Ali C

sorry, cant have any indoor parts, I have asked but the costs are too high plus everything has to "fit in" with the landscape and history of the quarry.

today....yes!!! You could go in the pit though, thats pretty sheltered

that is a VERY mangled frame!

nothing had been done last time I went up I know the xc stuff is pretty near finished, hopfully they can then get back on with the trials

cheers for filming those clips Mike! and thanks for the nice comments everyone! I never saw that line to the wall untill stan mentioned it, I just wanted to get over the sign.

I must admit I didn't enjoy myself much today, didnt feel like riding, had no energy and I was struggling with the tough sections. I did one lap then retired, first time for years I have done that!! I wont be there tomorrow either, might ride some local rocks....have a good day to all who go!

if my shoulder is ok, I would like to go

Great news, all the best ben! (and do your homework!!)

Stan- I ride with stan the most, he can go a fair bit bigger than me and smoother at the same time, it makes me mad, but he's a great guy and we both teach each other new stuff. Iolo- has the insane ability to pigion anything in front of him, never gets angry or upset (he is the most optimistic person ever!) also sharing a house with him gives us the oppertunity to go riding at the drop of a hat. Rowan- Thinking outside the box and going big at the same time, rowan mixed with danny mac is how I want to ride! Danny mac- Also thinking outside the box, actually, he destroys the box! Quick to learn new stuff and always has a smile on his face (never seen him unhappy!). Bigman- travels far and wide to come ride, pretty commited! Not a bad rider too! can gap further than me anyway , bigmans always on my list of people I want to ride with. Andrei Burton- very proffessional, makes a living from riding, that inspires me. Also he is a beast on a bike and great to talk to. Ben Travis- last video blew me away, also a great guy to ride with and he puts up with my travis abuse pretty well! Vincent- unbelievable riding skill! Totaly 100% commited to trials, funny guy too (and I can beat him at bowling! ) Danny Comas- making the biggest stuff look effortless! Adam Bezzlelele- apart from his accsent, totally sound sowted geeza ho aint alf bad on the biwk, will do anythink for you too guvn'er. Probably forgotten a couple of people, I'll edit later if I remember

gutted I couldnt go! Martins getting a beast at taps it seems, also tell sten to get his pedal vertical when setting off for a tap. Pictures are lovley and crisp, nice summery colours as well, I particually like the sunset!

give clare a treat! she has taken some cracking pics! Vince is a monster! I cant believe he got that sketchy line at back cowm TO REAR WHEEL!! Gotta be the hardest thing I can think he did! Also, him tapping and sidehopping the "hook" wall in blackburn was nuts! Fair play to stan as well, can nearly gap as far as vince! It was cool to meet everyone, was nice to have some nice weather at back cowm too, really does make a difference. Cheers for sharing Ads

nice one onld chap, cant wait to see your bike, I best you beast some whopper lines on it too! She's so strange And she wore a black moustache And pilfered all the petty cash She went to Birmingham She'll soon be in the can She's so cruel And she knew what just what to do And while the cats were all sniffing glue They played their silly games And now they'll take the blame What she'd done And she didn't know quite what she did And they told her that she better had So now she starts to cry Without a reason why She's so poor And only now she's looking back Sees her story on a paperback What will become of her There's not much left for her

fair play too all riders, those sections look tough as hell! They are sooo slippery in the wet! Hopfully there will be more comps at the quarry, I hope you liked it enough to use again dave, sorry I didnt enter, I'll do my best to get to the next ones!

I am off up there on sat morning, I havnt been up for a few weeks due to work, hopfully somre more has been done, but I think the xc stuff is still the priority

I agree, bending the spring upwards sure helped me from knocking the springs off....in fact, it never happened at all after I did it.

I wont be going to either, cant afford it, plus I have lost all interest in riding international BIU comps. I am puting all my money and energy into the UCI rounds. Have fun guys!

best comp I have entered for a while! some of the sections were pretty long, some good fitness was needed. I heard Andrei did some quick times, but he's always fast! I happy to have gotten out of every section and cleaning most of the long ones too! Ended up 3 dabs off Andrei (I think) and 4 dabs off slinger in 3rd place! Was a pretty close trial. caught a cool crab at the sea too, hopfully stan will post some pics!

whopper, that intro was pretty cool did you eat the toast? (I bet you did). Music went well, it was really watchable, didn't get bored watching it. Not sure if the vid shows how hardcore those rocks are though, they are DAM steep with some nasty drops if you mess up. PS, I cant go to interact as I'll be in spain

I thought you almost put in an "on off"!!!! but then you saved it by making it up:) I liked the vid, lots of variation you obviously get on pretty well with the bike, it looks really light in the vid

if for unforseen reasons a rider cant make it to the UCI qualifyer, will this end the chances of being chosen for the team? Would current world rankings be taken into concideration? I am wanting to enter the comp, it should be fun but if I am sick or my car breaks down or whatever, it would be annoying to then have no chance of being on the UK team. see you there

I don't think I'll be comming anymore, I just dont have any energy, I am recovering from a cold and I just cat ride to save my life, really sorry dave and I hope everyone has a nice day

his rim isn't magnesium

freewheels are normally pretty straight, however the cranks are often machined *sliiiightly* off thus giving the side to side movment in the free wheel when the cranks are slpinning.

the best way I found to get sponsored was to be patient! Get some decent comp results, make some GOOD vids, be a nice person on and off the bike and companys will aproach you, after all no one wants to sponsor a bad rider who is rude and makes a bad image for the brand. if you feel your at a point in riding where a sponsor would be a benefit then get a cv done with all your acheivments and hopes for the future. Ride for fun is the best advice though, everyone things being sponsored is the highest march to acheive in riding, but there are downsides. you may have to run parts you dont like, go to promotions when you are tired, but there are the obvious good points as well. I am currently sponsored by Tartybikes, Ozonys and Trial-tech, but I hope to add to that soon with some sponsors that can cover my travel exspenses