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I personally didn't know, but it does depend on what forks you run, but as standard i think its about 1010ish T-pro wheelbase Next time try and use the search first

As i can't edit my other post i will put the pictures in this one. All the pictures are taken using a camera phone. GU Typhoon short: And for anyone one that is interested, here is my bmx, i recently airbrushed and painted it as i was pretty bored at the time and it seemed like a good idea , although saying that i do quite like it. Haro F2: The top tube was hand painted, and the downtube was airbrushed using templates.

I had my T-pro for about two years and started to feel like that. It was either i needed a change or i was going to start bmxing. But in the end i got a GU Typhoon and it got me back into it, i often get like this when i get new parts for my bike it makes me ride it more. I started bmxing as well along side trials and really enjoy it, both compliment each other really well. I started trials about 2 and a half years ago on a t-pro, and a few of months ago i got a new typhoon and love it. As i'm on a new computer i will get some pictures in a bit and post them up, but the spec is in my profile

In my opinion Deng has only made trials more accessable for riders that want to get involved in trials, by producing many different frames and parts that are strong, well designed and well priced. What he has done is given trials riders a lot more choice into what parts or frames they want, instead of having very few produces of trials specific frames, and i don't see how you can argue with that. He has also got some very good riders on board, thus giving trials more media attention through videos Anyway back on topic. At first i was pretty shocked to see such a crack in a python, but then after finding out who it had been rode/used by, i have to say it wasnt as suprising

I use to have that problem, especially on my old t-pro, but i have never actually snapped a hose, but i have had a couple on the verge of snapping (had large folds in them). But they were on the rear, so i just put a brake booster on so i don't hit them anymore, problem solved I think it was because i kept hitting them with my foot, so when the booster was on it protected it. Whats your idea to protect the hoses, providing you don't mind anyone knowing?

Well i'm guessing in many cases it must be, if people can give inches on every recent move they can do, and in some cases i spose that is pretty worrying haha.

Definitely take a look at the stickies at the top, they are very helpful and will ansewer your question. Just have patience, keep your posts good (punctuation and spelling) and stick to the rules and all will be fine, just generally being helpful. It is definitely worth the time and effort when you do get validated, so stick at it. In regards to the bit about the Da Bomb, i don't know much about them but i used the search and this has a bit of information on them. I think generally they are cheap and cheerful bikes that are good for starting on, if you are on a budget. Da Bomb

Just googled it and found this page, as it is one of them things i often get confused with myself. Gear ratios explained Should all be there, but it is explained on the basis of a more conventional bike. In regards for the best gearing for a street bike i can't really help, as i have never owned one.

I suppose that is true if you do smaller moves you will look smoother, because you aren't having to really push yourself to your limits, so you end up looking smoother because less attention and strength is going purely into getting up or down etc. But i think you can tell a more natural and flowing rider who has more bike control, than one who is just doing smaller moves than usual and has less bike control in order to ride smoothly. That is what i meant about enjoying riding. I did use to get pretty angry with myself as i was one of those people who forgot what i first got into and started trials for, and it took me a while to realise why i wasn't enjoying it as much. I was just getting too bothered about how high my recent gap is or sidehop and so on. But more recently i've just let myself be more creative when i do ride instead of just trying and trying to get a bit bigger at one certain move till the point i get angry with myself. And i have found this way i enjoy it a lot more

I do agree with what you have said, but i don't think Tom132 meant it in that way that is so clear cut you can be either creative and no big moves, or big moves and uncreative. It's like when skateboarding first came about you had the more longboard style skaters who enjoyed cruising around and flying around bowls, and then it took a change to being an acrobatic sport involving ollies and kickflips down stairs, or big spins in a halfpipe, and with this change it left former skaters behind to carry on what they enjoy being more longboard style skating, the film Dogtown and Z-boys shows all this. It happens with every sport though because people get involved or do it for different reasons and circumstances, so people end up riding how they like and enjoy if it's either large gaps and sidehops or just being creative or even combining them both. In some respects i like Trials being a fairly small sport. Mainly because if you are visiting another town or going for a ride and you see a trials rider, you stop and talk and meet new people, even if you didn't know them before. It's like a community really, and i like it the way it is. I think the difference with Bmxing is that it kind of became a fashion to have a BMX bike because they looked cool, as it had a lot more media attention than trials did in the early days. So a lot of people brought one wether it was to ride around looking cool or to do the tricks and ride it for what it is meant for, and this then gave it more recognition. Then it ended up with games for the playstation and so on, and more people get introduced to the sport very easily.

