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Odyssey Wombolts for the win. Light and strong. Bought a set when they were released and rode them ever since. Recently sold that bike though but I've ordered a new set for my next bike.

The MG1's are great. Been running a pair for almost two years now on my bmx and got another set on my full-sus. Not that surprised though if some pedal bodys cracks though when using them for trials. The link to Alan's is for pedals without ti-axle though, just so you know. And it's seems like they're out of spare ti-axles too.

Sure the frame tubing probably is pretty thin, but I bet you can do that on quite many aluminum road bikes. Even the Scott aluminum racers comes with a note that you mustn't squeeze the tubing. They have a new bike now though that weighs only 3,19 kg... More info on both bikes at www.lightbike.de

Sure, but it's the lightest thing out there. I have no info on the frame weight on the Luxtech but it's definetley lighter than the BME. But of course the BME probably would attract a lot more looks cruisin through town! Anyway, here you go. Fully equiped - 4166,9 gram. (And it could be even lighter with a Scott Addict ltd frame.)

This is slightly lighter... 2999g is the claimed weight of the complete bike.

Actually I updated it with a new set of tires (Schwalbe), so now it weighs in at just 9,9 kg! Maybe I'll post some pics later on.

S.O.B. Slightly over built is the first thing that comes to my mind. But I suppose it's all about priorities. Nice work though!

Thanks guys! And yes, I promise I'll scratch it. Pengsmelly: Thanks, I'm really happy with how it turned out. Light and decent looking!

Hi, just thought I'd share a new product I came across today that might interest you. Was checking out the 2008 workbook at work from the company that among other things also distribute Continental bicycle tires over here. Found this, the 2,4" Rubber Queen that comes in an extra soft Black Chili compound, is foldable and weighs in at 850g. So now it seems like there's an alternative to the Schwalbe. Actually just ordered a Schwalbe to try out in the rear but I'm thinking of trying one of those to see how those Apex sidewalls works out, our salesman owes me a favour soo. Anyway, here's some pics and at the bottom a link to the german version of their site where there's some information too. Said to be available early this spring. Rubber Queen info Cheers! // Gustav

Really nice! I want those brakes soo bad...

I'm not running a split link. And most of them actually are really weak since most of them are made for cheap chains with the intention to be fitted on a crappy city bikes. However, some actually are pretty much just as strong as a pin. Got one a couple of years ago that came with a KMC Kool that I ran on my bmx that was of good quality. And thanks for the comments! Unfortunatley I've only ridden it once yet since the weather over here's just awful. Snow and ice all over the place. Can't wait for spring though!

Thanks a lot! Haha, no, I'm not mad. The split link was just temporary, didn't have time to find the tool to fit the chain properly and wanted to take some pics while it still was daylight.

Hi, finally got the last few parts for my new bike and built it up today! Been two years since I rode trials and back then I had a mod, but after riding this one a hour tonight I must say that it feels quite nice. I might add that it was -10 degrees, ice everywhere and only a really small area that was rideable. Still a lot of fun but I definetley want summer now! Frame: GU LE 26" Forks: Echo Pure Headset: CaneCreek Stem: TryAll Bars: Adamant Grips: Echo Brakes: HS33, with water+antifreeze Booster: TryAll Pads: Zoo Bottom bracket: Meta ISIS Cranks: TryAll 170mm ISIS Pedals: VP, slightly trimmed down Bash: GU wannabe Symmetrik, customized by me 32 gram only! Chain: KMC Kool SL Freewheel: Viz Chain tensioner: 74 Kingz Rear hub: GU fixed Front hub: Viz Spokes: DT Competition 3-cross in the rear, 2-cross up front Nipples: DT Alu Rear rim: TryAll with drilled inner wall Front rim: TryAll Rim strips: TryAll Tubes: Standard Rear tire: Maxxis Minion DHR, 42a Front tire: TryAll Stiky 2,0 Weight: Exactly 10,4kg measured part by part on a digital scale. Cheers!

Strange thing about Gregorowicz's bike is that it looks like it has a disc brake mount in the rear? Anyway, in -98 the first Ilions came out with an enormous bashring, yellow Selle Italia Inox plastic seat and so on. Not sure how the -99 looked, but at least the frame looked pretty much the same. In -00 the bike had a slightly longer toptube but the design was pretty much the same. The first bikes had a full orange paint scheme, but from now on they had Crescent's new racing paint scheme with black front, orange mid and titanium rear end. It also got a front disc brake. As for -01 it got a a new design with the bent top tube seen in the pic above. I think that 2003 was the last year it came with the Crescent logo but I'm not 100% sure. I do rember though that it was really expensive in 2003 though, and the Bianchis that came had the same price tag (think it was 32000 SEK wich equals about 3200 euros). Then it was sold with Bianchi paint scheme in 2004/2005 and that was the last year they made any. And if I'm not completley mistaken Martin Kleivard (who developed the orignal Ilions as their team rider and rode for Crescent/Bianchi the following years) got hold of the last few spare frames and kept riding them for a while. And you must not forget about the Crescent painted Monty mod they had, the Kile. However, the Ilions definetley was a great bike back then! Crescent actually have started to make a bit more expensive bikes now again for 2008 and reintroduced a few old models like the Gram (even though it's not a full titanium bike like it was back int he days). Unfortunatley I don't think they will come out with a trials bike again since they probably think the market for one is way to small, so they'll stick to standard bikes. But hey, you certainly can get some tuckage on this one too!

