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Ali and Mark are right: non-drive side is standard, drive-side is reverse.

That was absolutely, 100% of everything I had been hoping for, and then quite a bit extra on top. We use the word a lot in English, but that was meticulously literally "amazing".

Jack and I were having fun riding indoors, so decided to film some of it and smash out a mini-video. Yes, the lines are all sloppy as hell. Yes, they were all filmed in about the 90 minutes we had before the battery died. Yes, the camera work is terrible. Yes, the edit took less time than it did to transfer the files from the camera to the computer. Attention was given to none of these things... It is what it is. (And what it is, is a tonne of fun.)

So many hearts

It does kinda suck, agreed, but I think you just need to wait it out. After a while you'll get a decent callous there and then, instead of tearing you open, those holes give you really good grip on the blade and it feels ace. That's my experience, anyway. Maybe I got lucky.

Cool. My mistake. I didn't realize a "negative opinion" was synonymous with "being a dick". If that's the kind of place you want this to be then I guess I'll leave you to it. I'd become pretty attached to it, having been here for a while, but I guess I don't fit in any more because the people that used to be here who's attitude didn't stink have mostly already left. (Likely for the same reasons.) Just didn't want him to go to the effort of making a video and the only response be "that's wrong".

Of course it was brakeless. Did you see any brakes in it? No? That's pretty bloody brakeless then, isn't it? If there's anything in any brakeless video that you actually need a brake for, then you can't do it brakeless so it can't possibly be in that video. The old saying "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all" is something I feel people should observe a bit more with online videos. He's put effort into his riding, and further effort into making a video. If all you can say about it is a [largely irrelevant] offhanded dismissal such as that, I - and I'm sure also he - would prefer you simply didn't comment. At least try to remember you're indirectly talking to a real, feeling person. Controlling brakeless endo-pivots is hard - kudos!

I was feeling nostalgic and watched my videos, and realizing an older one was my favourite got me wondering about yours. Whether it be because you preferred your riding style back then, or loved a particular bike, have fond memories of the time it was filmed or simply like the editing, (tl;dr:) what is your favourite video of you, and why? The only thing you can't choose it for is because the riding is better. That's just something that hopefully happens over time. Try to pretend all your videos have the same level of riding. I'd be particularly interested to hear from the long-term riders. For me, I think it is this one: Memories of better times. It was a close call with the one immediately before it because I really, really loved the bike I was riding, and one of the more recent ones, but watching this one back leaves me feeling the best. You cannot have a "draw" and post multiple videos. Pick one. Edit: If your newest video is genuinely your favourite then don't think you can't post it. Just trying to point out it might not be, so give the older ones some consideration too

It's kind of neither, but I think you probably just used the "wrong" words for what you intended to mean with the first one. If you ran a line down the centre of the steerer tube and extended it all the way down past the dropouts, the offset is measured perpendicularly to that. The axle-crown length line would be the line that a straight-bladed fork leg very nearly follows. Standard headtube ID is 34mm, I think, and Euro BB ID is 33.5, again, I think. Tube diameter varies wildly from frame to frame, though for a rough guide: ~45mm downtube for a "regular"ish look, or ~50mm for one of those "wide" or ovalized looking ones, ~35mm toptube and 22mm for the back-end would probably not be far off.

When they're both aimed at similar things, I only rode one. With one streetyish brakeless, and one fairly natural-specific setup with brakes they have their own applications and get ridden accordingly - though I still definitely favour the former. If you only need a bar and stem, just get them second hand for cheap, and if you don't use one of them after a while then sell it on as you were planning.

Nope. There's one on the way with some though

If a city can count as a "spot" then Oslo. If it has to be a more specific, singular place then the middle section of Lee Mill Quarry. Don't enter me into the draw - just do yourself a favour and go to those places

Scraps: "As discussed in the description of "Jeg Vet", I originally filmed with a longer song in mind. The better clips went to Jeg Vet, and these are the scraps I had filmed to flesh the non-existent longer video out. There's a few in here I'm happy with, but they're mostly just filler. I hate deleting clips without them ever being used, which is why this video exists." (Currently waiting in line to convert, but it's bedtime. Should be done around 01:45am)

I ride quite a lot without filming. Once I've started filming I take a camera on every ride, but that probably equates to around 60-70% of rides with no camera present. Guess I just ride quite a lot Chuffed so many people liked it

