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I tried to make another "How to" video with help from Netto and friends. Just a few tips for anyone who might be learning this move. This move is aimed at the intermediate rider who can balance with front wheel on an obstacle and surge to rear wheel (without pedal stroke) on a regular 90 degree obstacle. For starters it would be recommendable to practice on an obstalce with something on the other side (in case you surge to rear wheel and the front wheel drops, you'll keep from flipping over the bars).

I run about 19 for the rear and 20 for front tire. I don't weigh so much so it works for me! Yeah, sounds great!

Thanks guys, we'll try to get another video going!

After seeing a few brakeless trial vids in recent years, I finally had a chance to try it out for myself. Lots of bails and feeling silly for failing at doing simple things like trackstanding against a wall for balance. All in all it has been a lot of fun so far. One of the more funny responses came from a BMX rider, who had no brakes of course, and he was surprised at me for riding trials brakelessly. I was surprised a brakeless guy was surprised at my brakeless bike.

Thanks for the comments everyone! My bike is a Yess frame with front/rear Chris King hubs, and CK headset too.

My latest vid riding around at local spots in Japan I wish there were more of a scene in Japan but riding there can be lonely most of the time. Anyways, it's always good times riding.

Here is a little bit of footage from when John visited from the Island. Riding from Stevie D and Jeff A too. I will film more of Netto next time!

Video of us riding the trials park. We rode there again yesterday with the usual locals and had a few guys from the island come join us. I'm working on editting that video as well, John Webster did some awesome lines that I got on film.

I finally got a new camera after a few years and pretty excited to finally get a chance to film and test it out. What takes getting used to is the wide screen that makes it tougher for the filmer to keep the camera level and it is also easy to crop out people's heads. I'm going to try to film more riders and do another video soon hopefully. But we've been getting snowed on a bit lately!

For this video I tried to focus on a farm theme and filmed in a way to show the countryside in the background. As you may imagine there is very little to ride in and around farms. A few fun facts include: The high pitch noises in the background are made by cicada insects, it was disgustingly humid to ride during the filming of this short vid. Anyways, thats all for now.

Sorry for the repost but I think this video would be more useful here rather than leaving it in the new members chat room. I recently became a validated member so I could not post in this forum before. I was made aware that this move is known as the "bridge" move in the UK whereas this move is called "wedge" in other countries. The "bridge" is a move where you are balanced on both wheels on top of 2 obstacles that are more than wheelbase apart. (Wheelbase is the distance from the center of the front hub to rear hub). This move is recommended for riders who have a pretty good understanding of basics like hopping, coordinating pedal strokes with brake use, and back wheel hops. I hope it helps some riders out there who trying to learn this move.

My friend, named "Yuu", and I riding in Kobe City, Japan. There is quite a bit more open space and greenery in this city compared to other major urban areas in this country. If you ever make it over here, bring your bike and check it out!

Thanks for the comment! Ok, about the name of the move....what I am noticing here is a difference in British English and other English speaking countries. For example, in the UK, people say "crisps" but other Englsh speaking countries will say "chips." Is it not a similar case here? Here we have people in different parts of the world calling this move a "bridge" and other parts of the globe people will call it a "wedge."

Bridge is also a good name for this move. But from the time I first started doing this move I have been calling it a "wedge." The reasoning for calling it a "wedge" would be from looking at this from the rider's perspective as it feels like the bike is wedged between the obstacles. If only there were an international association that could standardize what moves to call what.

Yeah, slow motion combined with some things to look out for usually works best. On a different note, would it be possible to get some votes for validation as well?

Thanks for commenting! For drop gaps I can do them but not so well. For the time being, something you can try is watch vids with drop gaps in them and film your own techniques to compare with.

I made a "how to wedge" video to help introduce this move to intermediate riders. A "wedge" is a move where you are balanced on both wheels on top of 2 obstacles that are more than wheelbase apart. (Wheelbase is the distance from the center of the front hub to rear hub). This move is recommended for riders who have a pretty good understanding of basics like hopping, coordinating pedal strokes with brake use, and back wheel hops. I hope it helps some riders out there who trying to learn this move. I hope this contribution can help get me validated as a full member on this site as well.

Thanks for the comments. I am in Japan and that is one of the good spots in my area. Unfortunately it is sooo freakin' hot and humid to ride during the summer season.

Hey everyone, I just wanted to post up my test ride video of my new Rockman Slate 2 and show some of my riding areas to everyone. I got the frame from Tarty and am loving it so far. I find the ride quality to be very stiff and responsive coming from only a 25mm bb height on my previous frame. A recent change I made is going from 18-16 to an 18-15 gear ratio and it rides much better than before.

I also like my brakes quiet as it keeps people from giving me the evil eye or attracting unwanted attention like security guards or good citizens that will tell you to not ride at certain places because it is morally wrong. For my setup I use Avid Ultimate V-brakes, a carbon Shimano booster, keep all the brake bolts tightened, keep the wheel true as I can and use different brake pads for different conditions (very humid conditions, dry and cold, slightly damp conditions, etc). You will have to decide which pads you like to run for certain conditions. I also do NOT have a grind. My brakes seem to work fine for me. Here are 2 videos I have that show my brakes are pretty quiet.

Thanks for pointing that out. I actually was just responding to the original poster's question.

I don't see why it would NOT be ok if you grinded rims with V-pads. I also grind my rims with V-pads and yes it does make a difference for sure. Cuz if you don't you won't get much grab and holding power from your brakes. i haven't had much problems from grinding with V-pads over the years.

Hey I'm Brian, I'm new to the forum and I ride a mostly 26 inch trials bikes and have a BMX as well. I've been doing Trials for about quite a few years and I'm still lovin' it. I live in Japan and there are good riding spots but compared to other places it seems too cramped for space so there are less parks, less random rocks, rails and ledges around town than compared to other countries. To get to the good spots you need a car.