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I definitely agree with all three of you guys. It seems like as long as he's able to stay in his warp speed flow state he's magic, but in the big comps when something interrupts that flow, things fall short. Missed flags and the lot. But he's still my favorite comp rider to watch. Style and creativity for days. And he's got the power to back it up now.

I know it's been said before, but Charlie is on a different wavelength. It's crazy to see him transition so well to 26" Pretty sure he did section 3 with no or almost no balance hops. Just looked like he was having a light stroll. Unreal

Unfortunately Deng passed away awhile back. Echo / zoo / czar continued for a few years without him, but the brand didn't survive covid. In general inventory has been lacking since 2020. It's getting better but High end brands like crewkerz are sold out pretty quick and there aren't any firm contenders to fill the entry market like echo did.

I'm wondering if the angular motion would creating a feeling of instability? I'm also sure pedals like this would not be as durable.

I'm using the trailcross LT's and love them.

Haha, I don't. But I don't use those Pedals anymore. Or ride in the rain or snow.

When I used the xpedo spry, and a few other Pedals I had done the same thing. Some other Pedals have not needed it. Like you said some Pedals have a large amount of the weight around the axle where there aren't pins, and it can get slippery in the wet. Do you have other Pedals to try? I used to use longer pins in the winter months.

What I meant was that it seemed to just be a rebranded maestro carbon or canyon or something. Highly doubt it's a one off specialized.

Nice riding! What frame is that?

I always struggled to switch between a comp and street, or between a 26 and 20 comp. I see some riders do it really well, switching over almost instantly. What I've seen is that a small % of exceptionally talented riders (a group I don't belong to) can switch back and forth with ease, and the rest of us need a solid 3-4 rides to really start to get used to a bike. Are you riding almost every day or just a few times a month?

Since it's a pretty small area I'd just use a wire wheel.

🍿🙂 These identify the frame threads are some of my favorite. Frames like this are hard, nothing really sticks out about it.

I'm also pretty old school, but I like the new system of scoring. Like Ross said, we're rarely seeing strato dabs anymore. They're also able to put together longer and more challenging sections, and riders who don't complete the section are still getting rewarded for the gates they get. I used to hate it when someone cleaned a section but went a second or two over and got a 5. I feel like it's harder than counting to 5, but still easy to follow. Clean a gate, get ten points. Some gates have an A B and C. Put a foot down, don't get points for that gate. I think the tape is still the same as it's always been, it really just needs good course builders to make sure riders aren't doing something weird to sneak through.

The jealousy frame and cranks feel so much stiffer than any other frame I've ridden. I had a echo GU around 2012 that was round 18 lb, 8.1 kg. But it felt like crap. Most of the current frames are a bit stiffer and more reliable than super lightweight frames of 4-6 years ago. If you're ok with snail cams, instead of a built in tensioner, that saves weight. The tensioner setup on the frame instelf adds some weight, along with the tensioner. Play Kill II is 1.68 kg.

I never really did drops over 9ft. I could, but if the technique wasn't perfect the potential was pretty bad and it just didn't seem worth it. After I tore my achilles that dropped down to about 7ft, which was reinforced by gaining 30 lbs.

Hey, I'm in the USA here. Just got a mortgage a few months ago at 5.75%, which was down from 7.25% when I first applied for a mortgage in January. It still sucks. Our new house was a complete wreck with structrual damage I flipped, although the exterior is still rough. Huge 3 car garage with plenty of room for bikes + toys. I'll need to get some pictures. Here's a house I flipped last year. My first flip. If I had listed it about 4 weeks sooner than I did I would've made a good chunk of money, but I listed it right after the rates started going up and it meant I worked 9 months for free. But I didn't loose money and it was a good experience. I removed a few structural walls, opened up the floor plan, made it a 3 bedroom (previously was a 2), new HVAC system, 18 piers plus 2 full length girders in the crawlspace, new porch, new windows, replaced a few walls from termite damage (clean your gutters people, it's not hard). I did 90% of the work myself. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2523-Rochelle-St-Durham-NC-27703/49988833_zpid/

Anyone know anything about the the club roost xp trials? There's one kicking about locally. Thinking about an old school throw about bike. Edit: Here's a picture of the frame.

Did you do a good sweep of UK ebay? There's a few pitbulls, and a handful of other bikes of the right era to be close to what you're looking for if you can get the sellers to confirm the geometry.

I've always just used the cheapest paint I could get and liberally mixed sand in. Add a squirt of wood glue and stir it up pretty good. It won't last forever, but it works pretty well.

Yeah, Clifford. I think he had a major back injury and was never able to get back into it.

I've had this happen a few times where one piston is "sticky". more than once it had been caused by overtightening the mounts binding up the piston. If you water bleed your brakes, over time the slave cylinders than get sticky.

As someone who sucks at doing proper taps, a suspension fork can make them way more forgiving.

I don't feel like that normally works super well for trials. On a big up or gap, the force on a the lever is crazy higher than a normal mtb rider would ever put, just because we're pretty much hanging from our bars. Both times I snapped one of those magura levers, it wasn't from dropping the bike, it just snapped during a big up to rear

I've broken a few of those gen Maggie levers in that manner. Yeah, it's scary as hell.

I'm riding the fiveten trailcross LT right now, seems like the newer version of the terrax. So far it's my favorite shoe. A way more professional looking construction than a trials only shoe brand would offer. And I like it more than the fiveten Freeriders, which are super flat and always made my feet sore.