New toy, 20" trials bike [Archive] - Saxperience

Tommo87

28th July 2012, 08:34

Picked up my new trials bike last night, quite impressed and good impressions even after the short ride last night seems quite responsive. I've never ridden a 20 so despite being able to ride it seems strange and will be a learning curve as the technique for riding these tiny toy bike things seems different to riding 26s.

Pics
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt299/Tommo87_2009/Bike/363211b2.jpg
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt299/Tommo87_2009/Bike/0f743cbe.jpg

So far all I know about the spec is:
Koxx Benito Ross XTP short #163
Koxx forks
Rob Warner pedals
Magura HS33 rear brake
Try-all rear rim (ground)
Some shittty front disc, to be swapped for my spare Hope mono-mini trials
Koxx blox rear pads
Rear magura booster
Don't know what freewheel or hubs
Onza front rim, to be swapped for a try-all double walled rim
Maxxis Creepy Crawler front and rear tires

So does anyone else here ride or used to?

tom_smith

28th July 2012, 09:35

I used to ride a 20. Had soo much fun on that bike

Manu

28th July 2012, 09:54

Yeah used to. I stopped purely because being too tall and my center of gravity too high for comfort, then I switched to mountain biking.

I've never ridden a 20 so despite being able to ride it seems strange and will be a learning curve as the technique for riding these tiny toy bike things seems different to riding 26s.

You'll need a bit of time to adapt because that is fairly lower, but you'll have a lot more of attack and control on jumps.

rey

28th July 2012, 10:04

I rode a 26" but frequently rode a mates 20"

Literally so much fun, can just throw them anywhere

smiith

28th July 2012, 10:10

Had a few mates who rode these for years.. The monty's were always the nuts! Used to always come and mess about where we were riding street bmx

Tommo87

28th July 2012, 10:12

Tbh I can't see it lasting long, I want another 26 already but this was cheap so figured it'd be a good place to restart.

haz_pro

28th July 2012, 10:45

How much was it, is it new?

Viper

28th July 2012, 10:57

You forgot to buy a seat.

Tommo87

28th July 2012, 11:07

You forgot to buy a seat.

Original, suppose i best get used to this again. however it'd actually help if there was a hole for a seat to go in.

The mrs was on it last night and kept trying to find the seat.

iVTR

28th July 2012, 11:08

You forgot to buy a seat.

Nearly as good as the bloke that said to me 'you haven't got a chair?'

http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/090/Purple/a4/65/c4/mzl.gaoiycgj.175x175-75.jpg

Viper

28th July 2012, 11:11

Hahaha, don't worry, I know there isn't supposed to be one. ;)

I just can't see how it's practical... I prefer being able to sit down on my bike.

Chris_O

28th July 2012, 11:16

Hahaha, don't worry, I know there isn't supposed to be one. ;)

I just can't see how it's practical... I prefer being able to sit down on my bike.

Well in no way is it supposed to be a practical bike!

iVTR

28th July 2012, 11:18

Hahaha, don't worry, I know there isn't supposed to be one. ;)

I just can't see how it's practical... I prefer being able to sit down on my bike.

http://files.sharenator.com/fuuuuu_The_Worlds_Hardest_Game_3-s343x268-95358-580.jpg

Tommo87

28th July 2012, 11:20

No, it's practical for its own purpose a seat just gets in the way.

Chris_O

28th July 2012, 11:22

No, it's practical for its own purpose a seat just gets in the way.

Exactly, I meant it's not practical as in you're going to go for a quiet little family ride round the local village green

Carl-h

28th July 2012, 11:55

I had a 20. Onza blade. Was good fun but I never got very good tbh. It's too easy to watch Danny Macaskill and think yeah I'll have a go at that. I was too big for it (6'2") really so sold it a few months back. Bloody good fun but extremely difficult! I've been riding bikes since I was 3 fair bit of mountain biking and rode motorbikes for years so have pretty good balance. After my first minute on my trials I was on my back with the bike on top of me hahaha! It looks easy, it isn't! Lol

iVTR

28th July 2012, 12:06

I rode bikes for 9 years... both competitively (Lycra wheyyyyyyyyyy)

and bmx..

then I got a licence, drove everywhere.