Gosh. So that went down well. Thanks all :$

I originally started filming for use with a different, longer song, but then decided against it. I changed to this one, so selected my favourite clips from those I'd filmed - the rest are to follow in an "Extras" video soonish. Some clips are a bit rough around the edges because I was always thinking about how much I needed to film, so as soon as it was usable I moved onto something else. Huge thanks to TartyBikes and Trialtech for seemingly continuing to deem me worthwhile, and also to Jack, Aaron, Stan, Ross, Rob and the Morecambe guys (sorry - don't know your names!) for their boundless patience with me whilst filming. I know I get a bit wrapped up in the moment sometimes and that it's really not on, but I don't realize how much time I'm taking until it's too late. Sorry! P.S. Hope you're enjoying your breakfast, Aaron. Edit: As discussed above, I originally filmed with a longer song in mind. The better clips went to Jeg Vet, and these are the scraps I had filmed to flesh the non-existent longer video out. There's a few in here I'm happy with, but they're mostly just filler. I hate deleting clips without them ever being used, which is why this video exists. (Currently waiting in line to convert, but it's bedtime. Should be done around 01:45am)

I've often wondered where you went. Cool to see you're still shredding

Well that was just ridiculous. (-ly awesome).

Whopper. Cool to see determination winning through after some of those crashes

No. A simple sentence wouldn't have been fine. Many people seem to think that longer messages are always unnecessary and are just the writer venting, but most of the time it's actually that what the writer wants to convey can't be properly surmised in a single sentence. I appreciate (and to some extent agree) that succinctity is widely regarded as a good thing, but there's being succinct and there's being so concise as to leave your implications ambiguous. I don't pick up on every bad thing you say. I didn't reply to any of your messages throughout that entire thread. I have only responded to this one thing you said that I didn't like, and going off percentages I'm actually doing pretty well at letting things slide. Be that as it may - I will apologize. Had you just been one person commenting on music choice I would've simply ignored it as I usually do, but your comment was just one upon myriad others and because of your other thread I lashed out. You maybe didn't deserve all of it, but know that apologizing for it having happened absolutely does not imply that I didn't mean every word of it.

As Ross said - the gap between the tyre and crown is quite large, so your foot can get sucked in when doing footjams. It's mostly to enable front wheel gaps where I have to stop dead though. I can't remember the last time I did a footjam whip Music is deeply important to me. When you actually interact with it rather than taking it at face value, the simple fact that it is slow and reasonably minimal has absolutely no connection to being sad or depressing. I personally find it more reflective and uplifting than depressing - but then I actually listen to it, rather than assuming I know what it's trying to convey because of the context of movie scenes music of a similar style (note: being played on the same instrument should not be taken to mean that it is even approaching the same thing) is often used in the background of. I have wanted to use this piece for a long time now, but always refrained for fear of appearing pretentious. I agonized over music choice on this video for a long time before settling on Parlour. I resolved to use the music I wanted to use, regardless, since I was making this video for my own enjoyment more than the entertainment of others. Given how slow my riding is, I personally think music such as this is a more suitable accompaniment than anything else. I felt that the "vibe" of this music encapsulated the "vibe" of the ride almost perfectly, and love the contrast between the soft music and harsh sounds of the hub. If you are unwilling to accept - let alone appreciate - other styles of music then that is unfortunate, but given your recent attitude in your video thread, your opinion is not one I care all that much about.

...You guys... Come on. Hush now.

Sorry - that's the feeling I was trying to avoid giving by that "Edit:" section underneath the paragraph you quoted. Clearly didn't word it as unambiguously as I'd thought Haha. I didn't mean to imply there was ganging up either - only that you were the only people I've heard mention it recently.

Thanks guys Yeah - it's the newer 80ep Pro 2, though the 18:12 gearing brings that up to an effective 120ep per crank revolution, and it's bloody fantastic.

Sweet Some massive shit in there. Particularly the ender gap in Sheffield. Whopper! Just for the record - the whole "seated vs seatless" rivalry thing seems to be perpetuated exclusively by your circle of friends. (By which I mean the Yorkshire/Humber TGS riders - not sure if you're all friends or not, but that group ) If you could lay off it, the whole thing could just die out and we can all be friends Edit: Just to clarify; that's in reference to the way things are now. I know those with seats have dealt their fair share of shit to those without in the past, but from what I can tell they don't any more. Also for the record - I think that has to be the loudest King I've ever heard