Luke Rainbird

Yep, perfect way in

The plus is a noticeably better specced bike in a few areas, but as mentioned it all depends on your budget as to whether or not you can justify the 50% price increase to to Plus. Personally, I'd either check out the second hand market for a used bike around the same price, or look to buy whichever bike fits most comfortably in your budget then keep any reserve funds to upgrade/personalise the bike.

Both a good way back into things. Buy whichever best suits your budget, or use the same rule to find something second hand

3 vibration settings and a range of oscillating attachments?

The sweaty tit prefers to be called Chris/dad, but has answered to worse.

Great stuff Ads, nice work! Where were you? Lovely weather for it too Had my stag do this weekend and we ended up karting at Thruxton yesterday - properly good! Outdoors and the karts are a bit more serious than the indoor (Teamsport-type) places I've been before. Happywith my driving improving through the day (best lap for me was a 52.657s), and managed to keep up with a few folk I thought would leave me for dust which I was happy with. Kennard had an absolute blinder in the final race, top shit Ash. Frustratingly my timing transponder cocked up in the final race, so I don't have all the data to geek over and confirm but certainly seemed to be my most consistent session by far. Makes me want to get out on track more, so once I have a little more spare time/cash that'll be happening. Might have to book you in for some tuition, Adam! A fairly TF-heavy crowd for the day too, thanks to @Prawny Baby, @RobinJI, @Bigman, @Ben Moore, @J.KYDD, @Ash-Kennard and @Rich Hill for getting involved and making it a good'un!

Just make it as big and as smooth as you can throughout, essentially (up to the 3" size, that is!)

Should have just removed the catback and seen what it'd take - would rule out any restrictions

That should make things a little more interesting

Dropping down to 2.25" won't be helping. Provided it's not reducing that much in order to clear a rear beam/similar then it's a nice easy fix though. Presumably Boris can't be much over the 1000kg ballpark and 250bhp/tonne is nothing to be sniffed at so it'll be a whole world of fun either way

Corker, nice one dude

Rumour has it @Skoze is still sitting on more footage of Andre, but will only release it on his deathbed

f**king electronics. I don't know how @george_seamons does it!

Me221 IIRC Can you refresh the firmware, Dan? Would at least give you a working start point. What settings had you changed?

So's the current one.

Ouch dude - guessing from the fact you're able to internet that you've not sustained anything too nasty but hope you're not too battered and bruised mate.

Corker Whole video had a really cool feel with the Imogen Heap track too - very different to 99% of edits in terms of that vibe but in an entirely positive way.

Pics 5-10 minute video or it didn't happen

So change to an equivalent ratio on sprockets that allow a proper length 20:17, 18:16 and even 16:14 are all pretty close if you did want to switch down the line

Cool stuff Ben. Laaaaaaaarvely and fluid

Proper HT length, low BB, 74* HA should make things fairly comfortable yeah. Glad you've found something you're content with dude.

Looks tasty that, what's the magical geo you've settled on?

As some of you may have seen, I picked up a dirty cheap Arcade back in September. What you probably didn't see was the rest of the story... September: Left the Royal Navy, had a little bit of time on my hands, fancied picking up a trials bike again. Primarily for the social side of things that is. As those of you who know me will be aware, I'd always been a bit of an indecisive bugger and was constantly chopping and changing between 24" and 26" wheels. With that in mind, I was pretty open to getting hold of either this time around, so started hunting on here, FB, PB etc to see what was about. I ended up tracking down a stock via @hill_393 on PB, and sent some funds across to him shortly after. It was posted the next day and job's a good'un. However before the 26" was delivered that Arcade popped up here on TF at a price which couldn't be turned down so I bought it on the spot. 9 months later, I've ridden the 24" half a dozen times and the big bike hasn't even been unboxed. Wedding soon, car needing a few bits and so on, I sold the Arcade on to @The Foamoi Refresher who'll no doubt give it a much better life than myself. Hope you're enjoying it, Luis! T'was a hot day today, so the cats and I have been enjoying the sun. Seemed as good a time as any to dig out that 26". So, one dusty, still sealed box: One slightly less dusty slightly less sealed box: What have we here then? Looks like a set of (2.2"/2.4") Mountain Kings Well these are a little bigger than the Arcade wheels. Hope QR skewer needs to go. Not a common rimset these days Classic... Should I be concerned that a handful of spokes were loose in the bottom of the box? Fortunately, nothing to worry about Pulled out the rest of the box's contents. Not too sure on the stickers but that's an easy fix. These guys have done a thorough job of the coating, though it's taken a bit of abuse so if I end up hanging on to it perhaps I'll give it a fresh coat TT crankset, 16t, plastic Nukeproof pedals. Gratuitous downtube dent. Rear end's a Pro II, Rohloff and (narrow) 14/(wider) 16t sprockets. Will rectify that at some point. Rear brake is an '05 HS33 on (real) Cousts, old school booster and Tensile offset mounts. Harshest grind I've ever owned, though still significantly less abrasive than most folk seem to run. Front brake is an SLX. 203mm is nice to see, but this might get swapped out for something a little more suitable. And for anyone who's not quite pieced it together yet Had a very quick roll about on the decking at home. Brakes need to bed back in and need to sort out the gearing, but the bike feels far more capable than I do so that's good.

f**king cheapskate, shouldn't be allowed behind the wheel