To all the people who say - "trials isnt what is used to be"....i think your speaking pish. I will admit that trials has grown, and evolved into many different things, but the only way i can respond to you is - Trials is what YOU make it. So if you feel that it isnt what it used to be then i would say thats your fault, and no-one elses. The reasons I ride are that I have some of the best mates you could ask for in trials. The banter is always flowing, we demo together, weekend rides together, and we drink together. I also ride to push myself, although in a non-competitive way. When i go out stunting, friendly competition is the way forward where you find different ways of doing the same lines. Although if i go out on my own it becomes personal competition. i like to push, and try and do some inch pinching, but i also like to learn new moves. In a psychological way i like to go out on my bike to forget the strains of daily life. I ride to forget about work being sh*t, to forget arguments with people, to get away from washing the dishes or tidying the flat. Cruising around the streets and hopping up walls is a challenge, if im not making something then i think how i can make it, which pushes out the thoughts of the rest of my life.