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  1. Quick New Trick Ep.2 - "Dragonslayer" Manuals

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    Posted · Edited by Max F

    21 minutes ago, Daviesdt said:

    Liked the bunny hop link into day 2. I am never trying one of those things, besides setting myself on fire while doing a manual I am not sure I can think of anything more dangerous than doing that! Cool bike by the way.

    If you've got some manual balance already, it's actually not dangerous, I think :D

    If the wheel touches the ground, it just rolls to the side and you put one foot down to roll away or jump off.
     

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  3. Want to learn Barspins? Here's how I did it. (on an Inspired)

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    57 minutes ago, Ali C said:

    good work! solid barspin and video :)

    I don't pinch my seat when I try them but I do pinch my cranks, my main issue is my throwing hand, I have trouble getting it to a good position to catch the bars again, I've come as close as it's physically possible to land them without actually landing them just because my hand doesn't grab the bar (my brakeless video where I tried barspins were not my best efforts) I don't seem to have much issues with my feet...throwing the bars later so you and the bike are falling seems to keep the feet under control.

    Cheers!

    Have you ever tried to bunnyhop, pinch the bike/cranks/seat, then let go of the bars and land without hands on? (keeping the bike clamped even while rolling away) Before I was able to do that I rolled my ankle three times when trying to dial in barspins without clamping the seat.
    I really think if you'd learn that and practice it until you're confident (3 or 4 sessions for me), you'll get into a safe position that will allow you to just chuck the bars and land one after like 1 to 3 attempts, even if you don't throw and catch them perfectly or your wheel lands sideways, you are just gonna stay on the bike anyways. I probably should have emphasised that even more when explaining it at the end of the video.

    Your throwing technique looked good to me from what I've seen in the vlogs :P
    The most important thing for getting the throwing hand back on, for me, was to make it follow the grip around and come back on from the front. The pedal on the knee really helped with learning that.

  5. Want to learn Barspins? Here's how I did it. (on an Inspired)

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    Posted · Edited by Max F

    Hi guys, I haven't been on the forums for a while but now I have something to share that some of you might be interested in.

    It's my first Youtube video and it's about learning Barspins. It shows my learning process and I also found a neat little trick that made them almost easy for me.

    I hope it helps some of you. And feel free to leave your feedback here, but don't be too harsh, it's my first one ;) 

     

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  6. Ali C Vlog

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    Haven't been on the forum for a while, but watched all of your vlogs, Ali, and they are a perfect riding motivation - really enjoying it! It's funny to see something like a little background process here now.

    There is one thing I wanted to suggest to you the whole time. 

    Since I am watching quite a lot of YouTube content lately and see the way view amounts behave (needless to say, I hate clickbait, too), I think some of your vlogs would have gotten a hell of a lot more views if you had left the writing out of the thumbnails. I think they can distract from the actual picture and turn away some people who would have clicked on it to see what happens in that particular scene and then maybe gotten interested in your content. 

    Just a suggestion though.. what do I know..

    Other than that, you're doing really well in my eyes, keep it up!

     

  7. Anyone here who can hop whip an Inspired? (video)

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    Posted · Edited by Max F

    Of course this isn't a trials technique, but I'm learning it on a trials bike, so I need advice from people who can do them on a trials bike... and BMXers tend to give the same undetailed tips all the time, none of which really help me with the problem I have. 

    I've started trying bunnyhop tailwhips last summer and kept practising them once in a while since then.
    I soon reached the point where the frame would land next to me every time and I never progressed from there because I can't get it underneath me.

    I've attached a video of one try I did tonight and hope someone here can tell me what I can try to help me land them.
    I know I have to get my body further forward over the bike and maybe kick a bit less, but that's my biggest struggle, since I need to lean back to initiate the bunny hop and then suddenly I have to be over the handlebars? How do you make that work?

    P.S. please don't tell me to learn them flyout first - I don't have access to one atm ;)

    tailwhip_1.mp4

  8. Some changes to the Skye?

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    Posted · Edited by Max F

    Haha,I just logged myself info the forum to start a topic, asking if anyone knows what brakes those are. Thought it could be a not yet released saint because the lever and the reach adjustment screw look kind of the same as the ones on the m820s.

    But yes, looks like they are maguras.

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  17. Top Speed

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    Does anybody of you know how much the top speed on a 24" bike with 22:16 and 175mm cranks approximately is in kph or mph?

    Of course without a slope and just pedalling the fastest you can.

  18. Help Hopping on the Rear Wheel

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    I can just say it again: Use pedal kicks to push the rear wheel foreward and get it underneath you. You'll be doing that later anyways, so why not start learning it like that from the beginning on?

    It might seem to be more difficult when you start trying it but once you begin to understand the technique, it will be way easier, trust me :)

  19. New Inspired Fourplay Pro/Console bikes

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    Posted · Edited by Max F

    You can see the opening at the bottom of the dropout. But Fabio might use a Skye fork.

    Yeah, but I'm talking about the Fourplay Team, not the Forplay Pro.

    Check this video..

    seems like the rear axle is bolt through too.

    Would make sense if this was a new Fourplay Team prototype, wouldn't it?

  22. Best V-Brake Lever?

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    Thanks for all the answers!

    The problem I always noticed with my V-Brake was that, when the pads touch the rim and you pull the lever harder, a lot of the force goes into sliding the pads down on the rim instead of pushing them harder against it, because the arms naturally rotate around their mount.
    (That can cause me pulling the lever straight onto my hand when landing gaps and pulling the brake too hard)

    Seems like XT and XTR arms use a system called "parallel push" ... could that solve the problem?

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