Good begginer trials bike?

[Total Uni]

Im looking at a DT mod bike, Is it any good?http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&item=120027311116&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

I just want to learn the basics. My budget is around 300-400 bucks.


Thanks,

-E

[beastoftheeast]

just my words of advice...i wouldnt bid up to 300 bucks for that. it does have a newer mc on front but i couldnt care cause i dont like hs33s anymore. what would you all bid? id probably go to a tad over 200$?

[Total Uni]

I was also looking at this one, however i have a feeling the reserve price is 300. Why is 300 too much to pay?


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=017&item=270024744419&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

[Don Coyote]

Looks to me like those maguras are both HS-22 on the second bike and HS-22 on the rear of the first one. If so those won't give the same power as the later HS-33. You can see the lever difference on the first GT, it has an HS-33 front. I could be wrong about that, didn't magura for a year or so make the old dogleg lever with a 13mm master cyclinder instead of the 14mm? Anyone?
Maybe check with the seller what exact model of magura they are. If they're HS22, I'd pass.

[Total Uni]

Well where else would i find a good begginer bike for 300?

[Don Coyote]

Patience man, something good will show up here or on ebay. While you wait keep saving your cash. Check local shops too, especially if anyone near you sells trials bikes. They'll almost always have a line on some used. If anyone rides trials around your area ask them about bikes / dealers / etc. These also might be the same people to help you with your first grind / tar / bleed / get some good brake pads.

[Don Coyote]

Other alternative, get the first one for $200, and be prepared to replace the master cyclinder if the brake doesn't lock 100% reliable after pads / tar / grind.

And whatever bike you buy, if it has maguras see if the seller will throw in a bleed kit if they have one! If they're getting out of the sport they might see no use for it.

[Total Uni]

Well whats bad about the bike other than the brakes? I can get new brakes.

[Don Coyote]

Nothin wrong per se for a beginner with that budget. Looks like it has a braided crossover line, good rubber, etc. No booster on the back, I'd try to budget for one of those too. So I just wouldn't be jumping in with a $300 bid, cause if you need to replace the m/c that's gonna set you back, and you'll need a bleed.

From what I remember of a set of HS-22s, they're not so good. Terrible lockup, personally I hated the levers, couldn't get a single finger to hook on them properly. So I just see that on the back as a considerable downside.

[Total Uni]

Nothin wrong per se for a beginner with that budget. Looks like it has a braided crossover line, good rubber, etc. No booster on the back, I'd try to budget for one of those too. So I just wouldn't be jumping in with a $300 bid, cause if you need to replace the m/c that's gonna set you back, and you'll need a bleed.

From what I remember of a set of HS-22s, they're not so good. Terrible lockup, personally I hated the levers, couldn't get a single finger to hook on them properly. So I just see that on the back as a considerable downside.


The second bike does have a booster.

[Don Coyote]

Two crappy brakes on it, and the price is already $250. Boosters are cheap, easy to install, readily available, so I'd say bike number 1 is more likely to be a better deal. Who knows what happens in 4 days though.

[Total Uni]

Two crappy brakes on it, and the price is already $250.


05 and 06 maggies go for pretty cheap on ebay, i could put new ones on if the current ones prove to be bad. I should atleast be able to learn on them though right?

[ohno]

Just curious, do you ride a unicycle?

[Don Coyote]

Well, if the brakes don't lock 100% reliably you'll learn not to trust them, which isn't a good thing. Nothing wrong with the bikes themselves. But I'm not such a fan of the new maggies either, to my mind the best maggies were from 2002 - 2004. I just had bad luck with the 2005 model. What's your situation? Do you feel confident that you yourself can sort the brakes out? Or do you know some other riders that can help? Any experienced rider will, with at most pads, bleed, and grind, be able to sort those brakes good enough for a beginner, unless they leak. So I'd at least ask the sellers if they leak. Maybe someone else needs to jump in here so you can get a different viewpoint. Plus the rain is slowing down here so I can grind and ride. Good luck, whatever you decide.

[Total Uni]

Just curious, do you ride a unicycle?


And i pwn at trials on it too.


32" sidehop.

[ohno]

If you had to pick the hardest part about uni trials what would it be?
Do you get tired quickly?

[Total Uni]

If you had to pick the hardest part about uni trials what would it be?
Do you get tired quickly?

High hops can be tricky. A lot of begginers have problems with getting tired really fast, But over time it goes away.

[eturt9]

I'd say wheel switches

[Total Uni]

I'd say wheel switches


Whats a wheel switch?

