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Post by Rexxy on Oct 22, 2004 21:18:11 GMT 8
hmm, well i have a few options
i can keep my bike as is, get a monty x alp
i can get a giant ac and do my bike up for street/trials
i can build up a cheap trials bike
what do you guys think?
im wanting one of those montys, eering that way, ringing around about a job tommorow, i know some people so i have my fingers crossed!wish me luck, a want a trialsy, ive been practising at home and im loving it
achievments i wanna tell you about-
no footer double crank flip stoppies
2 minute trackstand
5 backhops (well on the spot hops)
got japslap motion in, just need to apply braking
sucsessfuly placed my rear wheel onto crate by endoing
these are personal bests, so i cant do them all the time, i need to get on another ride and get some tips!
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Post by admin on Oct 22, 2004 23:05:20 GMT 8
congrats dude! keep things going! Will we be seeying those new skills for ourselves sometime too? From my opinion; get a monty! That way you're stuck to trials and you'll have to come out for rides!  |
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Post by Alex on Oct 25, 2004 8:44:02 GMT 8
I would go with the monty too, there is no way you will be able to build up a half decent trials bike for that price. Although have a look at getting a stock |
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Post by neil on Oct 25, 2004 12:28:41 GMT 8
yeah go the trials bike, especially with a smaller person (he is 13 alex) the extra weight of a freeride bike just makes it a huge struggle to do the simplest things.
you can have a ride of my monty 20" next time you're out with us, you'll see how much easier it is to just do an endo or anything else
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Post by Alex school on Oct 26, 2004 9:50:16 GMT 8
Yeah well definatly go for the monty then, there is no better value for money beginners bike in australia.
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Post by Rexxy on Nov 6, 2004 15:01:07 GMT 8
yeah, im thinking i may get a monty (as soon as i have got my bloody forks serviced and some bew brake pads i cant start saving  ) but ive also had another idea, how would a flatland bmx go? singlespeed (really low gear), slim bars, light weight, put some good quality vee brakes on (like lx), what do you think? |
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Post by neil on Nov 6, 2004 17:55:42 GMT 8
flatland frames are f**ing heavy...
no bash gaurd, no 22 tooth chainwheels for a bmx chain - so you'll end up spending more than $400 on something a whole lot worse.
edit: maybe that was a bit harsh, yes they have lowish gearing and some have some sorta (plastic?) bash...
in fact, back in ummm 1997 i was thinking exactly the same thing - I only knew of 2 or so trials riders in the whole world (hans rey, libor karas) and i went to the local bike shop to try out some flatland bmx's. but they are heavy, and the brakes are dog poo, they might not even have canti studs - as they use the caliper style brakes.
You won't get very far on a bmx though... ur best bet is to try mine, go to the local bike shop and try a flatland and a jump bmx - then see what you think. you'll probably find you can do more trials style hops on the jump bmx than the flatland even though it don't have any front brake! - due to the weight difference.
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Post by Rex on Dec 13, 2004 11:47:17 GMT 8
sorry for digging this up, i thought it would be better than starting a new thread......... anyhow to the point, im really broke and my bike keeps bloody braking  so after seeing jarred (stooge) on his bike yesterdayi thought maybe it would be easier to build my bike up light instead of making it into a tank as i have been...... ive seen the avanti hotdog and they are good at a reasonable price, nice strong light rims on them (rynolights). chainguide with bashguard, decent brakes, hussefelts, and is a fairly light bike all in all, what id do is put my frame and fork on it, how do you think that would go? basically because i ride so many styles of mtb i have to have my bike going before i can buy a full trials rig, so im thinking this would probably be the way to go then in future buy dedicated trials bike. opinions? oh im getting quite good at hopping on the spot and forward sidewards ect, though ive lost backhops completely after not having a front brake for a month...bugger |
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Post by admin on Dec 13, 2004 21:41:54 GMT 8
Yeah, you really need that front brake if you want to learn back wheel hops...  Build your bike as you see fit - but for trials, there really is a huge difference in the geometry on bikes. You can start on anything, but a trials geometry will make a huge difference. You can get em pretty cheap you know. |
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) but ive also had another idea, how would a flatland bmx go? singlespeed (really low gear), slim bars, light weight, put some good quality vee brakes on (like lx), what do you think?
so after seeing jarred (stooge) on his bike yesterdayi thought maybe it would be easier to build my bike up light instead of making it into a tank as i have been......