You guys seen this it is nicely done!!!!

[waxman123]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe254GFOUfQ&feature=related

 

[Whiplash]

Looks pretty good, not bad on the weight either, but I think it could be made lighter...

 

[jmygann]

Any link or web site ?

 

[mwkeefer]

That's actually really sweet... Must be incredibly light for some of the tricks he is doing, when I rode motorcross (way back in the day) we could do most of that, but with the instant torque from 0RPM it really opens a whole new (and quiet) level of stunt performance possible

-Mike

 

[Whiplash]

Yeah, it takes the clutch know how, out of the picture entirely! And that is a big one for this kind of stuff!

 

[gwhy!]

And here is one of the old UK masters of clutch control.
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Yes the bikes are very light and are great fun to ride....

Yeah, it takes the clutch know how, out of the picture entirely! And that is a big one for this kind of stuff!

I have been playing around with my cycle e-trials and the lack of clutch is not really a problem I have something arranged to the throttle that mimics the clutch control but needs some more work to perfect it :wink: .

 

[Whiplash]

Hell of a cool video!!

 

[johnrobholmes]

What type of suspension forks would be better suited for trials riding? Something beefier?

 

[gwhy!]

What type of suspension forks would be better suited for trials riding? Something beefier?

They tend to only be 38mm stanchions , and the fork travel is not so much of a concern they just need to be very smooth and progressive same with the rear. I think with a lighter bike it would be possible to go a lot smaller with the forks as the only time the strength comes into play is when you hit the front wheel into something big but don't quite get it right In the time I have been riding a trials bike I do not now of anyone that have broke a set of forks ( I know of someone who snapped a frame at the steerer tube and someone who folded there front wheel because they didn't get it right ) .

 

[johnrobholmes]

Watching that vid, the guy is complaining that the Super T forks aren't set up right. Obviously it is set too soft, and it looks like they are using lead acid on the bike too. This has my interest piqued for setting up my street trials bike with gears low enough for some trials riding. What should first gear be, like 10mph?

 

[gwhy!]

Watching that vid, the guy is complaining that the Super T forks aren't set up right. Obviously it is set too soft, and it looks like they are using lead acid on the bike too. This has my interest piqued for setting up my street trials bike with gears low enough for some trials riding. What should first gear be, like 10mph?

Looking at the vid again Yes it looks like the forks are way to springy on the return and very little damping on the compression but its each to there own and would very much depend what sort of stuff you want to ride. On a gas trials bike 1st gear would rev out at around between 5-10mph and most people would only use 2nd or 3rd for everything 4th and 5th would be used for computing between sections I ride 95% everything in 2nd which will rev out at about 15-20mph. My e-trials bicycle has no gears and has a top speed of 25mph and has enough pull to do most stuff that I would be confident to try and pulls a max of 3.5kw the bike weights 21kg, the thing that is preventing me from doing bigger stuff is the lack of suspension on my bike ( which im working on ). As a example my bike would have no probs getting over the car in the first vid and doing a drop off the other side with the little kicker ramp but take away the ramp and I would struggle due to the lack of suspension on a gas trials bike I would use 2nd gear with or without the small kicker ramp.