mettam1988

my first bike which i learnt to bunny hop, trackstand, kick hop and lunge on was a trek bruiser in february of the year 2000. i then didnt improve at all till i went to uni and watched my freind ride trials and finaly brought a proper trials bike this year.

am i being thick? i cant see any reaon to run sqaure taper cranks over isis.

yeah i think we need to go practice some into water some time over the summer, get the bmxes out again. get them so down that we can do them down flights of stairs lol (that would be so cool if someone actuaaly did that....)

i have been riding bikes since i was 12 or there abouts, started on a trek bruiser playing in the woods near me then got more into dirt jumping for a few years and rode a dmr rythm. took up bmx and ditched mtbs for the last few years and since the summer have started riding downhill and trials as well. so a fair bit of riding and about 7 years or so of experience spanning just about every discipline. its good though as it means i can pick up a new discipline relatively quick as quite a lot of basic skills transfer across pretty easily. its also fun when you can ride different things every day, gives you a bit more variety.

hahaha i might try speaking french to them next time. generally i try to avoid being offensive as they tend to walk around in groups looking for an excuse to have a fight and thats never a great idea when you have a couple of hundred quids worth of bike to lose if they win (which they usually do as i am the worst fighter ever).

punctures because they happen way too often, especially pinch flats. hose burst only happen once maybe twice a year to me. punctures are just annoying because they dont even stop you riding it just means u have to spend time faffing about fixing it, grrr!

anybody else get such requests when riding, shortly followed by abuse and being called gay when you say no (for a start im on a trials bike not a bmx, let alone the fact i cant back flip and there are no jumps anywhere near to do one off). maybe it only happens in plymouth......... im sure the average IQ here is way below whats considered normal even for chav areas.

have finally brought my first trials specific bike. ended up buying a mod, got a megamo dani cosmos replica from 2000/2001 for £180. It is in mint condition and should give me a good base on which to learn and upgrade. check it out: http://s138.photobucket.com/albums/q246/me...rent=megamo.jpg tell me what you think of it, phil.