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  2. Bring Back Old Skool

    in Beginners Trials Chat

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    Too true, the only people who made trials specific parts were the riders bodging them out of other stuff. I remember gettin my dads mate to machine me a bashring out of stainless when I was about 14 (1997) to go on my 4 arm STX-RC cranks cause the only one I ever saw was the custom middleburn one made for Martyn Ashton! First frame I used for trials was a 15" one I got from some bike company who's catalogue was a giant leaflet you used to get in the back of MBUK and MBR mags!

    Who remembers Crud DCD chain tensioners??!!

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    i have a brand new dcd in a box still in my box of holly grail parts!!! and i havea origanl crud catcher for the downtube and some where for my 26 mghz pashley, the bubble rap top tube protector! old school is the way to go, got a giant martyn hawyes trials bike built up, pashley and a zero! LOVE THEM

  5. Help On Starting Out In Cycle Trials

    in Beginners Trials Chat

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    The monty and the blade are two very good choices.

    I'd go with the blade purely because it has a front disc, as someone who's never ridden cycletrials you won't know whether you'd prefer a disk on the front wheel or a magura. But seeing as though you're coming from a mototrials background I think you'll get a long with the disk pretty good.

    Also, the blade has a front freehweel where as the monty doesn't (the freewheel is on the cranks instead of the back wheel). It doesn't really make much of a difference being up front with regard to how the bike rides, but the blade will be balanced a little better. What will make a difference is the type of freewheel, the onza has a much better freewheel than the monty making the blade feel great at the pedals. Also becuase the blade has a front freewheel setup it'll be much easier to upgrade.

    Blade wins hands down.

    i agree to this chap, blade for the win!

  8. New Guy

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted · Edited by chrisbikefix

    Welcome back dude!

    Keep your eyes on eBay, probably one of the only places you'll find one... Finding a Zero in one piece these days is f**king hard, which is a shame :(

    i will have a chat with one of my mates, think he still has in his shed a body chez replica built .. ill let you know! And of course welcome back ..

  20. Bring Back The Old School

    in Beginners Trials Chat

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    well boys got a few projects on the go! Got a giant (frame number 110) and a pashley 26 mghz. I will try and get pics up as soon as possible! I've got a 24inch 609 leeson. Lawnmowermans old one. Just having a bit of a face lift at the moment. messed up the back wheel. So lots of ordering to do with tarty bikes!

  21. Bring Back The Old School

    in Beginners Trials Chat

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    After riding many bikes like my first Handsome dog rockhound, then my 3 orange zeros, 5 pashleys, 2 planet x zebdis, echo bounce then control, 4 leesons, a ashton justice and now my girl friends 20" koxx hydrox i've really messed up my riding style. Any new bikes i've rode i just haven't got my head around them. My leeson i love to bits, as its easy to chuck about and is so smooth! Pashleys are amense and i wish i never got rid of the first one i every had! My confidence has dropped alot. Im no way acheiving what i used to. Can still do the basics but the bigger stuff i just can't do anymore. So i made the choice of going back to the old school set ups. A mate of my has a original Megamo 26". No fancy brakes, no nice cranks ... just original parts like i used to run. AND A SEAT! So i have got a giant trials frame (number 101) as a start. Now on the search for other parts. really looking forward to riding it. The more i ride my wifes bike though i have to admit, i see why there a popular bike. There so easy to chuck about ... side hop and gap. But its nothing like the big sketchy stlye of a big framed, noisey old beast from the east. Will upload pictures when its built ..... sorry for the random topic, but would like to see if other people go down this route oo ......

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