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Hello, guys!
I heard that Arcade 2014 was not the best frame (high probability of cracking near seat tube). Is it truth? Is it worth - buying used one now or it's better to save for a new one?
And how do you think, is it a nice price ( 700 pounds ) for this bike?
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If we are talking about cheap shimano setup, what's better ZEE(used) or SLX/XT/XTR (used)?
Because I see them for same price from time to time.
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On 9/16/2018 at 11:47 AM, Scott Gibbs said:
Aluminium?
Obviously yes.
Seems like the copy of 4play 2011-2013 with some changes.
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On 9/13/2018 at 10:24 PM, Paperclip said:
Major bump. It's a good vanishing act!
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4 hours ago, Swoofty said:
The MT5 lever is metal and the caliper is identical to the 7
Wow, didn't know that. It seems then that MT5>MT7 .
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21 hours ago, LEON said:
I think Saint M810 gave the best power/feel etc, but the seals weren't very good so they're almost extinct. I'm not into the newer Shimanos because the levers are too stubby, I hear the seals are much better but the calipers are weaker.
I've got a Hope tech trial and it's surprisingly good, not as firm as a Shimano and you can't line the pads up to perfection like a Shimano because one piston is always more keen than the other.
I went off Avid years ago, ugly levers, weird unnecessarily complicated bleeding procedures and lever blades rattling loose, so I gave up.
The MT7 is definitely powerful but you couldn't pay me to use a brake with an entirely plastic lever, so that goes for all Magura's modern disc brakes. Calipers seem good, but that's only half the brake, for what they cost they're not good enough and I've seen too many fail in front of me. Tarty write this warning on their own website....
"Please note: We have consistently found these brakes (MT7) to not be as durable as we would like when used for trials. This includes worn out lever travel adjusters and pivot pins, especially if the lever is hit or crashed on. If you would like a durable and reliable brake for trials use, we do not recommend this product."
Thanks a lot!
What can you say about braided hoses? Overkill or necessity in trials? I never broke any kind of hoses, but at the same time I don't care about weight, so I can't decide..
And should I change pads in trialzones right after buying it?
Also is there any difference between V2 and TRIALZONE?
And what difference between TRIALZONE and Tech3 levers?
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It would be nice to have some info about budget and expensive brakes, suitable for trials/street-trials.
Avid? Magura? Hope? Shimano?
I need a pair of brakes I can rely on.
And as far as I know - I would be forced to change pads for trialsy use?
Form my experience I love Hopes for build quality and bombproof design, but I was never able to achieve saint 810-like braking power with them...
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About this bike
Everything is perfect in this bike, except of few things:
1) Bars. Inspired Arcade are really much better. Already ordered.2) Brakes absolutely doesn't brake. Is it OK for this hayes? They are almost brand new. I cleaned rotors and pads with isopropanol and still braking power is worse than some cheap alivio/mechanic disc brakes. I cant even block my front wheel.
What can I buy to replace them? Or maybe I should try another pads/rotors, because it's the most important part of brakes.
3) Octane One hub has too few engagement points.
So, I guess there are nothing better than new HOPE hub?
4) What pedals would be better (safe/reliable)
EXUSTAR PB525 or it's OK to use that noname Chinese nylon ones (afraid of axle snap)?
5) Front HUB. It's that old CZAR one, with strange axle, is it OK to use it? Any cons of that hub?
6) RIMS: fireeye excelerant. Is it something Chinese? Anyone know something about them?
7) Hussfelt cranks are OK, not too heavy?
8) Any sense of changing headset to HOPE?
9) Don't know what to do with that ZEE rear derailleur, I 100% do not want extra cable from rear to bars and don't need fast switching of gears. Maybe it would be a good idea to leave 2 sprockets? 16 for trialsy moves and 12 for streety ones and moving between spots? 2 sprockets + no shifter and no cables, just manual adjust between 2?
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So, I've got that for 380 pounds, I'm not an expert, but it seems like it was almost unused.
What year frameset is, 2011?
Also give me some advice, please, what should I change?
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3 hours ago, DeersSlayer said:
They produce and sell shin guards too, do you know about those?
Does they have FULL ARMOR SET (with helmet) for trials? I need one!
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WHY they keep producing and selling THIS?
I'm using some nylon pedals and my shins are very grateful to me. It's so sad that I didn't know about nylon pedals before.
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On 8/6/2018 at 5:40 PM, aener said:
To be the cynic: modern society training peoples' minds to expect results at little to no effort.
Trials is difficult, there's no arguing against that, and the learning curve as a beginner is daunting.
People - especially the younger and more impressionable - are being pushed into expecting the moon on a stick just because they want it. Whether this is the rise of video games becoming immersive to the point that it's easy to delude yourself that you can actually do great things, social media providing instant gratification and distraction, or something else entirely, people just don't seem to enjoy the challenge any more.I don't think it's just trials. I mostly ride in the streets rather than rocks and the number of skaters/BMXers/free-runners and even scooterers (a very new sport so would be expected to be more current) has dropped off markedly.
There seems to be an inclination toward fad-hopping too. Instead of finding something you like and committing to it as seemed to be the standard when I was a teenager, people now fall prey to marketing and do something for a few weeks until the next advertised craze comes along and they switch to that.
I definitely don't think street can be blamed for the lack of comp-style trials riders. Some existing riders have moved from comps to street, but the vast majority of street riders only ride because of seeing Danny Mac videos and so otherwise would have ridden BMX or not at all.
