ben_travis

Well thats just uber bollocks that is, really really gay. PLEASE NOTE THAT IS NOT ME SLAGGING OFF THE UK BIKETRIALS COMP ORGANISERS....... I really wanted to enter the british champs this year, and this was my chance, not thats all been ruined. Ah well suppose it cant be helped, its hard for us scottish riders to enter nationals, i mean 2 reet southern rounds is unfair on us...then to de-clarify the only scottish round. I dont give a shit about you boys complaining - "ooooo fort william is too far blah blah blah" my closest round its in yorkshire me thinks which is a minimum of 6hrs drive. <<<<<<<<<<ARGH BOLLOCKS>>>>>>>>>> Fort william was a successful comp, loads of people turned up and it was an absolute superb laugh, i met loadsa new guys, and the street ride on the evening was great. So dont go saying its too far or its not a proven venue or anything shit like that...... THATS REEEEEEEET GAY

I had a thought today, while working...... Does anyone have a copy of the VCD/DVD that trialsrider.com made? If so, would the editor and trialsrider.com guys mind if that person put it online for download, as it will be cool to see some of the old stuff. Also anyone who has any VCD's of old times, would they put them online for download, unless the owner doesnt want you too. Let me know please, and ill fire a link in here....

I dont think the sidehop ws that big, maximum 48-49 i think, it was second or third go, and roof was slippy so i was pleased, especially after riding so shit during the day...... f**king cracked ribs i tell thee.... they hurt cheers for compliments, i dont think gordon has made that many videos, but im sure his editing will improve with time. byebye

yer he has used hope before, bulb, big-un and an XC, they all skipped like f**k, hopes are good hubs for those who ride streetier bikes, such as boon, shrewsbury etc, where you dont rely on EP as much as us UCI bummers. Hope do offer good service, in fact they offer excellent service. but in my opinion they are not reliable, i last used a bulb about a year ago, and when going to do a gap i pretty much shredded the insides, the engagement is not as reliable IMO. And i went through a phase where YES i did have to send a hope off every month (my own). So dont try shut him down just because you have been lucky.

downloading now will enjoy seeing it soon ben

Rip like f**k, soak to much water/sweat and then start to move about which is not good.

well we (me and towler) wrapped them quite tight and it doesnt seem to be as bump as roadie tape (which you get alot more of and dont wrap it as tight, also you shouldnt overlap the tape very much and it seems fine. there are some slight bumps but nothing noticable from what i have just done from riding. Also the point about un-wrapping is that I have taped electrical tape around the bar and grip about eight times so it doesnt look likely to come un-done. Finally its NOT foam - its a more leathery texture so it is yet to be tested in uber warm summery weather, but i have faith in the buggers . Like i say ill let you know. but i dont think illl be going back to anything else like

Gav you aint going to get validated by bitching about something you should be discussing on msn, although it was pretty harsh what you and stu did yesterday........ Anyway, nah i doubt an 06 lever will come out, the 05 lever is perfect, its fine, it works, and just learn to fix them, the 04's also broke but people seem to forget that..... 05 levers for the win

nah, we are talking thinner and nicer than that, also them grips go shit when you sweat (i dont ride with gloves) just my opinion, but these are much nicer, specially after trying those grips

basically....... USE A SQUASH/TENNIS/BADMINTON GRIP. buy a grip from your local sports shop, cut in half, and wrap around the bar. (it has double sided sticky tape on the underside) then tape up the ends of the grip to reduce the chance of water seeping in and making them move. Now go RIDE. Seriously took me and Towler 5 mins to do two handlebars and go riding. From the minute you wrap it on its tough, and stays tough. I rode like normal, sidehops, gaps, and ups and it never moved once, its not a big fat horrid grip and it doesnt give me arm pump like fat man grips. They are seriously some awesome grip, also once you sweat it doesnt get slippy . I wont be buying another set of grips, these are that good . Longevity is to be seen but i will let you know in due course how they last. Ill also get pics tommorrow cheers Ben

to whoever was riding the adamant! How big was that sidehop looked around 50, and was sweet although i run a low hi-fi stem on mine so i stand steeper with the bike you seem to run the high hi-fi stem, so if you could tell me how high it was would be cool?!!!! The rest of video ws good, some nice stuff in there, really enjoyed it

haha, do a porter, then you did, HAHA silly boi

The Martins have very weird sense of humour from what i have seen of them as well though........he is a good lad, very quiet but once you start speaking to him he breaks out lol. Nah sound lad, and would make a good role model

for starters ignore the 2mm thing never ever set the brake up like that it will seriously be too little pull to be comfortable (unless you have massive hands). When my brake works properly, the lever pulls about half the amount between the normal setting and the handlebar this way it means you have more grip on your bars when your brake is on. thats what i would say anyway. that 2mm thing is stupid

THIS TOPIC IS REALLY BORING NOW........................... Can we close it please, its pointless If danny wants to earn money from trials then let himIf you dont like danny or dave there is no need to insult either of them please say it to there face rather than onlinePeople need to ensure they have read peopls posts properly, Onzaboymark was saying he enjoyed YMSA compsEveryone needs to chill the f**k out and stop with these shit argument topicsthats my 2p. Why your all slating each other is beyond me, anyway big hug for everyone,

Eengoedidee.nl link for mikey http://www.eengoedidee.nl/videoz/bike-trials/dannyclip2.mpg http://www.eengoedidee.nl/videoz/bike-trials/macaskil.mpg Second one will be online in a min or two.

no, from what i know he is on a pashley ghz and is just as awesome on that. Apparantly he can do backflips as well now . The boy is sick, excellent rider and good to chat too

Second clip online, this one is better if you ask me

Danny is a quiet kind of guy, lets his riding doing the talking, so watch this seems to be old footage cos its him on his global. thanks to Sgianach for the video, and for filming i presume http://tv.isg.si/site/?q=filebrowser/ben@hulltrials more links for you guys who cant use tv.isg.si.... http://www.eengoedidee.nl/videoz/bike-trials/dannyclip2.mpg http://www.eengoedidee.nl/videoz/bike-trials/macaskil.mpg EDIT : there will be a second clip of danny going up online in about 5--10 mins i think y'all will like this one just as much. backwards manual aadds.mpg - first clip dannyclip2.mpg - secondclip enjoy

there is a clip on gateeight.com http://www.gateeight.com/news.html follow that link then its at top of news page

Shows the ultimate in cinematography for MTB videos, I imagine the budget is not as big as you think, but the collective (which i own) certainly is the BEST mtb video available to purchase, but by the looks of things its about to change and they will surpass themselves. My hope is that they include ryan leech again cos his section was inspiring, very good, very technical. If you buy one non-trials dvd, buy roam or the collective, or just buy two and get both, they will be excellent, and its good music choice as well. Cheers ben

Nah man thats cool, i remember you saying ur tf user name but couldnt remember it for shit, looking forward to seeing it cheers ben. also would you be able to put all the captured files on a disc for me and send it to me if i give you my adress then ill square you up a couple of quid for your trouble at next comp???? it will have to be the high quality captures? let me know ben

who was the young guy with the camera? Any chance of putting some of the clips up online especially my sidehop up the car if you could do that it would be appreciated cheers guv ben

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