FamilyBiker

nice bike,but not sure of swapping a piece of steel for a chunk of cheese though. most people regret selling their steel frames in the long run...

does that fluid stuff turn into the certain shore hardness pu? bt that pics stolen from otn,unfortunately i havent got any pu yet. building a mold wouldnt be a big problem,we´ve got a cnc company round the corner at work,they could make it for me. if i only knew it works with that 2k stuff,that would be a treat to use

was on saturday,i am way too lazy to check my cams sd card after every ride lol that was in the first 5 minutes of testing a mysterious pad compound,so i didnt dare to go too big

http://www.observedtrials.net/vb/f9/zoo-pads-not-really-23472/index4.html

trials riders need loads of balls! :wink2:

the joke with those ball retainers is that if you´d put it away you could fit at least one ball more into the bearing,making it stronger... ...i think steel sheet is cheaper than balls.

i would rate this guys skill level highly above any trials rider i know if i´m honest!

tom,eat a milky way! why? ... :bow:

riding bicycles since i was 4,started dj and street/park with 23,got into trials with 30. 33 now,but i dont think thats important,you´re as old as you feel like! i know,old people say that haha

local park,fürstenfeldbruck,germany the other one isnt picturizzzed yet

seat tube gusset for 360 resistance? i like! geo? ht around 75° i´d guess

your problem should be the crank,because its material is softer,than the bb axle.you could change only the crank...or maybe first try to file a bit off the spacer,if the bearings are okay it could be a bodge

if its a part of your bb it has a place where it belongs to be at... :wink2:

this,had mine setup unsquare accidently,today i turned them around,half an hour riding with dragging the brake in between,voila,square again

i have to turn my chainwheel a quarter turn around every few months,got a hope setup though. its wearing unevenly from kicking cant be the reason for ffw i´d guess

as a new chain lenghtens a bit(up to a lot,depending on quality),youll always have to tension the chain or get a frame with horizontal dropouts. its unfair,but it is like that... :wink2:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-X-12-URETHANE-POLYURETHANE-BAR-90A-BLUE-/370020420302?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5626ef8ace and http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-x-3-X-12-URETHANE-POLYURETHANE-90-DARK-BLUE-/170566963540?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27b6955154 lucky i´m on ebay right now haha edit:damn,only 80 and 90 available. if there just was a colour code or something,i could figure out wich durometer those are...

yeah,we´ll end up with 85,i think. okay then i´ll test 85,maybe thats the holy grail

definitely,once the right compound is found i´m going to save up to 40 euros per annum on pad refills,thats worth some investigation. but maybe we should agree who´s testing wich durometer and stuff,double testing the same would bring no new results imo. i´ll go for 80 if possible,i like the softness of the pads i use right now

sooo,next time i´ll concentrate less on the pads,they work for sure though. been kissed by my wellgos,kind regards from your local slippy treestump lol

well said! as a streety rider i wouldnt count as trials,too,the only thing i would have common with comp riders(wich are the only real trials riders in somes opinion?) would be that i am competing against myself and my limits,and i think thats what we all have in common. and broken bike parts

you know,it a ryan leech thing,i will listen what the universe will tell me about my pads hahahaha

exactly. i think i´going on a little ride now,concentration aimed on how the pads react and how i wish them to. asked the guy i have them from for the durometer/material per mail,hopefully he can give me the info...

wouldnt say that in general,the pads i run atm(god knows what the compound is,red/brown/violetish),are soft like rubber,grab on a grind like hell and show no signs of wear after 2 sessions. had hardish pads before that barely survived a session,so its not that easy. prototyping isnt avoidable i´m afraid

WORD! but wouldnt a soft grade be better for non-ground rims???