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  1. Thank you,this video is helpful to showed it up.I will take your opinion into consideration as well and maybe will reconsider my choice to vertical dropouts.
  2. I am located in Bulgaria currently.Thank you for your suggestion but somehow i would prefer tugs instead of this kind of chain tensioner like this one on Edith,otherwise it is looks like good offer.What about the crank set of Extention,do you have any obsession about?
  3. Hi everyone,if you are beginner and weekends warrior like me,what choice of yours about first 24" street trials bike would be?Not be expensive one,i found some Inspired Flow(reduced price),Alias 24.1(also reduced) and some Extention Heimdall bike-here is the link to: https://www.trialmarkt.de/de/trial-bikes/extention-bikes/bike-24-extention-heimdall-ltd-2024-hellblau I know that most of you are very familiar with Inspired and Alias too,but the bike from the link above looks good, despite been most expensive of all these. With Spank rims,Magura Mt brakes,good tyres and weight of 10.5 kgs it is look promising.What i do not like in it is that i can't find any information about the hubs and cranks(Extention ones).Are they better that Trialtech ones,who knows? I am not in possibility to get second hand bike because good ones are out of price range or owners not willing to do shipment abroad,let alone taxes etc. Alias and Flow weights almost equally,but wheelbase on both is different,so i wonder which one would suits me better because i ride and 27.5 bike as well. Every thoughts are welcome and thank you for your time.
  4. Hi there,i am a beginner too with pretty much same setup.I got Avid SD 5 arms and Heatsink yellow pads,rim is not grainded.While ago i have used Jitsie(white) v-brakebpads,which is awesome -IMO.I think that they are more suitable for smooth rim compared to Heatsink,i feel them more solid somehow.I am not saying that yellow Hetasink are not good,maybe is that because of the smooth rim.The Jitsie's were quite noisy at the beginning but that stop after while.For the bite,i am not good trials tlrider,i would say that they have more hold than bite,some people says "mushy" or something,maybe that is the right word for.Trying to hope in back wheel,i am 90kgs and they hold well.Give them a try if not going to grind your rim.Take good brake booster,this is must have.Good cable too,like Oddysey one.I would recommend to change the brake lever with Avid Speed Dial 7. 1.Jitsie v brake pads. 2.Oddysey liner cable. 3.Brake booster-good one. 4.Avid Speed Dial 7 lever. ...and make sure,that pads is always perpendicular to the rims,if are noisy you are golden. P.s. beg you pardon for my english. All the best.
  5. Hi.Thank you.Maybe i am not clear myself,that because my english is not good enough,i suppose.I meaned that i need sone overall tips how to training balance in terms to try riding rail later.How do you guys training for?Lines, along curbs etc.I am not talking about trackstand,that is clear.Got some tips from Lenosky's video to drop your foor down,to stay centered on you bike etc.,but when watching some good riders it is seems that they move their body low and forward.I did try this also,but had too much pressure on my hands and balance seems uncontrollable.Some used their foot like outriger and try to stay still for some time.Why they stops like that?When is the best time to stay on two feet (horizontally) and when to drop your leading foor down?Stuffs like that.Maybe i asked stupid questios but could not find information about.Thank you.
  6. Hi,everyone.It is always pleasure to me to watching video of someone who riding rail,habdrail etc. with precise movements and speed,i guess, you to.I bet that many of you can do it,so would you be so kind to share some tips about?I mean something like,how to use break and when,what is your body positioning and so on.One more thing,how to practice all this stuffs before trying rail riding on?On flat,marks or? Thank you,for your time.
  7. Thank you.I thought about cartridges but I did not find information what angles do I need.LBS mechanic said that should be changed soon,so I am thinking about new one if I am not find cartridges for current one. Thank you once again.
  8. Hi there.Here are the pictures of it.The model is FSA -Orbit xtrme cartridge,at least it what is visible on it.I hope that would help.
  9. Hi there.My Giant Trials need new headset and current one is FSA xtreme - old model one and frame went to me like taht.What headset do i need in order to get fitted in that frame properly,because is old one?I look at FSA pig but i am not sure it would be ok,so,what would be your recommendation about? Thank you in advance for your time.Be safe.
  10. Not tested them yet.Did read that they last very long on smooth rims like mine.I try to learn how to backhop now and soon as go to practice would try them and I am going to post here.
  11. These slow front pivots just kills.Really.And that smoothness of yours...Very nice to watch.
  12. 3200 euro for this frame/parts is ridiculous - IMO.I rather spend this kind of money for some top Inspired or Crewcerz.
