Lord Banks

Depends, if its just shop finance then yes, but if its through the Cycle to Work scheme then no. (well you can, but you have to tell them and then repay it all back in one).

Does anyone find it weird as soon as you introduce any kind of height to a log, your balance goes all to pot, I can ride along a line on the ground no bother, but raise it up six inches and I just fall of.

I love how grass is growing out of that wall, I've never seen that before, looks cool.

Don't think Boris Bikes have drilled rims.

You should really learn both ways if you ride natural though, sometimes you don't have a choice which side you have to do it.

I've never found anything about the 'sinks' either, it was just what some auld wifey at work said a few year back. I was a bit like you and up until that point I'd never met anyone who'd experienced it or knew what I meant, she just casually said, "oh yeah, the sinks, I used to get that".

I used to get something similar as a kid, there was no demons or anything, but it would be like I was awake, and everything in the room was getting bigger, it’s hard to explain, but like my perspective was being stretched, but at the same time like I was a giant in a tiny room. But I couldn’t move to get out of it. Somebody said ages back it was called the ‘Sinks’.

check it oot:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_slip

hmm, I get a creakey front end on my bmx all the time, its because i ride it mostly in a dusty old skatepark, clean the bearings out and its alright for a few days.

Try cleaning your headset bearings.

I don't actually own this, but I so so want it> http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/speed-5.html

Ahh! that clown freaked me out.

Drilling holes is a bit dodgy, when the bike takes a ‘shock’, the energy reverberates and gets absorbed into the metal, with holes everywhere, that energy travels further and for longer and gets into the joins and weld areas easier.

This.

I still ride bmx and I find going from bmx to trials takes abit getting used to. Even with my dodgy arm, my bmx just floats of the ground, but my trials bike feels like a pig (until I get used to it). I put it down to the wheelbase.

We invented the North.

aaahhhh, rumbled... http://www.stewpig.com/others/around-you/a-gigantic-pallet-tower-that-has-a-very-unique-purpose-11-pics/2014/04/02/

Had a few pallets lying atround, so I thought I'd build a Trials park to mess about on between rain showers, what do you guys think?

Unfortunately, my grip strength will most probably deteriorate, I have ‘tennis elbow', which basically means the tendons from my elbow down to my hand/fingers are gooshed. I’m starting Physio soon though, have to have injections straight into my elbow :'( Although those levers look sound, think I’ll get one ordered.

Yeah, think I might try that actually (cheaper anyway). Never really gave any thought to the actual cable, just having a read on that Sheldon Browns website about them, never really thought they were that important.

My Vs are setup brilliantly (if I do say so myself!). I'm just finding my hand aching a bit when I'm using the rear brake for any length of time. My mountain bike has hydro disks on it and I need little effort to get full lock, so I was thinking the same for my trials bike. Although I'd never really thought about trying to improve my Vs as such, I thought I had them at optimum performance (for what they are), but maybe I’ll experiment with a different lever/cable and some 'proper' pads.... I must admit, fitting a hydro does fill me with dread, I see a lot of topics on here about different setups or problems people are having, I know my way around a V brake.

Sorry, I know that this would have been asked a million times before, this being a trials forum and all. I have done a search, but as this is a trials forum, the amount of hits that come up for 'brake' are overwhelming. but..... I need some help buying a Rim brake for the rear of my Onza Bird 2011. It only has V brake mounts so I'd need an adapter from what I understand. There’s nothing wrong with my current setup, the problem is me, I have a 'Tennis Elbow', basically meaning I have little grip strength in my right hand, so I'm thinking a Hydro might help. Also, pads?!? Whats the crack there? I'm running Onza clear trials pads on a light grind with some monty brake spray which are spot on, but again, moving over to a hydro, i'll need some help there too.

I have that book, you're right, it is worth the 20 quid. Its helped me loads to understand different moves/techniques. Can't quite pull them yet, but at least I know what I'm suppossed to be doing :$

2.7kg build here> http://www.cycleexif.com/worlds-lightest-bike

Newcastle isn't in Durham?!?