totaltrials

I've got this one: HP L7480 It's been fine for me, good quality, good scans, ink seems to last ok. And I've filled up the cartridges by replacing them with refillable ones.

That D3o beanie isn't going to protect your head in the slightest. It might be good to replace the polystyrene in helmets, but you still need a hard layer aswell as a shock absorbing layer to protect your head. I'd like to bet they won't even pass the exceptionally low EN1078 EU standard. And that's the lowest standard to be 'acceptable'. Stupid Gadget show too. He clearly, and I mean clearly hit the second one harder.

20" wheel or 26" wheel? If 20" wheel I've worked out - left side you'll need 190mm. Right side - 194mm For a 26" wheel - Left - 263mm. Right - 268mm. Both sides 3 cross.

I had a Giant Hawes frame and the banana snapped so when I got my replacement I went and swapped it for a Vario frame, it was the better one with the curved tubes rather than the more boxed versions. I loved it. It cracked. It got welded. I could bunny hop higher on it 5 years ago than I can now. I still have it. The day I got it I think I had beans on toast for breakfast.

Truly remarkable.

The sticky backing on bar tape is pathetic, but if you do it tight enough, tape the end down and push the other end into the bars and fit the bar end it shouldn't move. Did you put the tape on going clockwise or anti clockwise? You will be pulling the tape towards you more on a trials bike so it should tighten as you pull. Anyway, all that's pointless because you can just use some double sided tape and it'll never move. Some kind of micro fibre tape will be best for trials for better comfort and grip. Fizik is good. Or if you have a bit more money get the Lizard skins DSP tape as it's very comfortable. With the carbon effect, as said above, it doesn't feel as nice as a normal foam or gel tape.

For that kind of money you're still looking at the "home mechanic" workstands. The best one I think would be any of the Minoura truing stands. This kit is quite good http://www.minourausa.com/english/tool-e/truepro-combo2-e.html You get a dishing tool, self centering, guides both sides, and you don't need to bolt it down, i.e. you can use it anywhere. I've had the older model for about 6 years, still works fine. But this newer model looks a lot better. Out of all the stands available, this is the best for the price range (£90).

I'd put money on you not trying hard enough to turn the wheel to loosen the cog. You should give it a sharp quick twist first to try and loosen it rather than just constant pressure. But anyway, that's done now. The spacer must be rubbing on the bearing in the wrong place I'd imagine. You just need a washer between the bearing and the spacer to push it out a little and stop it pressing on the bearing in the wrong place. Is it a new hub?

It'd cost you more to take all the bits off (brakes, gears), have them lying about for no reason then change the hub and manage to get it fixed then to just buy a pretty cheap fixie like aClaud Butler Couier 2010 for £289. Then you can have both.

This video made my day. Porter and Bessel .

Good little video that was Thomas. Does your camera film as AVCHD (h.264)? Or Mpeg4?

What more do you need to know. Either take it on the plane with your luggage or post it over.

The comp is ridiculously nice.

To save me going through everyone on here, add me up. - "Shizwhack"

Trails riders love them? So they love really hard plasticy dodgy tread pattern tyres? They must be onto something .

Don't be fooled by the name on it. That's just a kids bike tyre. Unless Tioga have re designed it with some fancy rubber I think it's just an off the shelf jobby. Those tyres are terrible.

If you purposely toe your pads in on your BMX then don't. It's pointless unless your bike vibrates and the brake squeals like mad, which I doubt on a BMX. Nearly always go for square on, especially on a trials bike.

Aluminium bar and stem . Much better than last years models.

One problem with the PS3 and it's "should have got an xbox". Seriously? Since 2005 the xbox 360 has been full of problems. Terribly un-reliable pile of junk. Where as the PS3 has happily gone by without any problems. It's taken Xbox until the end of 2009 to release a new chipset (Jasper) to finally sort out the problems. If you would have got a Xbox instead of a PS3 it's likely you would have sent it back 5 times by now.

You won't get that Da bomb headset in an Adamant frame. The inside of the headtube hasn't been machined deep enough to allow cups that long to fit. It depends how easy it is to fit in with your hands. Is it tight push or is it a wizards sleeve? You could try some other headsets, some might be very slightly bigger just with the tolerance of different manufacturers, it might vary slightly. Try a cheaper headset. If you want to really bodge it up when all else fails, get some chemical metal on the go.

They'll be fine, I wouldn't worry about them breaking.

With the front freewheel not fitting correctly. It might be a case of the freewheel being at the bottom of it's tolerance when it was made and the cranks being at the top of it's tolerance. Meaning they don't fit. You're best trying the freewheel on some other cranks first. Make sure the threads are clean and none of them are damaged. With the tensioner problem. Have you got your sprocket on the right way, the teeth might not be centred to the threads. If not the you could put a small spacer between the cog and the hub as it looks like the H hub's threads go very close to the hub flange. Is your tensioner set up properly, with the jockeys properly in line with the sprocket?

People do radial just for how it looks. Well.. you might get the occasional chap who bothers because it's lighter but mainly because of the looks I think.

Mega riding there Ben.