I guess you mean the post i put in the "ur skillz/level of riding" thread Instead of retyping it out i will quote it in. I just feel that if people just let the whole inches thing take a backseat, and tried to be create with their riding they would improve no end, and they would feel less pressured when riding because you aren't constantly trying to get the extra inch over someone else.

In my opinion this is the one thing that is wrong with trials of recent. People have become far too obsessed about how high they can go and if they can get that extra inch from tucking that tiny bit more. Yes i know it is a good feeling when you get your highest at a sidehop or tap etc, we all do, but sometimes it just seems people are getting too obsessed about it, rather than trying to ride smoother or more flowing or trying more technical moves, and testing your bike control over different terrain in a variety of ways. I suppose it is good in a way to be able to compare yourself to someone else, but the best way to do that is go and ride a competition then the truth will tell, and you will be able to see how you compare to others. I think if you get too obsessed about whats your highest sidehop or biggest gap, it will hinder your riding as you feel a pressure to to get that extra inch than someone else you know, instead of enjoying riding and being creative with the way you ride. Maybe it is just me who feels like that, but i do think if people thought less about inches and more about creative lines and trying different approaches at things it would help. I'm not saying you should never push yourself or try to go bigger as you would never improve, but just don't let it be the only thing you ride for. Like i say though maybe it's just me who thinks this , and i'm just too old school at heart

Very good pictures. I think trials is quite a hard sport to take good pictures of and show what the rider is actually doing, without making the obstacles look very small, but them pictures seem spot on. I like the website as well, has a good intro and is easy to navigate and isn't crammed full of things, like many websites i see, it's just nice and simple

I would also say the Echo. It looks in good condition (better than the zoo), and i think it is a nicer looking frame in general. The Echo would be a good first bike because having a disk when just starting trials is asking for trouble as you will end up catching it and bending the rotor. So using front and rear maguras would be a better idea. The Echo frames are strong as well so they will take the knocks and bangs. The Zoo does come with an eno freewheel which is a good thing, but they do take looking after and maintaining to keep them running smooth, so you would have to be prepared for cleaning it out every so often. Overall though i would say the Echo as it looks a better condition and it's a strong frame. In my opinion it isn't a good idea to get a disk when starting, so the Echo would be better as it comes with maguras. Also the Echo's geometry is nice and it's not too extreme so it will be easier to get started on.

In hot weather shorts and a t-shirt made from a thin material so they don't soak up your sweat, and if it is really hot, wear white clothing so it keeps you cool. Other than that tracksuits are good as they are light weight, anything that isn't to heavy and tight really. I did used to ride in skate shoes (emerica ones), but i decided to try some trials shoes out. They do help a lot as you can get a good feel of the pedals and they have a good grip because it's a pretty soft sole they use. I don't know about any other trials shoes but my YIK ones ripped up pretty quickly and the rubber sole came apart from the foam beneath it, so i ended up using glue to patch them up. If you do get any holes in them then this stuff is pretty good: shoe goo Recently though i have gone back to using skate shoes, to try and conserve the little life that is left in my trials shoes, as i can't really afford any new ones at the moment.

That is a prime example of why there is a new members section and a validation system A bit off topic but could someone please tell me where the report button is? As i tried looking for it when i saw that reply, but couldn't find it.

I think for trials though it is a different type of muscle type that is needed, so having large amounts of weight lifting muscle won't be useful for trials as it is a fast and slow twitch muscle fibre that is needed (correct me if i'm wrong). But i suppose it helps having a more dense muscle fibre instead of a big bulky mass of it. I don't think it really does matter about how heavy you are, but if it is excessive weight i can only suppose it isn't going to help as you loose some agility, making it harder to tuck in for hops. I was reading an article about something like this but in a superbike magazine, it did bring up a point that spending lots of money on light weight parts for your bike isn't really worth it when you can loose the most weight from yourself for free, very different sport i know but still a fair point.

