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Well, it's up, and it's big enough. Just! For a Beta Evo, anyway. I went for the Annexe. Not cheap, but better than the alternative (taking it to bits and lugging it downstairs into the basement.)

Woo. First place in my category! And also dead last in my category - I was the only adult riding the very easy course. I would have beaten a couple little kiddies if I'd lied about my age, though! And been thrashed by some others. Ace fun, great day, if a little slippy. I tried some of the harder sections after I'd finished, and got on pretty well. The shine was taken off slightly by the massive ballache that is dismantling the bike, putting it in the back of the car, then lugging it down the stairs into the basement. End of the month delivery for the metal shed can't come quick enough!

Ha, thanks zippy! It's an "Easy" trial, and I've entered the "Very Easy" category, so I'm hoping for sections such as The Big Flat Sheet of Plywood, The Muddy Puddle and The Slight Incline. I'm really looking forward to it, though. Just hope the bike behaves. If I come out half as jazzed as od10, I'll count that as a good day. And good luck for Sunday, od10! Edited for near illegibly small writing. how did that happen?!

Cool! Good work. I'm doing the same this Saturday. Got the bike a month or so ago, but I've not had a chance to use it at all. 1st Trial on Saturday; bar a couple of laps of BVMs car park, it will my first go on a trials bike. Should be Interesting!

Hmmm. Got it home, starting to spot things I'd not seen at the time Rea wheel off, there's loose play up and down, which looks like linkage bushings? You can see the wobble in the video which translates to a 5-7mm movement at the wheel. Slightly more worrying is the fact that the shock doesn't look straight in the frame. Any ideas?

Thanks for the advice, all duly noted. I also did a bit more searching after I posted and found this little nugget too: http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/topic/39731-age-of-bike-tips-for-buying-2nd-hand/ Interesting point about the exhaust, pindie. The guy who took it out of the shop for me lifted it by the exhaust and I wondered at the time if it was a good idea. Cheers again.

I've put a decent chunk down on a 2010 250 already, so I'm already fairly committed. I've had a spin round the car park, and it seemed OK, but I'm new to trials and don't know if there's anything specific to look for, particular to trials bikes or this model, beyond the standard wheel bearing wobble, brake & clutch check sort of thing. (for example, I thought the exhaust sounded lively and poppy, but I've read today that might be a bad thing!) I'm buying it mainly on the word of the dealer that it's in good nick, good history etc. He's a reputable dealer, so I'm sure it'll be grand. He's hardly local, though, so it would be very good to be able to raise any issues while I'm there, rather than at long distance after the event. So what should I look for? Any hints, tips and facts gratefully received! Normally I'd take along a knowledgeable mate, but I don't have one for trials bikes! Cheers, Ed

Right. found"]http://www.offroadmo...ductId=34 found some more info, done some more maffs. 99.9% sure it'll be absolutely grand*. Need to speak to the landlord now to see if he's happy with me putting a hardstanding in. Then finding a bike and getting started... *All the same, any messages along the lines of "Yes, I've got one, here's a picture of my bike in it" would be appreciated!

Hi all, Anyone used one of these for keeping a trials bike in? http://www.asgardsss...p?pro_code=Acc1 Height: 4ft 4" (1340mm) Width: 6ft 8" (2060mm) Depth: 3ft 4" (1040mm) Door Aperture: 1060mm x 1360mm Thinking of rolling the bike in backwards, rear wheel in to the back corner, turning the bars full lock towards the back of the box, and rolling front wheel in. Bit of jiffling so the front wheel's pointing towards the front of the box, bike leaning towards the back with the bars against the back wall. Looking at 1305mm wheelbase of a Beta Evo 200 and guessing the rest (bar height, trail, tyre width) my maths about the size of the box says it should be fine (back corner to opposite door edge = c. 2m), but it would be great to know for sure. Any science facts out there to back up my optimism? Cheers!

for some competition series (eg Touring cars, world superbikes), manufacturers need to produce for public sale a certain number of similar/identical bikes to the ones they're running in competition. If that's been done, the bikes are homologated, and qualify for entry. As opposed to prototype classes like MotoGP and F1, where you don't need to produce similar for sale! No idea how it works in trials, though!

Sadly, not enough run up at right angle, otherwise I would totally be jumping over the house. Decent steep landing on the steps down to the garden, too. So you reckon undo the calliper from the fork and tie to the frame with the bars, then? I see a ratchet socket set in my future!

wasntme: That sounds like it might be a goer! We've got decking out the back of the flat I could leave the bike on if I can get it up the stairs and into the flat. All enclosed out there and and pretty damn safe. Did you disconnect the front brake caliper from the forks and tie it onto the frame? or unclamp the lever from the bar and leave it with the forks?

Possibly. I suspect it would need to be custom to be small enough to fit in the gap and the right shape to fit a bike in. I'll have a look though, ta.

Yup, one with an engine. 12kg push bike goes up the stairs, 70kg motorbike would need to be in bits. Not impossible, but a bit of a pain in the a***. Although... How heavy would a 200cc (motor!)bike be without wheels? Rear X11 is what? nearly 6kg? Front a bit less? plus rims, spokes, hubs and discs? So take them off and I'd need to lug 50kg ish up the stairs and out the back. I'll investigate the self storage! I would have thought there'd be problems with draining flammable fluids? We'll see...

Afternoon, Hope to get some replies to this, as my trials career rests on the answers! I don't have anywhere sensible to keep a bike. Access to flat is up a tight staircase with 180 degree turn. I struggle to get a push bike up there, carried vertically, without putting tyre scuffs on the walls. Friends with better options are all too far in the wrong directions. So I sack off trials until I move house, who knows when... Or: What are the easiest and quickest ways of making a trials bike less nickable from the front of a house? Front wheel off? HT leads? Handlebars? Just thinking of what you could unbolt in a few minutes that would render a bike a collection of parts (frame locked up with a chain), rather than a kick-and-go ticket to free money? Or even in half an hour, that'd still be way quicker than a detour to the nearest friend with a garage. Or is it just going to get stripped for parts anyway? Ta!