  13. I have MT4 with organic pads/180mm HC on front of my Giant Team and i am 85kgs.Got no problem doing endo's,would work on rear well too,I guess but never tried.
  14. I read somewhere that Yohan Triboulat suggests to be good alternative for I9 which is way expensive. Spank has good reputation,so this Hex hub would be my choise when my Hope 4 SS go to hell,just to try it out.People like him know to what they talk about. Unfortunately,I was not be able to find any review or whatever information related to this hub and trials use.Good luck.
  15. Greetings,thank you about your opinion. I currently run X8 without quick link and got no problems.Just thought that need something robust. Apparently there is length distinction between them,X8 has 7.3mm but Z1 has 7.8 which may cause shifting problems,I do not know.I think that your are right about. Maybe changing it more often would be safe bet.Thank you once again.
  16. Hi there.Sorry for be ignorant, but I would ask about ,if this particular chain could be put on my bike, an old Giant Team,which has 22t(Truvativ)on front and 6 cogs cassette(SunRace) rear on?The chain comes with two versions,wide and narrow one.Which one do I need?I am open to other suggestions for though KMC chain, as well.Thank you for your time.
  17. Thanks to everyone here for their advices.I did put HT AE03 on my bike and i am very happy with.They fits me well because i have big feet and they are very thin ones,too.Got good grip on my feet now,just had to sand pins off a little bit.Now i could move freely to get right position on and still have enough grip on.Be safe.
  18. Thank you.I put 40 psi on my tires,I do not know if it is low or not,but definitely I will try 45 as well.As to AliC video,it is very helpful (as well as other ones) and makes me think that my endo is not good one,maybe.I tilted hadlebar backwards and there is differences in a good way.What about knees position?Do you guys do bar swing,bike tilted and torso rotation one move in? Thank you.
  19. Hi everyone.I have trouble make front pivot more than 60-70 degree's on my front foot side when i am doing it after trackstanding. Is there anything else than bar swing and tilting bike which supposed to be done,any more movements? I feel like not having much power to tilt bike enough,something like that.I can not explained it. Any advices is appreciated. i am going to make some video in weekend. Have a good time.
  20. Thank you.I am going to try to put Heatsink yellow ones on TNN backings.I read somewhere here that it is possible to but they need some modification knife with.Currently use Jitsie but wanted to try some different pads and have backings in spare. Thank you once again.
  21. Hi there,Does anyone knows if only green TNN pads are suitable for smooth rims (like site description says) or every pads they offer are grinded rims for? Sorry for this maybe stupid question,but i did not find any information related to this. And also,what is the technique to be put together refills and backings?Glued or there is something else? Have a good time.
  22. The second part would be watersports one...to swallow up cheesiness easily.
  23. Maybe i am not i right person to share thoughts here,because i am a beginner,but i am 47,so i am in this 30+ category.Have i enough MTB skills,so i decided to learn and improve my overall balance and so on,trough observed trials.Well,it is way tough to progress and train in my age,but i found that everyday stretching exercises makes more fit to move freely around bike,yeah,it is not like be at 20,but still works fine.Do some weight exercises too,just to warm my muscle groups.I did have a very bad experience with my shoulders due to training a lot bynnyhop,but i managed to get trough with some good rest and starting in right way again,so this did me think that is very important to get in balance how often,what way and what exactly i have to do and watch to myself is one of these.I am lucky to have two or three days off,so one of them i get rest,on second or third one do training about two-two an a half hours something.That something depends on my mood and how strong i feel that day.Unfortunately,i would not say what is to do training sidehop,up to rear,rolling over stuffs,because i am not in this stage,but maybe it is going to be very tough at this age.I get motivation trough watching M.Ashton,R.Leech and many guys here like AliC,J.Barton,B.Travis etc.,these riders are amazing. Every time i repeat myself LeeMcComack thought,sort of : "If you do something smoothly and easily,then you do it right.If you do not,just stop and training slow to get the things rightly." I would say and listen to your body,you needed it. Have a nice day,everyone.
  24. These HT looks similar shape to DMR V series,to me at least and i am sure that they are good.Four to five years of abuse from experienced rider like you says enough.I am going to take a look at these Crank's as well,looks very thin.Actually,i use nylon ones,cheap ones about 5GBP,recommended by friend(LBS owner) and surprisingly to me,they holds well for now,but i feel some fear that axles might break anytime i do bunnyhop .Steel use them because i learn to bail out when i losing balance point over back wheel on purpose and pins are not big,so i could safely jump backwards. I know that composite ones be supposedly tougher and all it is in my head.Here they are:
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