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practice makes perfect just be sure you know what you are practicing and you will get it make sure you get it in your head 1st and understand the mechanics of what you need to do to achive the goal

there are threadless bottom brackets avalable for such a problem. threadless bb or if you can find a helicoil to fit you can do that and run regular bb again i dont mind the stubborn parts here and there i kinda get used to it as i do all the maintenace on my car also and its a 1991 honda crx with lots of seazed bolts and whot not

without the snap was it good to ride for you?

i am currently riding xc, 4x and skate parks. but really wanna get back into mod trials. just need to get my fitness back before i start out again i have been doing a lot of xc rides over the roaches near leek. it gives me a good run over the rocks and keeps me in touch with my trials back ground. i have been fixing bikes in local shops for 6 years now and have nvq level 3 bike quaifications. and have a very straight forward approch to engineering, so i like to think out of the box too often as well

hotlines are th uk distributer for goodridge theres loads of info avalable here hotlines europe goodridge hose goodridge colours if you really wanna do a custom you can strip the good ridge coating and get some clear rubber paint and put in a pigment to make your own colour.

he may not have enough headset spacers ? without the correct number it will not clamp the headset

unfortunatly most bike shops would recomend you a new frame when you bring in a bike where the bb tool has no teeth left to remove the bb. if you post a pic up of the condition of the teeth i could give you my opinion on the repair. to put it plain, if there is no way a bb tool can grip the bb. you will need to smash out the bb axle then saw the cups at 2,6 and 10 o clock looking from the side. then chisel the cups out then re tap the bb threads. doing this will take an hour or two. bike workshops will charge about 30-60 pounds for this. to do the job your self you will need to knock the axle out from either side using a lump hammer. the using a hacksaw cut the bb cups in the 3 places being extremly carefull to cause as little damage to the threads as possible. be sure not to cut into the bb shell (the frame) stop cutting as you get to the threaded areas. then using the chisel hit the three bb cups pieces from the small gap between the frame and cups. you are trying to knock the 3 pieces to the centre. once this is done you can then take it to a bike shop to have have the threads re taped most shops charge 5-15 pounds for this hope this helps

avid and hayes brakes tend to be very sharp brakes. and you should be able to find one cheap from 50-70 pounds new and about 20-30 2nd hand hope do a trials specific brake that i haven't tryed yet but i have heard they are very good.

no need worry about one chain stay broke. many of the best frames fail unfortunatly. just today i had a giant glory frame come in with a crack where the top tube meets the seat tube. if you liked the way the echo rode i would recomend you try another. or a frame that measures up the same

hi welcome to the forum sounds like you haven't completly mastered balancing on the back wheel yet. if you cannot hop on the spot with out going back ward or dropping the front wheel. i would have to say you haven't quite got the balance point yet. this may help possibly if you try pausing inbetween hops to figure your balance point. this will be the point where to feel you are not having to lean back and pull on the bars to lift the front and you are also not pivoting backward over the back wheel. once you have this dialled. you could experiment with lowering your centre of gravity. by lowering your hips( or bum) at the same time as the front wheel. do this by sticking your bum back and at the same time extending your arms forward. once you can lower your centre of gravity. then try lifting it back up from where you started. so thats in order: bring your bike to the back wheel (however you like). hop, then pause, then lower your self to the ground front wheel and your hips, then lift back up and hop.( it should be very similar to a slow hop. what your trying to do is lower your centre of gravity then lift it really quickly. thats what will give you your upward motion. once you dial this then with the pedal kick and a little extra leaning forward you will find lurching forward much more fun sorry for drowning you with an essay have fun riding and remember to ride for your self not to impress others and you should really have fun