ti-mig-guy

The etching would take away the slick smooth feel of the factory rim. Making it more gripy, in theory that is...

I am completely tired of grinding my rims, and have been trying to come up with a better option. I have a few new rims waiting for a test. I think that a nice acid etch would give nice little micro pits all braking surface. Has anyone tried this, and did it help with wheel slip? Has anyone triad coating the rim with a soft urethane? In theory having a soft surface to meet the soft pad should work, as long as the coating is super strong...

Some one, quick, build that guy a 29 inch trials bike....As it is when he tucks it looks like he is riding one. Gets so close to the frame the wheel sits higher then him...

I will be building a new obstacle tonight, just like your "H" pallets, very nice idea....

I think a front disk must be required. I have 0 modulation on my maggies and can't do that at all...

I would think that there is a hug amount of stress put on the BB and yoke. I mean the spring will bend back and forth the connection and cause a failure at some point, near the BB. How would this work with 2 pivot points like normal suspension. I 1would also add that the suspension should be designed to allow the chain stays to move twords the BB, there by being useful for back wheel moves, and drops.

I will never buy another set of cranks that do not have replaceable peddle threads. I have been looking and there are a few different options. The first time a nice set of cranks gets ruined when a friend rides your bike, and is a moron who doesn't notice the peddle wobble. I recently destroyed the threads in a 2 week old set of echo forged cranks, when I slammed the peddle on a missed side hop. At the very least try to get CNC'd cranks.

This is a bit hard to describe. For me the key was to lean further back, while pulling up, until I almost fall back. Ass should be low, and elbows should be straight. Then it's a dynamic move upwards. Do not try to push the bike forward, instead pull straight up, and extend your body up until your stomach is touching the bars or stem. The natural inclination is to force the bike up, but it will really do it with very little input, just a hop. It's all about body movement, not bike manipulation. The bike will continue moving forward and up at the same time. It helps to think of pointing your toes when you hop, makes your legs get into a nice position to land. The most important part is to GO FOR IT! Plenty of speed, and really really hop, the bike will stay with you. A curb was never quite tall enough to work this out for me, but 2 pallets worked well. P>S> This technique is where I learned the importance of keeping a good grind on my rim, it's easy to land on your head once you can get up to rear.

You say you have been using substances, so you need to replace your seratonin and dopamine. There are also many studies say GABA helps with stress, available everywhere and it's cheap. When you roll or get drunk you use up the substance that makes you feel good. Unless a person eats like 9 pounds of red meat per month then you will eventually run out of seratonin. 5-htp is the common answer to this problem, although you would need to find a sub lingual product, because stomach acid destroys it. This is the only one I know of, and am not sure if it's available in Europe. I eat them almost daily. www.craniyums.com I have a coupon code if anyone wants to check them out. I would also suggest a few omega 3 capsules to help relax your brain.

Nice video, but why is there a skin suite being worn on a nice friendly ride?

Try running a little more air in your rear tire, and try to do tiny little hops while turning.

The trials market is way to small to begin with. I see the real issue here being for the manufacturer. If there profits are down-due to drop in volume or drop in pricing- then they will not spend much in the R+D area. There is however the idea that the eastern market is growing well still, and if there are enough Chinese coming into the sport, then the manufacturers may survive.

I think you are going about it correctly. If the interest you need is not generated by these postings, then try posing a little hate o gram in the local paper where he is located. Most businesses would not want the negative attention.

Try removing your BB and cleaning it. I once wasted a whole Saturday doing that...Or other bike maintenance... Find the most nakkered bolt on your bike and then go hunt for a bolt on some strangers car to replace it with? Photo shop pics of teachers doing bad things? Learn to ride backwards?

Hurt myself...