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Really good video there guys. Dude stopping in his tracks at Lewis gapping across the big walls made me lol.
I am so going to have to come down there very soon and ride some of that shit. Looks so fun.
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OOooo thought that footbridge above the rocks looked familiar! I must have ridden that spot too! The lines there are just endless. Its getting so tempting to drive down there again soon.
Nice pics Lewis, hopefully will get to meet you and see you ride as I ride with Dan occasionally.
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The risk is increased when you only wear shoes and shorts too, if you ask me, he deserved that!
Nearly everything you do in life has an ascociated risk. Do you really think that anyone who takes a risk deserves the worst consequences?
IMO Everyone is allowed to make a mistake here and there, and yes I always wear a shirt and a helmet now (which I used to do 99% of the time anyway), and I also won't make the mistake of running a split link on my KMC again.
I think its the people that don't learn from their wrong doings and repeditively do stupid s**t that deserve any bad consequences that come their way.
I was just pointing out what can happen when a split link gives up. Have no Idea about the khe but I wouldn't use a link in a chain that has material missing from the pins to seat a skinny circlip, I don't think there is any way this could be as strong as a proper link.
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Im currently running a split link, what is the risk im running ? Everyone seems to put them down ?
Ive always been under the impression they are strong ?
The risk is a little something like this.
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Chain tension looks perfect
. how did you achieve that feat on a stock rig?Bought a new chain and pretty well fluked the right tension, but the chain has stretched a little since then and had to put the tensioner back on.
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Hey all, here is a vid of my riding from the last couple of weeks
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Wow, so smooth and nice creative moves as always
. I didnt mind the slow motion, I often slow down trials videos anyway so as to the study the way the rider moves to try and learn from it. -
That looks amazing best one I've seen!
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Street: Damon Watson
Competition: Hermance
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ahhh looks sweet mate, I love the rim tape!
did you square out that front rim?
Thanks! Yeah with a dremel and a file, will never never be doing it again though! It takes forever and used about 20 dremel cutting discs, but you gotta do these things once to learn I guess
Really does look great! Is that a Tryall front rim? If so, be really careful with it. I squared out the holes, accidentally sat on the rim and had to throw it away
Onza hog rim on front, and surprisingly it still feels very solid. I want pink try-alls for it but the only try-all dealer in Australia isnt that reliable. I'm saving up for overseas shipping from Tartys... haha.
Thanks for the comments guys!
That looks awsome!What Stem is that you are running?
Adam
Zhi 120mm x 20deg. Thinking about getting something with a lower rise though.
Cheers
Jon
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I think someone else had a tensile, and its outer ring broke in two
ENO ***
... when i actually replace my freewheel
Yeah I think someone in NMC posted a pic of one with big cracks in the outer ring.
ENO
I told my mate to buy mine pardon my dumbness, but what is with the '***' ? Very common phrase on here it seems. -
You probably were running your chain too tight, or it was just crap. Most Tensiles have been fine.
Chain was not to tight on his bike. He runs an echo fixed hub with the built in tensioner and it keeps working itself loose if anything. Must have just got a crap one then.
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I know everyone has seen fitty million A1's by now but here's another
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Thought I would post this as my mate and I were just blown away that this could happen to a freewheel that is only a month old and not even ridden hard! The outer casing just exploded when he went to pedal kick.
I know the Tensile isn't the dearest freewheel on the market, and I could understand if it skipped or even crunched the internals but this is a bit ridiculous dont you reckon?
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i still laugh at my side hop and on the wall no cycling or skateboarding.
Nice vid well done
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Went in the bike shop in the last hour, he put on some hermititte (german version of locktite apparently) and cranked the bolts up with some massive foot long allen key, he said if they come undone now its the quality of the machining on the ISIS BB. He said that the crank has pretty much bottomed out on the BB meening although the bolts are done up tight the crank isnt. Hopefully it will stay in place as that echo BB was new a week ago
Had that same problem with my echo isis BB as well a few months back. It seemed as though the isis spline section was too small on the non drive side. The bolt I would tighten up with a 20 inch spanner hooked over the allen key till I couldnt turn it any more and the crank still wiggled ever so slightly on the spline even though it was flush against the ridge at the end of the spline. The supplier I bought it from said to send it back and that he never had seen this problem before, but I thought I would just try put up with it as it seemed like such a small problem to mess around with warranty claims, (Not to mention the nearest trials shops are 2000kms away from where I am).
Whilst having the bolt that insanely tight, it did stop the bolt coming loose, but after a few months or riding, that tiny bit of play got to the point where I could feel the crank wiggling whilst riding. More wear on the crank no doubt. I bought a new BB and problem solved using the same(echo cnc) cranks as before. The crank would get incredibly tight when 3/4 of the way onto the new spline (even with no bolt in it), and lots of friction on the bolt to pull the crank the rest of the way onto the spline. Bolt and crank now both stay tight! With the old spline the crank would effortlessly slide across to the end of the slpine as if it was smaller than the new one. So yeah I think its a manufacturing thing.
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I hate grinds. Really seems like a pointless move. Scratch up a wall and your bike and it looks stupid. The only grind I like is on rims.
Also hate 3 weeks of rain and snapping a chain at full load off a drop gap. Owwww
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Best videos ever! Your riding is incredible and so inspiring. Love the huge power moves and the free running is very cool!
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so why does it put people off the bike so much ?
thanks for all the help so far
cheers sam
People probably prefer to buy something as original as possible whether it be modified for a better result or not, the mindset being less original = old and bastardised. I would happily buy a frame with helicoils in it but would try tightening bolts into it first to make sure everythings right.
I put a helicoil in my Adamant the other day and it works great and also was surprised how neat it looks.
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Hi all,
I have seen a few pics and videos of riders running their bikes with maxxis high roller or minion tyres backwards. I have heard from someone that they grip better for trials if they are rotating the wrong way. Anyone think the same?
I can't help but wonder who on here runs either of these tyres backwards on either front, rear or both?
Cheers,
Jon
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Ok then, I think I understand what the pinch gap is now. So not just preloading and giving a huge kick but actually doing the main kick or lurch after the tyre is over the edge slightly and using the power to push away from that edge? It looks as though that is what is happening at 1 min 32?
Thanks to everyones speedy replys offering advise. Much appreciated
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1. My first trials bike was an Onza Woodstock. Easy to throw around for spins and streety moves, but flimsy and flexy to ride.
2. I sold it because I moved onto better frames.
3. Never wish I still had it. Would never go back to it. Looks too old school for me, and would feel too restrictive after using long wheelbase frame.
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I feel the same as Mrkoxx about landing on the pedal if you don't quite make your sidehop. It feels alot safer landing on your back pedal than your forward one.
I side hop mainly to my left with right foot forward. The hub bolt head or bare chainstay on the non drive side appreciates the abuse much more than the tensioner on a stock bike if you dont quite make it.
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Pinch gapping is the key to big gaps.
Once you learn to pinch gap you can really ping off from the edge which will get you futher in turn.
Matt
I haven't heard the term 'pinch gap' before. Phil mentioned this also. What is the difference from this to a normal pedal kick?
This is a vid of some of my riding, some is a bit old footage where I try gapping to a rail. I don't have anything newer at the moment, I will have to get out and do more filming.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuyXr7adETM
To my knowledge I still feel as though I still kick off the edge the same way.
Jon
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Yessss!!! I had been hoping to see a full video of Morgs riding. The up from the little rock... to rear now! He was only getting that to hook when I was there, and massive sidehop to rear at 2.40
. Really enjoyed the vid, good work!