marg26

NASA have landed a Rover on Mars after a 300million mile voyage. f**king Hell, the one I drove in the 90s barely used to make it to Sainsbury's.

Got a 2nd monitor and two wall mounts (with some tilt/rotation) delivered today. Had been toying with getting a 2nd 27" screen until I realized there's nowhere near enough space under the stairs. Eventually made the decision to get a 22" screen and rotate 90 degrees. Only requirements were IPS for viewing angles, and minimal frame. Image shows the Arch Linux system shutting down past the point where all the display stuff is running hence lack of rotation on 2nd screen. Now I can see five sixths of my twin HD displays at work while working from home rather than just two thirds of it (guesstimated proportions). I've got 3 RPis, a 2, 3, and a 4. Currently only using the RPI 3 running OSMC/Kodi, accessing media off NAS drive, Plex cloud server, Iplayer, ITV, Prime, etc. Soldered a IR receiver to it (actually to a header) (can pick these bits up for a few quid) and software set up to read an old TV remote control I found laying about otherwise doing nothing. Used to have a HiFiBerry DAC+ sat on top of it but no longer have a HIFI. Once setup DarkIce to stream media from my desktop to it over the LAN to avoid an addition cable from desktop to hifi. Didn't really use it that much though. Toddlers threatened to destroy the HIFI so it went into storage. Annoyed I didn't manage to get the two screens perfectly aligned along that top edge though. I did try!

You're progressing well. I'm jealous of the wheelie hops as I have not cracked them yet (although only recently tried due to fear of looping out). I guess it also pays off having guidance from someone knowledgeable. Last month I dreampt I was riding around doing wheelie hops about the size of that rock without too much trouble, which gave me a little psychological boost and motivation! What's with the big black borders around your recent video's though?

The way you and Tom ride the Alias, and the way they look too, really makes me want one. I have been wanting to try a 20" for ages now but never have. I wouldn't do them justice. I don't know how I'd find them after coming from a 24" Inspired Console. Just want to try a different trials bike to see what they're like. Will be in the dog's house if I get one anytime soon though unless it's cheap as chips. My last bike MTB I did piece by piece.

They recycle well used Rapha Chamois to put under there.

Not an actual riding pic. Been a beginner over 2 years. Maybe too old to start learning new tricks. Found this difficult to clean. Get up to rear on other side of mini palette and hop onto concrete flowerpot. Tried many times and only got it once then my lunch time was over.

More importantly, can you practice manuals on a treadmill?

It's been a long time since I read about the treadmill/plane thing, but flight of a plane is all about speed the wings move through the air nothing to do with the speed that the tread mill would push it's wheels round unless the treadmill is pulling air along with it. I CBA to look. Just tell me if I'm one of those people.

Ok I admit I felt disappointed with my last post in this thread in the could this cause death if tried department, so here's the spots I was more thinking of when titling the thread but have only just got round to photographing. Please excuse terms used to describe spots. Spot#1 I'd like to see Sam Pilgrim ride full send, bomb drop from wall up top. And this trials line at the top in the car park, just take a broom/spade for dog shit and broken glass etc. Spot#2 various death options, from death gaps, death drops, and stairs-to-steep-death-wall/ramp. Final spot, a death gap drop onto skinny wall for the pure trials riders.

I've only just clocked that he's lifting his rear wheel over that plank of wood, so not pointless at all. Not sure why I didn't see that.

His videos are always great to watch. I like that almost pointless thing at 2:50, keeping the front wheel pretty much at the same height throughout from wheelie until hook up.

I noticed on Strava I've now ridden 600 miles on my (street) trials bike. Still crap but 600 miles! Whoo!

What is this Single Track World? Next there'll be What Gravel Bike threads popping up

I don't get how people can just live with themselves saying things like "I've been learning trials for 30 seconds" and then go do a 3mile long manual into a tap up 12ft wall and foot jam tail whip720 off a double decker bus and then up-to-front a pine tree. Gah I hate those people. I could barely ride a bike when I started trials*. *not exactly true.

Talking of controversial.... Tricks & Stunts - Honestly I've tried watching it, but I've just never managed more than 15 or 20 minutes. I'm sure it was great in it's time, and it's often touted as some sort of instructional video but it's 2020 now and I'm in my 40s and I haven't got time to sit through that low video quality and fake moustache nonsense. There are actual trials how-to's now (though not enough need more). I'd rather watch top/mainstream contemporary trials riders training sessions/vlogs any day and see what's going on now. Sorry.

Looks like a lame bit of sculpture to me. Oh look a squirrel.

Death spot #1 - up onto high ledge and drop off - I imagine it might be a hook, but quite narrow up there, not convinced it is doable. If it is doable it won't ever be for me. Death spot #2 - probably not that death, just needs a bit of speed and a big hop with enough momentum to keep rolling up. Manual drop off. Certainly not going to tackle it myself anytime soon. Death spot #3 - not death if you can do it, but I can't. Like to think I might be able to one day. Also bigger blocks left background.

Post a picture of a spot that you want to ride but it's just too big for the skills you have. Obviously needs to be a bit more interesting than just a wall. Maybe you see it has potential but you just don't know what could be done with it if only you had the skills to hit it? Is it too death? Could somebody ride it? Just need to get some photos now...

Here's links to some Youtubers who have playlists of tutorials, so should find something here! Ali C https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyhFMUwa1zAhk1JM1Q8UALVWZLJHbUQqX Duncan Shaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOVBFQ6vhpk&list=PL1hkg-vrMm4fFN9x3EndqRLssxggjiWPH Jimmy Ertzer (French) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_EU7WNasz1jWJHnnn-zoy7TtjlM1Y39T Steezy Stern https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQF1BHw3eXjTgDlNZD76EcAT4ddGNiBDI TheUselessTrials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHW098hG9Ig&list=PLmqC3wPkeL8mhup2EKBixPRpyZIE_z708 ADRY BIEL BIELSA (Spanish) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkVx1ShgiD6VimBsziMNVHJgFWSh4AHLl TrashZen (to accompany the book) https://www.youtube.com/user/TrashZenVideos/videos PAM Bikes (Spanish) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8jKg98LfL5S4b_J7XPdkQtjoEX52SdFZ Re free hub, one of my bikes has a Shiman XT freehub and it's horrible for trials due to so few engagement points.

They must be bolt through type fit (Not sure of correct terminology, but the fat boi type rather than skinny quick release skewer). 142 x 12

Started spotting walls and ledges while watching TV too

It's been two years since I got the Inspired Console and started learning trials. Seem to be progressing slower than some people, but there you go. For the most part I'm enjoying it and still want to continue. Just something that struck me last night, I seem unable to just go out for a regular bike ride any more. I got my rigid MTB used for commuting back up and running last night, and decided I'd go out for a night ride just riding along at a steady pace. No of course not, turned into an all out street ride riding stair sets, rolling up & over street obstacles, riding low skinny walls, and drops, etc. Difficulty riding in a straight line too, deliberately swerve around all over the place. Probably look like a nob having a mid life crisis LOL. Just me?