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It can't be that old can it? He's riding an '06 python isn't he?

Yeah, sorry- Freecoaster as in what flatland BMXers use to allow rollbacks. Pickup when you want to go forward is usually very sluggish (although tunable) but tends to be about an eighth of a crank turn so useless for trials. Also about twice as heavy as a profile... Sorry to be so negative!!

It's a freecoaster that's been around for years. Think the guarantee is for the freecoasting mechanism which is very different to what you need for trials...

Huh? Carbon fibre components are (usually) made up of layers of prepreg carbon fibre sheets, the one closest to the surface is the one you see... The only aesthetics involved with the surface one is the orientation i.e. whether you want it front to back, left to right or at 45deg or whatever. With regards buffing it up, it depends what is scratched. If it's just the clearcoat then fine wet and dry to smooth it off then re-laquering would probably be best. If it's the actual CF sheets I'd be careful as you don't want to start getting into the fibres themselves as things could start fraying and splintering... Brendan's link looks pretty good for lacquered surfaces though. Dave

I didn't watch it because I thought from the adverts I saw that it looked shite. Think I may have been right... not for me from the sounds of things! Are the clips all the program is or ar there presenters or what?

Apparently it's something like one in every 8 parcel's, chosen at random, is stopped and checked to see whether there's any VAT/import duty etc to be paid. I just got stung a month or so back when I got a Scorpion exhaust sent from the US. Even if you get it sent as a 'gift', if the valu is over £18 or something stupid you have to pay... sucks ass big time but I'm pretty sure there's no way round it if you get caught. If you want to appeal, it has to be done retrospectively so whatever you're going to have to go and pay the £100 to collect the parcel and take it from there. Dave

Just had a look on Wiki and it appears you're right. Parkour is David Belle's baby and Sebastien Foucan went a different direction to create 'free running'. Either way, it really is impressive what they do, just a shame they dress like such chav's!!

Really? I thought Parkour was the french name for freerunning, started by David Belle and Freerunning is just the english name for it. When I've seen David Belle talking about Parkour he always talks about making the moves 'beautiful' and perfect. It's also called Yamakazi in some circles... I've always used them interchangably.

I doubt you'll get any argument from anyone that, when used sensibly and rationally, health and safety is a good thing in the workplace. The majority is of course common sense and people who tend to work in that sector seem to be called Norman and look like train spotters... just an observation! The joke part is when people aren't allowed to use a power drill without first having to attend a 3 course explaining that the drill should not be used to pick your nose because some retarded american did so and turned the thing on before successfully suing the manufacturer for not clearly telling him it wasn't for that purpose!!! I certainly agree that H&S could do with a major shake up and 'streamlining' to remove the vast amount of BS... H&S seems to be the same with most things in the UK and as such we could really do with taking a leaf out of the French's book. The EU provides us with millions of stupid rules and regulations covering everything under the sun. We blindly follow them and get screwed and waste time as a result. The French follow the bits that make sense and will actually help them and ignore the rest. Dave P.S. I didn't know that Rich alhtough I'm not 100% surprised... but then I've never smoked and never will- disgusting habit!!

I think Rich is a bit 'special' though... I'm surprised he's never been in a fight for chain smoking while wearing his Cancer Research t-shirt!! Edit: I'm also looking forward to smoking while driving being banned... that pisses me off- messing around with naked flames and burning sticks while driving is just dangerous and the sooner the rozzers can do people for it the better.

Balls... think they've noticed and removed it NO FAIR!!

lol... just an observation made of the majority of BMXers around here. Even when riding my BMX around Southampton, if I saw other riders they would 9 times out of 10 not even acknowledge me. There seems to be a whole 'too cool for school' attitude which goes with a lot of the 'fashionable' BMXers... probably the ones who have the lightest bestest bike and sit around all evening talking about riding but never actually doing anything. Don't think it applies to trials riders who have gone to the dark side but James may well have been tainted!! Dave

Nope And it's also the first one which is now not a Googlewhack thanks to the post on TF!!

Neither of those are recognised as real words so it doesn't count

lol... I reckon the shitty BMX attitude has finally taken its toll on you

You've become really grumpy on here recently James!! I believe the correct forum addition would be '+1' I have to agree to the dual discs though! Stop being pansies and go ride your bikes!! Rain just adds to the challenge Dave

To be honest Rich, you totally deserve that for even trying to gap off that log!! I couldn't stand on the damn thing and didn't fancy putting my tyre near it, let alone gapping from it! I didn't even see you- had already disappeared up to the gravel pit... Take it easy fella

Haha, right back atcha!! you didn't have to click it...

Oopsie... my bad. :$

2000 of the 578000 recorded here... they're out there!!

I don't think they are filed are they? Looks like a special magnesium proto (?) hub and the flanges look properly machined. Could be wrong though!! It's quite funny reading these responses to a competition trials bike which has holes drilled in it... old news people! As has been said, if Vincent feels he can ride at the top level for longer if his bikes a few hundred grams lighter then what's wrong with it? He gets his bikes for free. I expect he has a small team of people who do the machining/drilling for him and if anything breaks there'll be another one ready straight away to put on. That's what happens when your dad owns the company you ride for and you're one of the best riders in the world.

You keep saying that but I really don't see why it would make any difference at all... The material which has been taken off is entirely surplus to requirements. The dropout is still doing it's job just as well as when the plate was bigger and removing the excess won't affect the strength of the frame or dropout at all. The only downside I can see is very little chain adjustment and little protection for the hub.

Aww but I've done so well avoiding the mag for the past 6 or so years... better have a flick through it in the newsagents though. Edit: The MBUK site says it's not out 'til the 4th July...

Yep, I'll give you that one. I was starting with a solid rim but then no one runs them these days... except me That engineer brain obviously hasn't been melted by the post office just yet!

IMO that just looks like a bog standard XTP... nothing special about it at all. Ah well, each to their own!