-Pete-

That was awesome man, I really liked the editing - very professional. Do you study film or something?

Hi guys, just moved to Kent uni in Canterbury. I've heard from a guy I was speaking to that there are quite a few bikers in town, who I'd love to meet up with, and I was also wondering if any of you are from the university itself? Looking forward to hearing back from you

Aside from screaming and chucking the bike as far as I can; (I try to restrain myself from doing this in public), I think stopping for a while and then going back to it in a bit can do absolute wonders for doing what you are trying to do, as well as maintaining your sanity!

Wicked thanks for your help guys, I'll stick with them for now. I'm glad I've finally got my back brake sorted out now anyway. Means I can lock my wheel with one finger which is a great help for rear wheel hops etc. Cheers!

My memory card adapter has just chosen a great time to stop working unfortunately. Yeah they run horizontally round the braking surface. They're very small but they are noticable. I was just wondering if you guys thought it would be worth buying some rims with a completely flat braking surface, or if it's not worth the money just for that?

Hmm, I'll try and get a pic of it. You'll have to excuse the shitty camera phone though!

No it's not been grinded, that's why I'm a bit confused. They're brand new rims that came with the bike and it's how its been manufactured. I can't seem to find anything like it on the internet either lol? EDIT: The ridges are all uniform and parallel the whole way round

Hi, got another nooby question... sorry guys, but with no trials riders in my area I have to ask someone these stupid questions The sidewalls on my back wheel arn't flat/smooth, they have ridges running the whole way round (I think it may have something to do with not being designed for v-brakes or something?), but I was wondering if this would make much of a difference for my braking power. Would I be able to lock the brakes better if I bought some rims with a flat side wall? Your help is much appreciated!

Yeah, the breaks on my bike are pretty shocking (was only a £150 bike, can't expect anything fantastic). So I was going to upgrade the breaks, probably with Avid single digit 7s for the back and a decent cable disk brake for the front. I just wasn't sure if I should get some good quality levers whilst I was upgrading the breaks themselves.

Disk for the front and V for the back. I'm assuming that you could use the same levers for both?

Bit of a retarded question but what difference would good quality brake levers make? I read somewhere that it would be wise to get some decent levers if you're going to upgrade your brakes, which I'm trying to do. Hopefully someone can shed some light? Cheers, Pete

Oh cheers Oli, that's given me something to think about. I've been riding my bike 2-3 weeks now and the brakes still arn't much better. I've tried adjusting them over and over again, but you still have to squeeze the damn things so hard

Hi guys, sorry, I know there are tons of threads similar to this but I'm such a newbie to trials that most of it just washes straight over my head. Basicaly, I ride a M.A.D. Phase 1.3 stock, which seems to be ok for a beginner, however the brakes are pretty shocking. I can't use one finger to lock either the front disk brake or the rear v-brake easily and I was wondering if any of you have any suggestions as to what I should do. I can't spend too much on the brakes, but I still wan't some brakes that'll let me use one finger to lock the wheels. Would better pads be enough for the rear or would I have to get completely new brakes? And what kind of disk brakes should I be keeping my eye out for? Thanks for your help!