TrialsMan Dan
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haha so is there any advance on an actual date and location being sorted? Could do with a good street bash before i go to Ireland.
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Check here. Thats this week, and its fair pish but hopefully next week will be an improvement.
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id be up for riding Edinburgh again sometime soon, a hear what folk are saying about Glasgow....but id prefer Edinburgh first to make comparisons
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thanks for all the help guys, i notice that on the bike the piston is slightly sticky but when i removed the cylinder all seemed fine, i put it back together and all seems to be okay for the moment, but i'll keep an eye on it im using an oil bleed, so the sticky piston being caused by using a water bleed is out of the question. If i were to use the wee tip as matt said, i would have to use magura oil yes? (royal blood or something isnt it?) Dan
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may be up for a ride on the 9th
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Reet chaps, the past week or so ive noticed my maggie has been developing slightly sticky piston, (i.e. not returning as fast when i let go of the lever). It started on the drive-side of the brake and was dragging a bit so i readjusted the cylinder farther out to avoid this, and now the non-drive side piston is sticky. Is there a quick, short term way of solving the sticky piston? I am riding tommorow, and if im honest its a bit of a pain in the bumhole . The lever feel itself is fine just pressing it, locks solid, no spongey feel but when lurching for example it fells really mushy and im not getting a decent bite and when lurch i can feel the pad still dragging slighlty when i let go of the lever to pedal. I should point out that i hardly ever ride in the rain and its been a fairly dry summer, so would it just be drying up inside thats causing the sticky piston? Any help much appreciated Dan
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Home was awesome probably cause it had alot of stuff from the dumfries area nah but i just thought it was a great film because it showed different riding styles whereas you get alot of riding movies that are just dh or freeride or whatever. I cant wait to see Find, we'll probably have a 'mini premiere' at Shed in Mabie forest just like when Home was released.
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cool, i like that sort of riding, spinney trick stuff looks quite cool on natural rather thanjust hopping about :P
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yeah i suppose the smaller diameter of the freewheel and bashguard wil give you better clearance. doesnt really bother me though cause i ride mostly street
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up to you, but i think a front freewheel is better on a more traditional trials bike or comp style bike rather than a street bike. i would probably just get a decent freehub, expensive but probably would last longer and more durable. doesnt martyn ashton run a pro2 trials hub?
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You have two options, flat platform pedals like this or caged pedals like this. I've never used caged pedals myself so i dont know whats good or whats not although they are more suitable for comp riding. For 24" you're probably doing more street riding so a good platform pedal is your best bet. It all really depends on how much you want to spend, good ones start at around £25. I run DMR V8s on my bike although they may not be ideal if you have big feet. A wider and lower profile pedal is great, something like the Inspireds or Echo pedals. Have a look around, other pedals i can suggest are Shimano DX's, NC-17s, Superstars or DMR V12s. Hope ive helped
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have a look at the thread named Scottish Trial in the new members chat. also have a look at the the news section
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Alreet dude, hows it going? Its quite funny i was gonna ask you the other day if you were on here :) you going to the trial on saturday?
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cool stuff ive never been to a comp before let alone ridden one, so it should be a great learning curve
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sounds good, ive been getting abit of practise in doing sections rather than just one or two lines sure i'll be alright on my 24"?
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Yeah man, nice short back end makes it great for manuals and i can just hop up to rear on objects rather than peddalling up. Really nice for spinning about too
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Just thought id post up a few more recent pics of my 24" steed. Few new parts on it, Inspired 'bars, Trialtech foam grips, Avid SD7 front brake lever, changed rear sprocket to 15t. Just gotta decide whether to save up for a decent hydraulic front brake or a new rear wheel build (or both lol....a wish ). Comments welcome . Dan.
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yaay im gonna make it for the trial my dad will be taking plenty of pics
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Trials Team Inverness Muckers Vid 1
TrialsMan Dan replied to pete trials's topic in Beginners Trials Chat
nice wee video there you guys got no fear doing that big pallet drop, and you're only 13 , great choice of music too. -
Aye man theres plenty more stuff to do, i'll show you about next time you come down
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Practise and qualifying on saturday
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Great day for riding, perfect weather, got some great pics too . Spent nearly all day riding street, then went to Unity skatepark to finish the evening. Here's a few snaps. Thanks to James, David (Gunter) and Dave for the pics. Comments welcome winding up for 270 270 off x-up up to rear dave- wallride quality line Gunts face LOL drop to rear..in the tree Dave- tuck no hander table tyre grab Snapper and his flying skateboard
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Arrrgghhhh i wanna make it to this, but there is a clash- BTCC is at Knockhill that weekend and i have tickets whattt dae i do?
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not bad wee vid, how long you been riding?