Greetings

I had the same problem. Always sidehopped to the left with my left foot foward which resulted in a nasty crash if the rear wheel didn't get onto the obstacle. Because of that, I never progressed because of the fear of falling off (sometimes my bottom would hurt for many weeks or even months). After 4 years of sidehopping left, I started doing it to the right (when I realized that most of the pros do it oposite to the front foot) and it was great. I went bigger hights because I wasnt afraid of falling of. But still I have a problem with moving the rear onto the obstacle it feels kinda strange.... the same applies to pedalkicking up, better to do it the 'bad side'.

Shaun H thanks for the approval...

Hey dude! Had the same problem, but the idea was to have a freeride bike on which I can do trials when nescesary. The bigest problem was rear suspension and weight, but I managed to build what I wanted. What you need is a light bike. Rigid, lightweight frame, probably arround 11 inches (saw a cool Orange trials frame on ebay a few days ago). I'd go for a front shock - a Marzocchi Bomber Z1/Z3, 00' model or older (bushings dont wear out on bomber shocks, and the old ones are floppy enough not to break like the new ones). Lightweight wheels, fat tyre on the rear and a fairly slick one up front. Trials bars, short stem and a 32T crank. Run a Maggy on the rear. Make sure that the frame is fairly long, and bobs your uncle. This is my "will-do-anything-on-it" bike, rear travel up to 160mm. Weighs 14.8kg. Duncon Akita

dont like the long python too much. echo team long is great might soon give some info on a short gu frame, still waiting for it BTW: the gu frame is quite heavy, so consider that if you want a lighter frame

As long as the limits are set by a lack of courage or lack of precision, and not by limits of the human body, new records will be set. The ultimate sidehopping technique has already been mastered, and now jumping high is just a question of leg strength, maybe, assisted by special frames in the future. The mentioned 900 is more technique oriented, than depending on somebody's strength. Therefor it just needs lots of practice. It's probable that in the future we will have riders doing taps onto narrow poles, and other objects where precision is key. I bet my boots that we won't see a 150cm sidehop for at least two years. I recently wached a video of Andreas Navarade hooking up 183cm. And that must have been a long time ago, because both the riders in that vid were riding old yellow and green monty bikes. Don't think we'll see any records there either. Still think that even though the top riders may not jump higher or further, we will see some smashing moves from them. Great topic

Built up a 24" trials bike about 3 years ago. Unfortunately it's weight was over 14kg, which was because all available 24" rims/tyres were for downhill use and therefor very very heavy. I loved the geometry (copied 24" ZOO frame, the name I dont remember). Used a mod stem on it, which gave it a super-long mod feeling. One of my friends (the chap who started the BT company) rode a 24" "BT" for about one year. He says it was an ideal combination of 26" and 20" bikes. The Zoot looks sweet, I'd love to have a go on it. I'd go for it if I were you.

You will need a FireWire IEEE1394 interface (can be got as a seperate PCI card). That's the best and quickest way of copying data from a DV camera onto a computer. It's all digital, so you don't loose quality. For editing I use Premiere Pro 1.5. Great program although it's pretty expensive. Got it from a friend whose parents use it every day. That's also the program I use to record the footage onto a computer. Unfortunately it needs rather a powerful computer to run.

eno should be good enough. if you start having problems just eaven out the pawls and bend the springs. sure is better than the acs but more costly.

9.8kg Python 05 long

zoo bars are great, because you can set them at angles at which other bars would just feel awful. therefor you can keep them quite low.

sb made a point here about people buying pythons because CLS rides one. totally agree on that. i like the bike, pimping mine up with polished silver rims and pink ck bmx hubs

RimJam green on a harsh/medium grind + tar. Great durability and a very positive feel. Had ZOO pads earlier on, think they were better.

beau it's quite common for disk brakes to make horrible noises when they're contaminated with oil, dot fluid or a different oil based product. i have only heard of one setup to squeak - a plazmatic rotor on plazmatic pads. your brake should be dead silent, or produce a high pitch sound when braking, but is probably making a noise as if somebody was tearing his throat out. go take it to the shop, there's bound to be something wrong with it. if indeed it's contaminated with oil and not a byproduct of your strange bedding in process, the shop should replace the brake for you. i still think its best to sacrifice that one day of riding to bed it in naturally, just riding trials.

i'm not from england, but i've had some parts sent by 1-st class to a place i'll be staying at tomorrow. aparently none have arrived yet, although they were sent yesterday. does royal mail work on a saturday and the following monday?

I think the 04 leaver is a good buy. The system is old and has been proven to be reliable as far as strength is concerned. The design has been the same for at least 4-5 years (dunno what was earlier). Magura released new 05 leavers most certainly to boost sales. Must say I was tempted by the new design but soon everybody was saying it's unreliable. Yay to the old design !

Hello ! I am just pre-ordering some Pink Chris King BMX disc hubs from AspireVelotech. All I know from reading some threads, is that many of you have used this chap when buying your Kings. Did any of you have problems with the customs office? How is this done? Do you need to fill in an invoice or sth?

and what are the benefits of running it on water? doesnt oil lubricate the pistons better? thats crazy

it took me one day of riding to bed in a louise brake. i think the best you should have done was to leave it alone and just keep riding. if you use a post mount brake caliper with an IS adapter, make sure the caliper is in line with the disc. i once had a bb7 which didn't work at all - rearranged the caliper and in a matter of minutes the brake was working extra well. good luck

neat bike, but somehow i don't like it. sure it rides great though

do you actually mean that you ride magura brakes on water? OMFG EDIT: maybe you should run it on tetley's or earl gray? that would be so english..

just wondering how many of you have actually recieved your christmas order from selectbikes. i'm getting very worried...

mattyboy_69_ nah, thinking about this thread

hey dude there's a failry new topic about eno freewheel vs. profile hubs somewhere in the new members chat. go check it out as a proper freewheel system is key to a good choice. hope that helps

congratulations on getting a great bike

get the best you can afford, otherwise sooner or later you will regret your choice. get a profile or king