DangerousDave

Back for my annual nostalgia post. You know you're getting old when you can post a video of yourself riding 20+ years ago.

Putting my old trials skills to good use:

I came across some old video footage today and it reminded me that I didn't make my annual "Ten Years Ago" post for 2019. So here I am in 2020 posting a video from 2009 riding a 2002 (ish?) Megamo Radical.

Don't have any new trials stuff to post on this forum anymore, so I guess I'll post my mtb video for the GoPro Best Line contest. If you like what you can see, you're welcome to cast a vote on on Pinkbike.

Was lucky enough to have my video selected as one of the monthly finalists in GoPro's Line of the World contest on Pinkbike. Haven't been riding as much trials these days, but my skills still get put to good use on the north shore. If you like what you see, you can vote over at: http://www.pinkbike.com/news/gopro-best-of-the-world-contest-november-judging-2016.html

High roller in super tacky on the rear and Schwalbe Rocket Ron in the front. Best of a bad situation which is only getting worse. Can anyone from Tartybikes comment on tire availability these days? Any rumblings on new stuff?

I physically couldn't get any further back, although my fork compresses quite a bit in the shot, so I could potentially make it with my fork locked out. Not really keen on trying again to be honest My suspension setup is VERY soft compared to most riders and I don't bother making any adjustments when I'm doing trialsy stuff. You get used to it eventually. I found it really difficult at first and had a hard time even pivoting the back end around, but it becomes more natural the more I ride my mtb. It's just getting the timing right so you move with the suspension instead of against it. It's still far from ideal, but it's fine for messing around when you see a cool trials line along the trail.

Amazing spot! No more radix?

Here's some clips that I filmed a few months back. I haven't really been riding trials since October and have gone back to mountain biking, but I do still enjoy riding trialsy lines out on the trails. If you get bored, skip to 2:10 because the last line is pretty cool if I do say so myself

Time for my annual nostalgia post. Ten years ago on an Echo Control. Plus some comp footage from 2006...

I liked that one. No techno and a pretty good mix of shots.

Worse conditions than having to pay thousands of dollars to fly halfway around the world, rent transportation, accommodation, live out of a backpack for weeks and months at a time, have no support from your local federation, etc? Or having no local competitions to practice at and not being able to afford to attend events in your own country or the country next to you because you're trying to save to fly to another continent in the summer when flights are most expensive? Having to quit your job because it's the only way to get months off at a time so you can stay in Europe because it costs too much to fly back and forth between events? I'm not here to argue whether you should help foreign riders get to the WC or not, but I think it's important for people to understand where we're coming from and just how difficult it is for us just to show up at these events.

This.

Don't worry about buying a new bike right away. Looking back, I was riding trials long before I ever got a trials bike. You can learn all the basics with a regular mountain bike which will give you a feel for the sport, and a chance to see how your body responds. Once you've ridden for a few months, reevaluate how you and your body are enjoying trials and make a decision from there.

Anyone know the videos aren't embedding?