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Woo I would've come 4th in Expert if I'd had gears!! Quite impressed with that to be honest! There have been rumours that things might change regarding gears... to me it makes sense. It's not like modern stock bikes look anything like a mountainbike anymore but I guess at the end of the day it's what Monty decides... Dave

If you washed it down with some PVA glue you coul make a papier mache cast of your stomach...

Best advice I could give you is to watch some BMX videos. Check out any rider who rides brakeless particularly and you'll see the perfect technique slightly exagerated. As Krisboats said, it's all about keeping the perfect balance point by shifting your weight forwards and back while using your knees to sort out left/right. I've always found it easiest to do them on a slight downhill, that way you can afford to use the brake a bit more without losing too much momentum. Dave edit: try At the end of the day, you probably know the correct technique, it's just a case of keep practising and you should get there.

Ha ha, what a freak!!

Sorry Chris, I didn't realise you were no longer Section 7 on here. Good to see you again at the weekend, maybe I'll make a couple more next year... All the best, Dave

...not too sure about that Jonny! You obviously didn't see me on the 5 sections in a row that I 5'd each lap!! Managed to get few a good few sections though and did a lot better than I'd expected to. As has been said, sections were all very good, if a little long for my unfit ass!! Arm pump big time! A big thanks to all the organisers and well done to all the riders who made a very good day, as always! Dave edit: Any idea what Chris Ratcliff was planning to do with the photo's he was taking?

Dude I love Chamonix Never taken my bike there, only been for some mountaineering/rock climbing etc. Really love it there though... Nice one guys Dave

It's a Northern John wheel. Araya aero rim on Odyssey Vandero hub. Alans did a run of them a while ago as a signiture front wheel. Blue looks kinda cool with the peely wally green frame methinks! edit: here.

Don't think I've posted this yet... Fly Mosca frame with the usual suspects of components. Dave

I was seriously considering giving up after the first lap but reckoned I'd just be annoye with myself if I stopped so decided to stick it out. Wouldn't really say it was a fun day but of course I'd do it again! Dave

If i remember amd the weather looks ok, i may take my bike to work and pop in for a wee while. Lookin forward to seeing mr manning on a mod!! Dave

I'll be there... hoping it's gonna be dry though. Last time I did this one it was rank with about 6 inches of sticky clay everywhere! Dave

I'm running single speed and there doesn't seem to be an option of running 'out of class' like there used to be on the form... The 'open class' runs blue route and I should be doing red. Just thought I'd check before sending it off Dave

Haha!! That's my old beast that is!! Was that on trialsin.com? I went through a phase of dual disk mods but they all broke. About 4 of those Echo EM2's all cracked at the disk mount, a megamo equip pro which cracked at the mount and then two revell frames which the less said about them the better... Dave

Very very cool video Rowanda, super smooth as usual and really well put together vid. But please get a frickin' brake that works... Your seriously gonna hurt yourself one of these days boyo!! All the best fella, Dave

Carful now Simon... careful Aye, t'was supposed to be a GCSE ride but I crashed the party. Need to take every oportunity to ride though these days!! Dave

Hey huys, didn't even realise this was goin on until Fred asked me if I fancied coming along this morning! Sorry I couldn't make the morning but had a wicked time for the 2 odd hours I was out Take it easy peeps, Dave (Adamant A1)

Appologies if this has been posted before... MirraCo short vid from Mirra. Have always had serious respect for him and look forward to seeing what his new company has to offer. No handed 360 backflip anyone? Hmm Dave

Aye, I'll be there...probably riding shockingly and getting sunburnt/stroke! At least it won't be muddy! Dave

Terry Graves mentioned that they (the BIU I guess) were thinking of removing the 6 speed rule in the near future... because it's pointless when 90% of riders run a nice simple singlespeed setup and never change gears... might be wrong though.

"How dare you disobey the lord our god" Arghhhh!! That shit winds me up so damn much. It's people like that who just confirm my thoughts on the f"^king retardedness of anyone who reads the bible and takes it as more than just a crap fictional book about magic and incest. It takes all sorts but the world would be a much nicer place without extremist w@nkers like that.

Sorry for being a selfish bugger but I'm not too disappointed... because 1. I'd lost my entry form so couldn't go anyway, 2. I havent ridden in the last month and 3. my shoulder's fooked from falling while snowboarding anyway!!! Should be ready for the next one though!!! Dave

yeah, that's the puppy. Like Anzo says it's not essential at all but makes life a bit easier. It really isn't difficult! Dave

I whacked a new master cylinder on the bacl of my TDR and bled it myself. First off I have one of those one man bleed kit things which basically is just a tube with a one way valve that goes on the caliper end. I shoved that on the caliper bleed nipple and took the cap off the reservoir. If you then undo the bleed nipple slightly (like half a turn) and then pump the rear brake lever it'll pump fluid through the system. Just keep the reservoir topped up and bob's your uncle! Once you're happy it's done tighten the nipple up again, top up the reservoir if needed and you're done. Dave