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Martyn Ashton was secretly working on the idea of a Backflip drop via learning the backflip jump. if you followed the HipHop articles years ago, Martyn 1st mentioned the idea of a backflip drop to bring something new and original to trials. martyn even stated (again in mbuk/hiphop) that learning the backflip jump was only the 1st part of his new trick. so you have to be a total retard in not figuring out what martyn was really up to. So unless martyn has suddenly got cold feet, i reckon he has abandoned the backflip drop possibly due to commitments with his demo & company work, after all, he is a family man and a pro rider that cant afford to take too many risks with new dynamic tricks. but im sure he hopes sometime in the near future, that someone will take up the challenge of learning it (Frontflip drop has already been dialled by that trialster on the monty). On the issue progression, no one is gonna backwheel 6ft via front bump/bunnyhop anytime soon. the same goes for sidehops as a 60in hop by someone is years away(checkout the 66in hop without a bike on youtube). Gapjumps, ive only seen Akrigg, Neil.T, reach 10ft from a static position. Nobody has tried to vamp up the main trials moves like doing a Sidehop with an X-up, or barspin, or bmx invert in midair. or throw a Neil.T style gapjump and tweak an X-up, barspin, tailwhip, or moto whip in midair(except the akrigg gapjump whip in Earthed4). or do a regular gapjump but cross-footed (right foot on left pedal, left foot on right pedal). this generation of trialsters just dont have that unique vision, or interest of doing such stuff. lets face it guys, how many unique original known riders are out there apart from Akrigg & leech? the UCI trialsters are just gonna go bigger, higher and more tech lines. Unique riding lines, and multiple combo moves are the only way forward for trials at the mo...

Never mind about 07 justice frame, when is Martyn Ashton gonna get his new site up and running? Its been months since mbuk magazine informed us about the rebuild of the original site which was lame anyway. and with the team up with Orange bikes, you would have figured they would have used their experience to bling-up the look of the site as a sister company. Maybe the support of trials from orange isnt as genuine as they make out. The Orange Zero, was an awesome frame for its time, but those days are long since gone

Nice little vid Loved the tune, and the last ride sequence at the end. i guess the snow wasnt powder enough to get the effect you wanted for the camera. Nice try though.

You guys are pure comedy

Which is the lighter custom Ti bike out of you and your friend? i guess both bikes weigh around 22-24lb.

Its a pity the snow coverage wasnt heavy enough to build a snowjump, or mould trials sized rocks to hop about on (providing the cold nights, freezes them hard). Guess we can all forget about any riding plans this weekend.

Cool website and Youtube clips(that Asian girl on the unicycle was jaw-dropping). Personally, i hope this website covers a wider range on the urban theme. id like to see some coverage of original Parkour, mtb street, mtb trials, and any other extreme skills, or disciplines, us urbanites do on the streets. Fat chance that will happen..

Yeah it be should at Begjing 2008, but not for London 2012. Why? your guess is as good as mine, but i bet it is something political, commercial, and involves money. The size of a sport shouldnt apply anymore because society and attitude has changed, hense london hosting the first Para-olympics (spelt wrong i know). If a dedicated sport like trials, which has an international fan-base following with competition events, that should be reason enough to be promoted to olympic status. but of course, this is THE REAL WORLD were dealing with here and there is alot more to it. Commercial issues are a big key factor when it comes down putting money into a tech sport like trials. still, weve got 4-5yrs to prove our worth before we give up for ghost.

Which is why an an olympic sized bmx stadium is gonna be built in Lee Valley/east london, to host all the main competition events of flatland, vert ramp, dirt jump, and street course. for a fraction of that money, a uci trials course and Redbull bike-battle style trials course could easily be built. I dont know why bmx finally got accepted to olympic status, but i dont buy the idea about how much money the sport makes, which trials still has a chance to promote itself. its just a matter of time...Maybe we need a JUMP LONDON style tv documentary on bikes or something.

Just viewed your youtube vid. awesome riding dude.

Is the community(us), and industry(them), any closer to making this a reality? or are we all just grasping at the straws of potential opportunity. it has taken over 30yrs for bmx to reach this level of international status as an olympic sport, and with the 2008 Olympics just round the corner, the sport is gonna explode even further. So what are the underlying issues preventing trials from gaining olympic status, and can we trialsters do anything as a united front to change this? Or should we just forget about it and just ride....Ps, if this mild weather continues, were gonna have one awesome spring and summer coming.

