Davetrials

I cant believe how long I've been here.

Cor blimey it’s handsome, I guess it’s only a good thing to see such big brands dipping their toe in the water, and can only add some spotlight to the sport, I wonder what the chances are of this ever being available to the public, Marin didn’t seem to bat the idea away on Instagram, but also made it pretty clear it’s just a one off at this time https://www.pinkbike.com/news/video-marin-builds-duncan-shaw-a-custom-trials-bike.html

Thanks for the advice dude, mines a very weird sort of build and my colleagues having zero trials background can’t fathom the 70mm stem I slapped on there, I’m very aware it’s to short and not the ideal bike, but it’s great fun and easily the best bike I’ve ever had the privilege of wheeling which is an accolade in its self. it’s a toy, albeit an expensive one but for now I love it. finger a crossed @Al_Felwill let me swap it for his Xlite one day

well it turns out that removable drop outs are not the one for a trials bike, so I sold the identity and built a trek ticket. took it for one ride, f**ked my back so hard I’ve spent three days in agony on the floor had ambulance out and I’m loaded on pain killers, given that I never want to experience pain like that this again, I will sadly be saying good bye to this bike, no more I don’t think. Pretty sad about the whole thing. So, after i think 4/5 years since i owned my last trials bike which was a Breeth 26" UCI jobby? After 6 weeks of trying to understand modern trials geometry i decided that it could get in the f**king sea, and new bikes suck. Recently noticed how much fun i'm having on my MTB just larking around at the bottom of trails, and darting off if i see a rock or wall to crash in to i decided i should build a more suitable bike for said larking. i didn't fancy a full dedicated trials bike, working in a MTB orientated store i found the parts to be to niche and couldn't bear the thought if paying full price So operation mid life crisis began. One of the few types bikes i've never had the privilege to own are the ones i grew up watching, the MTB converted trials bike, thinking Norco, Schwinn, Cannondale The idea i could, raise the seat and pedal somewhere, and even change gears really appealed to me, and after recently discovering Ayato Kimuras videos i was set and began the ridiculous task of trying to build a bike in 2022 when there are buggar all parts and suppliers basically laugh at you when you ask for dates. I'm lucky enough to work in a santa cruz store and really wanted to get my hands on a jackal frame, but once again was let down with late deliveries, after some digging it seemed a 4X frame would be more suitable for me than a dedicated jump frame, (longer, shorter back end, low stand over, mech hanger option) so i opted for a good old identity Dr jekyll, which is sort of a nice as i always wanted one of the big ugly ones when i was kid. Its not quite finished yet, the chainring situation will be changed out for an inspired 22T soon(Dw i've got a bash guard now), need to chop the steerer down and add a few more tweaks, but its a hoot and after a quick ride i can confirm its a f**king great big smile machine. and yes it taps. This image is from the evening we built it, i'll get some more once its "finished" Just waiting on the jackal frame now..

Fitted some of these last week on a 24kg E bike and holy shit the power out the door was insane, the new lever blade feels fantastic, theve gone for a flat sort of shape which slots in to your fingers by comparison makes the tech 3 feel like a bag of spanners. Despite my dislike for hope brakes i very NEARLY considered them If your in to hopes, then throw your old brakes in the bin and buy some now.

That is f**king flawless

good bye door frame

watch some pull up bar door frame fails and think about your coccyx, id rather go for a jog than have one those in my house also very jealous

this was on the table last night tbf

Got the mortgage deed! My first name is not josephine.

More f**king "searches" despite already receiving searches, If i die of a stress related heart attack before i move in to this property, i will be LIVID.

Friday now, so we can expect no progress what so ever until Tuesday next week, i'm convinced all parties involved work a 3 day week.

Preventative maintenance is so important with E bikes, the states i see some come back to my shop after 6 months is insane. 6K just TRASHED Given how difficult it is to get certain parts (Shimano 12sp cassettes are basically next year now) its more important than ever to look after what you have. What we see most, and i'm guilty of doing it my self, is leaving the bike in say 5th gear and just letting the motor just carry you up everything adding a huge strain on the drive chain and killing battery life, treat them as any normal bike, slap it in the big gear and spin to win! but we see very little, if any issues as far as suspension is concerned

Will it tap though?

What is going on here? Heres me sending you photos of my whoopsie bike and you keep that large nugget a secret Edit: how the hell is that going on the MX5

Update: *Swares profusely*

Just found out our old solicitor, whom we left as they were shit, have actually quiet been working and decided to bill us for checks, which we asked for in december, and have since signed up with a new solicitor, who got them to us in 3 days. Oh and the vendors solicitors have actually been dealing with our OLD solicitor, not the new one despite being told otherwise. so now we seem to owe a solicitor we split up with weeks ago £500, and have to dance with the law ombudsman thingy to dispute. ahhh i remeber rental life fondly I'm angry, sorry if that reads like giberish

yer i quit this the second i got back to work and started arriving home at 8pm again also 3d design is HARD AF, after making a donut and half of it looked as though it had transcended multiple universes, i called it a day

Same, struggling to find any half decent 26" forks at the moment.

Man when it snows here we all lose our shit and the country is littered with snow men and snow dicks in a matter of hours, its weird that snow is such a pain to alot of people. Great video dude, looking forward to seeing the ticket make a comeback too!

I cant even imagine the process of selling your house to buy a new house, we have both decided to die in this first place

Thats my thoughts, i wanted somthing that i can pedal to a location, and have some fun along the way, it was supposed to be a cheap little build, but working in a bike shop its soon spiralling out of control, not helped by the fact we have one of the new santa cruz frames on the way next month

Update, had to change solicitors, so thats basically £250 right in to the bin. f**k this whole process.

Think this bloke, maybe another makes a full working knife from paper, and tinfoil. pretty impressive

He has a UCI style mod, and from what i can tell this is third "mtb" trials bike, id pass further judgement on the geometry, but being in the process of building one my self I'll save face