Anyone have tips on grinding... damaged uni??

ivan said:

The more and harder you ride the more scratches you get. I've had my uni
for a year now and it's got scratches -everywhere-. Well, except the
hub behind the spokes, maybe, but that's dirty and unreachable

To minimise the scratching of cranks and bearing holders when grinding
learn to grind on the pedal. It's a better technique anyway.

:eek: grinding on pedals!! sounds hard... that means holding the wheel
up right 😕 well i spose i had better start trying to learn
that but i'd imagine ill go for the grind, either miss the pedal, or
land on the pedal and hit the wheel on the floor!

Well practice makes perfect... we'll see

Oh btw.. I'm meant to grind on the front foot right? like in a crank
stool...

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You can practice them by doing pedal-grabs at first. Then trying small
grinds. And yes, you have to balance the uni more.

Also, perfect practice makes perfect. Have good fun luck.

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i wouldn't worry about scratching cranks and bearing holders. It is
common practice to have them scratched. It's impossible to avoid if you
want to get good at either trials or street, but it's the smallest of
'big deals' ever. Trust me, I used to be a perfectionist who worried
about scrapes, but I realised that cranks and bearing holders are fine
to be scratched.

as for grinding, pedal grinds are better in a sense, bit harder to do.
Take Ivan's advice and learn how to hold the wheel up whilst stalling
on the pedal.

Also you're in Essex, close to me and Joe, wanna ride sometime?
🙄
I may have seen you once on a London ride, if you were the guy with the
pony tail?

Anyways, have fun!

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Sponge said:

i wouldn't worry about scratching cranks and bearing holders. It is
common practice to have them scratched. It's impossible to avoid if you
want to get good at either trials or street, but it's the smallest of
'big deals' ever. Trust me, I used to be a perfectionist who worried
about scrapes, but I realised that cranks and bearing holders are fine
to be scratched.

as for grinding, pedal grinds are better in a sense, bit harder to do.
Take Ivan's advice and learn how to hold the wheel up whilst stalling
on the pedal.

Also you're in Essex, close to me and Joe, wanna ride sometime?
🙄
I may have seen you once on a London ride, if you were the guy with the
pony tail?

Anyways, have fun!

I do have a pony tail, however I haven't been to London to ride...!
I added your hotmail, if you have msn?

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