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http://www.richmondtrials.com/2009/11/vide...sion-in-surrey/ also check out the other articles:) hope you enjoy the new website!

http://www.richmondtrials.com/ still a lot of work to do on the website, but it's up and running. hopefully the other riders will start putting up contents soon. register for updates!

thanks for the comments music is teardrops and crystalized by the xx

http://www.vimeo.com/7287361

thanks for the positive comments!

hopefully there will be a second taiwan trip video in the winter!

added a link for my latest video on the bike it's 20 minutes long!

thanks for the positive feedback:)

Vimeo enjoy!

i thought it was awesome:)

wow good job! 83g is quite a lot out of a mod rear rim. i imagine doing this on a stock rim will save much more. luckily i already have a try all hole single wall rim, so i dont need to go through the trouble. i think the rim should be strong enough. i've been on single walled rims with huge holes for a while, and no problems yet:)

my first natural ride on the kortz. the bike handles very well, and is still very stable despite the higher bb. it didn't take long to get used to. download link

i like your bike! good riding too!

yea haha that was a close one! i'm glad i got to finish the line. that fountain was very frustrating for me when i had the slate. i need to stop being so careless!

09 neon bow2 good riding chai. sucks that i didn't get to see you in hong kong last year!

yea it's really hard to warm up when you just wake up. sometimes it feels like my body is riding by itself, and my mind isn't there.

i don't do this usually, but if i didn't get a ride in early in the morning, i'd have to wait 3 more days to ride my bike! thanks for the flattering comment

thanks for the kind words! im away from home for the weekend, and im itching to ride the bike!

i don't think so. you can probably glue something on.

nope:) i found that it was easier to tap on this bike than my slate. you just need to move your body forward earlier.

I just finished building the kortz yesterday, and I was itching to ride the new bike before i left town for the weekend, so I went downtown at 6 in the morning with my tripod and filmed a couple of clips. everything was done first try other than the lines at the fountain. The bike feels very dialed, and hooks feel natural with the +60bb. It surprised me how much easier it was! vimeo Enjoy

when the chain is tight, it's pretty hard to turn the knob. it also doesn't offer enough adjustment.

it's just a scratch i made with my screw driver when i was trying to tighten the chain. the tensioner works fine, but i'd prefer a simple snail cam system.

thanks adam for all your help:)

I just finished building my new rockman kortz. It's a little bit heaver than my slate at 8.78kg (slate was 8.5). I had my first ride on the bike today, and it feels amazing. Despite the longer wheel base, the bike feels shorter than the slate. The bike is very responsive, and the frame is much stiffer. The only issue with the frame, is that there isn't a lot of tire clearance. With a large tire like the der kaiser, i only get about 2mm per side. But the frame is so stiff, that the tire does not rub the frame. After about 30 minutes on the bike, I was feeling really confident on it. I was able to do a sidehop that I had a lot of trouble with on the slate within the first 3 tries. I was then able to do it every single time after. I was expecting the bike to be a lot more unstable with the +60mm bottom bracket (the slate was +45). However, the bike feels a lot more comfortable on both wheels and on back wheel. I think the slacker head angle (70.5) helps a lot. I am also running a koxx forxx, which has a 35mm offset rather than a 45mm offset. The higher bar height may have contributed to the steadiness of the bike as well. Here are the full specs on the bike : frame : green rockman kortz headset : silver echo SL Stem : Tartybike forged 127x27 bar : try all NO WAR carbon fiber fork : try-all +20mm Front brake : Hope mono trials carbon/ti Rear brake : Rear hs-33 with carbon fiber RB design lever cranks : silver 170mm try all freewheel : echo SL 108pt bash : Trialtech titanium half bash Pedal : wellgo mg-1 Front rim : Try-all hOle front hub : Try-all H Front spokes : Sapim CX-Ray with Vis alloy nipples Rear rim : Try-all hOle Rear hub : echo sl rear spokes : Sapim CX-Ray with Vis alloy nipples Front tire : schwalbe nobby nic 2.1 rear tire : Continental der kaiser bottom bracket : reset titanium with echo SL bolts This is my first time using the sapim cx-ray spokes. I find that although they are lighter than the dt revolutions, the spokes are much less stretchy. I found that my old front wheel with revolutions had a lot of spoke flex, which made the front disc brake feel less direct. These new wheels are definitely a lot stiffer than the old ones. You can find information on the spokes here : Sapim CX-Ray Pictures : I also took some riding pictures today. I'll upload those as soon as my photographer friend sends them to me:) video of riding here : Thread Link