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will69

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  • Birthday 09/08/1986

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    will soeff
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    bikes. cars. women. not in that order.
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    chudleigh in devon - here there be natural

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  1. Thanks all i really appreciate the advice. I'm thinking probably a front Maxxis creepy crawler as it's the heaviest front trials tyre. However I will def have a look at the animal ASM. Thanks guys!
  2. Do you have a photo? Sounds like what i'm trying to create... Cheers, Will
  3. You don't want big tyres for DH! That'll be why no one made any! low profile (ish) light tyres 2.35 of 2.5 with thick sidewalls are best. Cheers, Will
  4. Thats very useful, thankyou ) However, all those tyres are front specific and therefore very light with thin sidewalls, I wondered if there might be a more beefy 20" tyre or perhaps even a rear specific one. I'm fed up of getting pinch flats from using BMX tyres! Cheers, Will
  5. Hello lovely Trials-Forum members, Basically I am keen to get back into trials in Swansea after a long break BMXing and Downhilling. I have an Onza T-Bird LE which I cannot afford to replace and actually does the job ok. The only problem is the rear tyre is bald and I need a new one. HOWEVER, it's a true 20" BMX wheel and not a 19" trials wheel. This means that the only tyres that will fit is one for the front of a Mod. So my question is: Are there any true 20 inch tyres that would be manly enough and fat enough for rear use in trials??? (And no, I can't stretch a 19" one to fit! Even with metal tyre levers and fairy liquid!) Thanks in advance for your time ) Will
  6. Half the tricks don't seem possible when you say them to yourself. "Oh, he just did a double-barspin-180 to brakeless-backwards-manual to half-cab-tailwhip in..."
  7. OK guys. Ready for the simple solution? 1. BEFORE you take the old outer cable out (assuming its gear cable or magura hose with a large enough diameter - over 1.2mm ID) simply insert an inner gear cable in FROM THE WRONG END. 2. Then you are left with the inner gear cable which goes through all the right places after you remove the outer cable. 3. Now feed the new cable/hose over the inner cable and slide it through. This takes a bit of wiggling and finesse but is much easier than most approaches!!! Hope this helps, Will
  8. Thanks buddy. I have the low rises on my DH bike and my hi rise ones to go on the fourplay...
  9. Thanks, thats good. I was just thinking that as a 275g Scandium bar, they might be getting on the light side for a 30" wide bar? Is that pretty standard for trials aswell?
  10. Thanks guys! I'm sure I can track a seatpost shim down The stem I will use and if its horrible I can change it. I will buy a bash ring. I'm sure the cranks will be ok, bit heavy though... to be honest, the main think I was was worried about was the DH specific bars. I take it they are not wildly different strength or geometry wise to trials bars then? Will
  11. Hi guys, it must be close to 3 years since my last post but my account is still active I ride Downhill and a bit of BMX and XC as training... I used to ride trials (Onza T-bird LE) and did the Kelly Farm trial twice in the 90's (I feel very old after writing that!). I am at Swansea uni and theres not much BMXy style street and I just got my student loan... I'm thinking of getting a Fourplay frame (nothing to do with the Danny Macaskill vid, honest ) Echo urban forks (not sure what they are but they're reccommended for the frame) and building it up with stuff I have hanging around. Spec: Fourplay frame Echo Urban fork FSA Pig headset Burgtec RW bar RaceFace evolve stem Atomlab trailpimp 24" wheels with Tioga tyres single speed kit diabolus crank/truvative magura hs33/hs11 with 4 bolt mount + avid juicy 7 Macneil seat + post easton flatboy pedals. Just to reiterate, this is all stuff I have hanging about in my shed (yes I realise i'm very lucky) except for the frame and forks. So, is there anything glaringly obvious i'm missing or that is unsuitable, or do you have any tip's for things that will have changed in the last 4 years since I rode trials? Thanks, Will
  12. I like it except for one thing. If you are going to do X ups click them or dont do them, seriously. Will
  13. You mught not be doing it tight enough. I can understand you being cautious but as long as the threads arent crossed and you dont go nuts (jumping on a really long bar on your bb tool or something) you should be fine. Also, with the bb out of the frame are the cups stiff to push onto the centre shell? They should need a good tap or a bit of a push to get them seated. if they slide on really easily or slap around on there that could be your problem. Hope this helps, Will
  14. Why so many people use these brakes is a mystery to me. I switched to hayes hfx 9's for stopping duties and they are excellent, cheap, effective brakes. Avid Juicy brakes are also really nice. If you need more power just buy a bigger rotor. I run 203mm (8 inch) front and rear and they are great. If your a weight fanatic, buy ti rotors or hope alloy centred ones. Will
  15. Im confused, i thought this was a trials forum? What have overgrown bmxes got to do with trials? If you want to buy a street bike get a bmx or a trials bike, not an overgrown bmx which just feels like a super heavy mountain bike. Will
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