ben_travis

hey man, certainly is a hex. i needed a new ride for a while as i was losing my love for my bike. After doing a demo with ali c i felt it was what i needed to sort myself out. im hoping to get a HD video on it soon (if towler lets me borrow and use his camera) i will certainly be a let down compared to alot of riders on a street bike, but its what i need to enjoy myself on it now. EDIT: Chopper...love the choon. really well done for your first HD video. i look forward to what you get up to with this beast.

in.....bring on the street riding WOOOO

Brilliant vid Ben. Hoping I can have half your style on my new bike. Curved manual to fakie manual was sweet but not as sweet and smooth as that fakie manual to wheelie to up to back. Really good

i literally cannot wait to get out on my bike tonight. sweet video ali. really good. filming and editing was really good guys. keep wearing that helmet ali hahahaha

i wasnt comparing...you did...we all know front flips have been done on bmx's for years. Danny had front flips before he could back flip.... i have seen danny on all the types of bikes that have been mentioned alot in this topic (bmx, trials (mod and stock), freeride / downhill), and i can truly say that he is good on all of them. i have seen danny land a double and a triple whip 360 drop (if thats what you call those whip drop things he does) in edinburgh....id like to see many other riders of any discipline land that. I have also seen him sidehop a long trials bike up a decent sized wall, tapping decent sized rocks bigger than most TGS riders. is "insert decent bmxer or freeriders name here" as good on a trialsbike as he is on a bmx or a freeride bike...i very much doubt it. its just a shame you wanted to categorize his type of riding. From MY OPINION you were insinuating he should just ride a bmx. no he shouldn't. he should ride his inspired and continue to push HIS riding to the limit.

oh....and also.... there are far better lines / moves in the video than the front flip. Thats just ballsy. Danny has been doing front flips with momentum for years 0:52 seconds in... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMROS_L7ToA kicker, manual, hook line was epic....get scotty cranmer on that one...

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR too many people with a singletrack mind mr rowlands...i cannot see why people cannot appreciate the video for what it is. I shall not be going into it, fuel in the fire etc...

I did one once as well, but turns out i went over my bars and just kept a hold of my bike. happy days p.s. hurt my balls in the process too.

cos he is a noobie??

oh dear its on early....amazing....8 minutes of fun ahead... Edit: as much as I hate to say this Danny is the sickest and best mountainbike rider on the planet without a doubt in my head. There is no point making any other trials video ever...

there is loads of decent spots man. You will definitely enjoy yourself. Certainly worth making the visit. although get ready for a decent ride around as well. btw...is there much to ride on arran? i went there as a kid and would love to go again if the scenery / locations are worth it? what you reckon?

sweeeeeet video. tomorrow is going to be exciting though...bring on the mac P.s....oooo my names danny mac....i own the streets. P....I.....M.....P

Bike looks good. Love the eccentric drop out design Stem and bars are too low and long for my new found liking... Haha Ride soon

60% of the time it works everytime... looking forward to the 16th. Oh Deary Me

or for a chain device such as an E13. i did think it was a little weird for the ashtons to have these mounts.

the club before was NBTC Scotland. (I did the website for that), So that name will be find and dandy kev.

yup, i agree with ross. nothing silly. just scottish bike trial club.

Your profile must be set to private or something Kev. Unable to find them on flickr. do you have a link to your profile at all??? ta ben

no built bike at the moment unfortunately. . waiting on some stuff then ill be back on the bike.

Looking forward to it. I'll just be observing this time but I'll be there to show support. Will the trial be sign posted??

You should have come to the comp. Greg is still in the deen tomorrow though. You should give him a shout

mark.... footjam plate details / pics if you would be so kind?

is there any point on the "wings" considering there is no additional pad material until the last bit of the brake pad? its worth trying i suppose, however making re-fills for them would be ridiculous.

Can i ask what stem stanley has on his bike at the moment?