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Aside from Reed Mershat's movies I think the explosive growth of the UK trials scene in the mid / late 90s can be pinned squarely and deservedly upon Martin & Martyn . Also kinda interesting how Mr.Ashton's physique influenced his riding . Compared to the average to skinny built Coustelliers et al , Ashton pretty much manhandles / throws the bike using the shoulders and forearms as much as pedal power . Anyone remeber the MBUK article like years ago where Ashton flexes his forearms ( swoon ) next to someone wearing a comically exaggerated popeye costume resulting in a pretty much favourable comparison ? Also ( skip to 2 minutes in ) :

Effortless and stylish , really enjoyable to watch and for many of us - impossible to emulate .

Such skilful riding deserves a more competent cameraman - at the very least clean your lens before every take . Both the grime on the lens and in the "music" were seriously distracting from an otherwise virtuoso demonstration of power moves. I kinda prefer videos featuring lines and flow ,but then Mr.T is deservedly famed for huge TGS . I would imagine his numerous sponsors might appreciate better produced footage so that their wares come across as more professional .

Sent 'cause I ride bad .

Ozonys curve and a Zoot.

Damn that thing's old ! Surpised it's not running triple clamp forks.

Cute. Chris Akrigg used to really rip it up on one of these.

Yup .Just insert one o' those in a good quality regular chain,same effect half as many potential failure points.

Kinda dissapointed at the lack of recent footage from the Braunschweig boys too,especially Mr.Felix Mucke except for a tantalising glimpse of him at the Koln jam rolling that ridiculous manual line .

Blimey ! Kenny just keeps gettin' better and in terms of fitness and dedication / focus is surely a world class athlete .Between this and Andy T's Los Angeles vid ,Mr.Belaey should visit the new world more often .G.T has a tentative history in trials by getting behind Hans Rey in ancient history but it's still rare to see a mainstream manufacturer even recognise trials as a discipline let alone actually market a bike / frame .I guess for the time being Kenny's on a rebadged Monty stock but yeah,that little street bike -was that a G.T ?

Mooie fiets , man ! Whereabouts in Holland are you located - wanna ride sometime ?

Glorious bike with some nice history ,I sorely regret selling mine . How's that V without a booster ?

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Aww you edited your original post so my deciphering looks less impressive Not sure you can helicoil B.B threads but a good bike shop can chase the threads out and face the surfaces to ensure best fit . Brake mounts ? On a brand new frame , not neccesary and may invalidate warranty though some people do it as a matter of course .Just install your bolts carefully observing manufacturer's suggested torque settings .

Shot in the dark here ,but by context do you mean : a helicoil set ? ...to "support" the weak aluminium frame threads ?

Pretty playful ride untill a rear spoke snapped .Damndest thing,it snapped halfway rather than shearing off the head or strippin' threads .

Very promising rider . Are you using some kinda BMX hub/freewheel that allows fakie without pedalling backwards ?

I kinda remember something like Avid's Rollamajig that sat betwixt outer cable and noodle ? And was therefore like totally not made by DMR even slightly.

Ideally a Salsa or the sadly discontinued XTR unit, but many regular bike shops carry less exotic but perfectly functional ones like Tektro etc . CRC has some too. Makes quite a difference ,as a long time V user whose frame is pretty flexy (Base TA 26 ) it made a world of difference . Can someone more technical than me explain the specifics? It was something like - improves bite at the expense of hold or vice versa .

Damned right ! Running a cheapo Deore crankset and X type BB on my street bike ,superbly stiff and a doddle to install. Kinda tempted by the Saint cranks though.

Don't forget a quick shot of silicon spray or similar in your cables in the case of Vees or mechanical discs ,and a spot of grease on nipple/spoke threads .

Ridiculous ! The stoppie wallride alone is spectacular enough ,eagerly anticipating further experiments ,Mr.Aasen !

Merchat's last movie Contact had a section of UK footage , some indoor speedtrial event and a ridiculous street session with Akkers , Petr Kraus and J-Lo (Lenosky) . I'm still astounded how Edd Tounge manuals over a car,from back to front ,smooth as you like . Also , I got a certain DVD for Christmas which helped to kindle my fascination with our sport aeons hence : Patsy Kensit's narration...

Yup, seems to suit most speeds / terrain.Feels great on my S.S: Accelaration is good and it offers a reasonable top speed .That said ,I live in the topographically flattest land in Europe which is blessed with a vast system of well maintained bikelanes.

Surely this wasn't the main event ,probably a kinda half time show during a moto trial competition . Kinda sad to see biketrials relegated to an interesting distraction although the new UCI super finals are aimed at being TV friendly .