Dave Lowe

Don't get carried away with your noob bashing you may need to think a little first, for example Nottingham is hosting the UK's first urban free trials event this year, well urban trials is a combination of trials street riding and here it comes BMX, you have to admit some of the rides we all go on are not always strictly trials... Trials is evolving.

im easy anyway, its all the same distance cause im in the middle of Kent.

We can always add Whitstable onto that list to make some people feel more comfortable.

Ok how about we have a vote: Herne Bay Folkstone Sittingborne Medway (Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester) Maidstone

Surly being such a tall lad you were able to just step right out again…lol I hope Spode is pampering you Im going to see if i can get Spode and Ron out

There you go

How about petra kraus i think his name is, was a rider for Orange riding a Zero, anyone have any news on him?

Where are the kent riders going to be this sunday?

Balance, you can’t do anything with out it, then the ability to adapt and over come.

How about Ot Pi and Cesar Canas (if thats how you spell his name) both big names from spain round 1996, found one thing on Ot Pi doing so crazzy thing going up steps at a hotel in Barcelona, came in the 1996 BIU World Records, 747 Steps (44 floors) in 18 min. 25sec. Without putting any foot on the floor. Also found this quote and if its true we got alot to owe this bloke, "Ot Pi is a Spanish bike-trials rider, often regarded as the man responsible for the discipline's origin".

Ian Cooper i remember him doing comps, when i was in expert, he was in elite, really smooth natural rider, he used to ride for Raleigh and i think he did demos.

It got me thinking the other day that so many of the people that helped to make trials what it is to day are slowly being forgotten, I would think a lot of the new riders starting this year have never heard of some of the people that have inspired riders over the years. For example Hans Ray, Eddy & Mat Tongue Jason Finn (for those that know how much I like my front wheel tricks, he was the one that inspired me) and that’s just to mention a few, does anyone remember other trials legends? Does anyone know what there doing now? By the way I have already checked out the above in the web.

Hay i was just about to post about that... Just slipped it in before me

All round it was a good ride yesterday. Simpson some of your bails were class...

Does anyone know how many there is going to be tomorrow?

I'm going to try and make it down there, i just need to make a new gear hanger by then (I broke it at the weekend), so all being well you can count me in.

There’s a few of us meeting up in the car park next to the Chatham Staples on Sunday at about 11:00, there will be myself Spode, Darren Hill, Craig Schembri & Dave Urmson I think and apparently a few others, but more the merrier.

Thoroughly enjoyed the ride today, good turn out, some nice moves being pulled and it stayed dry…

Theres a few of us riding there this sunday if anyone wanted to join us. Prob be there about 12:00 mid day

Maybe you should watch that episode again! It’s a camel...