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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!

You big gay. I wasn't too impressed with Maryport when I rode it... Is it the rocks just down off the path leading from town or are there secret spots further out?

Ok... so I'm bored at work... assuming a 32H rim (starting with no holes), that's 30 possible holes. Taking out a 25mmx30mm section from each, say 3mm thick (possibly a bit high but you get the idea) and using the density for aluminium of 2700kg/m^3 means that the total mass of metal removed would be 182.25g. So I guess 100-200g per wheel isn't actually that far off!! Sorry Rowan edit: Oh yeah, the bike! For some reason I really like the look of the Boxx and Vince's looks like one pretty dialled machine! Sorry if this has been answered somewhere but is the frame mod rear spaced?

What is EP cycles? Don't tell me Pete actually runs a trials business?

Haha, that's clearly the answer!! God I hate Pete Wright... and I don't think I've ever even met him!

Just don't try grinding it...

Am I the only one to notice the ~10mm hole drilled in the CNC'd section? It's been machined to snap or summink wierd.