My hopping bike (now with shiny booster stuff)
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wombat
Lives in a hole
Yeah, Jay had it set up pretty solidly for a beginner bike.
Price? Well yes they're rhino forks, and a rhino frame too :wink: . I have no idea how much was spent on before I got a hold of it, but I picked it quite cheaply ($400) and then just chucked on the new bars (retail: $60) rear tyre ($30ish?) and new brakes. The brakes are Avid SD-5 calipers, AD levers I'm borrowing off Rik, and trick Jagwire compressionless outer cable. They feel pretty good, but I can't wait to get a good set of pads on there.Spooky said:
wombat
Lives in a hole
I plan on sticking with the vees for the forseeable future actually.mtb_man said:
Chewy: I ended up sticking the original one on which is the, um.....85mm? It's got a fair whack of rise though, and I'm slowly getting used to it (I've given up on blaming equpiment and embraced the fact that I suck.)
The Zigster
Likes Dirt
Nooooo, by all means, blame the equipment until you can upgrade no further! Otherwise other trials hacks like myself will feel obliged to follow your above example!wombat said:
freeride_sweet
Likes Dirt
All you need is some hydro rims brakes
Looks great!! Just wait till you get some Spanish fly's on there!
The other thing is that if you can ride well with crappy brakes, ie get your landings and takeoffs set, then it means you are a much better rider (I'm looking at you mitchy
)
If you feel you need more power still wombat, get yourself Shimano carbon booster, by all reports from Simon, Peace and Dave (never had one myself), they are the goods when it comes to V-boosters.
noooooo, you only bother with maggies on a 4bolt frame! V's are just as powerful as Maggies now-a-days. I run them on my pure for 2 reasons, I like the feel of hydro better that cables and it's a dedicated 4 bolt frame.mtb_man said:
The other thing is that if you can ride well with crappy brakes, ie get your landings and takeoffs set, then it means you are a much better rider (I'm looking at you mitchy
)If you feel you need more power still wombat, get yourself Shimano carbon booster, by all reports from Simon, Peace and Dave (never had one myself), they are the goods when it comes to V-boosters.
wombat
Lives in a hole
Yeah, the current pads (cheapy jagwire things I had kicking around) are just lacking in hold a little bit, not the most confidence inspiring thing. The flies are on order at the moment, just waiting for stock to come, soon I hope!
A booster is pretty high on the list too, but alas funds are short. Are those carbon boosters still available from Shimano Aus?
A booster is pretty high on the list too, but alas funds are short. Are those carbon boosters still available from Shimano Aus?
wombat
Lives in a hole
Well, during Friday afternoon's drinking / mechanical session, this little thing was found in someone's random shit box:
Brillant, just what I need! Shame about the looks though, it's pretty beat up.
So I figured I'd get stuck into it with the stripper and buff, added a little colour just for good measure. Came out looking something like this:
(I got inspired by Mr. Benny's photos, unfortunately though I, unlike him, suck at photography, and have a stupid little camera with a flash that won't listen to me, so I end up with a nice pinky photo).
Bolt it on and presto! Much better brake feel, here's the final setup (with proper colour balance to boot).
Brillant, just what I need! Shame about the looks though, it's pretty beat up.
So I figured I'd get stuck into it with the stripper and buff, added a little colour just for good measure. Came out looking something like this:
(I got inspired by Mr. Benny's photos, unfortunately though I, unlike him, suck at photography, and have a stupid little camera with a flash that won't listen to me, so I end up with a nice pinky photo).
Bolt it on and presto! Much better brake feel, here's the final setup (with proper colour balance to boot).
