Sam Nichols

Haven't heard from you yet Phil..

Umm, slightly odd question and also somewhat illegal.. But does anyone have any painkillers I could make use of during the ride? :$

A third of all people are hermaphrodites?

If it's supercyles do it.. If it's TartyBikes don't.

I play with airplanes.

Come to Guernsey and I'll take you to the pet store.

Your dog is missing a front leg..

You cremated your dog and kept him in an urn.. ?

Great video, some big moves and very good control!

I'm watching this at work with no sound, did he say in the video if he has a grind (how harsh?) or not?

Very constructive criticism, thanks. Bars and stem suit me perfectly, I admit they don't look fantastic on a street bike but they feel great. As for the whole no one would ride one if it wasn't for Danny Mac thing, I personally got one because I rode my flat mates and it was fantastic just like I used to have a leeson (before my revel) and I bought that because I rode a friends and loved it. Thanks for the comments on the riding though, I like the way you managed to compliment me whilst maintaining a certain undertone..

Excellent video! The riding was bigger than I was expecting! Keep it up One thing, tell your cameraman to tilt the camcorder up a little bit! He/She kept cutting your head off!!

First ride so everythings a bit clumsy and I had no bashring at the time of filming (my fault :$) so it's a wee bit tame! Just needed to get used to using Adobe again and thought you guys might like to see my sexy new bike too! I'll put together a better one soon! Trials-Forum Video -> Full View • Download • Upload YOU TUBE --> Here's the bike..

Does Jon Granger still ride?

Don't you have any type of bicycle at all? Walking sucks.

First thing I will say is 'yes' the bike you are practicing on will be hindering you no end! You say Z1 forks, are these the Z1 Drop Offs? If so I used to run these on my downhill bike years ago, no wonder you're aching! You kinda have two options really.. modify your current bike a little (which will ultimately be a waste of money!) or buy something second hand. Basically when you buy a trials bike you aren't simply buying a bike that has rigid forks and no saddle! The geometry is suited to sitting on the back wheel, you mention you cant hold the bike on the back wheel before side hopping, this is partly technique but also a lot to do with the geometry of your bike and the weight of the front end. A proper trials bike won't instantly enable you to back wheel high walls and gap long distances BUT it will allow you to progress faster. You probably could continue how you are and maybe get an extra inch of hight/distance but as you said, it's no fun. What's your budget? Don't bother buying anything new or anything in good condition, just buy something cheap and cheerful that if 6months down the line you stop riding it you won't have lost much money. I seriously wouldn't bother messing about spending money on your bike it will just be a money pit. Oh and as for the sidehop, lean your bike a tiny bit to the left and hang your ass out to the right.. like this Don't worry if you can only hop to the left by the way, most riders are the same!

This is an excellent idea, but I can't help thinking that this will never work properly if it's half Russian half English! No doubt someone will quote me and link to babel fish but the truth is none of the online translators work properly and you might end up missing out on some very valuable information.. "Don't ride on a Tuesday as this spot is used once a week as a shooting range!"

Well at the very least he could have actually filmed it in HD..

I'd leave the country if I was your mate, he's f**ked.

NAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

It's covered in kids shit?

I have no idea what type of bike the friend of my friend rides but it's definitely not a trials bike, more than likely some cheap mountain bike. I don't consider what I said to be pedantic. Nowt wrong with a pedant anyway.

It wasn't me who got the fine..