Gandalf the Yellow

giant trials team with 90mm stem and a nicely shaped azonic doublewall. infact...anything with them doublewalls/singlewalls feels nice and streety. steve

well done ben, nice vid compared to your last 1. camera quality is much better too. i see you're improving...goooood stuff.. steve

thanks for the comments so far, im quite happy that you all like it a lot of people have been asking me what music that was..... so here it is: Mew - Snow Brigade as far as im aware they're foreign....thats why not a lot of people know about them?... steve

when i next come to london i'll try getting more footage of everyone...i realised how much i naturally concentrated on matt and chai.. next time will be a variety of riders hopefully thanks for the comments!! keep them comin!! steve

he changed t shirt because he said to me.... "im really really wet"

after 2 hours of solid editing (a quick one...ive just recovered from a fever i got after the ride on sunday so i ain't feeling too well... ) but here it is... filmed by myself and dean barber edited by myself... here?? tv.isg.thing link thanks tipus for uploading it there! sorry its eengoedidee if anyone would like to upload it elsewhere its highly appreciated enjoy! [edit: try the new link...] steve

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do i have everyone's permission to make a small little vid?...saves me having to send everyone vids if i just edit it into a vid for everyone to download... steve

wahey im in the photos steve he was using something like a canon eos 1d look-a-likey thing....was absolutely gorgeous..... i wouldn't blame him for them pics, he told me he ain't a pro and he likes going out taking pics of a bit of everything.... and its his first time taking pics of people on bikes jumping about.. steve

looking at the newbies section+this...looks like there's going to be loads of people there... its like gangsta steve

i'll be there...with smelly chris...adam bessell....dean..and maybe some crazy twins from towcester. steve

are the giant's 1045? i don't even know! but owning 1 myself i loveee it to bits, but its just this feeling you see your mates with different bikes...and you have a go on it..then you suddenly want to have a change and get 1 of them bikes... i think thats whats going on... people always fancy a change...but its just a waste of money really (if you go back to the short frames)... because you'll soon notice what suits you best after having to try both long and short bikes! and i think short bikes are the way forward...best all rounder! in the summer i'll stick some marzocchi;s on it and go trail riding too steve

not quite used to such a quiet trials video but it was very good in a different way.... must be the rear disc! i want one!!!!! good riding, and definately good choice of music, APC rocks steve

sounds like a worthy investment.... gonna order them from work then! cheers guys.

thought about that...but it just doesn't feel as reliable if you get what i mean...ok i agree maggies feel a bit crap but they lock well.....

the thing i don't get is why a trials specific frame (the trial team giant) comes in v brake boses not 4 bolt mounting.... so i had to use evo mounts, and i think everyone knows how crap they are... takes literally all day to try setting it up perfect and stuff.... lets skip to the point... are them new evoII mounts any better at setting up maggies? saw them on CRC for double the price (£29.99).....but it includes their booster.... i guess i can order them from work for cheaper but i want to know if they're worth changing to.... as i F**king HATE them evo mounts!!!! please help steve..

yea i bet its a 24 thing, i had mine platinum for about 4 months now, but i've been heavy on it and its sounds like its gonna shred.... avoid gigapipes, ALL TRUVATIV BB's are cnutychoppers....they won't last more than 6 months (thats if you;re lucky+smooooooth) anyway the boon, can't help you... as im looking for a good bb for the money too... a friend of mine had told me that RACEFACE ones are good, but my giant don't fit them for some reason its got a slightly smaller radius at the very centre of the BB shell...

pace

DSLR - 350D (or called Rebel XT somewhere else) proper amazing camera, best value for monehhh!! steve

oh god i've started a fight. thanks prawn i now know more about mini's. so standard bike carriers (fitting on hatchbacks) will fit them mini's as well?... hmmmm i can get them wel cheap at work more and more tempting.... steve

stuart...whatever you get, don't get the viz yellow, mine 1/2 worn in 2 rides on a med-grind and they don;t even lock, even with tar can't wait till you give me them crms now...

right i know i lot of you guys own a car, and because everyone's lazy they stick their bikes into their boot/backseats to save time and energy riding from A to B. thinking of being 1 of these lazy people myself i want to invest on a car... but here comes the trouble.... nothing is really my cup of tea at the moment, new cars are expensive, and lets face it, old cars are crap. only real thing that actually makes me want to drive is rover mini, now i think everyone would agree the fact that its probably 1 of the best 'old' cars you can ever own, its just a pure pimp machine....... any mini owners out there that already know how to stick their bikes in the car?... as far as im aware....they're tiny little things and seat don't fold down.... or are there good alternatives which i missed and should be looking into?... i basically want a car that fits my bike... (stock)... and around under £2000 budget.... rock n roll mini's. steve

well i shall make the 1st proper comment on this.... i really like the lighting, no background, fully concentrated on the rider. black and white made it bit 'urbany' if you get what i mean... so if its B&W you can try adding some sort of tiled background?..eg brick walls and concrete stuff. although its all a suggestion... maybe this is as good as it can be! steve

well don't know how you do it but it must have taken you litteraly a whole year and a lot of effort filming and editing this mother of a video. good choice of music throughout, excellent riding from various types of riders, i love it. good job...keep them coming, its already made my year steve

hey tim, nice video. very slow paced and totally chilled out video, different to many others out there at the moment, definately nice for a change. hope to see you soon. steve