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I thought that was largely going to be a piss-take. Really refreshing to see someone actually giving it a proper go and seemingly getting quite into it Well impressed with how they managed. I dare say only a very few actual trials riders would fare much better than they did on those bikes, not to mention in the wet. Really fun watch!

Only if they went full BMX look (bars and stem with appropriate geo changes to accommodate). I'd be on board for that (it's actually something I suggested at one point, but nothing ever came of it) and agree that would look nice, but then that'd be because it would look like a nice BMX The mod bar-and-stem with a saddle is the worst looking combination I've ever seen on a 20" bike, and the day it happens to the Alias will be the day I stop having any input or affiliation with them

I enjoyed that. Sidehop to front and over was fun, especially by landing on the far side of it.

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I 100% expected that big grey wall which I think is in the uni to be a hook. Looked so, so weird when you rolled it straight up to two. Ace

So much love. I guess it's because they were to thin walls so you were more worried about accuracy, but you look like you can sidehop to rear higher than to two wheels! Outrageous! Also: Portishead <3

That first bit was nearly enough to make me quit watching, but I stuck it out and it turned out to actually be really cool. It's a bit too footjamwhippy for my taste, but there's a lot of really cool, novel and downright funky lines in that! (Some of which included footjam whips. I don't dislike them - I just feel they're a bit overused.)

I made this yonks ago. I'm not sure how everyone else does it, but this seems to work for me. Hopefully you can understand it This is specific to bunnyhop hooks too - the theory might work the same for pedalling, but I've not tried them. The smoother the rise of centre of gravity (solar plexus region for most people), the easier it seems to work. If you go too slow, you have to jump UP to the hook position, and then UP from the hook to switch. For me, speed is king. It means you have to take off further back, but you can get a nice gentle rise that can continue from the switch onward. Speed also means you have more momentum, which carries you up on to the top. Hitting the wall is always going to suck a certain amount of momentum away from you. Obviously this gets trickier as you get to your peak height, but then you can start wrestling. Just do ones at comfortable heights until you get the idea of them enough to start wrestling/improvising. Key pointers, in my experience: Go fast - faster than you'd approach any other technique, and possibly faster than feels appropriate/safe. As Ali said, get the front wheel in just the right place. Ideally it will go up and just touch the top of the wall. Difficulty exponentially increases with the distance your front wheel moves down from where you put it to the top of the wall. Lean forwards. A lot. Doing all that at once is tricky, but there's a knack to it. Once you've got it, hooks aren't actually that hard.

Got a spare room here in Leeds if you want to make a trip of it

Thanks for reminding me how much I used to love crank flips

I started filming almost immediately after finishing the last one, but then decided filming is something I just really don't fancy doing right now, so here's some tech nibbles from the past three rides.

Really enjoyed that. Potentially the graphics could have been a little less "makes it impossible to figure out what riding's happening" on occasion, but it's very refreshing to see someone actually succeeding at making a quirky video. I wonder if there's a link between it's "goodness" and it being a video of two trials riders, riding trials, on trials bikes, making a video that isn't just a direct copy of someone else's idea?* *Actually, I don't wonder at all.

I think that's exactly it. I was expecting a hefty up to front and instead got a completely gross gap to splat into the side of a wall. It wasn't funny; it was ridiculous, in such a way that the only response I had was to laugh it off.

That gap-hook at Hull's Redwalls was absolutely hideous in the best way possible A genuine "lol" moment! Whopper.

You've definitely hit turbo-mode since I was with you last year!

Supercalafragilisticexpialidotious. Loved it Hop-90, crank-flip, ET-drop-off was just delicious.

Fandabbydoozy :3 So jealous of that power and control. Hooks to die for.

I was amazed I when made it through more than a minute of a video you made. Dumbfounded I was entertained for the full fifteen! Infinitely better than your other style, and just generally fun to watch riding

You'd "get it" even less if you felt how his actual bike is set up. It's huge. Makes other peoples' Hexes feel like Skyes. I hate it The things he can make it do are ridiculous.

Really wish he'd just stick to the 26". So, so much better!

So good. I wish I'd been with you on that Hull ride. Clips from that day absolutely stole the show for me.

Buster Keaton, by Curtis Eller (or Curtis Eller's American Circus, the names seem interchangeable).

They do exist, they're just hard to find because they're more inclined to go out and quietly enjoy themselves than scream about themselves to the internet. ...I'm not saying I know where they are either - I'm eagerly on the hunt for more as riding companionship is tricky - but I know a few so feel it stands to reason that there's more.

Some clips filmed by Aaron Browne last weekend. About the bunnyhop (aka: most awkward line I've ever attempted): 90° runup that starts down-hill and changes to uphill just in time to suck away all your speed - and down some steps, have to time half-pedal strokes to one on each step, deceptively short space to preload the bunnyhop, wonky kicker that's also too-close to the wall, up to a thin (but not skinny) wall that is set at wall angled both away from perpendicular and sloping downwards, and it's reasonably high. Tremendous fun to try and conquer, but a damned nightmare

I know I'm biased, but have you considered an Alias? (If the dinky-stem option doesn't work, that is.) They're basically a 20" take on an Arcade-style riding bike. I'm 5'9" but have a definite preference for smaller bikes. People my height happily ride all sorts of 24"s and 26"s, but I just can't get on with them. I use it with a 165mm stem and Trialtech risers with the rise perpendicular to the floor, so I'd imagine if you used a 150mm stem and had the bars at a similar angle to in your picture it'd fit you pretty well. Jitsie even make 135mm x 35°, or even 120mm x 35° stems if the 150° is still too big. I know changing bikes is an expensive game (not to mention hassle!) but I think you're the exact kind of person the Alias is aimed at - the smaller rider, or those with a preference for a smaller bike. I'm riding near-ish to you on Sunday if you'd like to come along and try mine? It's got no brakes on, but you could at least get an idea if it fits you or not for your future reference. A guy who I'm pretty sure has an old 150mm stem is coming, so we could even chuck that on if you wanted a proper try. Unless you're attached to the "image" of the 24" bikes that is - in which case disregard all the above