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  1. Newbie, Looking for first bike

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    Yeah, you'll be hammering all those muscles you didn't need before. Once you start getting a good days riding in your back and shoulders will ache as well but it'll pass!

    Yeahhh. Just like the first time you work out at the gym.. your arms ache and are hard to use for a couple of days :giggle:

    Ive been trying the pedal hops.. but sucking big time..

    i get my balance on the rear wheel, start to let the front wheel drop a little, while its starting to drop, i load my body weight ready, but then go to hop, release the brake and the front wheel just drops, and i end up looking like an idiot, leaning over the bars haha

  2. Newbie, Looking for first bike

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    Been practicing, just hopping on the rear wheel..

    My technique seams to be improving already..

    Started to find the sweet spot, for my balance point, and crank positioning.. because my body seams to be fussy, and not liking the cranks to be exactly level..

    seam to find its better when my lead foot is down slightly, so that once the front end is up.. the cranks seam level to me.. otherwise my balance goes backwards..

    My hops have improved.. No longer sluggish hops that have a pause in between.. im popping short, little hops, straight after eachother :D

    Sadly, the best i could do was 20 hops, before my forearms started to kill :(

    Now my arms are really aching haha..

    anyone else had this problem when they first started?

    cheers

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  6. How f**ked am I? 3 speeding letters within a week...

    in Chit Chat

    Posted

    Yeah i kow it was stupid..

    this was over a year ago anyway.. Since then, ive been involved in accidents.. which have made me realise the true dangers, and now i ride sensibly..

    I was just trying to say a point.. that i was caught speeding.. and nothing happened.. thats all..

    To be honest.. My bike barely gets ridden much anyway, only on nice days.. and my misus has a car..

    And the bike.... its actually not a kymco Hipster.. its a kymco zing...

    and definately not standard..

    Chopped frame, different style fender, different engine, different handlebars etc..

    Yes its got alot of kymco parts still on it.. But i only did this about 7 months ago.. More to come..

    Its not standard, so therefor.. its customised.. = custom..

    its exactly how i like it anyway :D thats all that matters i guess.. :)

  7. How f**ked am I? 3 speeding letters within a week...

    in Chit Chat

    Posted

    About a year ago.. i got caught speeding, 63 through a 30.. heard absolutely nothing about it :D

    I also ride a 125, on CBT... well, 170cc big bore kitted. but shhhh :D

    Typical ride to the petrol station one day.. clear, straight road..

    So on the way back.. i thought it give it some...

    hit 63mph.. and what was infront of me.. (that wasnt there 10 minutes before hand)

    A bloody cop car, with a ploddy holding a speed gun, and a sign a few meters up, that displayed drivers clocked speeds..

    Next thing i know.. the sign flashed up 63...

    I didnt bother slowing down.. No point..

    Still not heard a thing about it.. to this day....

    The police around here are about as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike :)

    A little while before that.. My sister had missed the last train home from college, and it was raining..

    So i went to pick her up.. (its about 10 mins ride away)..

    No spare helmet for her.. but she couldnt walk it in that weather..

    Next minute.. Blues and Too's..

    the copper said to me.. "i know your on CBT provisional, i just checked your number plate.... 1. you have no L plates displayed, and 2, your riding a pillion AND she has no helmet on!

    i replied. 1.. i never display L plates.. they look stupid... and 2. I know this.. im the one who is carrying her..

    so the copper replies.... "ok sir.. well i dont really care to be honest.. just make sure she has a helmet on next time"... then let me continue my journey with her on the back with no helmet :dance:

    if your wondering what bike i have... Its a custom build.. by me :D

    IMG_20140913_180429923_zps4ebca206.jpg

    and yes.. the exhaust is LOUD :D

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  11. Newbie, Looking for first bike

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    Yeah im about 5ft 10 ish too..

    no matter if i hop, wheel hop or just pull up the front to manual over a small hump or anything.. I find i really have to yank up the handlebars, to get the front wheel up!

    Its like my weight is right over the front of the bike...

    So will need to get it so its not...

    Rear wheel hops take sooo much effort when hopping..

  13. Newbie, Looking for first bike

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    personally, i think id prefer to put brand new parts on the bike mate.. i bought the bike 2nd hand as it is.. so dont know how rough its been treat in the past.. so brand new parts would be alot nicer.

    Okay.. measured the stem.. I THINK.. its 180cm..

    could be exact, because to measure to the center of the bar clamp, id need to remove the bars.. so i just sat the tape under the bars, and eye'd it..

  15. Newbie, Looking for first bike

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    That's a perfect example of what I said about how bar/stem setups completely change the feel of the bike. Any chance you could measure the stem? And how tall are you as I had a mod with (I think) the exact same geometry as this so I know roughly how it rides.

    As for the back hops all you need is practice, the extra long stays will make it very slightly harder to do but not so much to worry about it!

    How do i go about measuring it? from the center of the hole that bolts onto the forks, to the center of where the bar clamp is?

    OR

    From the weld to the other weld.. you know, just measure the bit of metal thats between the two clamps?

    cheers

  16. Newbie, Looking for first bike

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    Thanks guys..

    OK, managed to sort out, the adjuster.. TPA as its clearly called :D

    front brake works lovely now.. a slight touch on the lever, and it locks.. Just how i like brakes to be... :)

    Well ive been practicing hopping this evening.. starting off, up curbs etc.. i find that due to the bars being so far over the front wheel with its high stem.. that i really need to put some serious Oomph into pulling up the bars, but that back comes up nicely..

