General Trials Talk

Cant get my old wheel bearings out of my gas gas. what do i have to do. ive took the wheel of and all thats left is the sprocket. would love some help, cheers

please could someone let me know if bearings with a c3 clearance are ok for use in trials bike wheels,Thanks.

I maintain my Sons Repsol 4rt & since moving up to National and road trials we are getting through wheel bearings at a Great rate, have used branded & cheap and had a dealer fit a set when changing a tyre makes no difference I even remove the dust covers and re-grease them. Obviously it is worse on the rear wheel. How long do everyone else's last please.

Hi, Does anyone know of a wheel builder in the midlands or surrounding areas ? Also Can I just strip the spokes off my wheels and hubs myself or is there a knack to it ? Gonna get em powdercoated . Many Thanks Jon

Does anyone know of a wheel buildr in the Yorks Lancs area ?

Can anyone reccomend a good Wheel building company in UK ? Its to totally respoke a pair of Akront rims/hubs on my twinshock montesa. S_M.

Can anyone reccommend any wheel builders in the south/south east region as i have a slightly buckled front wheel that needs sorting. regards grahamcota

Thinking of getting my wheels re-spoked over the winter. Can anybody suggest a company that will do them and a rough cost? Also, do they re-seal the back spokes with rim tape etc or is that up to me?

I had new Excel rims spoked to the hubs of my Honda TLR200 but they did not come with the hole for the inner tube grip; Would it be wise ti drill out one or is there anyway I can make the rim accept tubeless tyres & if so how does the valve fit & how do I seal the inner rim. Thanks in advance.

What’s an acceptable amount of wheel rim run-out? I have a few workshop manuals and they all recommend checking run out when tightening spokes but none give actual tolerances!

My front wheel spindel is seized in solid, the Sherco spindles are alloy and I guess the last owner hasn't greased it!. I've snapped one 10mm Allen key off already!, it looks like the spindel is probably stuck in the inner race of the wheel bearings, I've used the hot air gun to no affect and I've given the axle/bearings a good soak in releasing oil but still stuck fast!!. Any tips?? mark

Is it possible to straighten a buckled wheel. Is it a case of where ever the wheel is out of line, Loosening off the opposite side and tightening the side you want to pull it in too? Has any body done this and give me instructions? Cheers

Hi, I have done a search for this but had no success, The front wheel on my rev3 has a little buckle in it ( about 3 mm either way ), The buckle isn't massive though and I realise that if I start to try and straighten it then it could take ages. Is it worth trying to fix or should I just forget about it, will it get worse? The wheel isn't egged so it is straightenable. If I should fix it then any tips? It is terrible when you are cleaning your bike that you keep finding little problems like this isn't it. cheers Bob

What do you guys feel would be acceptable tolerances on a used trials wheel? Roundness? trueness? (side to side)

What is the best way for doing a sit down wheelie? What sort postion is best? What gear? How do ya get the front end real high? I asked this question before but only got a silly answer so maybe someone can help this time. Thanks

Well when is it?

When is snow outside then i ride with this. foto1 foto2

hy all when is trials on tv , am i missing something last year it was on eurosport but cant find it

Found the following on the Pathe News Archive Site, thought they may be of interest to some of you. British Experts 1932 Colmore 1932 Leinster 1925 Bemrose with sound Southern Trial Yorkshire in the Snow

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=scott+trial+1974&oq=scott+trial+1974&gs_l=youtube.12...0.0.0.1641850.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1ac..11.youtube. With just a week to go a look back to when men were men and bikes had decent fuel tanks. None er yer poncy hopping about stuff here!! Enjoy (oh my god thats poncy waiter talk)