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Thanks for the comments. It was fun making this video and looking for good locations.
At 3:13 Jeff's clothes match the native sculptures with the blue, red and black color scheme. We didn't actually plan that, nor did we expect to find the wooden native structures in the background WITH some rocks to ride, great bonus! That was a pretty great morning and coincidence for filming this vid.
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Not sure if the word "training" inspires as much passion as it does on OTN's forum.
Anyhow a few facebook posts from riders wanting tips for this move motivated me to do a front hop video.
I asked around to see which local guys to do some front wheel hops for the video but there were just a few of us current riders who are able to front hop. Not the most useful move but if you can hop on the bw, why not the front wheel too?
Modern day trial bikes make it fairly easy to balance on the front wheel as well.
To set a goal for a complete new front wheel hopper, try aiming for 3, then 4, and then 5, etc.
For more seasoned riders, aim for 5 hops, then 7, etc.
By the time anyone reaches 10 hops, you'll have uncovered the mysteries of the elusive front wheel hop balance point.
Hope this video can help give some ideas and tips on how to reach 10 front hops*0:31 to 2:39 Front wheel hop tips
2:40 to 4:35 Front wheel hop Foolery <iframe width="1251" height="729" src="Any comments or feedback welcome. You can share or forward to anyone who might be interested in front wheel hops! They're loads of fun!
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Fun little event at the locals rider's most frequented trials spot.
The British must be proud of A-ran who now lives in Canada, he rides smooth, flowy and very techy.
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We just had our trials park redone. There's just a sign outside that says you ride at your own risk, no fence around the place really. We also have skateparks here so I think the insurance is the same as those facilities.
For obstacles, how about asking the City's work yard and see if there are left over concrete pipes/tubes/cylinders/logs/rocks/dividers/etc. There maybe construction sites around that give some wood away.
The skid loaders used to move rocks around is the machine you want for moving stuff fast/efficiently.
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that stem
I just took my old zebdi frame out of my parents basement
I want to build my zebdi now
I wanted a stem that I could use for 10+ years and not have to worry about it, and that was also 70mm in length. There weren't many stems in that length when I first got the stem.
Older geo short 26" bikes are fun! Definitely show us some pics/vid of your Zebdi!
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This is my Yess bike.
1015mm wheelbase, +5mm BB , 390mm stays.
The right chainstay looks weird cuz I used some light foam and white tape to keep prevent chain slap.
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Thanks for the comments guys.
I will try to take some pics and post them up.
It's a pretty older school geo, short and low bb.
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Finally put a new edit together around the Vancouver area, haven't been getting out too much to new places in the past little while.
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Before going to Whistler, there was no way to really confirm if the rumor was true or not that Kenny Belaey was coming to town but as I walked towards the meeting area, I see some riders approaching and instantly recognized Kenny, so he did in fact come to Canada to ride at Crankworks/Trialsworks.It was a great chance to follow, watch and film the elite riders in action. I helped out with timing and checking a few times so I could only film as much as I could.This is round 1 of the sections and I have footage of the 2nd round too.
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I haven't been making vids for a bit but am trying to get back into it and try to be more consistent while searching for more places to ride/film.
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I've been thinking of trying out 24inch. I have 170mm long cranks and an 18 tooth front freewheel.
Do most 24 inch riders use a 15 or 14 at the rear?
For my 26 inch now I use an 18-15 gear ratio and it's great with the 170 cranks.
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Some competition scenes at the Belcarra trials comp in May. (In Canada).
Riders were broken up different groups so I could only get a few clips here and there.
<iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.c...bed/Y2qdklClgqQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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hope it rides nice
'cause it's looks
I'm glad you hurled you over this, but you are not the first.
But Yess offers custom colors while they have frames in stock. Two other riders Jeff rides a red bike and Stevie has darker yellow frame.
So the good news for everyone else who may get the Yess frame is, the only barf color frame is mine!
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That is totally wicked man! Great lines!
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Ever since pinch flatting out and having to replace the tube and all, I could never get the brakes set up nearly as well. I kept getting slippage despite re-grinding and didn't want to spend so much time to set up my bike, so I thought forget the brakes and rode without them for a while and am enjoying it a lot!
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I'm sure this move has practical applications for minor hops going forwards to get up a small bump while on top of a rock, but didn't imagine pushing it farther for gapping and going up anything higher than a sidewalk curb.
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Thanks for the comments guys. The ball bag snagger wasn't too bad actually, didn't bleed at all
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Just a few clips of me messing about. A few highlights include trying to do a 180 to back wheel and snapping my Chris King cog into a few pieces...scary.
Another one was finding a double ledge where I tried to continually go up without pausing/stopping so I had to get up with switch foot then time my pedal strokes to get up to the top. The most challenging aspect for me was not having room in the middle to setup.
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It was the first time my friend from out of town tried riding trials in another country. Compared to the conservative nature of his home, he noticed that riders/riding atmosphere and people abroad are more open and lively in spirit here. Random passerbyers are more likely to start conversation with riders, and riders talking and practicing with parkour people we just met. Showing my Japanese friend around was all but perfect when we were joined by a few youngsters who came out and showed Toshio a different side to the street scene here. They were a bit too "free" and perhaps confrontational with the public.
Next time we may have to limit our rides with Toshio to more mature riders. (
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My last attempt at brakeless before the summer. It was fun, but I built up my other frame and run brakes again. But someday, I'd like to try brakeless again since it teaches you to rely on brakes less when you are running brakes again...not sure if that made sense.
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Just wanted to show off our old Biketrialz Warehouse we set up while living in Japan.
It was an amazing but expensive facility to set up for just a small trials community but well worth it for sure at the time.
No matter the weather, how late at night, it was enclosed and all the obstacles could be rearranged.
Do you guys have any indoor spots in the UK?
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Really good, possibly my most favourite move (not movie, sorry
). The video was really helpful, useful and more importantly not repetitive at all - it was nicely broken down.There was 1 tiny thing that if being re-made Id suggest (otherwise its not worth it!). Where you go to do the switch 'use the rebound of the FRONT tyre' as I find this is where most of the move success comes from. I know its pretty obvious but im sure a lot of people wouldnt get it
But the technique covers, as far as i can tell, everything! Nice work
Thanks for the feedback.
I mention the tire rebound at 1:45, 2:20 and 2:38 in the video.
You are right that the tire rebound is definitely important to time along with your body movements.
New obstacles at our park
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I like how when we post the youtube links, the screen shot shows up now! This site has been updated! Nice.