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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.

I learnt them from Martyn Ashton on Tricks and Stunts... Roll in fairly slow, start good foot down then do 3/4 of a pedal stroke and put the all the power down in the final quarter. Seems to work for me- can pretty much pedal up stuff that most people tap. Dave

Haha, like it! Damn you beat me Ed... ah well, I'll just have to swim to Canada and save the planet single handed.

10.96 tonnes total... mainly due to flights I think- 2.36 home 0.31 appliances 8.29 transport Usually only do a couple of domestic and maybe a couple of short haul but this year I've been to Kenya and am off to Canada in the Summer... Ooh I'm such a carbon terrorist!! Winning so far... Dave

If you get bored at the weekend, come down to Beaulieu. It's their big Motorcycle World show and we're doing demo's in the trials arena most of the day when the moto boys aren't playing. Should be good for a laugh. Mototrials wise they've also got Steve Saunders and Grimbo Graham Jarvis coming along among others which should be quite impressive too. Dave

I've never been overly impressed by them to be honest. They used to stock Onza and sell lots of nice shiny bits for XC etc but are very expensive. Likewise there's not much they can't do mechanic wise but you'll pay through the nose for it. If you need parts and advice I'd say TartyBikes, or CRC for XC stuff. If you need something fixed then do it yourself!! However, if you do go in to GA, say hi to Matt Vokes who works as a bike mechanic there (Matt Urban on here I think) who used to ride trials, then went BMX and is now riding trials again!! Dave

You confused me there... I didn't think I'd been involved in any video's recently!! T'other Dave M

The problem I have with golf is the poor attitude that the club members have towards everyone else in the world... I don't know if they take the game too seriously, or maybe just themselves but they all come accross as up their own arses. I also resent the amount of parkland that is wasted for them to walk around hitting their egg with a stick!! I'm sure it's quite fun to play but all the BS that goes with it just makes me angry! Back on topic, there'll always be rivalry and disagreements within the sub divisions. It's like trials riders thinking XC is for jayboys and that downhillers and freeriders have very little skill but big cojones. It all depends on what makes people tick- for us I guess it's the challenge of doing something that most people wouldn't believe is possible on a push bike which doesn't need the Alps to undertake. At least we can practice on a kerb whereas he'll always have to travel to get some riding... Dave P.S. Happy Gilmore all the way!! P.P.S. Cheers to Scopse for returning the Torx key

Oh. So you do! Will have a chat with TB... cheers Mike. Dave