Tharun Shiv

Technically 110×35° hahah, but i did ride throughout the week and the bike just feels perfect, more rear wheel × front wheel control and the height makes the bike feel much more familiar to me so i think I'm gonna stick to this, the stem feels pretty solid too! Forgot to add this, surprisingly the spinny moves feel easier too maybe it's because of the height..

Update on the stem situation! I wanted more height and couldn't stack more than 2 spacers due to the forks coming pre-cut stock, so i got a 120×40° giving me the height of a 130mm and reach of a 110mm stem and i took the current spacers off and reduced it to one so now it acts as a 110×35° stem so no worries about the steerer tube being pre-cut either, now the bike feels just right and much more comfortable, gotta go on a proper ride tomorrow to actually see how it feels! Bonus points the stem i got from control-tech is lighter than the 90mm trial-tech but I'm unsure about the strength as it's not a trials specific brand but we'll see how it goes in the future haha (nervous laughter)

I still haven't ordered a 110×35, I've still been procrastinating over it lol.. Ah okay, im just used to the extra height on the front end as i rode a DJ bike as my trially for a long time!

A Christmas gift maybe? Lol I'm running my bars quite vertical aswell, rolled front never feels right. It's just that whenever i ride something for a while a tinkering demon in my head says it's time for some change haha.

Glad to hear you're doing better, that seemed like a pretty fast recovery! I'm contemplating on if i should try a 110×35° stem, the 90×35 feels comfortable for me but i think a little extra height and length should help, or maybe it's too much. (I'm 5'8 btw and preferably ride in a more trialsy way)

How's the wrist doing Dan? Hope to see you back on the bike soon!

I think a identiti rebate xl 1420 forks would be perfect for this bike, check it out!

That's sad to hear, sounds pretty bad. :/ Wishing you a fast recovery!

Wow, now that's a proper broken frame haven't seen a inspired like that in a while! Usually steel frames do look quite skinny and sleek like the arcade for example and i rode a steel DJ bike as my trials bike for years and it kept up quite well with a 203mm rotor aswell so i have a lot of trust in steel haha, but yeah we'll see how it goes in a while. I agree with the cable guide mount, it's pretty dumb to place it there but the fork was initially made for the 24" silex i suppose and they slapped it on the 26" aswell, so maybe they didn't consider that? I used a thin black ziptie to maintain the cable and that seems to work fine.

Awesome build, looks clean! I felt the exact way with how it rides too, the read end feels really nice and stable on the backwheel. Should last longer aswell being steel, so that's one + point! And do you mind sharing what happened with the hex? In the sense where and how it broke, curious to see where it failed!

Thanks Mark! Seems like the new 24" silex has a integrated headtube aswell, i think they followed inspired's path to integrated like on the arcade?

Thank you! I did consider a hex but inspired doesn't sell frame kits so that was a bummer. It felt safer to get a steel frame over alu anyways and the geo of silex appealed a lot to me!

Thank you! Probably it was to do with production of the frames maybe? A standard press fit would've been better to be honest in case we wanted to switch forks to a tapered one..

Thanks! It feels really stiff for a steel frame which was quite surprising and the geo makes it really nimble in the front with the 74.5° headangle while at the same time it feels extremely comfortable on the rear wheel during hops or manuals. So far I'm loving the transition out of a DJ bike to a legit street trials bike. I'll be posting some clips soon over Instagram, here's a link! https://www.instagram.com/tharun_shiv/?hl=en

Built up my new Tms silex 26" bike up a couple weeks back after a really long wait to get a 26" frame kit as they're always out of stock and i finally got it built up! Rides like a dream and a huge upgrade over my previous dj/trials bike! Forgot to post it on here so here it is! SPECIFICATIONS -Tms silex soft pink 26" frame kit -Hope pro 4 front and rear hub -Izumi single speed gold chain -Absolute black 18t splined sprocket -Inspired arcade handle bars -Khe bikes 25.4mm gold seatpost -Sunringle inferno 31 rims -Tms integrated top-cap -First components integrated headset -Maxxis DTH tyres -Shimano deore XT m8020 4 piston brakes -Truvativ descendant crankset with inspired integrated bash chainring -HT components ANS01 pedals -Trial-tech 90×35 stem -Avid centerline and Ashima rotors (will switch to Shimano ice-techs once they're in stock) -Sapim double butted spokes Weight - 10.99kg let's just call it an even eleven Made a tiny build video aswell, check it out here! span widgetspan widget