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mexophilia

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  1. I'm using this cranks dude. So far so good, they're up to the task. Ther's just one thing about the cranks though. The arms have this buldging design which you need to take in to consideration, not like the Echo cranks whick have a straight arm. It keeps hitting my ankles, especially during pivots. Maybe I just need to get used to it. Hope this helps dude.
  2. WOW! That is sweet! I really like it so much. Wish I could have some easy access to trials parts. Enjoy your ride man!
  3. The Hbar is a FUNN Downhill bar with a 28" width.
  4. The tensioner is an old DaBomb tensioner. Thanks guys for the input. I'll post updated boosters and bars soon. Thanks again!
  5. On the rear, I'm using those orange Viz Pads. So far they're up to the task. On the front, I'm just using those shitty black Magura pads. i'm still looking for a way to buy those trial specific pads. Icey? hahaha. Maybe its with the camera over-exposing the bright parts of the bike. It's my sisters camera and I didn't find the time to set it up to the right exposure levels. Sorry bout that.
  6. It took me 4 months since I got the frame to end up looking like this. Looking for wide rims, brakes and stuff really was a pain in the ass! Hope you like it guys!
  7. Smooth! As always. Nice guys.
  8. Thank you so much for all the inputs guys! It really helped to narrow down to these choices. So it's down to ENO, and Try All. With these two top notchers, I think I have to see what's practical and durable. With the Tryalls, i think more engagements is sweet but maybe more likely to slip than the Eno with lesser engagements because it has deeper cuts on the ring which would have the pawls hold more than ffw's with greater engagements. I've seen opened 108 engagements and the teeths on the inside are really small. I really think that I can break them. I think?! I can be wrong?!
  9. Hi guys! I am in search of a good FFW. What would you recommend? Price is not an issue. My ACS FFW just slipped big time and i have to open up the FFW and sharpen the pawls to work. I know that from this point that it won't last, maybe i have a month or less before this one gives up again. I really need your help on your recommendations so I can order a good one. Tnx
  10. It can't. The best thing is still logging-in and downloading the orginal file.
  11. If you want to download anything in the net, i mean anything even those flash based videos! Just download Real Player and any video on the net now you can download. It's FREE!
  12. Go for the ECHO! The geo and specs is more important!
  13. mexophilia

    Talent

    Try to relax dude, you're pushing yourself too much. Try to download videos and watch them frame by frame. like the ones on Trial online, you can click the next frame button. It really helps dude. Also, if you can take a video of yourself doing a move and compare your moves from the others. It also helps to think positively at matters. You can do it. Goodluck.
  14. I love it dude. It's also my favorite color. For me it lacks green, Hahaha. I would have those Hbars green. Enjoy man!
  15. Nice! I always loved your videos dude. Smooth moves! Well controlled. Cheers
  16. Cleaning the chain ith liquid dishwasher soap is good. But every 2 months I clean em with kerosene. How to: Take the chain off your bike Put your chain in a small bucket or pan Put some kerosene (half a cup will do) then shake or brush your chain (you can see all the grime in the kerosene that a liquid washer can't do) Then wash your chain with liquid soap to get rid of the kerosene, then rinse Dry with cloth and then spray with a silicon lubricant Now put it on your bike Well, that's how I do it. Hope this helps.
  17. Thanks guys, well to sum it up I think that almost everyone had their time lifting the front end up. I can do these moves back on my Fuji XC bike but now, everything seems to be back from square one. My arms even hurts practicing these moves. Anyway, thanks a bunch guys knowing that this thing is normal. I'll practice more and hope very soon I can do these moves again. Now, practice.
  18. Hello there, I'm having a hard time pulling up my handle bars. It's very hard to pull up for bunny hops, manuals and stuff! I think I need a more angled stem. A higher one? Does anybody here encountered the same problem? Have you somehow learned how to do it later or have something changed in your setup? In some of the videos here, I can see you guys pulling your bars without a sweat. Please help.
  19. Well, I personally think that wherever or whatever hand you use for rear brake, as long you feel comfortable. It's a matter of preference. Just a warning thou... DON"T BORROW YOUR FRIEND'S BIKE WITH A DIFFERENT BRAKE SETUP! Hehehe. Cheers
  20. Thanks alot guys, this bike really took alot of time and money to build. Most of the major parts were shipped from hongkong because LBS' here in the philippines don't import any trials specific parts. Maybe, because there's only a handful of guys here that do trials?! Anyway, I'm still revising some parts like the rims, hubs and maybe the freewheel. But from this point, I'll take some time off on changing parts and focus on my riding! I'll be posting some update, soon. Thanks again.
  21. wear your shinnies man! you'll thank me for that.
  22. Levers on the wrong side? Do you mean that I should brake the rear tire with my left? I'm not really comfortable braking rear with my left. With the brakes: It's really hard here in the philippines to grab hold of any maguras or even parts. For the meantime I think I'm stiking with vees. For now I'll upgrade to an XT. To Maguras, maybe next year. Thanks
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