that sounds like a feeble excuse, if youve been riding for 46 years i would have thought you might have found a club that puts on trials to your liking. Some dont realise how luky they are living in places as you do. Try riding in the south midland centre then you might see it.
I cant believe you cant join a club and help find siutable trials. Lack of consistency is a problem we all have to deal with and as @jimmyl says get involved.
i never said it wouldnt work just that if you do a job right there is no need for any silicone.
Having never read Beta ssdt prep @on it i wouldnt know about this but as most are flanged now it must be an old version youre reading?
@2stroke4stroke I ve always got my rims tensioned and trued every 6 months as i like to have wheels spot on down the road, and in the sections.
Maybe a bit over fettling but ive never had a spoke break and the rears can do this on the flanged rims if not looked after (different situation of course)
Plumbers mate, sikaflex or any kind of silicone sealent around the nipples is avoiding the problem and will not allow for broken or re tensioning trueing of wheels.
If the rim tapes is fitted correctly it should work.
NB leaking through spokes is what you can see, there isnt the leak, and the rims were not designed to seal on the spokes.
if its simply a case of a cheap easy starter bike why dont the manufacturers do this?
If its such a good idea ill invest 50% with you we'll produce 4 or so and see how well they sell?
The biggest farce is the way the weight limit was supervised. Bikes presented and weighed at technical inspection, but never when they were actually competing or at random on the event.
No one cares except the teams that make up the championship as they have the trucks.
In case you havent been to a wtc recently trucks are a big part of these events and have been for ten years or more for lots of reasons.
I would suggest it would look and feel like a centre trial if they all had transits, but such is life.
Maybe its a turning point maybe not but its great news that its on at all after last year, and im sure a silent majority will prefer this venue to tong regardless of trucks.
