AndyT

You just need to ride a lot man!

@jamesb move to the U.K. It's the only place you can make a living as a trials rider!! North America = travel 300 days a year doing demos at bicycle shops across the country... and you need a time machine to the 90s and you need to beat Jeff lenosky to the punch.

My sealant says 4 oz for a 29er wheel, I figure 6 oz for a fat 26" wheel?? I've got a compressor, that's half the battle... going tubeless first on my fun hybrid bike so I'll have some practice, then I'll get the foam + exacto out and my gorilla tape and go to work.. is there much weights savings after all is done? People say tubeless is a more supple ride, any change on a trials bike?

Any pure trials bike is like a huge lever that makes large gaps instantly possible. My gu makes unheard of gaps possible... I won't even attempt the same ones on my hex, which is set up in a street configuration. If I put a long and low stem on the hex it would be a bit better... I have no experience on a 24", but Ali can gap far as fuuuuuu on his- in sure he's just a good rider and would be able to go hilariously huge on a comp "cheater" bike. main thing is just riding your bike a lot and trying to gap a lot of you want to get better! Good for you for realizing that sidehops are the worst thing in the world early on in your trials career...don't get too into labeling it street or competition, just ride your bike up and over stuff and have fun.

I'm on 26" and a OG dx32 in rear... spank in front , think the front may be an easy job as at 45 psi it is very rare I rim out on the front (takes a major tap to something sharp!). @ben_travis what is huck Norris? Where will I find that foam.. packing supply store? I stopped riding around my house because every time I'd go for a ride I'd get a front and rear flat from gnarly American desert thorns...not cool... sealant will help this!

Is anyone running a tubeless set up for street trials? I know competition trials tires with low psi ratings was not a good thing, burping too much air... Ali C how are you getting on with yours? I'm going tubeless on my road/mountain bike , interested in its use for my street bike with 45 psi...

No, but high priced cameras don't make a good video.. watch ANY Red Bull video, they are so painful and they are showing people what a video should be like, super slowmo high res of dirt and tires, drone shots of a nice pier... barely viewable actual riding. For my Kenny B video I borrowed a 7d and kit lens ($0), my gimbal was a $5 thrift store tripod with a shirt wrapped on the end for weight balancing and filmed it in one day with no planning- just drove around and filmed.. That video had $0 budget, and has combined over 400,000 views... because I know how trials riders should be shot. Red Bull came out with a Kenny B in San Francisco a week after my Los Angeles video- it couldn't get the hits even though it was filmed with $$$$$ and the Red Bull machine promoting it. Doesn't matter when you can't relate to the riding, and while you watch the video you get the feeling of being in an elevator instead of shredding a bad ass city. I prefer to watch Danny mac on an echo with shit mini dv quality than some elaborate go to another country get cray shots plan for a long time, take time filming.. make sure big sponsor logos are seen.. one day is all you need for a good video, especially if the rider is capable. I know you will disagree with me and that's fine..everyone has their beliefs. We are being bombarded by total SHIT constantly, if you watch television you're already used to it.... disposable world. james b bids are a favorite because the riding is ridiculous, the filming is all it needs to be- you can see what is happening... and they are real bangers that pop out of nowhere. #rideyourbike #biketrials #balanceonbicycle #redbull #inspiredrider #goarcadetheway #drinkpoison #4k #5k #virtualreality #happy #funtimes #streettrials #twentyfourinchrules #ttiplrhopehips #footplantwhips #sidehop #bunnyhop #didiforgetanything #magura #hope #hopeigetfamous

I'd never heard of a VLOG before Ali C made one. I love his, I'm interested in the riding and the sights and sounds of another country. As for trials videos, I stick to trials kings and older videos. I f**king hate drones, drone shots, selfie sticks, 40000k super HD, gimbals any other new bullshit gimics people are using to make their video look like that sick Red Bull "edits". Just make a video that shows something with heart, that the viewer can be somewhat inspired by (pun intended??). haven't watched anyone one else's vlog that I can really remember...they go along with today's eat crap and make a lot of trash society.

FInally got my KOXX shipment on France. got the new XTP frame, Capri pants, Monty shoes and hebo gloves... took them all for a spin:

Trials began becoming fully integrated with poppers and boys town once the uci no touchy anything with bike became the norm.... don't tell him, let him bring a slew of new people who love crushing walls with their lack of delicacy.... think the MTb community would regard trials as something more cool if we bashed into shit instead of pussy footing dancing prancing going to opposite foot to not "breathe" on the object you're going up. but in America we are still viewed as the picture below might make you feel:

I think my favorite bike ever was that black woodman frame that came out in the mid 2000s... no clue the geometry , but I think the bb might have been -20... tapped huge walls and wedged so so well.

Interested to see what you go for.. the extreme geometry of my Gu has me wondering sometime..

Interested to see what you go for.. the extreme geometry of my Gu has me wondering sometime..

Go for 22 Nm they don't come out. If if they still loosen, buy a cheap used welder and go for it.

My bike ride yesterday, warning not much trials just fun bicycle riding times filmed by iPhone and edited in 20 minutes. This is what my winter looks like, a 40 mile ride from my doorstep through hidden trails to the mountains: about as much trials as I get to do... in full rehab mode for my shoulder the past 120 days, got a bit to go before I jump on my trials bike- very happy I can ride anything! Riding with Kevin Shiramizu who "old school" people will remember his early 2000s WhiteRavenKS videos of the coustelliers and Hermance.

Maguras sell 90% of their product to tandem bikers, so the cables need to be 3 meters each.

How big is your finger? A 7" finger is respectable.

Lovely new one, enjoy hearing you speak .. and that one gentleman, amazing dialect.

Mmm how trials was when I started ! Mostly both wheels, balance and feeling... very enjoyable.

Yikes

That kid is going to be a real riding monster!! So cool to see them both riding

I feel like one of these threads pops up every other month... there is a market for these awesome frames! giant: Remake them! Nostalgia money

I have no torque wrench, but I do have he carbon grip stuff... just tighten it to where you think it should be, and like me it will probably come loose with a bang on your first huge gap - put it back and tighten more. worked for me w my pro trialtech carbon bars- rock man is a tiny weak unheard of company don't know how it will work for you.

Don't worry about him. I think he may be a nazi, everyone knows he likes to start trouble in these threads.

You go girllllllll