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Decided to change a couple of bits on the bike; Changed the Hope rotor (which was cracked in about 8 places...) to a nice Gusset R-Series and have changed the old skool pashley seat for a nice Federal Slim Pivotal seat with Slammed post (silly light for a BMX setup). So here we go: I like it. A lot. Edit: pictures look much better if you click through to the full size images.

54% actually ride... that's sad... and shocking. Maybe there needs to be a usedtoridetrials-forum. Been riding since 97, don't ride as much as I used to but still out a couple of times a week to keep the skillz New vid soon... hopefully.

I imagine you could still quite easily kill someone with it in one blow though which makes it rather stupid to carry around expecting to use it. No comment on the real issues here as it's all been said. I just hope for your sake the guy pulls through... at 75 though he'll never fully recover.

Looks really nice. Cranks will definitely help and I'd say go for a 'proper' seat too rather than the mini one...

Pretty sure it's a pimpy TrialTech titanium UCI guard:

That's ok then I've thought similar things before and it's just down to the angle the pic's taken at and the curvature of the fork legs. Just ignore me...

Looks noice... although is it just me or do the forks look bent in that pic?! Shame it'll be getting so muddy on the 9th

Fair enough, they seem like a bit of a strange bunch over the pond- don't usually hold back on their true thoughts...

Mud, clay, sand and tree roots...

Yeah, that's what I thought... hopefully the end of dangerous moving grips. We'll see!

Hahahaha.. I mean... oh dear Ash. Sent off my entry today Also just bought a new set of pads, lock on grips and stem to get the 221Pr back into tip top (ish) condition.

Tell me that's not a 1/8" chain on there...? Could save another ~50g running a 3/32" surely?

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Oh. My. God. That's just insane Ads!! Looks gorgeous though. Are we talking Ti spokes throughout? Possible issues with the discs or not? As the Kool-Aid Guy would say...

Explained in the OTN thread- ten laser cut stainless steel sections welded together then fixed to the rim. Not convinced that can produce a straight, true disc in the first place, and that's not taking into account the fact that if you buckle the wheel by more than about half a mm (that's about everyone who rides trials then...) it will rub like a crazy rubby thing.

That's the fella!! Cheers Boon

Haha, I love the way the Americans are absolutely loving this, telling him to go into full blown worldwide production and patents... It's not a new idea, it doesn't seem that good an idea for trials and as OBM's said, he's not exactly the standard of rider who either needs or can properly utilise a brake like that...Props to the NZ dude for giving it a go and making a working prototype but Americans are such losers

Noooo to the silver Please paint it again...

Base?

Ain't gonna happen. Trials is a pretty poor spectator sport at the best of times and is such a minority sport they'd be lucky to sell a few thousand copies worldwide= not viable. There are a good few (basic) games online at the moment which will keep you busy for a while though.

The run up was a bit tight for a full on bunnyhop so I did it both ways- just a pedal up like in Pompy and also bunnyhop.

Not really. Weymouth is the nearest station but from there you'd have about a 10 mile stupidly hardcore ride to get to Portland. Best bet if you can't get a lift would be to get yourself to Weymouth and then give someone a ring to come pick you up from the station.

Dan'd added some pictures here.

Quite a strange ride, everyone seemed to be in little groups going round at their own speed doing their own thing... worked out ok though because nowhere was too busy. Quite pleased with how I rode, managing to hit lines first time that were scuppering Fred, even with Deng part on my bike haha. I like Bristol... although I like it more when Rowan graces us with his presence!

Absolutely Oh and Ash... you just shut yo' mouth biatch before I open a can of whuppass on you.