Will Arnold

bonjour. who knows if one these front brakes : works with a 160mm rotor? i believe they're provided with a 155mm rotor..

nice, and i must say that last riding spot looks AMAZING - where be it?

wicked vid. you boys have progressed so much lately, great to see! let me know next time you hit up manchester and i'll come over to ride with you..

lovely bike! alu bolts on your bar clamp, brave man! you running DB spokes?

dang, well i can get a train over to liverpool/manchester way but getting a train all the way to essex is a pain in the arse and costs a bomb! any takers from manchester area?

anyone going from the northwest area with a spare seat or two? split fuel styleee..

wicked stuff. can't wait to get down there at some point - looks ace!

weighs in at 8.5kgs which isn't too bad..

cheers beys! we'll have to get an Ogwen ride on the go this summer sometime..

cheers! the editing was a bit of a 'bosh together' but seemed to come out alright

went up for a quick sesh at ogwen today, thankfully matt (partz) was is in town so he filmed a bit for me - so props for that matt. nothing too amazing, but comments would be appreciated Video on Vimeo Will

i want to be there come and pick me up from bangor lukas?

yeah jay, i'm game for some natty somewhere.. joe, i don't want to jinx them but they're brilliant so-far. i've only done two short rides with them so they've barely bed in and they seem as powerful already as my old mono trial ever was. avid brakes have been fairly unreliable in the last few years but this year they seem to have put a lot more effort into their parts - and it shows..

here's my new ride, i've been craving a double disc mod for a while now, so thought i'd take the plunge with a new set of brakes and frame... echo lite 2011 frame with echo euro bb vp comp headset trialtech bar and stem try-all pedals try-all cranks echo sl freewheel trialtech foam grips both try-all rims are single wall and drilled try-all lite rear tyre and standard front avid code r brakes try-all 110 front hub rockman bub rear hub with echo 12t sprocket titanium bolts in brake calipers, stem, top cap, and brake rotors. been for a quick ride up at ogwen to bed in the brakes - i don't want to speak too soon but it rides REALLY well!

ahh right, yeah i thought the lever looked a bit stone-age. did you try it on a trials bike ad?

i've been searching around to see what the best trials disc might be and have come to the conclusion of either a shimano saint, hope mono trial and also this it's a deuce, 25mm slave cylinders (same as hope mono trial) and a heck of a lot cheaper, anyone tried one? Will

cool man, thanks for the quick reply.

does anyone know if there's a mechanical advantage between the tech lever and the mono lever, ie. does the tech lever offer more braking power over a mono lever? Will

one suggestion, local natives - airplanes. one of my faves!

really sad to hear that you got kicked out simps, you did us ALL a huge favour though. really good weekend, big big thanks to matt for organising it all and also to everyone else involved. Will

this was all filmed in my hometown. chris is an absolute ledgend, always used to ride with him and he taught me a heck of a lot! watching it again really is ace

cheers for the good comments, helps with riding motivation! ancle is rideable again now so it's time for more filming...

here's a short video of the last couple of rides. mainly shot to get used to the new camera. apologies for not uploading in HD but vimeo have a limit of 500mb. vimeo link a more serious vid will be up in the next month if i can actually get out on the bike without injuring something! comments welcome. Will

i'd love to come but just can't afford it really. £40+ in fuel and then £20 for entry plus food (ALOT for me ) really hikes the cost up for one day's riding. sucks living so far away! ...