Matthew62 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Where does one get such bolts for there pro II? I need to get rid of those 6mm cheesy wotsits it comes with. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted March 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 http://tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?product_id=10568&category_id=523 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 I still don't trust this spoke thing you've got going on, what if your pedaling backwards and it slips into the chain? If you're pedalling backwards, the bottom chain line runs from back to front (forwards), so there's literally nothing for the chain to 'catch' on. If you're pedalling forwards, the bottom line of the chain goes from front to back which is where any potential problem might come in. It's still not going to do anything though 'cos as Adam says the tip's bent up, and you'd have to have some kind of really, really bad luck for it to bend down enough to actually catch inbetween the rollers on your chain. It'd have to be some mental tight angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franksx2005 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 ive just tried the spoke setup on mine and it works just fine much to my surprise!! Top tip from the boys from Tarty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 http://tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?product_id=10568&category_id=523 Wonderful, thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Looks lovely and I have to agree with what you said in the first post about it being such great fun and a really nice change from the normal. Brakeless 24" is where it is atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Brakeless is where it is atm. fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmusson Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Is brakeless riding easyer on 24 or 26? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Personally I reckon 24", but that's just 'cos the only brakeless 26" bike I've ridden's not been set up to my liking I guess. I'm still a mod fan at heart (waiting for someone to change that to 'gay'), and 26" wheels just don't feel nimble enough for my liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 I'd like to try it but i'm concerned for a couple of reasons. I ride on my own mostly so having a look out etc would be useful, also i ride a lot from location to location so i can see it being a bit hairy without brakes - more so than the trials even. Also as its central London i ride nearly 100% of the time, i just think it will cause too many problems and i don't want to be the dick that rides in to everyone. Theres just too many people for it to be feasable. Still, i think i'd enjoy it a lot and as i say would love to give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Also as its central London i ride nearly 100% of the time, i just think it will cause too many problems and i don't want to be the dick that rides in to everyone. I rode BMX for 3 years pretty much all day every day throughout central London and had no problems at all. You also don't really need a 'look out' or anything - I've ridden on my own with no hassle, and Stan has too. It's not any more 'dangerous' than real trials because you basically have to start a lot smaller. Ads was worried about looping and raping his back, but he soon realised that you do get a feel for when things are going wrong much sooner so you can get out of town faster. It's the same with going place-to-place as well, you start looking significantly further ahead so it's not really a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 I never had a single issue riding about with no brakes in the month or two I didn't have any, you just naturally think a little further ahead and it's all good. The trials, on the other hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollied Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 I had many concerns when I first started riding brakeless BMX, with me riding down A roads majority of the time its pretty dangerous really, but as soon as you get on you start to be a lot more precautious, it helped my riding alot because I was more concious of the surroundings and used to know what I could or couldn't risk. At the same time it used to work in my favour ( Until I crashed ) when I didnt dare do something i'd just go for it and hope for the best, I'm considering trying brakeless on a mod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guilherme Magno! Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 beautiful frame BLACK ... what stem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Roberts Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 beautiful frame BLACK ... what stem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 System Ex Type A Short mm x Lots° EDIT: 110mm x 35° Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
club_card Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Now I understand how that spoke tensioner works. Bike looks very nice indeed apart from that small plastic thing that you call a seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Bike looks very nice indeed apart from that small plastic thing that you call a seat Better than having a 'proper' seat that has to be up a few inches and look even more gash (and add an un-necessary half a kilo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
club_card Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 I supose your right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Haha, personal preference I guess Tried a few 'real' seats in it and none of them looked decent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 (edited) Definitely right about upgrading to inspired forks, cant stand that tiny saddle. Brakeless stock, now 24, will we ever see anyone take up the brakeless mod challenge, probably not. EDIT: Edited March 31, 2010 by Ben John-Hynes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Me and my mates used to ride brakeless BMX back when we were kids (Early eighties) mostly cos we were too skint to get our brakes fixed, and lets be honest brakes back then were sheeite anyway. The most dangerous thing about it was my mother going mental cos my shoes were always f**ked from jamming my foot sideways between the rear tyre (and sometimes front) and the frame if you get me. Also it was mostly dirt jumping to be honest oh and kerb slides! Cant say I am into the idea of (me) riding brakeless trials though, I hated it when I had no front brake for a few weeks. Good luck with that though. On the note of riding around central London with no brakes. I, like Mark, did it on a BMX for 5 years and found that it was fine, there aren't any hills big enough in London for it to be a massive concern. The danger I found isn't really from lack of breaks there but rather the mental traffic and stoopid peds.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie Histon Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 So... who's gunna be the first to really make things interesting and go brakeless and fixed gear??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 So... who's gunna be the first to really make things interesting and go brakeless and fixed gear??? No-one, so I don't lose my bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Chris Akrigg, you lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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