Herbertlemon102
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17 hours ago, Ross McArthur said:
It was the different techniques he used for set up and recovery from all those similar moves I enjoyed, not so much the moves themselves.
This^ moves were similar, but he was playing a game of "how difficult can I make my setup" before flying over it anyway
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So much style...
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Made a video of zach from recent rides and a few of his own. Hope you enjoy! He's a machine.
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I have the same. On the rare occasion I ride a "normal" bike, my hands are just "wtf is this?"
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Tilts, Ben and zach pointed something out that I, maybe stupidly, haven't even considered before. My pedals rest on the dead centre of my sole (see picture) whereas they say that it should be more towards my toes to get utilise the ankle movement more. I watched some videos and pretty much everyone's is more at the toes. I've included a video, I don't think it hinders my ability as such, what are people's thoughts on it?
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9 hours ago, craigblight said:
as weather not been great here i have been watching alot of trials videos on youtube to get ideas on bits for my back garden course and watching how people ride. now i have noticed alot of people dont hold their front brake while on back wheel for side hops, gaps or drops. when i rode 13 years ago we would always lock the front brake to. is there any benifit to letting front wheel spin free or is it just down to how that rider rides??????
Just how the rider rides. Some people prefer having a full hand on the bars, some cover it, some pull it locked. Don't think it has any noticeable effect on the bike itself.
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6 minutes ago, Alex Dark said:
Turn sideways a little, so you're not gapping perfectly forward
Drop your hip toward the back tyre to compress and preload
Make sure you drop the front wheel.
Pickup in the air.
Extend your legs to absorb the impact.
Aim past the edge of the wall ; aim to land on top not against the edge.
what i said but much easier to read. i wish i didnt ramble on as much as i do
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freewheel wont make a huge difference, as long as your chain has an alright tension. it really is a case of exaggerated movements, compress more before you take off, tuck more in the air, and one thing i found is that dont pull your brake until just before the wheel lands- when the wheel is locked its hard to move the bike around in the air with your legs, with it unlocked you can tuck and extend more to make the gap.
and also, hard to explain, but if you take off with the mindset of jumping further than the gap actually is, when you land it you feel further over the bike and dont have the "im leaning back too far, i have to jump off backwards" thing.
you could also turn your bike, dont take off dead straight- if youre right foot forward, when youre on the back wheel on the takeoff, turn the bike to the right a little bit so you take off slightly sideways. gives you more room to manoeuvre.
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I'd like to try a few different lenses out, I'm planning on buying a rokinon/samyang 8mm at some point, but I'd like to have a play with a few lenses. It's fairly cheap asking for lenses for, er, cheap, but I don't have much money at the minute. Just something that isn't a stock 18/55mm
cheers
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29 minutes ago, toyota200x said:
I am glad he is still riding. Great style and big moves. Thanks for the edit.
How long has this bike brand been around? Any details about the company?
Taiwanese, hasn't been around that long- all the bikes so far are prototypes. Chai is riding the Angel v2, you may have seen a couple others that don't have the split seat stays which I believe are the v1s. They seem pretty good quality!
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10 minutes ago, ItsMatt said:
always?
Always. the girls I'm with do think it's weird though.
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10 hours ago, SamKidney said:
I always used to use a very thin steel slitting disc. Little to no pressure only using the weight of the grinder in quick short passes. Do one side and change disc, repeat. Always worked well for me.
Wear goggles! If sharp fragments of alloy don't end up in your eyes the disc will if you shatter it pressing too hard
I always wear goggles, I have a wee bit of sense left in me
cheers
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39 minutes ago, Greetings said:
Do you mean - will it matter when performing a new grind? Nope, not at all.
On and never go back and forth when grinding a rim. Chose a direction and stick with it. Not sure if it matters which direction you go in so do the other sidewall in the opposite direction just to be on the safe side.
Cheers. I've mostly been disc or no brakes, never done that many grinds and they've been pretty careless lol
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was off the bike for the weekend, on the first ride back on it, crashed hard and broke my toe 5 minutes in. went home, and stubbed the broken big toe on the edge of table leg.
honestly, the amount of hopelessness and pain from just a toe is still shocking me a few hours on.
not to self: do not stub a broken toe.
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filmed a few bits for chai at tartydays this year. It's a little bit "different" video wise, Chai's riding is top as always. Let me know what you all think...
thanks tarty and radical bikes for hosting us
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5 minutes ago, Greetings said:
Are the pads hitting square on the rim? If so, it could be the grind.
Try this next time you grind your rim. Use your frame / forks if you don't have a truing stand. I got superb results every single time, however it's imperative you use a fresh disc - personally I'd go for a steel cutting one.
cheers, thats a nice tutorial. ill give that go- my grind is fairly recent, not dead yet- will that matter a huge amount d you think?
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i always thought this was down to the pads not being square- my pads are very much square and level, yet in reverse the pads work fantastic, better than anything ive ever had, but forwards they do very little, no noise no nothing. is this due to the grind?
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59 minutes ago, niconj said:
Aren't there any more videos of this event? I cannot find any.
I'm putting one of Andrew chai out soon, I have a few other clips I may just chuck together...
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looks really nice! is it possible to take a link or so out of the chain? the tensioner is hanging quite low..
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Glad you're getting on with it
I'm liking the change to black cranks.
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That was terrifically enjoyable. Song goes really well
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This looks good, as usual. If anyone's coming from anywhere north or around the West Midlands, please give me a shout- I'm currently looking for a lift.
Other than that, excited to see what happens on the weekend, hope the weather holds up.
potentially see you there!
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52 minutes ago, David Biddle™ said:
I did check tartybikes the only stem they had was the 90 by 35 what do have at the moment but has been used and abused to the point of replacement and i think from that the xtreme stem might have to be my option.
Biddle.
tarty have them in stock.
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I'm down for the next few days. The seafront is fun to ride, no idea about any spots in town though- it's a long shot, but pm me or hit me up on Facebook @jamie Herbert-lemon Wiltshire
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Been helping my dad rebuild his '69 BMW R60/2. I've just been doing some of the heavy manual labour, everything on it is his work. When he bought it it was rusty and dented, he's refurbished and redone every single part of this bike. Wheel rebuilds, had one of the cylinders re-machined to original spec due to extensive damage, hes constantly ordering OEM parts over from Germany, it really is a work of art and I can't wait to see it running again. It's also one of the first shaft drive I believe?