[ohno]

Oh I see, I always thought the hardest part was telling your friends
that you're gay! HAAAAAA

[Total Uni]

Oh I see, I always thought the hardest part was telling your friends
that you're gay! HAAAAAA

Well, another hard part is breaking it to you trials bikers that unis pwn bikes! moahhaha

[toyota200x]

There is a guy with a Blue brisa on here for under 300. It is a super good deal with the parts he has on it.

[Total Uni]

There is a guy with a Blue brisa on here for under 300. It is a super good deal with the parts he has on it.


Where at?

[SpeedyS]

Heres a Gt Team trials, probally one of the ones on Ebay.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/202183500.html

[rush]

Oh I see, I always thought the hardest part was telling your friends
that you're gay! HAAAAAA

At least its not too hard telling you that you will be in the Kiddie Korner for the next little while until you learn to respect the rules of the beginner forum. :wavey

Ass.

[carnagr]

At least its not too hard telling you that you will be in the Kiddie Korner for the next little while until you learn to respect the rules of the beginner forum. :wavey

Ass.

It was a joke man. I mean obviously it's your decision but it looks like a joke to me, maybe just give him a warning.

[Total Uni]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Brisa-B20-Pro-Trials-Bike_W0QQitemZ290026300698QQihZ019QQcategoryZ98082 QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Is this the brisa you talked about? How much would be a good price to bid on this for?

[rush]

It was a joke man. I mean obviously it's your decision but it looks like a joke to me, maybe just give him a warning.

Beginner forum. New person on the site = no go.

[beastoftheeast]

rush=god :). id go for something like the brisa. i really wish i had disk up front. the back brake on it will need some help though(probably better than mine though haha). you said you wanted to spend between 300-400 so go up to 400 on it? it probably will go for like 500$ i think....? just so you know i got my monty x-lite (yr=2000ish?) for 300 with shipping except it was missing a chunk of front rim (rode with that for a while), had a blown mc (seller didnt know i think...dan?) front tire was getting slick. so i spent an extra 50$ to get it working. and was ridden hard by first owner... you got to wait for what you think is a deal

edit:and i think unicycles is fairly cool but i prefer 2 wheels

[Total Uni]

rush=god :). id go for something like the brisa. i really wish i had disk up front. the back brake on it will need some help though(probably better than mine though haha). you said you wanted to spend between 300-400 so go up to 400 on it? it probably will go for like 500$ i think....? just so you know i got my monty x-lite (yr=2000ish?) for 300 with shipping except it was missing a chunk of front rim (rode with that for a while), had a blown mc (seller didnt know i think...dan?) front tire was getting slick. so i spent an extra 50$ to get it working. and was ridden hard by first owner... you got to wait for what you think is a deal

edit:and i think unicycles is fairly cool but i prefer 2 wheels


Got pics of this monty?

[Total Uni]

Well im high bidder on one of those dt bikes. How much do you guys think one of those bikes will go for?

[Total Uni]

Yipes, Someone took the Buy-It-Now on one of those dt bikes for $650. Are they worth that? Do you think this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&item=120027311116&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBI%3AIT&rd=1 will go past like 250?

[Don Coyote]

Yipes, Someone took the Buy-It-Now on one of those dt bikes for $650. Are they worth that?
:rofl: No, I can't see paying that for that! :nuts:

Now this is a better than ordinary deal, but check this OMG!!! rig for the same price

http://www.observedtrials.net/vb/showthread.php?t=21785

:yum:

[Total Uni]

:rofl: No, I can't see paying that for that! :nuts:

Now this is a better than ordinary deal, but check this OMG!!! rig for the same price

http://www.observedtrials.net/vb/showthread.php?t=21785

:yum:


Why is there a seat painted on the frame?

[toyota200x]

This is not the one I was thinking of but it is still a great deal if it is still for sale.
http://www.observedtrials.net/vb/showthread.php?t=22439&highlight=brisa

Here is the one I was thinking about. It is a crazy deal.

http://www.observedtrials.net/vb/showthread.php?t=21414&highlight=brisa

[Total Uni]

My freind said brisa frames snap really easily. Is this true?

[stickyworm]

I've heard bad things about brisa forks, nothing bad about their frames. The 98 GT frame has more of a bmx geometry, your better looking at a brisa or a cheap monty, the x-alp and magura are pretty affordable, may need new brakes on the x-alp, but at least the geometry is the same as the x-lite. v-brakes are better than hs-22 levers. My hs-22 locked up fine with some tar and a grind, but with a little more modulation than I wanted.

[Total Uni]

Well it looks like im going to win this dt bike. Any thing to watch out for? Anything i shouldnt do on it? Some people are saying the brakes are bad, Can they be fixed or do they need replacment? Since it is kind of a begginers bike, how long do you think it will be untill i need some upgrades? And what upgrades would those be?

[Total Uni]

What do you guys think about the frame? Will it ever need replacing?