Dave@Trialtech

Holy Moley!! I'm very jealous Rob! Very very. Gorgeous bike, if it rides half as good as it looks....

Jeeeeeesus! As if you could ride for over a year with it like that! Big respect!

Serious stuff Mr John, but glad to hear all is going well so far! Fingers crossed once the physio work starts you'll be on a quick road to full recovery! Operations are scary, but in the long-run quite often the best option. Looking forward to seeing you back on your bike, I'll pop down for some local rocks and street when you're all mended . Get well soon dude, Dave

Sweet bike, I was debating in my head how a mega-black one would look and couldn't decide if it'd look good or not. But yeh it does . And a rhyming thread title, what more could you ask for! hehe

Strength to weight wise there won't be much in them at all. The only area the Team will be stiffer in will be the brake feel. You could argue that the extra 100 or so grams extra weight on the team is pretty much just booster plate. This could make a little difference to the stiffness of the frame when pedaling, but whether it'd be a noticeable difference when compared to the Lite, that's definitely debatable. When you talk actual strength to weight, the light might just shade it, as it's lighter but not discernibly 'weaker', just not as stiff in certain characteristics. Personally I'd go for a Lite and then get a booster if the brake wasn't as stiff as I'd hoped. Lighter way and about the same price. Geometry though.... Personally I love sort 20" bikes, though with just 10mm between the short of each frame, the extra 10mm cockpit room would be welcomed by most people. But 10mm shouldn't have too much of a detremental effect on bunnyhops etc. A 1025 Lite would be a lot of people's choice just because the short is too short. Argh, decisions. All that said, for ME, if the short lite was a little too short, I'd accept the extra weight and get a 1015 Team, as the extra 100g ish over a long Lite would be glossed over by the extra flicky handling of the 10mm shorter Team. How to confuse someone buying a frame in a few easy steps! haha

Is that a New Year resolution Jonny or you still pished? hehe Happy New Year everyone!! I hope 2008 is a good one for you Dave

Mike, get some new bars! hehe Awesome bike, it's got 'character'

Rock Pad Green every time! Still undecided over a smooth rim or ground rim for my 24", if I go smooth it'll be the Greens, if ground then the Blues . Dave PS, make sure you keep your rim nice and clean and dry

Joey Joey. Shows off the frame bloody nicely! So close to a gorgeous mint green! Next time... Good work though, don't scratch it!

Looking good Waynie! For a first proper site, done good geez!

Beast!!! Comas never looks like he's moving very quickly, must be something to do with his size. But those sidehops and that up to front-hops! Absolute whopper. Cool song too!

Looking good Patty! Busy busy January schedule it looks like! All good fun though, you'll never be bored when you're that busy! hehe

Good little ride, weather was a bit cacky though. I did so much cross-town riding today! lol, more time searching for people than actually riding trials! Bloody mobile phones! hehe Good seeing some old faces and meeting some new ones When the weather's better let me know if anyone fancies an hour or two riding again

Parking is best in the Broadmarsh multi-story or the NCP multi-story around the corner. Check out the map I just did.... Hopefully see you all tomorrow!

Amphitheatre sounds good. Time, say 11?

I'm feeling ruff as a badger but hopefully be alright for tomorrow . When and where should we meet? Preferably somewhere we can ride for a bit so if people are a little late we won't lose them instantly Dave

Looks like the 28th is best then! Hope that most people (including security) will be having the week off. Rididng wise, does everyone that's ridden there recently think it's alright for a ride?

Good post, very festive! I'm pretty sure you've posted sentiments felt by the vast majority of forum members, even if they wouldn't come out and say it in real life! Merry Christmas to all trials riders around the world!! Dave

Yep, might benefit from a slightly more streety handlebar and stem set-up, but other than that and rims, it's all 'normal' trials stuff. Oh, and a seat and post of course!

www.myspace.com/trialtech Merry Christmas to all those who add me! hehe

Normally Onza cranks are 158mm standard I believe. Personally I've got 170mm cranks on my 20" bike. I find the little extra leverage helps me accelerate batter, which makes a great difference for the better when using short run-ups. For me I'd say that 160 are only really a major advantage when riding super super techy stuff, maybe a uci competition where you need all the clearance you can get. If I did run 160mm cranks I'd probably use an 18:13 gear ratio (a little easier than my current 18:12) to get back the quick acceleration. But that's probably because I have weedy-girly-legs!