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After the extremely hot weather we have had recently, if i ride in the wet stops me from getting too warm. I find riding in the wet pretty fun because it adds another dimension to just getting up or down obstacles. Like the things you find easy in the dry usually become harder and more technical. Although the only down side has to be confidence in the back brake, mine is usually good in most conditions, but it does put a bit of doubt in your mind. And also after you have been thoroughly soaked and stop riding its not the best feeling, standing around in wet clothing. But overall i have got to admit i quite like it, before if it started raining i would of stayed inside, but now if i see it raining it puts a smile on my face. Quite bizarre really as i used to hate england for the rainy weather, although i suppose my opinion will chance when it's winter .

trials shop They are all on there, but i wouldn't advise buying from their shop, as one of my friends ordered a seat and it took ages to come and was covered in blue ink.

Ye i meant the water method, if it's worth doing it's worth doing properly (i believe it goes). Other than that if you don't want to repair it, whack a new one on.

If it isn't a slow puncture, it could be the inner tube valve needs tightening, so give it a quick tighten. If it is a slow puncture, just get a cheap repair kit.

The mod does seem a little on the thin side, which makes the forks look quite big. But you can tell a lot of thought has gone into the design of both the bikes, especially the bb area. The mod reminds me of a lot of the 24" bikes that look real stylish and classy, which i don't think there is a lot of in the more recent mod bikes. The bash guard looks a bit like the one used on the monty 221 ti's.

You could of done a search, as there was a topic exactly the same as this just last week i think. Some pretty funny answers though. Well just for the record i have a GU typhoon short.

Ye the trials ones have the green lockring. If you check tarty bikes and scroll down the news until you find the picture of the eno, it says they are available in 18t only. It explains a bit on the different colours here white industries

Ye but i dont think they are the heavy duty ones, that you would need to use on a trials bike. On sideways cycles it shows the heavy duty one (the green one) in 18t onlysideways cycles

I would agree and definitely say an eno. I have recently got one and they feel and look awesome, it's a great piece of engineering. They do need a bit of time to bed in, but once it is you shouldn't have any problems with it, they just need the odd clean to keep them running smooth. The eno's only come in 18t though, as far as i know.

Yup it is bourne in lincolnshire . I don't think its a production model but i'm not sure, but would be pretty cool if it was.

I have got to admit though, i don't think it looks too bad. But i would have to be prepared for being chanted at and getting things thrown at me by townies if i rode that around where i lived

Ye i have seen that, some pretty crazy ass colours on it, it reminds me of valentino rossi's paint jobs he had on his moto gp bikes. But what is with all the flower power?

I think with the enos are they will work perfectly are trouble free, as long as they are look after well and maintained. Like just checking the lockring from when it's new incase it works its way loose, and cleaning out the old grease after a while to stop it skipping, which reduces the life of it.

That was one of the problems we had, it seemed as if when the acs was first put on the thread hadn't been greased properly and were put on pretty much dry, as i haven't had the acs on long, and it was never ridden in really wet conditions, so there should of been some signs of grease on it . This time though i made sure they had greased the threads before they put it on Ye i read somewhere about the difference in engagements over the tensile or eno, that it wasn't really noticable. So having 72 engagements will do me fine, as its no sacrificing strength.

Ye i was wondering when they told me how they were going to remove it (by cracking the acs), if it was going to end in tears haha. But it was all good and the guys they were very helpful, and both of them did a bit of trials. So far though it does feel really smooth, well built and strong, i just cant wait for tomorrow to have a good ride on it . But then i have only ever used acs freewheels until now, so the eno obviously will feel great, as it is all i have got to compare it against. It also helps knowing that spares are easily available for them through most trials shops like tartybikes. So in a way it does kind of justify paying that amount of money for an eno, or thats the way i look at it .

