Element26

When I first picked the bike up, to how it looks now

Few little upgrades in the few weeks I've owned the bike, just to tidy it up a bit and make it more personal to me. Jitsie hybrid high rise bars. Inspired seat clamp. Hope trial zone rotor. Jitsie sintered disc pads.

Talk about a blast from the past. Stunning looking bike and bringing back so many memories of watching dirty tricks and cunning stunts. This bike along with the Volvo cannondale of Ashton really started my love for trials

Seems to be alot of riders doing the same thing at the moment. I too have gotten back into trials after about 16 years. Use to ride a mod, loved it. Now I've got myself a 26in Inpired Element as I'm more used to mtb size bikes. Took a couple of rides to get use to it but it just feels natural now. Wonder why I ever waited so long to get another trials bike

I asked a similar question but about skateparks as that seems to be all their is for indoor riding. Rampworx in liverpool looks decent

Hi. Currently running DMR moto rt front and rear on my 26in. Would ideally like a slightly more knobbled rear tyre for better grip on walls and obstacles but still plenty of roll for street riding. Any advice? Thanks

Well I've now had a few rides out in to town. I've been going out late evening when it tends to be reasonably quiet. Have to say Its been great, I'm purely just able to concentrate on my riding and not really noticing when the odd person goes past. I'm quickly realising now though that the only thing holding me back is my own ability. But I'm enjoying riding my bike so I suppose thats the most important thing.

Been looking at rampworx, looks pretty decent. The new area looks like it's got plenty of stuff to have a play on. Might just have to take a trip up there one day

Anyone know of any trials friendly skateparks (indoor or out) in Cheshire / north west? This weather is really getting me down not riding

Wow. Thank you very much for the very detailed reply. I will give some of these a go. I think the pads could probably do with being replaced as they're looking pretty aged. Will give it a bit of time and see how it goes. Thanks again.

Thanks mate. Haven't had chance to ride them cos of this crappy weather but happy with how they look

I've changed the disc on my mono trial today and now it' feels terrible and it rubs like crazy. Changed to a Tr1al rotor, it looks like the pad now goes over the edge of the disc. Think I've made a massive error and the biggest problem is I sold the other rotor with a complete disc brake. Should I stick with it and see if it beds in or change to a Hope specific like the trial zone V2?

New bars turned up today, annoyingly its bloody raining. No riding today by the looks of it

I'm happy to say I'm in love with trials again. The bike has been awesome, changed a couple of parts on it but just to tidy the bike up a bit (inspired seat clamp, brake cable ends, nukeproof lock on grips). Been finding it quite tricky to keep the front wheel up so got some jitsie hybrid high risers coming tomorrow, looking forward to see how they ride although I fear it could just be my riding position. Just need some better weather now

The stem is already over the top of the steerer, don't know why it was cut so short. I've ordered myself some Jitsie hybrids

I'm currently using Trialtech sport riser bars but looking for a higher rise bar as they just feel too low. The bars I have been looking at are the Jitsie hybrid. As the bike is a 26 I don't know if these bars will be too high for it. I'm 5ft 10 if that helps. Any advice would he greatly appreciated

Just because you obviously have no problem with this doesn't mean others don't or shouldn't feel this way. In the same way people suffer with depression. Just because you don't understand it, doesn't mean it doesn't happen

Are there any trials riders in Cheshire? I live in middlewich but would love to meet up with other riders in the surrounding area

How does everyone go about getting videos of themselves riding when your out on your own?

It really didn't bother me when I was younger in fact I didn't tend to notice them there. Just shows how subconscious you get as you get older. Think it's just what people think when they see an adult on what they see as a kids bike

Thanks everyone. Just been to my local skatepark with my 3 year old son, have to say I felt completely different. Could be because it's in an area where it's acceptable to jump on and off things. I didn't even seem to mind when people were watching on. As many of you have said maybe I just need to find the right places to ride