    I can hope about the height of a bike thats upside down.. you know.. standing up on its bars, as if you was removing the wheels.. :D

    Also practicing rear wheel hopping.. I dont know why.. but it really takes some effort to pull the bike up to hop on the rear wheel... again.. like i said.. with such a light bike, i wasnt expecting it to be so hard..

    after about 5-8 hops.. im knackered haha... and they are real sloppy.. like 1 hop a second.. not loads of little bounces than you see trials bikers do..

    and i can only get it up correctly if i endo the bike first... i cant pedal kick it on to the rear wheel... I tend to automatically panic, and lock the rear brake on.. causing me to just go back down again..

    hmmm... Maybe this trials biking thing is going to be alot harder than i imagined haha

  17. Newbie, Looking for first bike

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    Well, instead of waiting for the mrs to get home, to use her camera..

    I just saved the ebay photos to my computer..

    Like i said.. Looks cleaner and better in person!! so keep that in mind..

    In the picture here, its got a bald rear tire and slightly rusted chain.. But the bloke fitted the new tires and chain for me to collect it..

    zona1_zps67478cdb.jpg

    and this is the adjuster thing i meant.. the wheel

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    I cannot get it to budge.. either way.. as the front brake lever has a fair bit of travel until brakes activate.. where as the rear is responsive as anything.. slight touch locks the brakes on..

  19. Newbie, Looking for first bike

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted · Edited by petrolhead1989

    OK, for those of you who dont know.. I bought a Zona Zip last night..

    With Magura HS33 hydraulics setup etc :D well pleased

    Got a few newbie questions though, if i may...

    1. the sprockets are wierd.. normally its the rear sprocket that freecoasts when your rolling down the street.. Not mine.. My rear sprocket is locked onto the hub.. its the front sprocket that stays still and does the clicking??? Ive never seen that before..

    is that a typical trials bike thing?

    2. Concidering my bike is uber light, especially compared to the BMX i used to ride... I cant seam to be able to hop it very high at all! I cud hop a BMX, from ground, over a park bench.. But my trials bike?? Basically a couple of curb heights high, is all i can hop it..

    now i was thinking that maybe its because its a completely different design bike.. With weight transfer over the entire bike etc.. And maybe its just because i have to get used to the bike... as its new to me and feels strange to ride haha

    3. The back brake, when applied.. (excuse the language).. squeeks like a bitch!!! Where as the front one dont.... How can i stop that?

    4. the back brake lever has a little screw, that can be turned in and out to adjust for brake pad wear etc..

    the front though, has a little red wheel, inbedded in the lever... The front brake has alot of lever play before brakes apply.. But i cant seam to be able to turn that little thing to adjust them up a bit.. its stiff as anything and wont budge...???

    I will get some pics up of my bike tonight.. Sadly, im stuck to using a crappy little samsung phone that has no camera.. So will have to wait till the mrs gets home from work :)

  21. Newbie, Looking for first bike

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    Welcome!

    To start with Onza is a good brand to start off with, they make well priced and well specced bikes to suit all budgets and are pretty easy to pick up 2nd hand and sell on so yes definitely worth considering.

    As for the size it's down to personal preference and the general type of riding you plan on doing, most 20" and 26" riders ride shall we say "normal" trials whilst the majority of 24" bikes are for street trials (the general consensus here is Danny Mac style riding). The best thing you can do is try and get out to a local ride and have a go on what other riders use to see what looks like feeling right for you. Obviously the bar/stem/etc setup can be fine tuned but generally you'll be able to see what you prefer.

    If you say you rode BMX then you could be split between a 20" (due to the wheel size) or a 24" street bike (has a lot in common with BMX) or you might want something completely different in a 26" bike. It's worth having a good trawl through the video forum on here to see what sparks an interest and go from there.

    Thankyou isitafox..

    yeah personally im into the whole street trials thing.. Danny Macaskill is beast!!!!

    Im seriously concidering getting myself a Onza 20".. hopefully within the next week or so...

    if i dont get on with it, and feel like i need something bigger.. i can always see whats about 24" and 26" wise...

    But personally. ive rode 24" BMX's.. and it really didnt feel right..

    Ive always associated BMX to be 20".. and a moutain bike to be bigger haha

    In regards to stem/bar setup tuning?? what exactly do you mean by that??

    i just thought a stem was a stem, and bars were bars haha..

    cheers fella

  22. R/c Cars

    in Chit Chat

    Posted

    wow, few nice RC's here..

    I have a few myself..

    Hobao Hyper 7 TQ2, with a novarossi .21 3port engine..

    Traxxas Revo 3.3, with Picco .28 engine

    HPI RS4 Evo 3+, with Novarossi .12 race engine, and carbon fibre upgrades

    Tamiya TT01, with Ezrun 5.5t brushless setup, runs on Turnigy 3S Lipo

    Traxxas Stampede Xl-5, with Traxxas Velinion brushless setup..

    King Motor Baja 5b 29cc, loads of mods..

    Im a big kid at heart too :D

  23. Newbie, Looking for first bike

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    Hello guys..

    New here, and new to the sport itself..

    I am currently looking for a bike to start off with.. Nothing expensive.. basically as cheap and cheerful as possible really..

    I have been looking at Onza bikes??? Opinions please??

    for £300, im rather tempted.. (and just sold my ps4 to put the cash towards it) :D

    But i have a quiery..

    20" / 24" / 26" bikes???

    Any specific one for certain age groups? as ive seen alot of adults ride the 20" bikes..

    or how do you determine which bike you require?

    or is it simply down to personal preference??

    As i used to ride BMX for a number of years, (back in my teen days), and was sponsored by Haro Bikes...

    So now hitting the ripe age of 25.. being a rather heavy smoker, i decided to take up a new sport.. trials has always fassinated me.. so i thought id give it a go..

    i should be all fine, due to the past experience with balancing and manouvering of a BMX bike..

    Thanks very much for your help :bow:

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