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Probably asked before but here we go again - can anyone recommend decent pads/refills to use on a v-brake (front and rear)? I have spare black adm refills, heatsink yellow refills and a few sets of coust pads. In my experience all of these have worked great on hs33 and a ground rim but I don’t think I’ve ever tried them on a v-brake - will they be too hard compound to use on a v-brake? I’ve tried the jitsie blue refills (meant to be pretty soft compound) which worked great on the first ride, then gradually deteriorated, so I don’t really rate them. I’ve also briefly tried the clear jitsie ones which seemed really good but I sold the bike very soon after I put them on and I’m not sure how they perform over time. On a side note - smooth or ground rim is better? Tar? Rosin? Any suggestion on compressionless outer cable? I normally use jagwire but I’m interested in trying others. As you might have gathered, I’ve decided to switch to dual vee on my bike, I have a couple of avid ultimates and I want to set them up to be the bees knees. Any people’s experience and tips are welcome! Nas

Hmmmm from a practical point of view you're right, but I think that the element of customisation actually plays a pretty important role in any of the urban/extreme kinds of sports. Be it street/trials, bmx, skateboarding, breakdancing, grafitti, etc. it’s all about “steeze”, so being able to customise your bike to reflect a subculture that you associate with adds a whole new layer of excitement (and it also helps the market I suppose). I feel like the bike build used to almost define a rider’s style. I can still picture Gerardo Garcia on his monty, Benito Ross on his xtp, Felix Mücke or Pisanka on BT, Neil and CLS on zoo, Damon on gu, etc. I feel like trials has become so boring and so streamlined into comps that if I was only just finding out about it, I probs wouldn’t bother. Now imagine how much more boring it must seem to kids nowadays who were born with a smartphone in their hand… Shall we call this the communist era of trials? 😁

Wooooooow someone must be having a shite day…

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Hey all, I’ve just been inboxed as a friendly “follow up” on my wanted advert. Normally I can tell a scam right away (especially essay writing offers are quite obvious on the forum) but this one almost got me. After checking the profile who messaged me and googling the email address it turns out that this is definitely a scam. Just posting to make people aware.

Can anyone tell me the proper/original O-ring spec for both 13mm and 14mm pistons and where I can buy these in bulk (well, when I say bulk I mean 20x seals for a 14mm pistons and 20x seals for a 13mm piston)? Also are they all standard across different pistons e.g. does a 13mm trialtech piston use the same seals as a 13mm racing line or clean piston? I know that there are different materials used for various applications, also there seem to be metric and imperial sizes. Generally 14mm pistons use a 10x2 o-ring, meaning that 13mm pistons should use a 9x2 o-ring, however are these rounded dimensions? Seems like different material o-rings come in slightly different dims as well. It’s just all too confusing to me, so I thought maybe someone on here has the intel… Cheers, Nas

Recently I watched a video telling you how to keep your tools in the shed rust free - place a camphor block (has to be the real deal, apparently there are fake or let’s say lower quality camphor blocks which don’t work) in your tool box which over time will form thin coating on your tools to prevent from rust. I don’t remember it word for word but you can find out more with a quick google search, I’m sure. Never tried it myself but I’m wondering if you could put your bike in a box along with a few camphor blocks and see if that works? Cheers, Nas

Mr Ant! Glad to hear you’re still in the game! I’ll look up Jitsie helmets, from memory they were exactly the dj shape I don’t quite like though..

Hey all, I’ve been using my old helmet for quite a few years now. Decided to treat myself to a new “decentish” helmet. When I say “decentish” I mean a higher end model unlike my decorative £20 BBB but also unlike a £150 worth POC which seem to be trendy these days. It’s an essential bit of kit, don’t compromise on health, buy cheap - buy twice bla bla bla… I know, I know… I remembered that MET were popular a few years back, so I thought an older high end model would be a good balance of quality vs price. So, got myself a MET Roam in size M which has MIPS and all sorts of security features (sorry if I sound dumb, never really been that much of a geek) for £50 which was the closest match to my target price of £75 posted. It all seemed pretty cool in the photos and reading spec online was very promising. Having actually tried it on I find that first, it’s huge and secondly, the straps are rubbing to the back/underside of my ears. It’s comfortable and it’s light, so I don’t notice it on my head but the overall shape compared to the size of my face looks super disproportionate. Straps wise - I’ve actually read the manual that came with it and I’ve adjusted accordingly but no success… Point of this post is to ask for general opinion - have you tried any of the modern, more expensive helmets, are you happy with your choice, are they all generally bigger than a helmet used to be or is it just that model I’ve got which is specifically for mtb, any recommendation on a “decent” cheapish, modern, light weight helmet…. Yeah, basically share your thoughts on modern helmets Oh, and a major point would be - I’m not interested in the street / urban / dirt jump shape. Cheers, Nas

Should post in WANTED mate. I have some green echo clamps with metal washers in a brand new condition - £17 posted if any good

Loved the video dude! Not a single black and white clip or fish eye lens and still made me feel a bit EMOtional… Great riding as always!

There’s something about the shape of this bike which I really dislike and I can’t tell what… Those thin forks remind me of standard steel commuter bike forks except these are straight. And the way the seat stays are so thin as well and where they mount onto the seat tube… I can almost see a sprung seat and rear mud guard being part of the deal - is it just me?

Quick Facebook marketplace search shows these, I’m sure there will be others. Any of them compatible?

Just another thought, you can find a higher wall/bench where you can put your front wheel on, so the bike is stable on 2 wheels but almost in a vertical position, so then it’ll take a lot less effort and just a light tilt backwards to get it on back wheel. Lean backwards slightly and try to narrow down that balance point. In any case, if you feel like looping out you stand taller on the bike and it will fall back forwards with the front wheel back on the wall, try not to let it loop out. I suppose that would be similar if you were to learn a hand stand against a wall. And to answer your question - the correction hop is done so you can “default” yourself back to that balance point that’s stuck in your brain. So you start doing them when you’ve already reached that point, not too soon, not too late.