Heatsink

I'm focusing on the reintroduction of just Heatsink Magura pads in powerpad backings for this summer. However, my friends at Tartybikes have got the reintroduction of TNN CNCed V pads in the pipeline and I know from my discussions with Ben@Tartybikes that they'll be mint!

A bit of concentration this past week and I've finally completed the V Adapters! More info in the News section 🙂

Great news V brake fans. Heatsink V Adapters now available! https://www.heatsinkbikes.com/v-adapters

Hi all, After a few years of absence, and in time for the 20th anniversary of Heatsink Bikes, the Heatsink Chain Tensioner is now available to buy! https://www.heatsinkbikes.com/tensioner Free postage & double sided Heatsink chainstay protector for a limited period! As is often the way, good news comes in pairs - Heatsink V Adapters are coming next week! Steve

A wet Sunday in England today, so I've been busy in the shed machining up V Adapters. I've updated the Heatsink website with detailed info on these and the opportunity to express your interest in a pair 🙂 http://www.heatsinkbikes.com

Hi Ian, you're still a young man at 41! Keeping the Trials going in your life and maintaining the associated fitness is all benefits. The fact that you're not doing what is average for your age is proof to keep doing it! Aim for better than average and you'll enjoy better than average outcomes in life. Counter to that is the philosophy from our youths to be continually performing better. This can be a source of motivation for a time but as we enter our 40s it becomes a burden likely to kill off our participation. I think it's about allowing ourselves a decline in performance. Like I tell myself with my running, replace the competition with community, and change the metrics of performance from, in the case of trials, rather than how high you can up or gap to just acknowledging the achievement of a physical ride for a certain period of time. Keeping that longevity and fun going. We need these connections to our youth to keep us feeling fulfilled and I've come to realise that the threshold to be better than average is low. Studies have shown that 95% of people over 30 will never sprint again! A healthy man has many wishes, a sick man only one.

A reminder of the results of this awesome comp which Rich organised. Well done everyone! I really enjoyed judging this video comp and was blown away by quality of riding and the fun vibe was very nostalgic on these cheap bikes! An update because the Heatsink prizes are finally going out today to the two Alex's!

Here's my mean machine! Photo taken so you can't see I've only refurbished 3 of the wheels. The car decided to evolve its own ratlook matt bonnet!

Hi all! This topic of V adapters takes me down memory lane 🙂 After reading your posts and seeing the impressive adapters you've all made I was intrigued to revisit a V Adapter design for 2024 with the aim that it be as simple as possible to make by a DIYer using tools in their shed. This was particularly interesting for me at this time because I've just improved my shed set-up with a new Pillar drill and an Angle grinder mounted on a stand like a chop saw for cutting cleanly and perpendicularly through small metal items. To help any fans of V brakes I've taken the key dimensions from the Heatsink V Adapter CAD and dropped them onto the drawing below. For the least effort to achieve a usable adapter you could buy some 20x10mm section aluminium from Ebay and then drill the 4 holes in the right places. The lower bolt hole has to be counterbored for the M5 Socket bolts, and you'll need a M10x1.25mm tap to thread the V boss hole. For sufficient strength the bolts you use to attach to the 4 bolt mounts should be carefully chosen so you have at least 1.5 x the bolt diameter e.g. 7.5mm of thread being used. If anyone was interested in some V adapters I was considering making some of these simple adapters in my shed to the design of the wooden prototype.

PlanetX Zedbi 2004 - Somewhere in Suffolk, 2023 With a 10x1 drive-train set-up (40t front sprocket!) for practicality in someways, and not in others!

Ah, unfortunately the clips don't work since your account is private! Great build post dude :-)

Donated :-)

In those sequin cushions I think you've just found the solution for all those difficult to buy people this Xmas!

I always liked the blue Zebdis! No idea on bar and stem combos, but I found with such a short cockpit on the PX the longer bars were awkward so I've broken the rules and gone for some relatively narrow bars, but then they have to be flat so the brakes can be positioned in the right place so it leads to a rather funny looking set-up with a stem that's trying to compensate for the lack of risers!

Rode the bike to the local town this evening for a trip back in time, mucking about on it in the town centre. Deserted so ideal! The wheelies are coming back! I think they give me more joy than some of the pure trials moves.

Nice one! Martyn will always be my No.1 Trials inspiration!

Great video! You've been working hard on those :-) Timely inspiration. Maybe I'll manage to lean 1 new extra trick in the coming weeks!

I've been busy....The aim was to build it in a form that it'll get maximum use. In a pure Trials spec it'll just sit in the shed! So here we have, 10 speed Shimano Zee mech & shfter, 40t front chainring on RaceFace cranks, Wellgo Magnesium pedals, some modest Shimano MT-200 disc brakes. Now it can be used for some modest trials action, wheelies, and can be ridden between the Suffolk villages to spread the gospel of Trials!

Top Kate Bush songs at the moment, that I enjoy playing on the Piano: 1. Wuthering Heights 2. The man with a child in his eyes 3. Symphony in Blue 4. Moments of pleasure 5. Cloudbusting 6. Running up that hill 7. Army dreamers

Sweet looking bike Sam! I'm particularly liking your chain tensioning solution :-) Oh, and the Vee adapters!

My Trek X-Caliber 7 2019 Used everyday in the Suffolk countryside! Only changes to the original spec (below) is the addition of Crud XL mudguards, personalised top tube stickers, some chainstay protection, 2x bottle cages, lights, Shimano SPD pedals, and replacing the uncomfortable original saddle with a Brand-X Trial saddle https://www.evanscycles.com/trek-x-caliber-7-2019-mountain-bike-EV340613

Loving it!

Hi all, I found this at the back of the shed. A nice little project to get it built up again and get in contact with the olden days, circa 2004! It's going to have a modest disc set-up. Still undecided about the drivetrain set-up. I do like to actually get around from A to B so it may have the sacrilege of gearing. Brace yourselves for it possibly not being historically correct, but rather in a form where it actually gets more use! Steve

Oh! That looks awesome Grant!

The CSC system had some interesting ideas, and I've found this original discussion on TF from 2011 which shows some of the areas where many weren't convinced! http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/topic/170511-csc-rim-brakes/page-4 It seems to be available to buy here: http://www.trial-bikes.com/freno-hidraulico-p-536662.html Food for thought indeed!