Then I got a motorbike :y:

Cool story broooo

smiith

28th July 2012, 12:16

Hahaha, don't worry, I know there isn't supposed to be one. ;)

I just can't see how it's practical... I prefer being able to sit down on my bike.

You're not supposed to go for a bike ride on it.. That's like saying a bmx with only 1 gear isn't practical

Viper

28th July 2012, 12:20

How can you build up speed on it though?

What actually is the point of a trails bike?

smiith

28th July 2012, 12:26

Not built to go fast, built to challenge yourself on obstacles..

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8N-H00YQJlE/0.jpg

ya get me blud?

Same with a bmx... You don't pedal for speed in skateparks, you do 1 or 2 pedals, then pump out of the curve or the ramps to pick up speed..

dondan

28th July 2012, 12:34

How can you build up speed on it though?

What actually is the point of a trails bike?

It's a TRIALS bike not a trails bike, the point is to ride in bicycle trials... Natural obstacles like rocks, man made obstacles like benches/buildings, purpose built like trials courses or skateparks.

They are geared to be explosive!

They are a lot of fun, we had one to play on in the bike shop I used to work and the places you could get on it was really funny. My friend could ride them very well whereas I was more into bmx, he climbed a 4 tier bike rack on a one- ended up about 15 foot in the air balanced on something narrower than the tire

Viper

28th July 2012, 13:00

smiith

28th July 2012, 13:07

I'll stick to my road bike thanks. Lol

Glen, i realised they weren't built for speed, didn't mean to imply that :) It was more along the lines of saying what's the point of it if it can't go fast :y:

Okay, a way you will understand.. Its like the Harrier.. About technical ability, not pure speed.. Still, saying that, they are silly fast, but hardly moving compared to some fighters!

I'll stick to motocross now.. Why stay on the road, when you can fly through the air!

haz_pro

28th July 2012, 13:09

smiith

28th July 2012, 13:21

Go throw some safety pins into the road :)

dondan

28th July 2012, 13:22

Talking of bikes.....

I currently live where the Olympic road cycling is taking place and it is amazing how many people fancy them selves as pro road cyclists today. Annoying the fuck out of me.

Also above, I think he meant what's the point in a sarcastic way. I should hope he knows what the point is being in the bicycle trade (although for all I know he is a till/phone monkey lol.)

I wouldn't be so sure as he called it a trails bike, which can be a number of different things...

In my world trails bikes are used for riding dirt jumps, whether not be 20" / 24" or 26" :).

iVTR

28th July 2012, 14:07

Go throw some safety pins into the road :)

hhhhahhahaha yeh,

good idea you .................................................. .......

haz_pro

28th July 2012, 14:43

I wouldn't be so sure as he called it a trails bike, which can be a number of different things...

In my world trails bikes are used for riding dirt jumps, whether not be 20" / 24" or 26" :).

Yeah dude, I assumed he meant trials not trails, although I a assuming a lot haha.

Brings back memories of some trails I used to go to called devil's dyke in Surrey.

dankzy

28th July 2012, 15:00

road bikes is where it is at :)

dondan

28th July 2012, 15:19

road bikes is where it is at :)

Yaaaawn, I guess you've found them cool for ages as well yeah? Always into it before it got popular lol

I'm a fan of anything on two wheels, I think I have about 8-9 bikes in total road bikes included :).

dondan

28th July 2012, 15:20

Yeah dude, I assumed he meant trials not trails, although I a assuming a lot haha.

Brings back memories of some trails I used to go to called devil's dyke in Surrey.

