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  1. O.t. Dh Mtbing

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    i bought a cheap halfords banshee at the start of the year just to see if i liked it and it was well worth the cash. i'm about to upgrade to something a bit more special though but i'd recommend that you start on something cheap and upgrade from there.

    banshees are really well worth the money i only paid 375 for mine and it's lasted pretty well. until i put it on my bike rack last night and it fell off at 60mph resulting in one f**ked wheel and one f**ked rear hope :(

    o not good:( unlucky mate.. my mate had a banshee he said he had to do it up a lot e.g brakes forks gears etc i just cba with doing bike up anymore well not at the moment just done my trials bike from scratch... need a rest ...

    dan do you have msn wouldnt mind a chat... i have pm'ed you

    think someone asked how much i am wanting to spend in total around £900 thats including armour and helmet...

    thanks ste (Y)

  2. O.t. Dh Mtbing

    in Trials Chat

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    (Y)

    right i dont know too many tracks in cumbria as ive never ridden there myself, but i've heard that theres quite a few!

    get yourself on southerndownhill.com and descent-world.co.uk and check out the ride, tracks and in your area threads. theres always loads going on.

    regards to what bike to get, it depends on your budget. what are you working with?

    ive had a few dh bikes over the years ive been riding. my kona was very solid and reliable, but not the most amazing bike riding wise, my giant glory was the best riding bike i've owned it was just a bit heavy. my last bike ive jst sold an Intense socom, rode almost as well as the giant but nearly 9lbs lighter was so much easier to throw about and pedal. i did have specialized, and the new bighits although not the most fashionable bikes, are damn good for a starter bike. solid and the ride pretty well for the money.

    if you spot anything for sale then feel to ask on the forums (or myself) for an opinion.

    craig

    thanks mate great help (Y) will have a look at them sights

    Iron Horse have some pretty handy dh / free ride bikes....

    http://www.alpinebikes.co.uk have them in stock (i think they might be the importer in the UK for Iron Horse)

    others to maybe consider are;

    Honda (:P if u have a spare £60000+)

    Santa Cruz (steve peat / greg minnar)

    Orange (although i have never rated them as any good)

    GT (available through halfords (easy to get i imagine) but again i have never rated these)

    This is the knowledge of someone who doesnt ride DH and never has, however i did work in alpine bikes a couple of years ago, and have had some training on them (iron horse), and they are renowned as very good bikes, after all they are ridden by a world beater in the form of sam hill....

    EDIT: If you want tracks check out:

    http://www.fortwilliamworldcup.co.uk/

    http://www.7stanes.gov.uk/ (not sure if there is DH here though)

    http://www.descent-world.co.uk/ (UK's DH home...so to speak)

    http://www.southerndownhill.com/

    thanks mate unfotunatly i dnt have £6000

    haha wish i did though

    i have been to fort william before riding x-country ws good:D

    Where do you live if you want tracks

    as for bikes get something 2nd hand for your first, i built up a stinky for 700, been dh on it for bout 5months and its fine, if u want something new norco orange scott ironhorse specialized kona prob a load more too

    i live in cumbria n yer think a second hand bike would be a lot better ... where about do you live?

  3. O.t. Dh Mtbing

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    Top of the hill :)

    All the tracks are in hilly places :)

    I believe 2 wheels and suspension is a good start :)

    Sorry pretty useless reply, all I know about downhill tracks is stilecop near rugeley and I can fly down there on my santacruz chameleon so its hardly challenging :D

    haha found that quite amusing actually haha...

  4. O.t. Dh Mtbing

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    Ws thinking of getting a DH bike and starting downhill mtbing this summer.. only i do not have a clue where to start :(

    Just wondering if anyone does it and where all tracks and events are, it would be really helpful if someone could point me in the right direction..

    Also what are some good DH bikes e.g. GT Glory... Specialised Big Hit 3 Kona Stinky... thats about as many as i know..

    thanks ste (Y)

  7. Hi Im New To Trials Forum

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    botherddd... <<<haha

    I will answer the spec for him as i am sat right next to him..:P

    Frame: zona zip

    Forks: monty (v mounts)

    Front brake: Monty v

    Back Brake: Magura HS33 (06)

    Cranks: Echo cnc (isis)

    Headset: FSA Orbit

    Freewheel: Tensile

    Wheel front/back: Monty

    Bars/Stem: Monty

    Anyway got to go and build this bike....

    ste (Y)

  8. Which Foot Forward...

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    Just been wondering what the majority of people ride with... Right or left foot forward? In other words which foot do you gap with?

    I always gap with my left foot forward..

    p.s. I did Use the search engine to see if this topic had come up before and i couldnt find anything...

  9. Zona Zip

    in Trials Chat

    Posted · Edited by Ste Wilson

    I had a zona served me well... Although i felt a huge difference going onto an echo team i felt a lot more comfortable on the back wheel. Would highly reccommend getting a second hand echo team of here and saving £30 or so rather than getting a new zip...

    hope that helped!

    ste (Y)

  13. Full Carbon Frame Hm....

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    Posted

    well it's the first time i seen it fo f**k off and give him a break. Do you search the entire forum before you post anything?? Not a chance. Sooner or later you'll make a re-post and you won't want a million arse holes trying to have a moan that they've seen it before.

    Just press the back button, that's all you need to do.

    thanks mate...

    sorry for the repost.. (N)

  16. Spraying Frame...

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    Posted

    Wanting to spray my frame white..

    I have an echo team 07 just wondering what type of paints i need to use and if i needed primer and how many coats etc...

    Also do i have to sand the frame down with wet and dry sand paper?

    Couple of my mater said hammerite but...

    All comments welcome

    ste (Y)

  22. Hope Pads Contaminated...

    in Trials Chat

    Posted · Edited by Ste Wilson

    lmao am loving that with th grill... Will try and get the oil out and clean the disc but if that does not work i will use my spair disc and get some new pads (Y)

    ste

    thanks once again for all your comments you have all been a great help!

  24. Hope Pads Contaminated...

    in Trials Chat

    Posted · Edited by Ste Wilson

    Well the bolt that conects the hose to the caliper decided to come lose and the fluid leaked out onto the pads... just wondering if i could get the oil out by heating the pads as dot 4 has a very high boiling point so i didnt know whether it would work or not...

    All Tips Welcome (Y)

    Thanks ste ;)

    p.s. i tried using the search engine nothing really came up

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