DeersSlayer

IMO, your videos need a higher ratio of actual trials riding. That was about 20 seconds of riding in a 2 minute video. The other 1:40 was ...... I don't know what that was. A pigeon? Holding your bike over the side of a building?? Riding up a street??? Why bother????

WAIT THERE'S MORE!!!! IF YOU SUBSCRIBE RIGHT NOW WE'LL SEND YOU 3 MORE VIDEOS, ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!!!! MIKE, I won't watch or like any of your new videos unless you start using case correctly. Enough with the SHOUTing.

The correct use of mixed case? Practice that in your posts!

That was a lot more than a bit of cheese. Like a 1" slab of blue cheese overpowering a fine Wagu burger.

Why is that bike better for rocks than any of the Inspired 24 or 26 bikes? (Asks the clueless new trials rider...)

There's a link in the Santa Cruz article to the bike check video. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=BgUp5JaGoYk&rdm=35oloe55n&noapp=1&client=mv-google

Pretty good riding! Even though I like the music, for me it didn't fit the riding (I can't explain why??) Excellent final parting scene.

I'm your height, about 13 stone, and started trials about a year ago in my mid 50's. I wanted to improve my bike skills as I do a lot of Enduro style MTBing, and fatbiking in the winter (4 months of snow here in Ottawa, Canada.) The trials skills have helped a lot! I started with an Inspired Flow Plus (24) street trials, then added an Echo MK5 (24) comp style. The Flow is more similar in feel to my MTB & fatbike, except smaller in all dimensions. The MK5 is much lighter, but feels so different from the MTB & fatbike. I've never tried 20" bike, but my guess is it will feel even more different. Personally, instead of the MK5 24" I probably should have bought a 26" pure. But I'm happy with my choices. I'm going to try to learn more trials riding this summer, so I'm also going to try to get down close to 11 stone.

Good trials riding on a Fatty! That last manual on pavement shows his back tire pressure is set for soft snow, probably 4 or 5 PSI.

Trashzen.com Any Ali Clarkson how to videos. And Ali's super slowmo video shows how 'easy' it is to be good:

Nice! Winter indoor practice is great. Here it's currently -24.6 C (at 09:00), my practice space is about +7 C.

That was pretty good to watch! You definitely have some trials riding experience. :-) But that flashing crap at the end ruins it. Do you really want that to be the last thing your viewers see?

Thank goodness the beautiful walls on that claustrophobic track seem mostly undamaged.

Canada, USA, Mexico. They've not yet discovered North America...

Unless you want a bazillion automobile hits, google Controlled Articular Rotation. I already include shoulder CARs with my stretching routine before riding trials. I'll add it for hips too, as curling season (google "winter Canada") just started (already doing other hip stretching before games.) CARs seems like a good idea for everyone, probably more important for old geezers like me.

Finally I can balance a manual on 'the machine' for about 20 seconds. Damn good workout for the core muscles! It will probably be years before I can hold a real manual 20 seconds while actually riding street!

I started in December at 56.

I made one, seems to help me. Don't bother with the 1 x 6 stage and stabalizer wings. The 2 x 6 base is good enough for side to side balance if you're not a complete newbie. If you can trackstand you don't need them.

I bought a new Flow Plus in December. When I bought it I chose the upgrade option to hydraulic SRAM DB5 brakes. Those brakes are OK, but the rear is definitely not as strong as the rear hydraulic rim brake on my Echo 24. With the 2017 Flow Plus you can now optionally upgrade right away to Hope or Magura brakes. Wish that option existed when I bought mine.

Found a couple more small hex keys hiding elsewhere in the tool chest. The one that worked seemed like a 2 mm, but maybe it's 2.5. Old eyes and a measuring tape, no micrometer. Thanks guys...

I've misplaced my Echo Trial MK5 manual, can someone tell me what size hex key I need to adjust the chain? I'm assuming it's a small hex head bolt, can't really see inside the access hole. My hex key set is incomplete. I'm going to buy a new set and want to make sure it includes the needed size.

For comparison, my new 2016 Inspired Flow Plus 24 with upgrade to SRAM hydraulic brakes was about Cdn $1,500, + 13% sales tax. in which Canadian city do you live? I'm in greater Ottawa, population about 1.3 million. There were zero used trials bikes for sale here in December.

I have Five Tens that I use for trials and mountain biking. They have the small size raised circle treads which I find lock in too much with the pins on flat pedals. That's not too bad on the trials bike. But for mountain biking on really technical rocky terrain I sometimes don't get my foot back on the pedal in the right spot, and then can't adjust. Might pick up a pair of these 5 10's for the mountain bike, the tread pattern seem better suited: http://www.fiveten.com/us/freerider-contact-split-black Local bike shops here (Canada) don't stock the Danny Macs, no surprise.

A friend named his dog Askum. What's your dog's name? Don't pause after the first 2 letters....

That was GREAT!! The music matched your edit nicely. And Ali C still rides smoothly even in fast motion....