mehukatti
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its skill , not bike.
then why not ride trials with a full suspension bike?
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I don't understand why anyone would be too old for cycling, no matter what dicipline. Of course there is a trend to switch to less extreme diciplines when you get older, but it doesn't apply to everyone. Think Ot Pi, Wade Simmons, Brian Lopes (2007 World Champ), Jeff Lenosky, John Cowan, etc. All of these are pro riders, better than 99.9999% of us, and they are all over 35 years old. So someone being 22 and thinking he's past his prime, is pretty ridiculous. But for some people, it may be an issue if riders around you quit and you don't like to ride alone or go to group rides where others are much younger than you. But I think mental and physical issues come to play only when you are well past 40, of course assuming you have an athletic and healthy lifestyle.
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What chain tensioner do you recommend and why?
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I'm thinking of trying a XTR V-brake for rear just to see if I would like it more than a pimped out HS33. I would probably get the latest M970 lever from CRC, but there is a possibility that I could get older version of the V-brake itself second hand. The question is, have there been any other than cosmetical changes to the V brake over the last few years?
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How old is he?
A bit of googling suggests that he is 37 years old.
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Check out my review of Crux (with screenshots) here:
http://mtbnews.net/index.php?id=287
(sorry about the bad english.)
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Maybe ride some other dicipline for a while, and then come back to trials. Like BMX, MTB street, Freeride, DH, or even road cycling!
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I received my copy yesterday. I must say that I like it, especially nowadays when that kind of riding is slowly becoming extinct. Ryan was doing lots of tech moves/lines, Ohler rode also with the no hop Manifesto style, and Korba had balls and explosiveness. The video felt noticeably longer than Manifesto DVD, but not too long to be boring. If to criticize something, I think some of the camera angles could have better shown the magnitude of moves and the height of objects. Anyways, I appreciate Ryan _a lot_ by going his own way and modernizing traditional street trials, and designing a great frame for likeminded.
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the norco 2008 Manifesto frame weighs a heavy 7lbs
that cant be right!FYI, that weight was removed from norco.com and replaced with 4.7lbs (2.13kg).
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Yeah the norco 2008 Manifesto frame weighs a heavy 7lbs
That is total bullshit. There must be an error on Norco's website where that weight is listed. Even the heaviest dirt jumping frames made from "water pipe" tubing hardly weight that much. I had an older Norco Team Trials frame which was also made from the same Reynolds 853 tubing as the Manifesto, and its weight was about 4.5lbs. The Manifesto should be under 5lbs. I can weigh out mine when I get it.
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You can get new teeth from dentist. I just got one for 2500 euros (~1700 pounds), although I didn't knock it out riding a bike. This was in Finland, dunno if its free in UK?
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What 420mm rigid forks are there currently available? I'm looking for a bit longer than "normal" 405mm forks. Only Planet X Superlight and On-One Superlight come to mind, but I think they are not sold anymore. What else is there?
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It's much lower now than the previous model. The top tube and seat stays are almost in straight line now. There's also a new seat stay yoke and disc tabs. Not sure about exact geometry changes, but it should still take a max 80mm suspension fork without ruining the geometry. If putting a rigid fork into it, I myself am considering the 440mm white On-One Superlight (~35mm longer than normal 405mm forks), if I don't opt for a sus fork. About the mech hanger, they are almost always non-replaceable on steel frames, because IF you somehow manage to bend it a tiny bit, you can easily bend it back without weakening the metal. So that's basically a non-issue. I'm actually quite excited about the frame, because it's basically a modern street trials frame, when other manufacturers stopped their development into the 2003 era (Zebdi, etc.). And its name, "The Manifesto", I guess it refers mostly to his style of eliminating all correction hops.
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Some new info and pics here:
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What I like about old school trials:
- being able to pedal around relaxed while sitting
- not drawing attention with a seatless bike that looks wierd
- manuals and other street tricks are much easier and fun to pull off
- x-up is much easier without mega-wide handlebar
- generally riding doesn't just consist of three moves: big gap, big pedal-up, big sidehop
- there isn't as much pressure to go big, which can be frustrating especially when you start to hit your own limitations
- focus is a bit more on learning new tricks
I'm not against modern bikes, having ridden coustellier for two years, but currently my interests have been switched to oldschool (circa 2002-2003). I'm currently waiting for the new Ryan Leech frame to be released.
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Awesome! The video resolution and quality is just unbelievable, and I like the fact that it seems to be deinterlaced/progressive. The video is almost like a post card on my 22" widescreen tft. Personally, I would prefer x264 codec, which is the de facto format nowadays for ripped HD movies. But it might a bit more hassle for novice users.
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Just published info about 2008 Marzocchi product line on my site:
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Norco/Ryan Leech are releasing a new frame this year. More info:
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Ah, didn't remember that grey frame. It's actually the second newest one, I think 2004 or 2005 model, before the latest white one.
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Here are pics of the latest 05/06 white Moment frame:
http://www.ridefree.fi/mehukatti/moment/
If the frames are 3 or 4 years old, then that sounds a bit suspicious, because if I remember correctly, the 2002 frames were red, and 2003-2004 frames blue. For 2007 I think they are not made anymore? Atleast Norco's website doesn't list it anymore. But if the frame you are talking about is really the latest model, then I would very much be interested in buying it! In that case send me a PM or email mehukatti@ridefree.fi
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I have a Shimano Deore 160mm disc brake on rear with red EBC pads and Fibrax steel braided line. Bought it from some guy for 50eur who said it works really well. I didn't expect it to be anything special, but holy shit! It's the most powerful rear disc brake I have ever tried on street/trials stuff. I would say the power is almost at par with perfectly set up and pimped HS33 (grind, koxx blox, steel braided line). However, it has the same problem as almost all disc brakes, the pads move back and forth when the brake is locked, destroying your accuracy on back wheel. This issue is pretty much the reason why I would still prefer HS33 on my future trials bike (the Deore is currently on my ryan Leech style street bike).
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didn't foxcomp.fi use to carry norco a few years back?
i looked at the site and found nothing though.
They did a few years ago. I think they were imported by ET Sports, but they quit that for some reason.
Replacing Ring Drive Mechanism
in Trials Chat
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Has anyone replaced the core Ring Drive mechanism on an old Chris King rear hub? How did it turn out? I think the core mechanism is the Drive Ring and Driven Ring which can be seen below. I really haven't had much skipping, and something tells me that don't fix it if it aint broke, but still it could be an interesting experiment. I have already gone through the following upgrades over the years on my old "Universal" type hub which I originally bought over 5 years ago:
-fitted ISO hub shell and kept the old internals
-replaced the original aluminum drive shell with the stainless steel one
-put in heavy duty axle and fun bolts
I have had the driven ring lying around in my tool box, and just ordered the drive ring from Aspire Velotech since I needed some other stuff from there, too.
I think basicly what I'm wondering is that if I put in some brand new internals, how will they work with the rest of the hub.