Sparks! Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Hey! Just come across this forum.. found the main site with the riding tips first, then took a look in here. I never knew there were so many trials riders in Portsmouth...!I'm not exactly a trials rider myself but I do try a bit.. I've got a GT Aggressor (aye I know it sucks!) that ive been using for XC and all I seem to do on it is wheelie it everywhere, lately I've been trying some more trials like stuff, although I suck good fun though.Been wanting to get a trials motorbike, but can't afford one just yet so thought I'd play on the push bike instead!anyway, nice site and nice forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Greenthumb Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 hey and welcomeGood choice on getting into the trials scene Someone else who has seen the lightAnyway oldschool style trials bike It's something to learn on anywayYou will find that there are a fair few moto-trials riders on here tooDanp.s You will get validated in no time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks! Posted May 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 hey and welcomeGood choice on getting into the trials scene Someone else who has seen the lightAnyway oldschool style trials bike It's something to learn on anywayYou will find that there are a fair few moto-trials riders on here tooDanp.s You will get validated in no timeThanks Think I might have to look into a cheap trials bike because my GT is doing my head in.. somethings wrong with the gears, the chain keeps coming off the lowest cog and getting caught between the spindle and cog making it hard to get out!! pain in the arse and I've already wrecked a chain when it got caught... it's come off 3 times tonight and all I'm doing is trying to balance in my back garden!! not doing anything mad at all yet the chain keeps slipping off been adjusted loads by my neighbour whos been MTBing for years so he knows a fair bit, just can't seem to get the gears to work properly Guess I better do some reading on here then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Greenthumb Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Thanks Think I might have to look into a cheap trials bike because my GT is doing my head in.. somethings wrong with the gears, the chain keeps coming off the lowest cog and getting caught between the spindle and cog making it hard to get out!! pain in the arse and I've already wrecked a chain when it got caught... it's come off 3 times tonight and all I'm doing is trying to balance in my back garden!! not doing anything mad at all yet the chain keeps slipping off been adjusted loads by my neighbour whos been MTBing for years so he knows a fair bit, just can't seem to get the gears to work properly Guess I better do some reading on here then I presume you are running a rear mech not a tensioner?If you are running mech have you checked the hanger isn't bent, or the mech itself?Also check your rear cog isn't missing any teeth or bent itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 somebody validate this guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 somebody validate this guy!Have done, spotted the report - ta Welcome to the forum - post whereever you want now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 (edited) Remember they said you can report his post to suggest him to a mod.But i agree he does seem to be a good lad. And welcome.God damn my slow typing skills. Edited May 14, 2006 by yoyoyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 the system works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks! Posted May 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 (edited) I presume you are running a rear mech not a tensioner?If you are running mech have you checked the hanger isn't bent, or the mech itself?Also check your rear cog isn't missing any teeth or bent itselfHi, thanks for the info.. for a while I've thought the rear mech was bent.. when I first had the problems (obivously I stopped riding it and got it checked) the rear mech seemed to hit the spokes.. my neighbour said it was just adjusted wrong (halfords special! ) and I let him adjust them, they worked fine after that and nothing touched anywhere else, all gears except the outter cog worked fine... and now it keeps slipping off.. it's done it 4 times tonight now.. I was out a minute ago just in my garden, my balance improved and I was working on some backward hop things (the first tutorial on the website that brought me here.. ) can only get about 6 inches off the floor but it's a start It's off again now and I've left it, got a bit annoyed with it to be honest might get one of those chain guide things to see if that helps out.I'll adjust it up some more and hope it works fine until I can afford a proper trials bike... Oh and a slightly funny story from a bit of riding earlier this evening.. I was practicing wheelying up to a obstacle (in this instance a 1.5 ft high brick wall) and then pulling the back wheel up onto it.. nothing amazing but just a bit of newbie practice.. was doing it for a bit... then I done it again but dropped the wheel just before the wall, hit the wall with the front tyre and the wall collapsed. OOPS!somebody validate this guy!Thanks Charel and everyone else for validating me, nice to be able to post where I want now As I have no decent trials pics I'll just post a couple of me on my CBR600 motorbike.. but as soon as I get good enough to have a trials picture taken I'll post some of them too Not quite the same I know, but motorbikes are what got have gotten me into trials biking so anything with 2 wheels is good to me Thanks again. Edited May 14, 2006 by Sparks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Greenthumb Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 haha legend Seriously nice bike, please tell me you've never slammed a stoppy, i've seen videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Isn't your exhaust a little close to the ground, can't be good if you lose your balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks! Posted May 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 haha legend Seriously nice bike, please tell me you've never slammed a stoppy, i've seen videos I personally haven't yet... come close a few times last week, think I'm getting a bit too over-confident with them... but my friend flipped a stoppie today and broke his finger badly (in 3 places!) and has to have an operation on wednesday I've not flipped a wheely yet either, guess thats down to good brake control. but im sure my time will come Isn't your exhaust a little close to the ground, can't be good if you lose your balance.Yep it is a bit close.. and here's what happens if it gets too close I didn't fall off, just the exhaust come off...I have since cut about 5 inches out of it so it doesn't scrape any more.. will also have a 12 bar fitted next week so I can do some scraping action.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Greenthumb Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 it's weird looking at those wheelie pictures because you look like you are going to go over the back, what speeds do you get up to in a wheelie?i've seen people cane it off the lights round by me, pop a wheelie and keep it going for ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks! Posted May 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 it's weird looking at those wheelie pictures because you look like you are going to go over the back, what speeds do you get up to in a wheelie?i've seen people cane it off the lights round by me, pop a wheelie and keep it going for agesI'm working on slow wheelies, not a great deal of people in the UK that can wheely slowly.. combination of getting the wheel really high really quick and working the rear brake loads.I can get it down to about 10mph at the minute but there are people that can go slower..best way is to show you my video.. it's mostly older footage from earlier this yaer but its still good havent ridden much lately due to police hassles Right Click Save As Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Bowel Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Hey dude, welcome to the forum. You sound like a really nice guy So yer.... Hopefully speak to you on the big boys forum Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride or die Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Validated in 4 hours , thats fast Anyway welcome to the forum hope you enjoy itHope to see some more pics of these wheelies Minta!Regards.. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Greenthumb Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 I'm working on slow wheelies, not a great deal of people in the UK that can wheely slowly.. combination of getting the wheel really high really quick and working the rear brake loads.I can get it down to about 10mph at the minute but there are people that can go slower..best way is to show you my video.. it's mostly older footage from earlier this yaer but its still good havent ridden much lately due to police hassles Right Click Save AsSweetdo you have msn? wanna hear more about these police hassles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrico Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 That video is awesome and when you drag that guy along anyway hi and welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks! Posted May 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 (edited) Validated in 4 hours , thats fast Anyway welcome to the forum hope you enjoy itHope to see some more pics of these wheelies Minta!Regards.. DaveYer I bribed all the mods Theres plenty of pics of me on my CBR, im a camera whore!! Want to be doing shows end of year/next if all goes well! You can see pics of me here www.onewheelonly.co.uk/gallery/ mostly old pics to be honest, but you can see the progression (ive only been stunting since january) and theres some random other pics on that site too That video is awesome and when you drag that guy along anyway hi and welcome to the forum That was me being dragged along, first time I'd done it and it was AFTER I fell off 3 times that my mate said "ah you're meant to keep your weight over the bike and not on the floor!" Edited May 14, 2006 by Sparks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alun Goch Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Sweet video, you'r balance and confidence should be good for trials Alun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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