Try doing it on more sloped walls at first, to learn the body position and movement, then gradually build it up from there. It does help with having more speed as the momentum tends to carry you up to the top. It is one of them moves that take full commitment otherwise it just ends up nasty . You should also try and get your upper body right over the bars as the frontwheel hooks, then as your shoulders move beyond your bars when the frontwheel is hooked, you want to pull up with you arms to bring the bike up, then extend your arms to push the bike on top of the wall. Most of the move does come down to using your momentum to carry the bike to the top. Definitely have a look on trashzen, as the slow motion videos show body position very well

I definitely agree with all the bmx comments. It really does rule. I got my bmx about a week ago and have taken it to a fair few places like dirt jumps, street, and park stuff, and met a few cool people in the process, so it's all good It feels so nice to be riding smoother and approaching stuff with a different view, and learning more fluent lines. Poopipe is right about you go through phases of riding one more than the other (i haven't rode my GU properly in a while), i probably should though

To be honest i have never really seen many of them, so i don't have much idea about prices. But cleanbikes do sell a monty one for £150, they are in the accessories section: cleanbikes But as it is a Monty brand name i would assume they are higher priced than other bags. If not try somewhere like bike dock.

I'm left foot forward and sidehop to the left.I did consider learning to sidehop the other way but never really have. I suppose if you really feel like you are at a disadvantage and it is holding you back then ye, i would try and learn to sidehop the other way, as obviously you will then benefit from it. Like it has been said if you look at Neil Tunnicliffe who sidehops "the wrong way", it doesn't hold him back. It is one of them tricks that when you first learn you don't think or understand which way is better, so end up learning to do it the harder way (like myself). But it's more a matter of what suites you, but most people do and will find it easier doing it the right way (opposite side to your leading foot). I think it is one of those things that don't really matter, unless you are going for them extra few inches or to be able to tuck in further, which is fair enough. It may be a bit harder to sidehop to your leading foot, but it certainly can be done just as well as opposite foot, if the technique is right (like Neil Tunnicliffe).

Looks great, i like it a lot, it's very nice and sleek looking. I like the way you have kept to using black and silver parts, instead of jumping on the bandwagon with crazy colours all over, it's nice and classy(Y) But ye, there is a bike pics sticky at the top of new members section.

Armourdillo is your best bet if you can find one on ebay or something, as they aren't manufactured anymore. I agree they don't look pretty, but if you are trying something new or something that is likely to damage your frame if you don't make it, it's worth putting one on (better to be safe than sorry). The only thing i did find when i used an armourdillo, was that if the downtube did take any fairly hard or heavy knocks, it would leave a long thin crease in the downtube, it happens because the armourdillo gives protection by using long pieces of tube inside the material. But if you can't get hold of one, the next best thing is an old cut down tire or a small piece of drainpipe and cable tie it to the downtube.

Now that really is the shizzle, i can imagine wrapping your bike up in tinsel would have the same desired affect, it would be well suited to christmas time I've always wanted to cover a bike in bits of mirror like a disco ball, could you imagine riding round town at night with it, now that would cut out the need for reflectors

I think i probably should check my pressures then, as i don't think they are as high as you are advising. I have been out riding it today, and have tried keeping my weight centred on the bike and staying loose but i still have the same problem. It's when i come down to land after the 180, i just stop dead and jarr my knees , i don't think i'm going at it fast enough but i don't want to go any faster because i'm just going to end up in a heap on the floor. I can 180 on my GU really easy, but i do it from a stand still so i don't have to worry about going fakie. Could it be that i'm trying to do it with the method i use for trials, which is relying more on the pedal power instead of speed and body movement? So far though i am still having a lot of fun just razzing around town linking up tricks (even if i can't 180). I find it is quite refreshing to be doing smoother and faster lines, and it helps when i get back on my trial bike as i look at different approaches to obstacles than i would of before, so its all good