Only real trails I ever rode were belmont near Durham, had loads of dirt jumps around and about but Belmont was a huuuuuuuuge set up.

haz_pro

28th July 2012, 15:42

Only real trails I ever rode were belmont near Durham, had loads of dirt jumps around and about but Belmont was a huuuuuuuuge set up.

Sweet dude, is that a Belmont in Durham? There is a Belmont near me (Surrey) but didn't know of any trails there!

dankzy

28th July 2012, 16:25

Yaaaawn, I guess you've found them cool for ages as well yeah? Always into it before it got popular lol

I'm a fan of anything on two wheels, I think I have about 8-9 bikes in total road bikes included :).

i just like the look of them and the speed you can get on them :) , dont mind mountain bikes though

Viper

28th July 2012, 16:51

Also above, I think he meant what's the point in a sarcastic way. I should hope he knows what the point is being in the bicycle trade (although for all I know he is a till/phone monkey lol.)

Yeah I meant it sarcastically. I know why people use them but in no way does it interest me.

I am in the bike trade and I'm not a till monkey. LOL. I work for one of the distributors, not a retailler :y:

I wouldn't be so sure as he called it a trails bike, which can be a number of different things...

In my world trails bikes are used for riding dirt jumps, whether not be 20" / 24" or 26" :).

I have never needed to know what one is so don't know the difference between the two.

Go throw some safety pins into the road :)

Pretty sure someone did that this year at the TdF!

dondan

28th July 2012, 18:08

Yeah I meant it sarcastically. I know why people use them but in no way does it interest me.

I am in the bike trade and I'm not a till monkey. LOL. I work for one of the distributors, not a retailler :y:

I have never needed to know what one is so don't know the difference between the two.

Pretty sure someone did that this year at the TdF!

Understandable, trials and trails are often confused and both very obscure specialist forms of riding and bikes.

MR_N

28th July 2012, 18:29

I used to have an ashton 26inch, then went to a Koxx XTP benito ross. Now back on an Ashton.

Jay_

28th July 2012, 18:35

my old T-rex
http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad350/jay-young1991/IMGP0910.jpg

Viper

28th July 2012, 18:41

^^^^^
SEEEEE!!! That one has a saddle! ;)

Jazz

28th July 2012, 18:49

^^^^^
SEEEEE!!! That one has a saddle! ;)

Yep, it's even big enough for Frodo Baggins to sit on.

DreamEater

28th July 2012, 19:08

Koxx forks
Rob Warner pedals
Magura HS33 rear brake
Try-all rear rim (ground)
Some shittty front disc, to be swapped for my spare Hope mono-mini trials
Koxx blox rear pads
Rear magura booster
Don't know what freewheel or hubs
Onza front rim, to be swapped for a try-all double walled rim
Maxxis Creepy Crawler front and rear tires

koxx blox lol

trololol

dondan

28th July 2012, 20:28

^^^^^
SEEEEE!!! That one has a saddle! ;)

26" wheel, different discipline of trials all together :p.

Tommo87

28th July 2012, 21:15

Just been and got the Mrs her first trials bike tonight, lucky mofo has a Monty as her first trials bike.

Jay_

28th July 2012, 21:19

Just been and got the Mrs her first trials bike tonight, lucky mofo has a Monty as her first trials bike.

same as me :cool: started on a monty 20" :A:

Tommo87

28th July 2012, 21:49

A pic of her new bike, not bad for what it cost.
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt299/Tommo87_2009/Bike/f0281326.jpg

Viper

28th July 2012, 21:50

Erm, why is there a K&N sticker on it? :S

I hope you slapped the previous owner. lol

Jay_

28th July 2012, 21:50

needs hydraulic brakes!

Tommo87

28th July 2012, 22:02

Yeah the K&N sticker didn't go unnoticed.

I think I'm going to experiment with V-brakes on this as a lot of folk I've spoken to are now moving away form the hydraulics and back to the V setup due the the responsiveness of them and with better compounds for pads there are Vs that are out performing hydraulics, and if I want hydraulics I'll ride my bike lol.