After a while of debating at which freewheel was the best buy, my choice was out of: eno, tensile and the new try-all. After looking and reading about all the freewheels in performance, reliability and build quality, i decided the eno was the best for me. Although the try-all was tempting with the large amount of engagements(108), i just felt i would prefer to see more reviews on it, and wait a month or two, to see how they were holding up. After receiving my eno at about 2'o'clock today, i had a look through some guides and write-ups on changing freewheels and taking the pedal arms off. I felt i would be able to put it on myself . Well after another hour of buggering about trying to remove the pedal arm, i realised i was defeated, even though many people can change them their selfs, my lack of tools and experience weren't helping the situation So off i went down to our lbs (halfords in stamford). I took my GU to the cycle section for the guys to try and change it there for me. After getting the pedal arm off with minimal trouble, i and they were ready for the dreaded bit, removing the very stubborn acs. After the staff tried many different methods, it still wouldn't come off, so as a last attempt they put the freewheel in a vice and cracked the outer casing and dismantled it so that it would be easy to get a grip on the freewheel to remove it. Finally the acs was off and the new eno on in no time. Well after my long winded story i did get a bit of a ride on a few pallets (enough time to realise how awesome the eno is). It helps a lot with tight run ups (which i had problems doing) and gaps, due to the larger amount of engagements being 72. As well as the eno helping with general trials riding, it feels incredibly strong and well built (makes an acs look and feel cheese like). So if in doubt of which freewheel to buy, which has become a harder choice with the new freewheels being released, with out a doubt i would say get an eno

Agreed I went from having a t-pro for about 2 years, and decided i wanted something abit different so i started looking at high bottom bracket bikes and the GU grabbed my attention. I brought the GU short as i prefer smaller bikes for hops and being able to flick them about. It is so easy to keep on the backwheel, as it has been said. The only slight downside is from going from a T-pro to a GU is it takes a while to get used to riding with a high bb, it does feel really strange at first and it takes a bit of time to adjust yourself to ride it, but then once you learn you won't have it any other way

I heard from somewhere they had to stop making them due to the company name they use.

It's better to get used to riding with a bash ring, because if you always rely on a bash guard it will become a habit, and when it comes to learning to hop straight up things it will hinder you. It's also better for the bike if you learn to ride uci style (not using the bash) as it puts less stress through the frame and makes your riding look smoother.

I get this problem when trying bigger drops or something i haven't done before. The way i get over it is just to sit down and think the move through your head like you're body position, where you are going to release the brakes etc. Then once you are up on the wall clear you're head of un-needed thoughts and try not to think about it too much, then magic happens and just do it. Just make sure you are comfortable with it first otherwise you will do it half hearted and that is when accidents happen.

I went out to ride some natural the other day, and started to practice things with small or uphill run ups and found them pretty hard. I was riding a clay ledge (about a foot high) on the top of a bank with about 1.5-2 metre run up on an uphill slope, everytime time i tried to clear it i found i could never seem to get the speed so i hopped and came up short of it. So i was wondering after reading a few freewheel topics: as i run an acs freewheel would it help using a tensile or try-all one as it has more engagement points, would this make it better for tight sections where it's needed to build up speed quickly? Or is it a matter of changing the current gearing to make it better for acceleration?

Hmmmm ye i see your point now, it would of been better if it wasn't birds eye so you could see it from the side like the motorbike trials games. Although that would make it alot harder to design and make i suppose.

Yowza those rims are great, looking at them makes my eyes go weird. It's a pretty awesome colour, are they the koxx fluro rims? I'm liking the bikes colour scheme.

woo i'm hooked on that game, especially bike mania on ice, the levels just seem to go on and on. I prefer that to the DNA trials game by far. I wish there was a push bike trials one on the internet, now that would be awesome.

Well i recently got a new bike so it has a pretty fresh rim grind on it now. I had the dilemma of buying some new pads for it, but just to be safe, i stuck to what i know and have used, so i brought another pair of koxx bloxx browns. They give a very good, tight grip on the rim (which helps alot for confidence on bigger moves). I haven't used them with tar as i haven't got hold of any yet but i think i might buy some. They work very well in the wet or cold (which means i can be out on my bike more ). The wear rate so far is very good as the pads aren't ridiculously soft or hard, i find they are a happy medium. When the grind wears off they are still very good pads in my opinion.