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Both WD40 and GT85 are oil/solvent based, GT85 has PTFE in it (Teflon)

Ive always use digital fishing scales, hook them up to the back wheel and stand on a chair - sorted

Make sure you have a look on some of the auction sites or on here in the for sale section for some second hand ones, you'll always find ones with loads of upgrades for a fraction of the price of a new one

I'd stay away from square taper cranks, the amount of sets ive gone through is unbelievable! TartyBikes stock Try-All ISIS cranks and a few cheaper ISIS BB's, you're probably looking at around £80 for cranks, BB, bash and sprocket which is less than half the price of a set of middleburns, plus the benefit of having separate cranks/sprocket

You can ride trials on any bike really, as long as you have a decent set of brakes and the right gearing, however a frame/bike designed specifically for trials with dedicated trials geometry will always perform better than a bike that has been designed for dirt jumping. Although if you're that keen to ride 24" im sure you can use your DJ frame and upgrade parts as you go, then save up for a decent trials frame as you progress?

Just to second whats already been said really - I've always strayed away from cages as I much prefer the feel of platform pedals, plus as soon as the cage is bent, they're next to useless, whereas platforms are easily serviceable and you can replace the pins/bearings/axles easliy to get them back to as-new condition. Plus, i'd highly recommend one of the five-ten shoes. The grip from the 'stealth' rubber sole is immense, and they do a range of designs to suit (skate shoe style, fr/dh boot etc)

In that case (edited): From my own experience, I can definitely recommend rim brakes to you because in my opinion they are stronger, they have much better sense than disc brakes and they will last longer than disc brakes

Hey All, I'm Darren, 21, from the Isle of Wight I'ne been riding non-trials stuff (DJ/FR/DH) for about 8 years now on and off and thought it would be a good progression to start trials too! I currently ride a specced-up kona howler as my do-all mountain bike, and a trek roadie for fitness, but i've always been easily impressed when it comes to watching people riding trials. So, i'll be building up a stock in the near future from all my left-overs! Just wanted to ask some of you guys what your opinion of the Echo fixed hubs were? i.e to use with a screw on freewheel. As i'm quite tight on my budget i'd be interested to see what the advantages/disadvantages were over say, a hope trials hub? Any feedback greatly appreciated, and i look forward to posting here in the future