Hi, i'm Alex from Spain, one of the Playground creators. I'm happy to see you all are interested in that kind of vids, and not purely dropgaps, sides... etc. It started cause ARV (the other creator) and me live a little far away betwen us. We used to meet every weekend to ride togheter, we had the same level and we could learn from each other. For some reasons we couldn't meet anymore, and we decided to do something to keep our motivation. We thought in something adapted to our level, and same conditions for each one. Our wall high was 1,05m, a nice one to be able to play and don't feel forced. -Why we decided to ride mod? Both of us usually ride stock, but also we have a Monty Ti 20" 2004. We thought to ride with monty's cause it would be the same conditions even with more accuracy. -Why we called it PlayGround? It has to be a playing vid, just play on the bike and don't feel forced. Look for a nice high adapted to your level, it's ok to choose some "cm" over your marks, it will keep you even more motivated to improve your riding style and even the level. The Playground vid show the creativity and capacity of each rider is involved, that's why the rules have to be the same for both (or more) riders are doing it toghether. The rules are completely adaptable to each video: -Wall, rail, THING dimensions -Bike used (not model, but it's important the wheel size) -Weather conditions -Vid length -etc... But remember -always the same conditions- -Wich one is better? In fact we did'nt create any questionary to know wich one liked much to the people, we understand it was a free moves video, it means "moves you like much / moves you feel better". There's no better playground, someone like's to do more static moves and others prefer going ahead moves. That was a CostaEsteTrials project, we are a organization who looks to promote trials around, through multimedia and visual products. That's why we just ask to each rider who wants to be part of that project, please put at the beggining of the vid the COSTAESTETRIALS title, hosted here: http://tv.isg.si/site/ftpaccess/sincasco_p...0-%20titulo.jpg Also, this activity has to leave constance, that's why we create a "contract" between each parts. Here you can see a model, used by 5aw and LPU (riders of topic posted days ago). http://tv.isg.si/site/ftpaccess/sincasco_p...W%20+%20LPU.pdf *soon english model If your are agree and got any question about it, please feel free to ask us. I hope you all like to be part of it, and remember, play has to be your intention! thanks a lot! PD: If you like to see the first plays of the project just go here: http://tv.isg.si/site/filebrowser/arv - PlaygroundARV , ARV's playground http://www.myspace.com/litebtrialss - Mine's Alex Villar CostaEsteTrials member Playground idea
