the caliper -do they fit onto standard mounts???? any help is much appreciated!

looks awesome steve! i miss that frame

looking sweet! i wanted that curtis....it would look better with black pashley forks and a selle italia slr saddle! stealthy as you like! nice bikes

hey that looks awesome! if i ever get round to getting another trials bike that is definatly a choice i'd go for, whats the geo??

that green is discusting!

i didnt own any of these, the 2 mods are hans rey's and i dont know about the zaskar, just found it on the internet, imagine trying to ride trials though with CALIPER brakes!! ouch!