Ali C

I have no idea what my mech is, I bought it brand new for £1 at a jumble sale yesterday I cant take the jockey wheels off either (dont ask, I just cant) so I cant space them out.

I am trying to sort the gears on my hope as well, its proving tricky. I think I have an 8spd cassette, but I cant remember for sure, I am using a narrow kool chain too and I cant get it to stop skipping! I have just about got it running smoothly in my preffered gear, but I aint too hopful about the others working well (I am using a 7 spd friction shifter too, so that cant be the cause.

thats the geo I would probably have, though I might drop the bb hight a wee bit. (drawing brought to you by my hand)

gahhhh, dont want to have to fly out less than a week after flying to slovakia I'll wait till next year or somthing

I tried watching the origional Dune yesterday. IS A WEIRD FILM!!!!!! only managed a third of it, it was a bit whacky for me.

I really like them dave!! cant think of much else to say as I know nothing about photos, but I likes them

yeah, but I only really wanna go for the comp, I aint bothered about anything else, iolo wants to go for the whole week a lot more than I do, so I am ok with not going if he wants to do the week everyone else is doing.

I only really wanna do the comp, I aint really bothered about the rest at all. If the worst came to the worst, I am willing to give up my trip to france if you wanna go for the whole week iolo, you want to go more than me. Edit: seems like I aint going now guys, I am giving up my ride for iolo to go for the whole week (how nice am I! ) Doesnt really seem like my kinda event either, too much partying and drinking for my liking. Anyway, I got chosen to ride at the euro indoor champs, so thats cool, would have been a pain to get back from that on the tuesday and set off again on wed or thursday have a good time guys!

been a while, but I know you were wanting some ashton vids, so heres mine (go to the media section) here, enjoy

I agree with ben, everyone pigionholes everyone into a category. Back when I started there was just riding, we tried everything. I feel I am the same now as I was then, one day I might like to go and do big taps, gaps and so on, but the next day I might wanna go fast and spin and so on. No actually sod that, if I am out on a ride and I see a nice tap, I'll try it, if I see a nice wall ride, I'll try that too. anyway, what was the topic again? I would say a decent rider can gap 7ft, tap 44" and sidehop 43", I wouldnt be dissapointed with those measuments at all, but theres more to distance

I would love to come, but only really if I can get a lift, I'll try and get iolo to come, he could maybe give chris a lift as well

cheers for the replys guys I REALLY like bangor, so many good lines!! a rhino in a gap up to a wall, but you start it earlier and slam your rear wheel into the curb to get height and distance, but we like to call things after animals. A rhino tends to ram into stuff pretty hard, so the name stuck.

I think so!! check it out!! thanks to Adam for uploading it and to everyone who came out on such short notice to keep me and iolo company in bangor

I like 180 pivots on rails...............hours of fun

tough choice........ I have had 3 hopes and ALL of them broke within a week! (my falt, I always hit the hose where it goes into the side of the caliper) one of them I rode 3 times, every time I hit that hose and I got fluid all over my disk and pads. They have immense power though, and are light. the avid has awesome stopping power, more adjustability and a cable is easier to replace than hosing. But they are heavier, kinda fragile (I am on my 5th in two years) and the cable can get manky. I would personally rather have a magura louise fr, but if it MUST be out of those two, I would have the avid unless the hope was super cheap.

good stuff alex, I was impressed how much you have improved when we were in wales, you can see it in the vid too. keep it up and you will be one of the best!

well I have made a vid, but I am afraid its only of me I wanted to make another tartybikes vid you see. as soon as dave is on msn I'll send it him to be hosted

cheers doods

count me in if theres a place for me

a bit low to tap?? looks a nice size to me I think I know what the problem is though................your on a high bb frame!!! I applaud you for getting as high as that

Gav and I are riding at the Euro indoor champs later this month, I could do with his msn addy so we can discuss travel and hotel options..........so if anyone knows it, could you please either post it here or pm me with it? cheers Al

whooo, the ride through daves eyes I like them, some are better than others obviously, but overall I would say they are great!

yeah!!! I sooo want to enter got the perfect place in mind too. cant wait to see peoples enteries

ha ha, yeah, other vids will be a bit more varied in locations

MIGHT be riding bangor tomorrow, but its not for def. Iolo and myself (and spunky munky boy) are in llanberis at the mo for a film fest, so I dont know when we are finnishing. back to the vid if we can