Ali C

I was tempted to enter, but I honestly can't see me bettering my entry from last year so I don't think I'll enter this year. I'm looking forward to seeing what people come up with though. PS, I hope people who are just re-submitting videos they put out recently get points deducted, that's not the spirit of the comp in my eyes, go out and make something specific.

I don't remember going there!

Spank stiffys have flat sidewalls, but even the disc specific spank rims only have a mellow curve and are fine with rim brakes, i ran the spank spikes with a rim brake for a year with zero issues

Spank stuffy, 40mm wide, not drilled, stiffest rim I've ever used......perfect

I'll try and be there

Family members don't count :wink2:

myself and Iolo came up with TGS on a Doncaster ride in 2004/5 when Damon was there and he only did those three moves all ride, it wasn't meant as anything derogative just a description of what we saw.

yep, used to do it to every Hope brake I had

should have given them back with some feedback then

it's only as dangerous as you make it, I get hurt just as much with brakes than I ever did brakeless. You can't just claim it's dangerous just because you did it wrong. Riding brakeless with brakes is isn't the same. I probably sound like an old record repeating itself but it's true. It's like a sighted person pretending to be blind by shutting their eyes. To actually go on the back wheel it's a very careful balance of weight and pedal pressure. Facing uphill makes it easier but it's possible on the flat too (and dowhill if you provide some backwards momentum first)

Spins are driven from the rear wheel in proper hops (IE non english hops) so the closer the bb is the rear hub the faster the bike reacts and the easier spins will be. There is a compromise though as too close and the bike becomes really nervous and harder to control.

one of the great things about having 26" wheels on on a bike like the Hex is you have a huge choice of tyres: Maxxis Holy Rollers Maxxis Larsons Schwalbe Rapid Rob Geax Booze Schwalbe Table top Schwalbe Big Apple Maxxis Crossmark DMR Moto RT Maxxis DTH Schwalbe Racing Ralph Specialized make a good streety tyre too

not true, shorter stays = more spinny happiness. They also make hops easier but potentially sacrifice max height by a little.

what really?

think my brain just melted......

it would though

That album sucks, but check out their self titled album, all the songs are good, especially "glass half full of wine" I still quite like some Kean songs

Gilles style is instantly improved on that bike and he still can ride like a beast, those are some of the toughest looking sections I seen!

I like it, the whole idea and how it has been pulled off is perfect! I think it was hard work for everyone involved but it's something really great that can be enjoyed for years. I personally like the twister ride, kicker to backwards hook to fakie nose roll and the block topple to sidehop.

I f**king love that speedrace! These are my personal most hated ugly bikes:

Just sorting some time off work, but i should hopefully be there Edit:time successfully booked

that was pretty cool, some nice lines. Riding style is a little "hoppy" for my liking, loads of correction hops when fewer or non would look a lot nicer

I tried to enter a comp brakeless once, but wasnt allowed in the end, i would have ridden blue route which as far as i can tell is still trials brakes or no brakes. If your sole aim is to be a competition champion then brakes are very handy, but competitions dont make up 100% of the trials spectrum.

There is a difference between having brakes and not using them and brakeless much in the same way as someone being able to see but keeping their eyes shut is different from actually being blind.

good point, they are not cheap