Azarathal

Let air down, wrap a f**k load of duct tape around the tyre + rim and just tar where the tape is. Could work? At least it isn't going to explode without warning

Getting that bouncy ball eh?

I've done it clockwise with a makeshift roller before so it pushes up on the chain.

You asked for help and then when you got it you're asking for pictures of peoples personal rims as proof, you can definitely tell the rims you got are f**ked so why ask people with "first hand experiances" of the team rims rather than just take the advice already given by multiple people.

The factual answer is that you got a couple of dodgy rims, normal rims arent like that and you're just being an awkward fanny by not accepting this fact and dragging it out. If you had've phoned tarty and sent the rims out today they would've had them / been able to sent out replacements tomorrow, instead you've just pissed people off and have now increased the waiting time for replacements.

You look like a massive tgswhore in this vid Nick, massive riding though

My old monty hopes <3

Stick a mod stem on and it'll ride better, I have a 150mmx35deg stem and rage bars and it sits nicely on the rear wheel and sides nicely.

You say abs as a generalisation when It should be core, working just abs will f**k posture, give you a bad back etc etc. I don't know why you said it'll avoid a beer gut either as working your stomach wont reduce fat there, fat is reduced equaly from around the body and not just in one spot because you worked a muscle there.

Best option is hope pro pads + hope 180mm rotor. It'll improve the brake loads, the standard pads aren't that great and I never liked the rotor, took stupidly long to bed in and then squeeled like a bitch.

I always love it when people assume the lack of seat means its a shit bike purely because their reactions when I tell them my rear wheel brand new would be about £400. Gotta love chris kings.

Do a search and you'll fine the echo refusing to supply if zhi is sold thread. Not sure if it was definitely tarty but it was a rather large shop

That actually looks like a very clean build, I'd message him and maybe try get it a bit cheaper "just cause". Only thing I'd recommend changing is the freewheel for something trials specific.

Mine was painted

You'll destroy heatsink blues on a grind, they're meant for smooth rims.

Cracked disc mount, cracked drop out, looks like someones tried fisting the downtube etc.

I know Zhi and Bionic are the same company but the build quality of my Zhi was shocking, gussets welded wonky, chainstays arent in the same place, disc mount was so f**ked I was forced to run a post mount brake etc.

Carl is one of the more clued up members of this forum so i'd say to him thats very obvious, spose you're just clarifying it for others.

It's very easy to cut, the best thing that you'll have lying around is cable cutters, the kind made for gear and brake cable simply because I believe they're sharper than the cutters made for electrical cables.

I refused to do cardio unless needed (trials for instance) Doing cardio slows muscle growth as you're using the energy to recover from a run or something as well as repairing the muscles, I know its a negligable amount but it's enough. Think of it this way, the faster you grow muscle, the higher your resting metabolic rate, the more food you need to maintain, the easier it is to cut down. Congrats on losing that much though! It's really impressive.

Ollie the tank engine.

For anyone that cares I'm 5'8/9 and as of today 77.5kg, I'd say probably 12-13% BF

Seeing as people are posting progress I might as well camwhore myself too. Started late October, haven't trained properly since late Jan. First session back in about 2weeks today. I know there isnt much there atm, I'm going to keep dirty bulking until late June. Oh and I apologise for the shitty front shot, trying to take a picture with a phone isnt that handy, I need a webcam or something.

My tensile 96 was about 2years old, I'd replaced the set of pawls once over that time but the springs were almost worn through and were over stretched to f**k. I know it was bedded in with about 2hours non-trials use before it was used to trials at all. It finally exploded when about 3 of the springs snapped at once, still got my fair use out of it though.

I loved my friends Ice, go for it.