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  3. Bionic 24" Rear Rim

    in Trials Chat

    Posted

    These are terrible for holding any kind of grind. Unless you do it before every ride. Echo are great rims that hold grind for few weeks, although do weigh a ton!

    Looks like its either the TR or another Neon then ;)

    Just be cool and run smooth

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  4. Bionic 24" Rear Rim

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    My viz 2013 was shocking for holding a grind, however managed to get cousts to work on them (tried tnn, heatsink etc with no luck).

    I'm running a echo tr rim again and I love it, nice and strong and amazing for grinding. for the sake of 150g. I know which one i'd pick.

    Hmm, well I use Cousts, but Im not really risking it :P

    Yeah everyone says TR's are great, I just don't particularly like the look of them or the little bit extra weight, but will definitely be considering them.

  5. Bionic 24" Rear Rim

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    Thanks for all the replies guys, your help is much appreciated ;)

    that rim comes in 26" and is heavy compared with the others of that style think its about 700g

    i think alot of people are using the neon rims which are cheap and still perform good.

    http://www.trial-bikes.com/llanta-trasera-neon-24Â’Â’-47mm-p-536397.html?language=en&azx=1440

    I am going to be getting a neon on the front with a disc setup, but my rear brake will be a maggie. How do you reckon those rear Neon rims take a grind? May think about getting 2 Neon rims as they are light, cheap and look great.

    If these Bionic rims are the same as the old Viz rims then I will steer clear as like Sam said they are reportedly very weak and the metal used doesn't like rim brakes :(

  6. Bionic 24" Rear Rim

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    Been weighing up my options as far as building a 24" wheelset for a trialsy Echo build, and have been contemplating which rear rim I should get.

    I am curious as to how this Bionic rim performs, in terms of its weight, strength and ability to hold a grind. Has anyone had any experience with these rims or does anyone have any knowledge of them? The design seems to be based off the Try-All No-War rim that I am using on my mod now, which I rate very highly. This site suggests the weight is 628g, which I think is suprisingly heavy looking at the size of the cut outs in relation to other rims. If anyone could help me out that would be cool.

    http://www.trial-bikes.com/bionic-rear-46mm-p-536389.html

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  8. Post A Video Of Todays Riding

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    Nice one on the hops. I've found once I've got that balance point I can just go on forever and ever

    Yeah cheers Dan. That was on the first day I had learned them, and since then I have learned to do them more controlled, just on the spot with out going backwards like in vid. But you're definitely right about the balance point, once you have it its simple. Like pretty much all trials moves really :)

  12. Bombproof brakes

    in Trials Chat

    Posted · Edited by streetrials24

    Ta-daaa. That's where I got mine from. Original pairs got lost in the post but they sent out another set pretty quickly. Fresh out the packaging they were better than the Sintered pads.

    Worth noting those are the M810-style pads not the M820s though, so if you're running the newer Saint they won't be much good to you...

    Cheers for that, yeah I'm going to be running an M810 on the front of a trialsy 24 build, so might think about those. Got Nukeproof Sintereds on my mtb's Saints and they are pretty damn good, so I wonder how those would compare...

  18. The Photography Thread

    in Chit Chat

    Posted · Edited by streetrials24

    I haven't posted much in here for a while, this has been my summer - sunsets and festivals...

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    Cool photos! I am curious as to how this one was lit, is it bounce flash or did you use some kind of diffusion? See this sort of soft light look all the time in night club photos but cant figure out how its achieved since on camera flash is generally hard and unflattering. Cheers :)

  23. Onza Comp.

    in Bike Pictures

    Posted

    I stll think you shouldn't of got it bodge welded by some engineer because of such a small crack.

    Yeah and I think that my frame shows that. Been cracked for a good few months and I've ridden it as normal without anyyy trouble :) Still, the guy you got it off should really accept full responsibility for it :(

  25. The Photography Thread

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    Right right right, that makes a lot of sense ha.

    More questions then, you shot 9 different shots to get the photos? Obviously you are getting at more than just exposing the whole photo correctly given how detailed it all is.

    would you mind going into more detail about how you shot each picture? I'm intrigued by it all and would love to have a crack at it.

    Also, merging all 9 together. How?

    Thanks man, sorry for all the uneducated questions

    No worries man, I'd be happy if I can help you out :) The reason I shoot 9 images is that I have found that it gives a far smoother picture than if I had just shot say 3. Particularly in areas where there isnt much detail such as the sky, you will often see artifacts where the software has not been able to smoothly join the images together.

    I take 9 images, each at a 1.5 stop increment, and do this by using Magic Lantern firmware on my camera (available here: http://www.magiclantern.fm/downloads.html ). The smaller the increment the less artifacting you will get once they are stitched together, and the more photos you take the greater the dynamic range will be :)

    As far as processing, I use 'Photomatix Pro', then tweak the basic look to what I want, then save the image as a 16bit TIF. Then I will open that TIF in either Lightroom or ps and do further adjustments such as sharpening, clarity, split tone etc.

    Another tip if you want to try this out is to take 1 photo of your hand infront of the lens at the beginning of each new sequence, so when you get back to your computer you can see which photos belong to which sequence easier.

    I hate writing long answers cos I feel geeky but I hope that helped hahaha If you need anything else answering fire away :)

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