ULtrialsguy

Hello from Ireland and good luck over there.

I use my trials bike to commute around college campus and theres some pretty big distances between buildings. I have a gear ratio of 20-16 and no seat so it can be tiring sometimes but I'm used to it now. Helps for building up your leg strength so you can actually ride trials for longer without getting tired. Also my loud hub lets people know I'm coming and they step out the way. When I had my mtb with a quite hub people didn't hear me coming and so I had to slow down and ask them to move. I bought my bike second hand for 250 euro. Not the best setup but it was fine for getting me started. Upgraded it a lot since then though. Also our club has built a pump track on campus and my bike is perfect for flying around that.

Favourite comment from youtube "how does he do those tricks with balls that big".

No prob, chances are I won't see it but if I do I'll be sure to notify you.

I'll give you 50 quid. (A)

How can you put something else on if it's stolen. Was the description from an ad?

Wow what a crazy vid, loved it completely. How he can have no fear to do those lines after a crash like that I don't know. Best video ever I think. Sorry to all you guys out there that make great vids.

Theres so much to choose from, our club just bought 4 new Canyons for a little over 2000 euro. Decent enough spec as well. Secondhand market is flooded with bikes over here in Ireland.

My onza has zero BB rise.

For anyone considering buying one theres 10% off the genesis frame on Rocknroll bikes. http://www.rocknrollbikes.com/trials/frames/onza-genesis-26-trials-frame.html

Well I might just get them and I'll let you know how they work out.

Those disks are 96 grammes compared to my echo disk which is 141 grammes.

These look great, one piece as well. But look pretty spindly, might snap under heavy trials use. Saying that I'm not doing huge moves, particularly with the front brake. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Alligator-Aries-RED-Disc-Brake-Rotor-c96g-180mm-/400300585625?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item5d33c63299#ht_585wt_1037

Not sure if this has already been discussed elsewhere but has anyone tried floating rotors for trials? I have them on my full susser and thinking of getting one for the front of my trials bike. Only because of the fact they're coloured and look awesome. So are they tough enough or should I stay away?

My rim is undrilled and super wide and tough. Compared to most rims for sale, any holes I drill would be pretty small. Biggest bit I have is 10mm I think I could probably get away with it. As for pic above, thats some serious amount of holes. Looks sick and I don't think that would weaken it too much.

Oh yeah also as a student I have learnt that there are many things I want and not enough money to get them. I've spent a lot on my bikes but theres a lot more to get in my opinion.

On a similar topic, looking at my onza t-rex today I noticed, that above the BB theres three vertical tubes. Are they all necessary or could I get away with cutting one or two. I can't afford a new frame so if it would weaken it too much I wouldn't do it.

I've always lent on the side of getting a move perfect and then building it up bigger. Prob why I haven't progressed as fast as many out there. But I also say if you don't take risks, you won't get the reward. I've a friend who is really controlled on the bike and is almost perfect in technique but he's too afraid of hurting himself so won't do a lot of things even though he has the ability.

Now that you've mentioned it, I feel like drilling my rim as well. I've got ronnie and reggie rims, although only using one right now, can't remember which. They're really tough but weigh a ton. Shedding a few grammes could help. Prob not much though.

For someone riding a lot less time than me, you've certainly progressed further. I could complain and say theres many reasons but instead I'll just say well done and good work. Keep it up.

I know, I've mostly learnt to ride on my university campus with like 12,000 students walking past. In the end I just learnt to ignore everyone staring and shouting out rude comments. I just imagine in my mind that they secretly think I'm cool.

Might work but I would not be wanting to try that out. It'd take way too long.

Welcome, practice makes perfect, I'm over in Ireland but come from Southampton ish area, won't be coming over till next year but I'll have my bike I think so maybe we can meet up for a session.

As said above there's many variables but I think disks work the most reliably with the least amount of hassle getting them set up. Can be expensive though and some would argue that they aren't as powerful as rim brakes. I had a magura on the front and it worked great when my rim had a grind and when the pads where in line. I just got fed up with having to keep grinding and adjusting so I got a disk brake. Still have maggys on the back though.

I think the best set up is with disk brakes on the front and hydraulic rim brakes on the rear. I recommend the echo tr disk brake, it's what I have on my bike and hasn't let me down once. Also depends what type of bike you have, a stock (26") bike is better with rim brakes and a 20" bike is fine with disks front and back. Of course you can have disks on the rear of a 26" bike if your frame has disk mounts. I'm somewhat of a noob though so some of the more experienced guys might have something to say about what I just said.