Ali C

tempted! It does clash with Tartydays though

I did enter a comp on my hex and it coped pretty well but the short wheelbase does have it's limitations on bigger comp moves

digging it, however I'm not into that curve in the downtube, I like how it still looks more like a bike now Had a similar idea to do a seated comp style frame myself at some point

Pfffft, upright is still forwards It's all about the backwards sweep!

That is quite a lot of drug use yeah!!

that line was cool, Adam Wilson did something on that rock back in 2002ish, nice to see it's still providing the style 15 years later click me

yeah, I remember he went from a bin onto some kind of shelter and it was f**king massive! More of that would be awesome!

I'm reluctant to post my reply as it'll make me seem negative when in actual fact I like Jack and his riding is obviously good (plus glass houses and throwing stones etc) but I feel the tone was a bit weird. (plus the name of the video has plenty of innuendo) Starting with Mohamed Ali quotes was a bit on the pretentious side personally...I feel his manager/trainer had a lot to do with this video rather than Jack and he does come across as a stereotypical personal trainer, loud and boastful. I've met a load like him and they do wind me up a little...on the other hand I've never met him so who am I to judge? I'd personally rather see a really high riding edit from Jack in the streets or at least somewhere impressive and relate-able, everyone knows how big phone boxes and other street stuff is, less so rocks and logs. Maybe comp guys like the gym training side of things but outside them it's pretty skippable material. With Jack's skills he could link up the most amazing street lines and really blow some minds...I'm crossing my fingers the second part is less of his trainer/manager trying to sell Jack to the world and more Jack's riding doing it for him.

That was such a good point I actually went and tied a string to my bike and got Jane to stop it from falling over. I now know the answer!

it does

But it would be parallel. All parallel means is the angle of the string is fixed horizontal the same as the floor, nothing to do with start and end points or distance away from the floor.

there was no bit saying the puling point of the string was a set height, if anything that description means the string is no longer being pulled horizontal as soon as the crank moves. If the string is being pulled horizontal to the ground that means horizontal the whole way allowing the crank to rotate the 90 degrees

wouldn't make any difference how long the string was would it? (within reason). The string would naturally pull the crank to the centre of it's arc (9 o clock looking from the drive side) which is 90 degrees rotation. Rotating the cranks clockwise would drive the bike forwards until the crank stopped in said position. The string would then be trying to pull the whole bike backwards but the engagement system in the hub wouldn't let the rear wheel turn leaving the bike stationary unless enough force was put through the string to break the grip of the tyre. Unless I've missed anything that seems right to me?

the bike would move forward until the crank rotated 90 degrees then it would stop

Just booked my first ever actual holiday as an adult (as in nothing to do with bikes or holiday with parents). Will feel weird without a bike but it's a 5 star all inclusive adults only trip to Kos with Jane (found a deal at 58% off and including flights and transfers) so should be good!

pretty happy generally just got a few first world annoyances lately. 1) tried to open a business bank account last month, all seemed to go well but not had my final account paperwork yet and this lead to my next issue 2) got an accountant bill to pay, my card is blocked for on-line use with my bank due to their home card reader messing up and giving me the wrong code which blocked it. This means I can't pay my accountant. 3) I've a couple of big invoices I'm owed and would like to put into my business account but can't yet 4) I need to get the money from these invoices to pay myself 5) Jane wants a holiday and we've seen one we like on Travelzoo but I can't afford it until I've been paid 6) my laptop is on it's last legs and it's becoming increasingly difficult to edit...I need to edit fridays video today or tomorrow 7) I can't afford a new laptop AND go on holiday Time to get on the phone and try and sort the bank issues, I'm not holding my breath.

kiiinda new but I've used it before...it's my Gopro Hero 5. Danny gave me some tips like using super view to make sure I get more in and getting the correct angle, I also turned Pro Tune off and let the camera work out what settings to use, seems to work better for changing conditions rather than setting Pro Tune up and then have it suffer when it gets darker. I was sure people wouldn't like this episode too much as the riding is quite slow and doesn't actually look that steep but I'm pleased to be wrong and people seem keen

I actually can't remember! Possibly 23-18 at one point...If I were to build one up now I'd run 22-18

I'm super short sighted and need glasses to drive legally but I hate wearing them for riding, I can't stand the movement and warped peripheral vision. It means I don't ride at night as my depth perception goes out the window and I struggle when things get faster but so far I've just dealt with it...would be interesting to know what it would be like to ride and be able to see every detail though.

I'm amazed how much you fixed me Mark!

WORST-STYLE-EVER!

Nope, Chris Wright I think...one of my first riding influences

be aware that bike weights don't necessarily mean that's the final weight...once padding and protection is added it soon gets heavy, my bike bag (which is a bit heavier than a box) + padding + helmet + shoes + tools + a few bits of clothing gets to around 30kg on it's own. Going over weight sucks too, I had to abandon my clothes bag in the Philippines as I was 14kg overweight, they wanted $750 to put my clothes bag on too, make sure you bike is booked!

"DT Swiss calculator and prowheelbuilder.com said 230mm for rear and 228-230mm for front. " That'll work great..you normally have a bit of movement either side, I think I use 228mm on the rear with no issues.

* *most definitely a lie