Yeah, id 2nd that dude, but just as an experiemental project. i agree with everyone else that a 29in would look a bit stupid, but you can only but wonder. who knows, someone with money might just do it to turn heads at a bike trade show event. As i said before, the problem lies with the geometry, bike weght, and gear ratio (23t-16t might do it) to get that explosive power transfer from the cranks. i guess this topic is done and dusted!!

If you guys had some loose cash to build a project 29in trials rig, would it have a significant advantage over a 26in? Your constructive views and comments would most appreciated. Personally, i think the extra 3ins of wheel height, would make climbing easier and maybe tapping up big stuff, if the bike weight and geometry is just right. apart from that i dont see any other advantage. Naturally the bike would look borderline weird, but that is hardly the point, or purpose of this topic. Problems in the geometry design would most likely be the wheelbase length, and gear ratio because 29in wheels travel further per revolution. What is your personal take on this guys?

Well it certainly looks like a genuine project that took place. i guess we will all find out sooner or later. Cool find dude.

Yeah well, its a shame about brain not riding. because for such a young promising rider, he could rip it up on urban, as well as his favored natural trials. loved his old Echo rig in mbuk. as for Matt.T on Pashley, i thought pashley were no longer producing trials bikes.

The last time i heard about kurt brain, was when ashton busted his back attempting a trick that has nothing to do with trials, the backflip. and then i remember that funny story of kurt busting his hand when he was casually riding his bike with a beer can in one hand, he lost control and landed heavily on it because the idiot tried to save his beer from spilling onto the pavement (according to mbuk magazine). Kurt Brain was the first signing to ashton bikes. did kurt quit riding? And where is E and M.Tongue these days?

Ryan Leech, is just a good creative rider, and lets just leave it at that.

Leech not as good as Akrigg! i think you will find that leech, is equal to akrigg on bike skill, and more so with his balance lines (his railing to chain to railing line segment in The Collective vid, and his insane purpose built north shore segment in Kranked5). Akrigg has an aggressive moto-style which is awesome to witness him attack stuff at speed. lets not forget that leech rides a bike that weighs a ton in modern trials terms (i know, i picked it up when leech was at 2006 Cycle Show. 28-29lbs i reckon). all those years of riding that thing and with 49-50in sidehops under his belt, id hate to think what he could do on a competition trials rig!

You must be one sad individual to take this topic so personally. So what are you gonna do if Ryan360, decided to get Adamant/A2 long. go off on a BigBrother Nicky-style tantrum and cry like a girl? and for what, just because i expressed my opinion....youve gotta be kidding me. seriously dude, you need to chill out. your not doing yourself any favours on this forum by suggesting the A2 is for gay people because of its high bb. Get a life dude, because YOUVE GOT ISSUES!

My experiences for always wearing a lid, was when i accidently fell over whilst casually sitting on bike, and hit my head on the corner of a kerb. although my lid wasnt clipped in, it saved my skull from serious or fatal injury. this experience is re-enforced after watching Matt Staples, nearly smashing his skull after a failed attempt at a line which Andy Chi, took forever to nail first time. and again watching my dirt jump mate hit his head on a rock and was knocked out. Frankly i couldnt care less about those of you whom think wearing a lid/helmet is Gay. you just cant reason with ignorant riders.

i dont know what the fuss is about. once upon a time, we were slating the idea of trials bikes with tiny saddles. eventually, we embraced it. then we slated the idea of a trials bike with no saddle(namely the Ashton justice frame), before we embraced that. now we are complaining about high BB. Koxx Vinco frame probably has the highest BB height, and the longest wheelbase, but it still short to ride. however the effortless control on the backwheel is second to none. high BB is awesome for UCI riding, or tech backwheel riding. just dont take a long urban

That is very true, but your short-sighted trials wisdom had failed to realise that if it wasnt for the dedicated knowledgeable input of progressive pro riders like, Hans Rey, Ot Pi, and Martyn Ashton(all of whom have contributed to the dynamic changes of modern trials bike geometry), we wouldnt be riding the trial bikes we take for granted TODAY! im just stating my opinion about two different bikes(A2, Echo), though you seem to have a personal agenda which is totally irrelevant to any expressed opinion about two different bikes. for all we know, this dude may change his mind and get himself a totally different bike ie; Zoo or something that is on sale. bet you didnt consider that....

Damn, this guy rides effortlessly. Very powerful rider. looks like he should be riding a 26in instead of a 20in.

First impressions after viewing this clip, damn this guy rides effortless. very powerful riding.

Chill out dude. i never stated that the Echo/Control was a bad ride, i simply stated that the Adamant/A2 has a more progressive ride for modern trials riding. i take it you know what progression means?