Go here and click on "Spokes calculator", choose anonymous usage. Specifiy "user defined" in the rim box, then type 392 (if you've got a 20" rim) or 542 (if you've got a 26" rim) in the ERD field. Then choose Hope Pro 2 9 mm as hub, then type how many spokes you'll be using. In "intersections" type 3 in both fields if you're going for a standard 3 cross lacing, or 0 if you'll be lacing it radial. Click "Calculate" and the right lengths will pop up. Cheers Gustav

Rear wheel 24" Rhyno on XC (3 cross lacing): Right side = 237,2 = 238 mm Left side = 236,5 = 236 mm Front wheel 24" Rhyno on XC (3 cross lacing): Right side = 241,6 = 242 mm Left side = 238,7 = 238 mm Next time all you need to do is go here and use their spokes calculator! Oh yeah, decent spokes. I almost always go for DT Competition. They're double butted (2,0->1,8->2,0) so they're light yet strong. Cheers Gustav

I'm still waiting for the last few parts for my trials bike so I might just as well post the bmx instead. Yes, it's a weight-weenie machine and people always whine about it. But whatever, it's fun to try to build a bike as light as possible and it's really fun riding tech street with it! It weighs 8,76kg (weigh part by part on a digital scale) completley without titanium. Had it down to 8,65 with a CR18 in the back but that was simply way too weak, haha. =) Spec: Frame: Fit S3 20,75 Fork: Sunday Morning II Handlebar: Macneil XLT 8" Stem: Odyssey Elementary Headset: FSA Impact Spacer: Carbon Grips: Shadow Lil' Dirty Seat: Macneil SL Post: Macneil Stump Clamp: Shadow Crankset: Odyssey Wombolt Sprocket: Odyssey Vermont 25t Pedals: Wellgo MG1 Chain: Industry Rear hub: KHE Geisha Street 9t Front hub: Proper Spokes: Sapim black DB Nipples: Alloy green Front rim: Sun CR18 Rear rim: Sun RhynoLite XL Rimstrip: Zefal Tubes: Dan's Lite Front tire: KHE Park Mac2 Rear tire: KHE Park Mac1.5 Mods: Stripped frame, fork and bar (duh!) Painted rear hub and the rims Griptaped pedals Drilled and cut seat Cut seat bolt, post and drilled the post Alu studs to the rear hub Cut axles // Gustav

Since most pedals are 20+ quids you don't have that much to choose from. However, there are some alternatives to the 458's. Wellgo V12-copies, 12 quid. Good thing about them is that the you loosen the pins from the inside so they're easy to replace, wich you'll probably have to do after some time since the pins are quite weak. Wellgo V12-copies You've also got the Wellgo Beartrap Magnesium for just 15 quid at Chainreaction right now, even though they're way to thick and clumsy for my liking. Beartrap Magnesium

V8's definetley is a good set of pedals for the money if you want platforms. Personally I prefer cages a lot more for trials. Even if the cages bends quite easily, they tend to hold up pretty good. And if you destroy your cages completley, you can get a new set of better quality spare cages or just buy a new set since the pedals (VP) is something like 12-13 quid. Thing I don't like with platforms is that the pins tend to snap off and may be hard to replace. Edit: Yeah, they're nice. Meta, Onza 458 and VP 458 is the same pedal with different names. The Onza also comes i different colours.

I didn't have any trouble at all with the lockring coming loose when I had one. It didn't come loose when it was new, neither after I did some service to it. But I suggest that you just have a look at it tonight, simple as that. It's really easy to just make sure it's tight and after that there's no need to worry about it tomorrow! Enjoy your ride!

My first proper trials bike was a Orange Zero and it actually was a really nice bike, except for the tire clearance wich was pretty much the same as on a roadbike. Had it built up really light and it was great for the level of riding I was at back then. Eventually sold it since I didn't ride it that much towards the end. I kept riding more downhill and bmx and I didn't buy a new trials bike until two years later. And sure it would be fun to still have it, even though I wouldn't ride it since it's way too short and so on. But it did look mint!

I run a KMC Kool SL and I really like it. Strong enough but it's still quite light thanks to the hollow pins and sideplates. Sure, if you're not that interested in saving some weight you might just as well go with the regular KMC Kool chain and save yourself a few quids.