Trials just isn't popular, and I'm confident it's largely because of the difficulty. Yes, it might partially be the "uncool" image, and it the price of the bikes is a huge deterrent to new riders, but they seem secondary concerns.
With the number of bikes that get sold, if everyone who bought one saw the learning process through and kept at it, there'd be no shortage of riders. My experience is that someone will get a bike, ride it for a while until they realise it's actually pretty tough to learn, and then it gets left in the shed.Funding athletes might help a bit, but it's a pipedream and it would only really help the people that don't actually need it.
For a scene, you need more riders, not necessarily better riders.
Giving aid to those that are already established riders is kind of pointless. I've been thinking this for years - I have some sponsors, and whilst their support is invaluable to me I'm really not the one that needs it. If my frame broke, I might struggle to replace it financially but I'd find a way because it's my passion. The people that need help are the ones who love it but can't afford to keep it up. People who want to push the envelope will, and arguably should only, do it because they love it rather than for financial gain. Look at the classic DH vs Footballer example. The more money that got put into football, the more corrupt it became. Rampage riders don't even get their flights, accommodation or even insurance for that single event paid for, but from the perspective of someone who is an outsider to both scenes they seem incomparable in terms of their ethos.
If the GB funding that would usually go as prize money for comp's or supporting elite riders could be redirected to hosting more TartyDays style eventsSorry that came out as a bit of a ramble(/essay). I didn't really take a moment to compose my thoughts before starting to type, but I think the argument is there if somewhat fragmented.
It's also worth noting that trials isn't "dead", just seriously diminished when comparing to 5-10 years ago (at which point it was already in decline).Oh, it's that Spanish sociologist Santyago de Aener! ¡Bellísimo!
Printed that post and put it into frame.
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Hello, folks!
I hope I'm mistaken, but it seems like trials/street-trials scene is fading.
Even few years ago it was OK to ride on your own, but now it seems like there are even fewer riders and even activity on the forums (especially WTS/WTB) are going down.
It's not a whining, I already accepted that years ago and will keep riding anyway because I love it, but.. what do you think about it?
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Hello, guys!
I'm looking for a new bars after TT HR. What would be better, considering the price: Inspired = £86, DaBomb = £32.
Inspired Arcade:
- 7050-T6
- Upsweep: 4°
- Backsweep: 9°
- Total rise : 102mm
- Width: 730mm
- Weight: 368g
DaBomb Tactic:
- AL6061
- Upsweep: 9°
- Backsweep: 5°
- Bar rise: 76.2mm
- Width: 730mm
- Weight: 393g
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Looks sweet. Does it feels different from old (2011-2013) 4play geo?
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Why buy leaking fame echos, while you can buy some magura/shimano/hope/avid brakes?
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Well.. if you want to save some money, ok. But Inspired are totally worth the price in terms of comfort and reliability. It can stand out up to 3 years of bashing/highlvl riding.
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oh my god, so smooth like it's not a human. Almost no correction hops, great balance.
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Want to ride brakeless?
Watch flipp's videos and practice alot.
That's all.
(Maybe you should try other bars (higher) + other bars angle, because you need to keep your front end a bit lower on rear wheel to gain balance.)
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Hello, TF.
What do you think about the idea?
Does it make any sense?
I've got an AM hardtail (dartmoor hornet) and want to try some more trialsy stem and bars (for example 70x35+trialtech riser/high rise).
And also I've got a 27.5 wheelset, thinking about changing it to 26 for some trialsy/fun moves.
I bought this bike with 27.5 wheels, 45mm/0deg stem, some DH 780mm bars and want to build some all-purpose bike to just roll the city/natural with trialsy bits.
Kind regards
Ninja.
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Hello, TF. I'm riding street-trials on my Inspired Fourplay 2011 with non-cut inspired element forks, 90x30 stem and Inspired Arcade bars.
Stem is set on the highest point of the steerer tube and I have 40mm of spacers now.
With this setup everything bunnyhop-related are extremely easy to do, but I think my bike feels a bit weird..
Today I've tried to set my bars lower by 10mm (30mm of spacers) and I feel like I'm getting more control over a bike, but my bunnyhops turned harder to do and I can't hit my previous highs (95cm).
How to choose a right bars height? What I should consider to do the right choice? And how to notice that your bars are too high?
Kind regards
Ninja.
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1 hour ago, JamieC said:
I've used cranks with inserts on mountain bikes before. In my experience the insert is there to protect the crank itself. The idea being that if you damage the threads you are only damaging the insert and not the cranks themselves, therefore you can just replace the insert and not the whole crank = much cheaper. Just tighten the insert back in and you should be fine. Maybe use some threadlock
This insert is pressed into a crank. There are only one thread - for pedal axle. So.. maybe I need to hammer(press) it a bit.
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Spongy feel (trialzone brake)
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Posted · Edited by NINJА
Hello, folks!
Got some used rusty (WTF?) Tech 2 EVO Trialzones. Cleaned it, lubricated pistons, aligned (with old pads).
Set it up with some used RT86 rotors and at the end got a nice hold and bite but lever feels spongy and non informative.
What else can I do to get this nice feel, when you can play some tune with your pads (last time I got that nice feeling on some cheap shimanos, deore or SLX).
Done all that by this guides: