steve g

Hey, thanks for the advice, managed to get it out.

Hi, ive managed to break a bearing whilst trying to remove it from my hub, leaving the outer ring stuck in my hub does anyone know a good method for removing the bloody thing ? thanks. (its a t-master)

as you turn them they push against the bolts in your frame which forces the axle back, tightening the frame, so turn in the direction that moves the axle back (this depends on which way up the cams are )

The largest hole in the cam goes over your hub axle The bolts go in holes in your frame just in front of the drop outs.

hey, you cant really go wrong with snail cams : just put the snail cams on your hubs axle, pop it in the drop-outs with the cams inside the frame, put the bolts in finger tight and turn the cams till your chain is tight.

made my day

head angle affects the position of the bars in relation to the front wheel, if its steep then the bars will be further away, and the front wheel closer to the back, and if its slack then the wheelbase will be longer, compared to how far away the bars are. so slack = short reach to bars, long wheelbase steep = long reach to bars, short wheelbase its confusing

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^Fair point ^ So has ANYONE successfully bought something from them recently ?

So does anyone know if the new guy is any good? I would ring tarty but its on offer at trials-uk and i always felt you would have to be pretty cheeky to take them up on there price match thing :$

Hi I've seen lots of people warning against buying from trials-uk. Just wondering if anyone has bought anything from them recently, or knows what's going on with them, as they are the only people who have the hub I want, and I don't want my money disappearing. Thanks.

If your budget can stretch this far, then its a one stop shop : http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?pr...category_id=502 If not then its still a list and photo of everything you need.

Dont forget that shoes make a big difference too

Hey, not sure if you know this but theres a bike shop in exeter that stocks a few trials bikes. Im sure they would be happy to let you test ride a few, see which wheel size you feel comfy with Im not sure what its called but i know its along the canal.

Hi, ive been riding for ages and found sidehops impossible, until i got my head around leaning your weight. So my tip is: once on your rear wheel try to lean your weight over the object whilst keeping the bike straight. Within a week of figuring this out i could sidehop walls above the top of my headtube, so give it a shot!

your still being optimistic, it will probably be 'mangled carcass' cheers for the link, will probably do this, although im sure mine will be a bit less substantial ( block of wood with a couple screws in ? )

I think i am going to attempt to make it myself, ive got some snapped echo SL's with a disc mount which i could use as a template. Ile post some pics of how it goes, if I can figure out how to post pictures! Fingers crossed this isn't followed up with a 'my disc broke off and mangled my wheel' thread

any advice? where did you get the mount from? thanks

Hi, ive read online that a good way to do it is: set-up an avid bb5 or bb7 on a set of disc forks, tighten the pad adjusters so the brake is clamped to the rotor, and then remove the wheel and brake from the forks at the same time so that when you fit the wheel (with brake clamped to rotor) into the non-disc forks you can attach the loose disc tab to the brake spin the wheel so the tab is against the fork and voila... a perfectly positioned disc tab ready to weld. sounds simple, ish i was just wondering if any one knew of problems i need to look out for other than the risk of cooking the pads! thanks

Hi, i am planning to have a disc mount welded onto my steel Monty 219 ALP forks as a temporary set-up to spread the cost of converting to disc. I know someone who is confident they can weld it on well, was just wondering if anyone else has done this / knows someone who has and has any advice or problems they found.

Great minds think alike :L i also ride a 20" czar with red parts. steve.

Hi, thought i'd let you know that my friend picked up a brand new saracen 2.zero for £150, thats £100 less than the retail just by shopping around. If you went for something similar it would give you peace of mind about the frame, forks etc being in good nick, and would leave you with plenty of money to get some second hand magura's etc... leaving you with a decent bike to learn on, for not much cash

hey, when i first started riding i used to ride round my patio in circles for hours, as stupid as it sounds this did actually really help me, i learnt to balance, take tight corners, then stoppie the back round etc... keep it simple! lol

Mine snapped identically to yours. Im looking at the trialtech ones, more money and extra weight will hopefully equally a longer life ! Any one have anything to say about the trialtechs? or know of any other curved blade forks that are worth a look? Thanks.

Thanks anyway, and i definatly wont be buying another pair! Its annoying to see that all the pictures of broken ones on your topic page hve broken in the same place, they clearly have a major weak point where the hss3 mounts are